The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-12
THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE


prcttily decorated dining room of the
home were Mrs. 4. d. Hoskins and
Mrs. John Burke, wife of Ex.Gov-
ernor Burke, now Associate Justice
of the State Supreme Court. Mem
bers of the Fortnightly Club assist
ed Mrs. Young in caring for her
guests about the parlors during the
afternoon.
Discriminating Art Exhibit.
What promises to be the first of a
series of Art exhibits to be put on
by various clubs of the Eighth Dis
trict, was assembled in the library
Of the Young home, where few
pieces of the best are in the city was
on display. Our city is not rich in
the fine arts, but an excellent show
ing was made in the little collection
brought out by the Fortnightly club.
For instance there were two authen-
tic Landseer landscapes. These are
! owned by Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Bonny,
of Avenue A. whose family have had
the Landseers in their possession
| for years. The family also loaned
for the exhibit, a rare Turkish table
of oriental wood with silver and
mother-of- pearl inlay. The top of
this exquisite bit Of artistry is an
immense brass serving tray more
than two feet in diameter engraved
i in Turkish hieroglyphics Of rich and
varied design. The Landseers are
paintings Of about five by three feet,
showing England pastoral scenes in
soft browns and reds restful and sat
isfying in line and shadow. An in
triguing bit, attributed to Landsecr
was a little painting on wood "Twa
Dogs, loaned by DR.. +. r. Smythc
Lending diversion to the Legitimate
! schools of painting represented was
one impressionistic canvas, done IN
the exaggerated modern style of lay
ing on of the soft and pleasing col
ors. This was done by Chicago
artist, Joseph Vickers. relative OF
Mrs. Baker of Bismarck. A very
pleasing pastel, a study of sheep at
rest, was the work of the American
pastel painter, Pattison, loaned from
inc lIuHScT COIlcStioH. 1hSSioSS'"S
much attention because Of the artis'
being Bismarck man, was the col
lection of pen and ink drawings ant
color designs, done by Clell CODE
Cannon of Bismarck. His book Of
poems just recently from the Cor
ham press, and illustrated by hi:
own pen and ink sketches had
prominent and interesting place il
the collection. One of his pencil
sketches, head of an elderly woman
in cap. carries the mark Of his AR
school, Chicago Art Institute. as o
the highest credit in his class, il
drawing from life in the Art lnstl
tute.
One Of the famous Curtis photo
graphs, negatived on glass. and snow
ing a sand rock in the Arizona de
sert, all in lovely colds and browns
. was loaned by Mrs. Hoskins.
On the walls Of the hostess's hom
, were two paintings of the famou
fjords of Norway, on the shore o
one, appearing the ancestral HON
t of Mrs. Young's family. These in
r teresting paintings were done by
!, , Nordic artist. Askevold, who ha
t much prominence in mis- native MOI
z way.
Rare Etchings.
t Shown for the first time, sine
e their quite recent arrival iron
= abroad, was portfolio Of etching
2 in dry point, by the German etchel
t Z. Zipperer., Aside for the true eS
e ccllence of these etchings, is an in
S teresting story, showing that tn
i jyoung men of our day have ideal
a land dreams, Notwithstanding preva
\ lent argument to the contrary.
). Igroup of young Oxford graduates, 0
+ whom Franc Crawford, son of Nj