The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-24
EXHIBIT OF ARTISTS
AT LOCAL GALLERY
WILL OPEN SUNDAY

The exhibition by American artists, |
which has its opening Sunday after
noon in the Public Art gallery. will
represent 26 painters who viii con-
tribute "a pictures. Many OF them
had pictures here before, some only a !
very few times In the &c years the
Art association has been in existence.
John E1wood Bundy, of this city,
and Robert w. Grafton. of Michigan
City, have been invited to be repre-
scented with this group of painters by
Mrs. NJ. F. Johnston, director of ex-
hibits. The other artists are resi-
dents of New York City.
Wayman Adams is one of the exhib-
itors with whom Richmond art lovers
are most familiar He will be remem-
bered for his canvas, 1.-THE Conspir
ators,' and the portrait of Joseph Pen
nell, shown here last winter. Just
now Mr. Adams is being much talked
about in New York City. where pic
ture of his @The Jury" is hanging q.
the National academy. where it is one
of the most interesting in the pres
ent collection. The much discussed
canvas contains the portraits of four
men, all of them Indiana artists, name
" T. C. Steels, Otis Adams, Otto
Stark and William Forsyth. 1t is far
ahead of anything else he has done
as work of art.
Entered in Exhibit
Colin Campbell Cooper, it will be
recalled, showed a large painting of
the Art gallery of San Francisco here
1uf Il CnnnnY a.
ceased, who was his wife, is known
for her street scenes and interiors.
Charles Curran, painter of Building
the DAM" one of the pictures in the
gallery's permanent collection, Is to
exhibit Felicia Howells, one of the
most distinguished of the younger art
lists, has just been made an associate
of the National academy.
Ernest Ipsen, considered one Of the
leading portrait painters of America,
Is a Dane by birth. He received his
training abroad and in the Boston
schools. He is also an associate of the
National academy. Last year he ex-
hibited "Sea by Moonlight" here.
John Johansen returns in this ex-
hibition for the first time in many
years. His convas "FfosoIe," is one
of those in the permanent collection
of the gallery Leon Knoll, who has
Just been given the 81 900 award in the
present academy exhibit, is now rank
ed among the most famous of Ameri-
can artists. His portrait of the pianist,
Leo Ornstein, showing the musician
seated at the grand piano the appraised
top of which forms a triangle about
his head was shown here and last
year carried away the honors at the
Chicago Art Institute.
:. Has Acquaintance Here.
A one-msn show was held here by
Gardner Summons several years ago
so he can claim some acquaintances
here. T. C. Harrington recently pur-
chased an excellent, small canvas by
this artist
Among those artists who have at
some time contributed to the exhibits
here who are not SO well known to
local frequenters of the gallery is Roy
Brown, the landscape painter. He has
just returned from France and is ar
ranging for a one-man show in New
York. Edward DIfner,Aa painter of
the figure, and Lillian Genth a very
well known painter of the figure, are
both to be represented and are listed
among those who have contributed
before to this gallery.
Hayley Lever, an English painter,
i. who has been in New York several
years, has been represented here
by his Cornwall landscapes. Jean Nc
Lane, otherwise Mrs. John Johansen)
who sent pictures for some of the ear
1ier exhibits, returns again this year
to renew her local acquaintanceship
Ivan G.. Olinsky, another painter es
pecially noted for his figure canvases
will exhibit.
Edward H. Potthast, Edward C. Vol
kert. and Cullen Yates, three vel
known New York painters, who are tt
be represented, have all had work here
before.
Exhibit First Time.
Alexander Bower, a landscape paint
err, is to make his first appearance tt
the local gallery. George Pearse En-
mis-, painter of harbor and coast scenes
also exhibits for the first time here
Howard Giles, leader in the, new
Greek idea of proportion and design
Is also to be newcomer.
Maude NJ. Mason who is also to b
introduced here is noted for her paint
ing of flowers, gardens and landscapes
Walter Ufer, one of the Taos, N. Mex
group has come to the front in the las
few years and gained much recogn
ton as a painter OF Indians and thei
country.
One of the most valuable picture
will be shown by H. o. Tanner, a
American painter who lives in Franc,
and who is ranked as one of the mos
distinguished among this eountry's ar
lists. He does religious subjects an
is said to be the only modern perso
who paints them with true religion
feeling. His canvas to be shown her
is Christ and Nicodemus"