Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-21
FIFTH ANNUAL TAOS EXHIBIT.

The Taos Society of Artists. which
includes only limited number of the
men-and none of the women-who
paint at Taos has eelipsed its former
displays in its fifth annual exhibit at
the new Museum. Though this eX-
hibit includes only a few above a
score of the hundred or so new paint
ings on exhibit in the galleries since
the fiesta yet each one of the paint
ings is worthy of the fame of this
group of artists 1t is difficult to say
which is the more striking, and it is
hard to draw comparisons among
these colorful presentations of Indian
and desert life. Some visitors Will
incline in favor of the spirited horses
and virile landscape of @. f.. Bering-
haus, whose winter home is in St.
Louis. Others will award the palm to
the horses, Indians and cowboys of
W. Herbert Dunton. the Remington
of the southwest. Certainly both men
are superb in this particular field and
the canvases they have in the exhibit
are the best they have ever produced.
Some critics award the palm to Victor
Higgins splendid portrait Of a WELL
known Taos Indian, which looms large
and overwhelming under the favor
able light and position which have
been given it, III the background are
the buffalo dancers of the pueblo.
No one can escape the charm of the
Indians by f. Irving Couse a member
of the National academy, sojourner
in New York city during the winter,
and who is president of the Taos So
ciety of Artists. Mr., Couse loves TO
paint his Indians with their out-of-
door setting-the stream, the woods
and the mountains-and his effects
are priced highly by art lovers. Walter
Ufer contributes painting that shows
him at his best. He is perhaps the
most virile painter of the group. who
attains sunlight effects and realism
that are unmatched. J. Fl. Sharp,
more gentle in his moods but always
amazingly beautiful in his canvases,
contributes the fine canvas 1.-THE To-
bacco Dance" which is quite unusual
in its composition and rhythm. He
also sends a moonlight landscape,
which is altogether lovely, and fine
portrait of an Indian girl.
| Bert Phillips sent my Washer
woman's Family" much more pow
I erful Characterization than the much
praised Zuloaga's MY Uncle's Fami-
/ ~" 1t is the best thing that this
! wellknown and famous artist has yet
exhibited. He also has in the display
| his Corn Maidens," a decorative pic
/ ture that was much praised in the re-
| cent Pennsylvania academy exhibit.
| f. L. Blumenschein has three splendid
| Indian portraits in the exhibit which
seem to indicate that this well known
artist, an associate member of the
| National academy, is taking a new
tack in his work, thus testifying to
his originality. Robert Henri has two
characteristic portraits which are
highly praised by the critics. There
| is no denying that Henri Is a master
| of color and has attained the power
to produce dramatic effects by elimi-
nation of all but the most necessary
detail. A. L. Groll. the most recently
elected member of the society. has
three fine southwestern landscapes in
| colored crayon which he has given to
! the Museum. Julius Rohlshoven Is
| represented by three pastels which
proclaim him master of that medi-
UNI. One is a wonderful view of the
new Museum. as seen through the
openings in the torreon of the Palace
of the Governors. The other two are
yirile Indian portraits. There are also
paintings by other Taos artists in the
present fiesta exhibit, but they arc
not members of the Taos society. AL
buquerque is to be congratulated upon
obtaining this great exhibit for next
month, and a more detailed descrip-
ton of each picture will be given
next Sunday