The New York herald., 1922-12-31

Is embossed the cross. His figure, out
lined clearly against the iridescent tones
of the sunset sky, Is significant OF
strength. and his face of spiritual beauty
and character
From the purple and blue haze OF the
valley behind him rugged mountains
rise and are crested withfsunhght, while
just back OF them the sky Is streaked
with deep tones of crimson. gold and
green.
At the base of the window Is the In
scription: In loving memory OF Jackson
Johnson. Jr,, 1S97-l9lS."
The window was designed and made
at the ecclesia stical department OF the
Tiffany studios OF New York city
Jere Raymond Wickwire, whose ex-
hibtion of portraits will open at the
Ainslie Galleries on Tuesday next, Is a
young American artist whose work Is
Well worth studying. He makes his
debut better equipped in technical prin-
ciples than many a man far older In
years, for he has untiringly devoted all
of his time since he began seriously
the study of art TO solving It's prob
lens. He Is entirely American taught
knows the American character and be-
lieves firmly In the ideals of his coun-
art. He has had the advantage of a
wen disciplined mind achieved through
several years at Yale and Andover col
loges. travelling abroad extensively.
studying old and modern masters of
every country and period, and two
years in the business world
His early knowledge of art was gained
through study with William NJ. Chase.
but in the main he is self taught, having
worked out his own problems through
observation and practice regardless of
what others We're doing or of present
day fashions or "isms' of any sort. He
paints as he feels and evolves his inn
pressions in accordance with personal
temperament Quietly and alone. he has
delved into the deeper questions re-
lating TO his profession. The result is
an art that commands respect from his
fellow artists and from the numerous
patrons who have been his sitters.
In the exhibition will be noted an ex-
ceptionally fife portrait of Miss Roberta
Beatty. dignified and compelling rec
ord OF Mr.. Seymour Hallard and one of
Mr., Daniel Ebert Huger. There are
several excellent portraits of children
and some attractive still lifes and flower
pictures that show his versatility and
give variety to the display
American susceptibility to the older
foreign schools Is attested by that well
known pioneer, NJ. Durand- Ruel of u
East Fifty-seventh street. who AYERS
that, almost against their will Ameri-
can artists have taken the mood of such
impressfonists as Monet, Renoir and
Guillaumin.
1T is singular instance of uncon-
scious adaptation says this dealer
This feeling for depletion having en-
tered into many forms of decoration.
There Is no artist who has a greater
knowledge of schools than Renoir had
He could enumerate. classify and de-
scribe more pictures than any one, and
asserted no ambition to invent or inter-
fere with prescribed standards After
seeing all the great masters he simply
painted his own way. An indefatiga BILE
worker he was forever trying to inn
prove even TO his very last year, when
he was ~ years old Three or four
years prior TO his death he said to me
i have just found out how to put small
figures In a landscape After all these
years of work | think l have just come
to the point where | can make great
landscape painter of myself"