The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-24
MUSICALE AND TEA
TO FEATURE OPENING
OF ETCHER'S EXHIBIT

Etchers Of international note Will be
represented IN the exhibition OF
prints which has its opening In the
Public Art gallery Wednesday even
ing at the annual gathering OF the
Richmond Art association members
and their friends. The exhibit comes
from Philadelphia where 1t has been
showing and will be here one week
Art association members have been
given guest cards with their invita-
tons. Each member is asked to I'LL
the guest cards out and present TO
friends.
The opening will be featured by a
musicale and tea, arranged by Josiah
Marvel. The etchings collection will
be open to the public Thursday and
Friday from until o'clock, Sunday
afternoon, and until Wednesday even
ing of next week.
Among the prints are number Of
Paris plates from the distinguished
etcher, Louis Orr. Orr, who resides
in Paris, was born in Hartford. Conn,
and first studied in this country. He
is pupil of Paul Jean Laurens, of
Paris. and a knight of the Legion of
Honor He is noted as painter as
we'll as an etcher He is represented
by mural decorations in the Statebank
at Hartford. Conn; a collection OF p
original pencil drawings of Rheims
Cathedral, 1917 and II etchings,
which are in the Luxembourg, in Par
is: one etched copper plate at the
Louvre, Paris; and two etchings in
the museum at lakewood, Cal.
senseney Represented
George Senseney, of Northampton,
Mass, and Chicago, the master in
production of etchings in color, also
will be represented.
Donald Shaw Mclaughlin. of New
York. another of the exhibitors is a
member of he Paris A A. A. and of
the Salon Champs de Mars. He holds
a silver medal for etching from the
Panama exposition and the medal of
honor. Limoges, won in 1903.
William Auerback-Levy, another OF
the more distinguished exhibitors, is
a Russian bv birth, but at present a
resident of New York. He has re-
ceived numerous awards and his pic
lures hang in number of permanent
collections in the country including
the Chicago Art Institute, New York
Public Library, Carnegie Institute in
Pittsburg and the Worcester Museum.
Another foreigner of considerable
Bror. ]. OLSON -Nordfeldt Mr.. Nord-
feldt, though born in Scania, Sweden
came to Chicago at the age of 10 and
received his first art training here.
He demonstrated great genius wher
working on a newspaper and began
studying at the Chicago Art Institute.
Later he studied with Herter in New
York, Laurens in Paris, and Frank NJ.
Fletcher in England The Italian gov
eminent gave him a silver medal for
wood block prints. His pictures hang
in galleries in Sidney. Australia, Paris,
France. the United States and Chris
tiana, Norway
Earl H. Reed. Chicago etcher, who
is a self-taught artist and known also
as an authority on etching, having
written a number of books on the sub
ject. will show several prints.
Aid Also Repre- scented.
George Aid, the illustrator. painter
and engraver, who is among those who
have had the distinction of having
their etchings and paintings admitted
to the Salon, will be represented in
the exhibit. Aid is a pupil Of the St.
Louis School of Fine Arts, the Julian
Academy under Laurens and Benjam-
in-Constant. Later he was with Simon
and Cottet in Paris. He is a member
Of the Societe des Peinteres-Graveurs
Francois, His works hang in the Lii
brary of Congress, at Washington, D.
G., in the New York Public library;
the Luxembourg, Paris. and the Royal
Caller in Dresden Germany.
NJ. Paul Roche. of Brooklyn, n. Y,
and Monterey, Mass, and Ralph NJ.
Pearson, of Ranches Of Taos, n. Mex,
will also exhibit.
Etchings are usually done on
copper plate. The plate is heated and
a ball of etching ground, composed
chiefly of wax is melted upon this and
made smooth with a silk pad called a
dabber. When the etching ground is
cold it forms an extremely thin var
nish upon the surface of the place.
The varnish is then smoked by holding
the plate over the candle. This pro-
cess blackens the varnish permitting
the etcher to see his lines. The draw
ing is done With pointed instrument
called an etching needle. 1t cuts
through the varnish, exposing the cop
per plate below. leaving a shining
copper line against the BACKED smoked
surface When the drawing is finished
the plate is put into tray containing
acid. The etching ground is impervi-
Gus to The acid, but the copper is not.
The acid eats a deep line in the sur
face of the place where not covered
with acid and the longer it is exposed
the deeper the line is made. This
operation with acid is called biting
the place. When finished a liquid
varnish is applied which stops the eat
ing of the acid the etching ground is
removed then and the plate is ready
for printing.