The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-04-17
A r. T t..
u A I'm Seattle
Conducted by
DOROTHY FAY GOULD
The Bizarre Is
Absent From
Fine Arts Show


over the artists studio az well AZ
over the church door. There is moth
ing like tho relief and quiet and
soothing calm that descends upon
ons after . half hours contempla-
ton Of q c~rtain kind OF painting.
At the reception held tonight for
members Of the Fine Arts and open
TO the public Sunday afternoon from
8 to s at Fourth and University.
viii be displayed some forty three
canvascs sent by the American Fed
Grafton OF Art from the National
Academy. Boston and Philadelphia
The quality Of the exhibit In high.
The pictures are very lovely. charm
Ing and resdui The bizarre IN alb
sent for the first time since the rad
ietis OF Ars--the cubists--made such
n comfnotion several years ago.
Neither il there more than a hint
to find fascination In the strenuous
NofkadAy NE OF Amrfica.
Jonas lie. with hts thrilling. dash
ing paintings o< shipe and seas and
smoke, Joseph Pennell. with bE
etchinKn OF the Panama Canal and
innumsrable factories. bridges and
picturesque scaffoldIngn. have de
veloped school OF artists who en-.
nlent Of the man admiring big en-.
cheering fsats.
Work" by Thornton Oakley. IL
the one example o< this type. sure
To appeal 10 every man who comes
TO the show.
But the truly artistic minded will
find their JOY In making the &C.
auaintAncs Of the Feather Fan by
Edmund Greacen. As fresh and
opalescent a. An early May morning.
IL appeals TO the man who looks for
something pure. iovciy and oS good
report Fur truly one can grow
old q gracious and lovely person.
only. when the heart II perp~tuail,
fed on fine things.
There IL nothing at the slow that
viii delight the man with q sense of
humU. unless h he that Unconscious
in the breakfast Tray already
vaxgishly called by one arts; The
Moment Of the Bath" Perhap. hu.
NOR In . painting 10 Ike . smile In
| a photograph--tt doesn't last At any
rate most ARTISTS ignore ~. and they
say . wAflsry 10 no place To 80 u
be amussd
The toOoochst may scoff At the~e
II onvases being worth $4,000 and
1t the Fine Arts members who
scrape together = few hundred dol
lars 20 bring four crates OF them
across the continent; at Mrs. Davis.
| who writes endless letters before
landing suoh an exhibit In the wild
and woolly West. at Mrs Amoe and
others who take time when In New
York 10 see the exhibit managers. TO
persuade them Seattle is an appre-
ciative city: at Mr.. snyder. WHOM ork
Loveless and Mr.. Gustn who work
hours To hang each painting to Its
beat advantage. But II he win asend
a quiet afternoon at the Fine Arts
he will sec from 200 TO 500 people
a day coming In TO enjoy the free
opportunity TO see first-ciass worw
from the East Two years ago. 40
was a large days attendance.
Plenty OF pcrtr3i,s Of MY WIFE,
Tho Mother Beatrice -Gcne-
We've and The First Violin en-
iivcn the show. Many landscapes
from Early winter Deep Snow. So
WET Day" Fog over Jaquish
Ledge" "Easbely Storm TO Moon.
day Sunlight" Autumn Rreczes. -
Top OF the HIM." Spring" June. :"
Figures on the Sand" interpret
every variety Of season and climate
and scene To use. One tiny nude and
two still iffes afford n slight variety:
this is essentially a show TO take the
whole family TO. and one that every
high minded lady can enjoy without
getting shocked.
Most Of the painters are forty or
30. Just coming into a reputation
William Bacr Is primarily a minia-
turc painter. famed for his flesh
tints. Hugh Breckepridge Is a vir.
gilman. who won an honorable men.
ton when "A student in Paris at the
1900 exposition. lie Us now an I'm.
structor in the Pennsylvania Acad.
envy Of Fine Arts. Mrs. Coopers
pet hobby Is European street
scenes. G. c. Curran Is another
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