The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-24

tourists called, ready 10 leave for N
DAYS trip 10 Pueblo canyon but they
ahoWod the visitors through with the
greatest confteNy. brought out paint
insa and shovel objects ~ Interest
about M studio. The most INTEREST
Ing thing 20 the visitors was the por-
trait OF himself which Mr. Higgins
has just completed TO be hung In the
National Academy. 10 which he has
been elected. He II seen In his artists
-mock OF white. with brush IN hand.
The peculiar expression ~ the mouth
a been well caught and the eyes are
very good, Mr.. Higgins brought out
q few OF hts latest one .
large painting. o view OF the pueblo
and an Indian woman; and OF the
pate OF the Higgins home. A beau
tiful Paisley shawl with n black cen
ter. several canvRscs on the wall and
large "a nta Clara oiias eav the studio
personality. Mr.. Higgins. though n
young man. In ranked among the fore
most artists OF the colony. He " q
fine looking man. dark and quIet In
manner.
Pearson's home L. a neat looking
adobe o. attractive design. with bril-
liant blue windows and doors. n
stands on n hillside facing b west
mesa above the valley. the slopes
about Il tina dipa down TO the clear
little stream. covered with Wild white
poppies.
Down the road from KIT Carson's
home. one % the principal points OF In
trest, stands the Sharp house. also OF
pueblo Design. with a heavy door lead
lnE from the road to no porch with
its cement floor. This looks out on
n long narrow garden with a grass
plot. a stone bird bath and poppies
uaA AAnrA,aLa II commando n
glorious view OF the valleys and
mountalna
As 70 pictures there are many new
ones that are forming. Conspicuous
these Ia a large n by
Biumenahein. Superstition" that r.
respiendent with color and has an
unusual Indian face. There IL n back
ground Of color after the design OF
a brilliant Indian blanket. and the
indian figure la the center OF the
picture. On n side Of him " a ~
plcal Indian cruclfiN. the head hang
this body draped Ia a yellow skirt
ON the other side Il a hideous Indian
sod. In his hands the Indian holds
a black jar with prayer Symbols with
In 10. Another Gnyu shows h
Ranchos church with the golden sun
set light ON II.
Walter TIER has two new pictures
stamp him as "A galloping mod
even II he weren't ~ eager 20
u: and another OF Don
Pedro. the loco fiddler whom he has
lone on some OF the most remarkable
cnnVases Ia the American galleries.
placed one Of these Cauvases be-
his guesis-a street scene IN Taos
the school house perched on the HIT
side. two women standing at the end
81 a street OF adobe walla-and await
"a their comment. II was ultra modern
art. all right; the walls Of the school
as though a mighty vacuum
were sucking them TO the cen
Ter and The walls Of the street were
expressing In ripples aud curves. the
personalities and the thoughts Of the
people within. The picture. Il seems.
was expressing on the canvas a study
" the abstract theme. not the ma
lerial thing. Two Spanish ladies' AZ
the corner OF the street In white
looked like Easter egg TO the
materialistio eye. Mr.. Ufer y
undoubtedly "A sincere modernist In
split. of ;he fact thai a nay revealed
In the armor whcn une Of the
q friend Of his said. When
abe saw the Taos picture. @oht you
lave changed your style haven't You.
Mr.. Uferg Il have to, my dear, or
a,se they will be at my throat"
Tho next canvas was the head Of
Don Pedro, a picture that had the
smashing force That is ~undeniably
genius.
A round between an erratic genius
md a woman who Is set iu the ways
" many years of seeking the benuti-