Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-29
LOCAL ART LOAN
Of WOMAN s CLUB
IS BIC SUCCESS
BY KoRA HEMRY-MEACHAM.


From the art of old Spain to
1922 impressionistic portraiture
and decorative realism seems
long range in the way Of paintings
but a catholicity of taste would
find something interesting in the
various phases of art represented
by the local loan exhibit at the
Woman's club on Friday afternoon.
Among those which seemed the ia
vorites were: THE Fire Priest of
Montezuma," by J. II. Sharp,
loaned by Mr.. and Mrs. Max Nord-
haus, 1.-THE Drummers," by Sauer-
win, loaned by II. f. Robinson:
Meditation" by Harold Knight,
loaned by S. r. Vann and 1.-The
Cornfield," by his wife, Laura
ton. The Knights rank very high
among English artists and are rep
resentatives of the Cornish school
Of art.
A group Of ten paintings in the
Fl, F.. Robinson collection COM
prised a "Mescalero Indian Wom-
en-" by Barnum; an Indian head
study by, Burbank, and several of
Mr.. Robinson's own excellent por-
traits of Indians and other paint
ings Of Indian atmosphere.
Mrs. Pierce Rodey sent in a
bright bit of New Mexico autumn
caught out Gricgos way by Theo-
dore Van SOelen. Gustave Bau-
man was represented by several
wood block prints. Miss Louise
Lowber, Mrs. A. Gustorf, and Miss
Katherine MacMillen having
loaned their treasures. There were
canvasses by Rollins, August Bill
Bert Phillips and some interesting
etchings by Borein. The latter
gives one the idea of our vast and
lonesome purple spaces" the great
depths of our canyons and the
heights of our mountains.
Much interest was shown in the
oil portraits of Laguna types of In
dams as done by Plaught, who
was present at the exhibition. His
technique is that Of decorative
realism and If you view his work
with this understanding you will
feel the realism; the dec
orative part--well the Indians are
life size, their blankets are a vivid
splash of color and one portrait
might be decorative, If your room
were large enough, but two would
be an awful crowd.
There was a group OF nine paint
inGs in oil scenes around AlbuGuer-
que, by Rcdin of the Well Country
camp leaned by DR.. Evelyn Fris-
bic. The artist is self-taught and
has been painting here about six
years. Two canvases, 1.-THE VOL
canic Peaks" from PERHAPS out
Old Town way, and THE Shower
in Tijeras Canyon" brought forth
much favorable comment.
In one corner Of the room were
grouped something new-vory.
new--some impressionistic, cubs
tic stuff by local artists, also. 1t
had its share of attention but the
effect on the beholdcr was unus-
ual, not to say hilarious. If art is
the adaptation of means toward an
end, which end may be practical,
then the practical business
Of making people laugh is
proof that tho paintings were art.
Perhaps not fine art, but art of a
sort. One puzzled, thouGh polite,
lady said 1t must be the new art.
said another, Nonsense, it looks
like pictures I've seen in the back
Of an old Bible we have at home.
They were Egyptian women; it
must be very old art, and that's
why we don't get it."
Mrs. N. T. Armijo loaned an old
heirloom OF her family that was
80 years old. The painting is
Calvary" and was brought from
spain by her grandfather, Don
Francisco Xavier Chaves, who was
the first governor OF New Mexico
under the republic of Mexico. Mrs
George x. Angle had a portrait on
exhibition, and Governor Slower
sent a much priced painting of the
battle of the Alabama and the
kearsage, of civil war times. One
Of the most interested spectators
was little Miss Eunice Neal Hunts
man, not yet thirteen, who had three
Of her own canvases on the wall ,
Other paintings by Albuquerque
artists were water colors by Mrs. s.
B. Miller, a pastel, Psyche by the
Sea-" by Mrs. r. L. Wootton; "Hol- |
!yhocks," painted by Mrs. George
Wheeler when she was 10, original |
paintings of Florida scenes by Mrs. |
Bess Sutton and two mountain
scenes by D. ]. Cook. The COM |
mittee was especially gratified by |
he response Of tn SO loaning the |
pictures and by the genuine inter- |
sst shown by those who came in all !
afternoon and until $50 o'clock.
The next meeting Of the club is
business day to which all members
ire always urged to come and take
IN interest.
At some previous meeting there
we're misplaced some valuable
handmade silver spoons, Newman
iesign. They have been found and
ne owner may get them at the
,lub from Mrs. Gould, the presi-
lent, 1t has been announced.