The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-16

that he did I did not know much
about 1nness or his work until | had
decided On my own field of art
Tribute to lnness.
Had / seen his work earlier. l prob
ably would have changed my style. It
certainly would have had some in
fluence over my feelings for art, at
least. certainly have enjoyed his
work more than that of any other art
ist that l can think of. l like a pic
ture, like Inness's', that gives you
something to think about-that has
something left to study and think
through"
Mr.. Bunday was asked how It felt
to be on the last lap of the art mara
thon at three-score-and-ten, or nearly
So" and he replied:
I've been a hard worker all my
life"
Mr.. Bundy's younger son. Arthur l..
Bundy, who has Photographic stu
dio here in Richmond has made very
striking likeness of his father, in
working gown, and with palette and
brush, standing in critical mood over
one OF his own creations, clamped TO
large upright oaken frame
My fayorite picture of myself is the
one at work. Mr.. Bundy commented;
so we brought this one back to show
our friends of The Sunday Star where
and how the artist works
The city studio, here in Richmond.
has no distinguishing mark, except
that 1t stands at the end of a little
concrete driveway, bordered with
trailing vines and roses.
My own lifeis not much for va
riety," he went on. its just work, all
the time-except Sundays"
Art at MartinsviIe.
81 taught a class in art at Martins
willie, around 1885," Mr. Bundy went
on, as he looked back over some of
! those past, lean years. "This was one
year before 1 came to Richmond. 1
have two sons, Arthur L. Bundy, the
eldest, here in Richmond, and Walter
E. Bunday, a younger son, is connect
ed with the Burlington railroad as a
! civil engineer. He has an office in
I Chicago
Mr.. Budy still has the first old pine
easel he ever worked with. He bought
the doesn't remember where, or
from whom-here in Richmond, in the
late SOS, and still uses it in his work.
knowledge of the worlds best
paintings is to be rewarded handsome
ly in the famous picture contest"
which is being conducted here in Rich
mond to increase an appreciation of
fine art. The contest is similar to The
famous music contests" that have
been held all over the country recent
ly. Mr.. Bundy has offered one of his
productions for this contest.
! Several members of the Richmond
! nf T-fic fc ok
ings at the disposal Of the commit
tee. to be awarded to persons who
show ;he best knowledge of master
Ipieces. After an educational campaign,
the pictures will be thrown on
screen, and the contestants will be ask
ed to name them and write short de-
Iscriptions.
The Art Association of Richmond
ranks high among the art centers of
the country. Its present roster of Off
GERS is: President. William Dudley
Foulke; vice president, w. G. Bate
(who also is superintendent of the
Richmond schools; secretary, z. c.
Cline, principal in the Richmond
schools; treasurer, Francis H. Ed
monds; and director, Mrs. NJ F. John
ston. Mrs. Johnston served as senior
decent in the Art Palace, San Fran
cisco. exposition, 1915; was chairman
| of the art department Of the General
Federation of Women's clubs, 1912
; 1916; and is the organizer of travelling
art exhibits and a lecturer ON art sub
: jects. She directed a six-nonths' art
tour in Europe, 1911, and three and
one-half months 1921. This year, start
, ing June 1, Mrs. Johnston is to take
: a party of women to Europe to study
: art and architecture as she did last
year.
She says of this trip: "All worth.
: while pleasure Nrips to Europe are art
} tours. for it isA the art of the Old
World that still rtmains in sculpture
painting and a1ch1 ecture to tell our
, eyes the continued and fascinatine
story OF the achievements and joys Of
? the human race in its progress toward
| lmodern times