The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-15
ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBIT TO OPEN
AT PUBLIC ART GALL cry WEDNESDAY

! those who has worked with the fam
Gus Peter Mijer. Hentschells mastery
of color effects and designing is dis
played in the wonderful batik hang
ings, covers and blouse which will be
! on exhibit. Most of his work is done
/ on panne velvet.
Rich coIorings.
Rich colorings, sweeping, graceful
figures, combined with striking de-
signs and infinite imagination make
the three batiks by Elsie Carpell some
of the most striking and inspiring ex-
hibits. Spring in the Hills" is an
ethereal bit pulsating with life and
maginativeness.
Another shows a splendid regal fig
ure in sweeping draperies, standing in
a garden surrounded by three pea
cocks. This is "Maharanee. Wife of
the Sovereign Prince of India The
loveliest of the three is pervaded with
an atmosphere that is almost unearth-
ly and satisfies every fancy that the
title suggests-"Iduma picking the Ap-
/ pies of Life for the gods and goddess
es in the Garden of Asgarth."
Richey Sends Baths.
! Oakley E. Richey, Richmond art
! list. now studying at John Heron Art
institute has sent some exquisite
tatiks for the exhibit, the most con-
spicuous being two blouses very orig
inal and striking in design and color.
Mr.. Richey's work shows no little
promise for the young artist. Louise
Earring, who exhibited two canvases
! at the twenty-fourth Indiana exhibit,
! has sent lovely batik for lamp full
of bright colors which are character
! istc of her work.
Esther Jones of this city, who is
pursuing art studies at John Heron
| Art institute in Indianapolis this win
| ter, has sent three very original and
! striking tray designs particularly no.
j ticeable for the striking color combi-
nations. Dorothy Eisenbach, an art
student at John Heron Art institute,
! exhibiting for the first time here,
sends a conventionalized peacock in
panel design on Japanese grasscloth.
Miss Eisenbach is said to possess I'M
usual talent in designing and was
awarded the design scholarship at
John Heron institute last year.
Moravian Picture Tiles.
Moravian picture tiles and hand
some colored mosaic entitled "Aut-
umn" by Henry Mercre of Doylestown,
Pa, who made the insert on the front
of the high school building, will &C.
cupy one corner of the pottery exhibit
Fifteen pieces Of the most artistic and
beautiful pottery which the Overlook
sisters have ever exhibited here have
been sent.
! The designs on most Of their pottery
sent this year is done cameo style.
| Three pieces of Durant pottery -@
| New York will be shown. This pot
| terry is noted for it's brilliance Of
coloring.
| Show Persian Rugs.
A touch of the luxurious magnifl-
cence of the Orient will be given by
! a costly and beautiful collection of Per
sian rugs. The collection will be COM
posed of number Of rugs sent from
| New York and a few loaned by local
people. Mrs. Paul Comstock is chair
man of the committee arranging the
exhibit Of Persian rugs. Others on the
committee are Elizabeth Marvel, Wal
ter J. Engle and Armer Keshishyian.
The entire north end of the west
gallery will be transformed into a
Hastily furnished living room which
Mrs. Ida Carpenter and Miss Florence
Williams are arranging. Furniture
| for the room will be furnished by
Romey's Furniture store, wall paper
| by Dickinsons store, draperies, rugs
and-bric-a-brac by Crawfords, and fire
place and accessories by H. H. Wagner
number of local persons will ex-
hibit who have not as yet sent their
collections to the gallery Among
them will be Miss Bessie Whitridge,
Miss Elizabeth Jay, Miss Elmira
Kempton, Mrs. Gilbert Durham and
| Mrs. E. E. LebO.