The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-05

college.
A molten by L. A. Gillette was
unanimously adopted, to the effect
that the Topeka Art guild secure
suitable space in a much frequented
part of some centrally located store,
such space to be suitably lighted and
decorated for the display of one or
more pictures or other works of art
to be furnished by the guild, each dis
play to continue for a short time, and
then be imm ediately replaced by an
other. The work to be exhibited would
be either that of the guilds members
or pictures and objects owned in To-
peka and loaned to the guild for eX-
hibitfon purposes. Mrs. ]. D. Sullivan
offerel to fit up space in her art
store at the corner of Eighth avenue
and Jackson street and donate it to
the Topeka Art guild. Her offer was
thankfully accepted.
Miss Marie Witwer announced that
the Kansas Free Fair association has
purchased a set of swinging display
frames for use of the art department
of the fair to display prints, unframed
drawings, etc.
Mrs. L. D. Whittemore reported the
arrival of the American Federation of
Arts travelling exhibition, made up of
recent paintings by Americas leading
artists. These pictures will be ar
ranged for exhibition this week in
Boswell hall, and will be ready to be
seen by the public one week from to-
day. The exhibition will continue for
two weeks.
Work that seems to have taken
Turin, Italy, and London, Eng, by
storm. and is now creating a big rip
pie of interest in New York City, is
that. of Pamela Bianco. a 14-year-old
girl of Italian-English parentage. "a
When she was years old Pamela
began to draw with the greatest
poetry, originality and charm, pictures
of the children and animals that she
saw around her every day, and to ere
ate pictures based on the fairy tales
read or told to her by her mother.
Pamela was born in London. where
her father, Captain Francesca Bianco,
an Italian, was engaged in the book
binding business. Her mother is an
English woman reared in Phila-
delphia, who is a novelist of some
repute.
During the war the family moved
to Turin, Italy, that Captain Bianco
might serve in the Italian army.
While they were living in that city,
the Italian sculptor, Bistolfi, con-
ceived the idea of holding an exhibit
ton of the work of children. Pa
mela's father sent him some of his
little daughters work. The sculptor
was both astonished and delighted.
Work submitted by other children was
interesting, naice-but here was the
work of a real artist. That was in
1918.
It was not until the following year
when the child'S work was exhibited
in the Leicester Galleries in London
that she became really famous The
exhibition was not placed at the in
stigation of the little girls family, but
by the Leicester Galleries themselves
her work and its merits having come
to the knowledge of the managers.
Only three pictures remained unsold
at the close of the exhibition, and the
Tate Gallery, the South Kensington
Museum, and the National Gallery of
ireland. had all purchased drawings.
Her drawings brought from $50 to
$500 each. Finally, when one inter-
esting still life picture of cauli-
Hover and three onions, remained
Sir John Lavery and William NichoI-
son, both Royal Academicians, drew
lots Tor 1t. Nicholson won. Mrs.
Harry Paine Whitney of New York
was a purchaser at this sale.
John Galsworthy, the novelist, wrote
the parents a congratulatory letter
containing an expression of hope and
warning that nothing artificial might
be introduced into the cf1ilds artistic
development, but that she be allowed
to go on discovering beauty in simple
natural ways.
Pamela Bianco is a perfectly nor
NAL, healthy little girl, having none of
the peculiarities usually associated
with genius. She does not know that
she is a genius, and her parents are
carefully concealing that fact from
her. She draws and paints with pen
ell. pen and colored inks and tempera
colors, just because it is fun to make
pictures and she likes to do it.
Her pictures range from small. sim
pie line sketches to large portraits
drawn with a wonderful and peculiar
poetic feeling. She is fond of draw
ing children in graceful poses or
romping and playing amidst the flow
ers. There are also interesting studies
of arms and hands and legs, all done
in quick, clean lines. She never has
used an eraser and never needs one.
She has done some remarkable still
life pictures in color, several of which
are now on exhibition with a lot more
of her work at the Anderson galleries
in New York City.
Pamela and her parents came to
America with this exhibition. The only
picture in the whole lot of which she
takes any but the most casual interest
is that of her pet guinea pig. It'd
dies" late deceased. Pamela insisted
that this picture should not get out of
the family, and wrote on its back.
Private property of the artist, HSt
to be Sold
Plat to Try for British Golf Title.
Philadelphia. April 5.-Wood Plat |