The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-11-02
ARTISTS HAVE
BEST EXHIBIT
Misses Balm and Bacon
Show Best Work at
Guild Hall.
HAVE LOCAL INTEREST

Bacon are presenting some really com
nlendable work in their third annual
art exhibit at the Guild hall today,
Thursday and Friday. Today's exhibit
is for members of the Woman's club
only and is under the direction of the
fine arts committee-Mrs. L. Kalten-
bach, chairman, Mrs. E. S. Meers, Mrs.
G. H. Milne, Mrs. G. H. Eddy and Miss
Minnie Smith. The members were ad-
mitted at 2:30 o'clock, prior to the
calling Of the meeting at 8 O'Clock
when Miss Balm read a paper on "Mod-
ern Art" and further opportunity to
view the paintings was provided dur
ing the concluding social hour. The
art committee Of the club will be with
the Misses Balm and Bacon from $3.50
to $3.50 o'clock Thursday and Friday
afternoons to serve tea to those visit
ing the exhibit. 1t will be open, with
out charge, to the general public, and
although there is no set program, the
Misses Balm and Bacon will hold in
formal discussions with those desiring
to make inquiries.
Subtle Color Combinations.
E. Ambrose Webster, criticizing the
Proyincetown, Mass, exhibit in Sep
TENDER, where the local artists had pic
lures, said, ut is reassuring to see in
the work of Miss Bacon and Miss Balm
color used to give US some of the joy
of life and light; retaining form and
color not by compromising but by
combining" and 1t is this subtle COM
bination of color which is the out
standing feature in the paintings
shown in the local exhibit.
The exhibit includes landscapes,
flower pictures and sundry portraits
painted in Spain, the Marine Valley Of
France, Florida, Provincetown, Mass,
and Kenosha.
Miss Balm has some paintings which
will be of especial interest to Keno
shans-one shows October's effect upon
the birch trees on the Rudolph Gott-
'fredson property. The trees in the
foreground are laden with brilliantly
colored leaves and in the background
stands the home of the Jessel Whytes.
It's typical Of the many delightful
views to be seen in Kenosha these au-
tumn days Three others are Scenes
in Florida. "Orange Trees" is pic
turization of the orange trees in Miss
Bain's orange grove; "My Florida Gar
den" shows the charming garden of the
Ezra Simmons in Georgeanna and a
third takes one to the edge of the
swimming pool of one of Georgeanna's
most pretentious residences.
@"@ Poppy Fields of France.
/ Another of Miss Bain's paintings
which has especial significance on the
eve of Armistice Day, is Poppy Fields
in France" 1t was painted in field
where American doughboys camped
when they were carrying artillery in
the battle of Chateau Thierry. While
staying in Crecy the artists learned
that many Of the girls are still cor
responding with their American heroes.
1t was the winter before last that
the Misses Balm and Bacon studied and
painted abroad. They spent consider
able time in Alicanti Bay and they
! have some fine landscapes and por-
traits done at that time. Miss Bacon
has some portraits of Spanish women
which give the impression of actually
confronting the living models. In fact,
it is Miss Bacon's portraits which make
the outstanding impression Of her en-
tire exhibit. She has portrait of
Miss Anna Asgaard, teacher at KEN
per- Hall, which is unusually striking.
Seta GU iYo
and shows Miss Asgaard in the Norwe-
gian national costume. Then she has
another "Children in the Sunshine"
which is especially enjoyable to Keno
shans, since it shows the children of
Colonel Acken of Winthrop Harbor.
Another portrait of Kenoshan is that
of Miss Marjorie Kaltenback, which
has been exhibited here before and
which received favorable comment in a
+! Chicago exhibit
| Pictures Intrigue Imagination.
Both Miss Balm and Miss Bacon have
some. scenes of Provincetown, painted
just this past summer, which intrigue
the imagina ton. There are pictures
of the harbor and pictures of homes
| anu SaAQCAS' MISS OdIlI 0A1IIOiGS
"Cescoes' Garden" which is the gar
den of. one of Provincetown's most IA
nous cafes. Cescos' cafe is patronized
by artists and Cescos' garden has be-
come famous through their paintings
/ Miss Bacon shows Provincetown's Main
/ street--so like the Main streets de-
scribed by Sinclair Lewis--a corner
grocery where the expressman is stop
ping, customers are entering and chill
dren make merry in the debris of the
back yard
/ The flower paintings too have gained
much praise from critics. Miss Ba-
cons are mostly paintings of bouquets
of flowers while Miss Balm shows the
garden settings. Her The Butterfly
Bush" almost brings to the viewer the
perfume of the flowers borne by the
breeze which seems to be ruffling
! blooms and leaves. Two of her flower
pictures are similar to one now on
exhibition in New y ork and which has
caused New York critic to declare
that it is the first time in years that
! flowers in a New York gallery have en-
joyed such a glorious sunbath
The critics comment is equally APP
plicable to all their work for each
painting is an interesting study from
the point of illumination. Those men
toned here arc only a few of tho do