The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-15
ARTISTS CLUB SPENDS
PLEASANT DAY HERE
VIEWING LOCAL WORK

Starting the day viewing the exhibit
at the art gallery and chatting with
the Richmond artists Sunday morning,
the twenty-five members of the Ind
lana Artists club from Indianapolis
and other cites, began a full day in
Richmond, which, according to many
declarations, afforded them. as well as
the artists and art lovers of Richmond,
an opportunity to become better ac
Quainted and to discuss their work.
After the noon lucheon, which was
attended by the visitors, local artists,
directors of the art association, and
members of the school art department
informal talks were given by the art
lists on the work they are doing. The
speakers included not only those who
are painting pictures but also sculp-
tors, etchers, and pottery. artists.
Several discussed the art movement in
this country and spoke of the great
influence which the colored advertise
ments in current literature, many of
which are painted by some of the
country's best artists, is having on the
interest in art.
Visit Bundy Studio.
The visit to Mr.. Bundys studio Sun
day afternoon, was one of the greatest
events of the whole day. Mr.. Bundy
had just come from his studio near
Arlington and the visitors had an op-
portunity to see number of sketches,
many as yet unfinished, which are
some of the best things Mr.. Bundy has
even done. Visits were also made by
groups to Mrs. Maude Kaufman Egge-
meyers new place, Twin Oaks, and to
Francis Browns studio. The guests
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to see the windows the early part of
the afternoon. Before leaving most Of
the artists returned to the art gallery
and spent some time looking at the
exhibit.
Four Members Here.
The Indiana Artists club members
in Indianapolis make about six trips
year in which they visit other cities
or the studios Of artists in various
parts of the state The Indiana Art
lists club has four members in Rich
mond-John e. Bundy, Mrs. Maude
Kaufman Eggemeyer. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Brown. Those who visit
ed here Sunday were: Clifton Wheel
er, Mr. and Mrs Frederic Policy. Mrs.
B. w. Stoddard. Carl Graf. Mrs. Emma
Sangerneio. Earl Bott, Edward Stz-
man, Miss Elizabeth f. Heuser, Miss
Roda Selleck. Mrs. Emma Sweetser.
Emil Neielich. all of indianapolis;
Miss Elizabeth Overlook, Of Cam
bridge City. Miss May E. Robinson,
Washington, Ind, Miss Anna Newman,
Fort Wayne, Ind, Miss Frances and
Miss Helen Goodwin, Newcastle.
A great many persons visited the art
gallery Sunday afternoon and most of
xrvl1~ o.1xr toy -nl ~
3: 80 o'clock to hear Mrs. Kings dis
cussion of the selections to be played
by the symphony orchestra at its con-
cert Monday evening. Mrs. King
touched on all the numbers but spent
most of the time discussing the two
big symphonic movements, Overture,
"Egmont" by Beethoven and "Andante
from 5th Symphony" by Tschaikowsky.
To illustrate she played themes and
motives from the different movements
on the piona.
To supplement Mrs. Kings lecture
Miss Ruth Peltz played the selections
on the phonograph.
The open art gallery Sunday after
Moons and the programs which are
given there seem to be gaining in
popularity and the only danger now is
that the gallery may not accommodate
the crowds if Sunday afternoon at
the art gallery becomes much more
popular. Many persons have been
coming regularly every Sunday That
the interest in the present exhibit is
not merely a passing interest is indi-
Gated by the fact that many of the
paintings on exhibition have had little
sold signs tucked into the corners
of their frames.