Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-02
MODERN ART VIES
WITH OLD IN SHOW
Mural Paintings DrGl0 Inter
est in Exhibition.

Quaint japanese and Chinese paintings
several hundred years old offer 8
striking contrast to the art Of American
painters at the summer exhibition of
the Heron Art Institute, which viii
open Sunday.
The collection OF oil and water coIors
By American artists has been lent to
the institute by George C. Calvert, man,
ager OF the Indianapolis clearing house.
The Oriental pictures have been con-
trthuted by Mrs- C. J. Blair of New
York.
Midsummer Is a striking piece of
work by William Keith, in which the
lazy shadows Of summer nnger over q
bot held where COWS are il pasture.
All the glorles Of & brilliant sunset
are pictured In George NJ. Bruestles
Summer Sunset"
Blazing gold In the sky Is reflected
in the water below which is surrounded
BY dark trees.
Perhaps the picture which appeals TO
the heart Of the average person on hot
summers day is Richard Miller's oil
painting entitled Day Dreams"
EACH PICTURE
Is REALISTIC
The modern girl is found enjoying the
real comforts Of life on a porch chair !;
IN fact, the visitor can almost make him
self believe that she is real instead of
only wall flower"
We can all remember the deserted road
with a little worn house and q lonely
child playing In front Of it such as Leo
Cehtmann reproduces for Us in After
noon Shadows"
Twilight In Holland" by William
Ritschel, can bring to mind the line.
the plowman homeward wends his
weary way"
The glories Of q brilliant midsummer
day when the time-honored team OF oxen
is dri zen down the narrow lane are pOr
trayed in Library Lane" by Matilda
Browne
A study Of blue green tints Of pine
trees against bare sky is an interesting
water color By Natasawa-
-The Pubic Library at New York Is
; typical picture OF New York with its
hurry1ng crowds and famous ''cabbtes."
There are few who can not recall Just
such an autumn day when the red and
yellow leaves soften into dying colors as
Homer D. Martin has painted in Early
Autumn. Adirondacks."
'sTABBY" COMES
IN FOR HER SHARE.
Animal lovers will find much pleasure
In n. S. Boards kitty" which is a nice
white tabby with yellow spots, and Is
apparently hunting a mouse.
New York Harbor," by c. P. Appel
viii bring memories TO every person who
Ahas seen the skyscrapers Of the metropo-
lis rise over the hazy horizon
"Oysters" is an attractive presentation
-w,1a he n lob r
ATould consider worth painting.
A. visitor could spend hours examining
s Il peculiarities of the inimitable art Of
east.
It would be almost impossible to tell
that two curious white figures on brown
burlap were Eagle and Swan" If they
were not titled
The only real appearing subjects IN
the entire collection ere two ducks which
have a life-hke appearance.
A horse of brilliant rose color which
has a very fat body and very spindly
legs attracts considerable interest Of the
spectator.
A faded picture Of an oriental woman
shows elaborate headdress.
The only difficulty is IN the fact that
the woman looks ike a man. bearing
close resemblance to the picture of man
in a green robe
-o2FESTAL DISPLAYS.
RECEIVE PRAISE
Two Chinese tapestries are very inter
esting in their worn and faded condition
and their mended spots.
"Gharze Hunting a Lion" IS a Persian
allegory from the book Of Mehro Nah
and from the Belizah school, sixteenth
century.
The blanket on the horse gives one the
impression Of prison stripes.
Another displays a large red horse
scratching his ear in the fashion of a
dog.
The traditional Japanese lily IS shown
IN a fan painting done on a piece OF
burlap.
Another favorite Of the japanese IS the
cherry tree which is represented in the
collection in a painting whose colors are
Eaint with age.