The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-17

The Topeka Art Guilds free exhibit
ton of etchings at Boswell Hall, Wash
burn college, which was to have been
in Topeka during the entire month of
December, did not open until Tues
day of this week, owing to delay
in shipping the pictures from Kansas
City, Mo, at which place they were
on display at the Art Institute during
November.
The public will be able to see these
beautiful pictures every week day dur
ing the remainder of the month. The
exhibition will also be open next Sun
day afternoon from until o'clock.
The Sunday afternoon feature will be
continued if the attendance next Sun
day justifies it.
There are forty-eight etchings in
the exhibition. The men and women
whose work is included in this col
lection are among the foremost artists
in the world today.
William Auerbach-Levy is instructor
in etching at the schools Of the Ma
tional Academy in New York City.
He is regarded as one of Americas
best painter etchers, whose character
studies of old men types have long in
terested collectors.
Louis Orr whose mastery etching
of the civic center of Springfield,
Mass, is included in this group, has
come to be regarded by connoisseurs
as one Of the most distinguished of
living etchers of architectural sub
1ects He enjoys the unique distinc-
ton of being the only American artist
whose work is in the Louvre, and thir-
ty-three of his original drawings are in
the permanent collection of the Lux
emburg galleries.
During the war Mr.. Orr received
command from the French govern
L ,4r III .Nf
Rheims cathedral which resulted in
his now famous typtich (group of
/ three) of that historic structure.
These are today regarded as the finest
pictures ever made of that beautiful
cathedral The drawings were made
while the building was under fire. He
was also commissioned by the same
government to make an etching of the
French army entering Strassbourgs
At the close of the war he was deco
rated with the badge of the Legion OF
Honor.
Louis Orr was born at Hartford
| Connecticut There are many of his
best works in American galleries. He
| now resides in Paris and he received
most of his art education there.
Clio Damianakes is a native of Cali
/ fornia of Greek parentage- She is a
young etcher of great promise. Her
work appeared for the first time, last
year. III several important GAlilDltlOIlS
in various parts of the United States,
| evoking much favorable comment and
making record sales. She studied in
/ the California School of Fine Arts.
/ winning a scholarship to the Art Stu
dents League in New York.
! Pierre Nuyttens the Belgian-Ameri-
can etcher, has been noted especially
/ for his drypoint portraits. He exc
| cuted a number of important commits
! sions toward the close of the war, one
/ being portraits of the king and queen
of Belgium. for which he was espe-
| cially honored by them
Ralph Pearson, long recognized as
| one of the most original of American
! etchers, is doing work of strong char
acter in his new environment at Taos,
New Mexico
! Lee F. Randolph is one of a group
of etchers who have worked in recent
years on the Pacific coast He is di-
rector of the California School of Fine
Arts. San Francisco.
Childe Hassam's etchings will be of
special interest to those who are &C
quainted with this noted painters
work in oil, with which he has long
since won an established reputation.
Donald S. Mac Laughlan is con-
sidered by most etchers as having
achieved the level of a master and
his etchings are, comparable with the
very best that have gone before.
J. C. Nondrous was born in Prague
Bohemia. in 1884, and came to New
York at the age of nine. He studied