Evening star., 1926-05-02

in color produced during the sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries.
OF Roi Partridge, Ruel p. Tolman
Of the department of graphic arts of
the Smithsonian Institution has said
"Out of the West have come many
things that have added greatly to the
welfare and pleasure of the more set
tied and conservative East. The big
untrammeled spaces and the more rea-
sonable climate have tended them
selves to the production of art of a
high quality. One of the young men
who has a big, broad way of his own
is Roi Partridge of California, born in
the West and working chiefly there.
His work is big and broad, and grows
better, like our good friends, upon
closer acquaintance"
Roi Partridge was born in Centralia,
Washington State, in October, 1883.
He is pupil of the National Academy
of Design Of New York. a member Of
the California Print Makers Society
and the Chicago Society of Etchers.
Various awards have been made to his
work, examples Of which are included
in the permanent collections of the
New York Public Library. the Library
of Congress. the Worcester Art Mu-
scum, the Art Institute of Chicago,
the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool,
other leading institutions.
AS Mr.. Tolman has said, he has a
big way of working and his style is
essentially his own. AS rule he
chooses to interpret outdoor subjects;
California themes. those big things in
nature which many artists have
thought impossible to portray. Occa-
sionally he does an architectural sub
ject, and in such case he shows him
self an efficient craftsman.
One of his etchings in this exhibit
ton is entitled Lace From Paris"
and il shows the facade of Notre
Dame. IT is n remarkable work, boldly
handled, with heavy broken lines, well
suited to the size and the character of
the subject. and at the same time con-
Veying to the5 eye a pattern of the
whole. the exquisitely lacelike design
wrought by the stone carvers.
His etchings suggest at times the
technique 0 wood engraving, and
though Of course the line is different,
the boldness and strength are the
same. His tree forms remind one of
the sayings Of Sir Alfred East, who
was always in his talks to art students
emphasizing tree anatomy. the char
acter which trunk and limb set forth
Also, 1t may be noted that Roi Part
ridges trees have deep roots beneath
the ground, lncy are not merely set
down. they are growing. they have
life as well as character, they are
part of the landscape.
The etchings are downstairs in the
Dunthorne Gallery. the maps upstairs
They. too. are works of art, though of
an entirely different character. The
lettering on these maps Is beautifully
done--an example to present-day let
terers-and the color in which they
are printed is harmonious and charm
ing. Without the least premeditated
intent, they are decorative in effect
! There Is an interesting series showing
cities in Denmark. Sicily. Italy and
Spain in 1850. II is interesting to
note how in the majority of these
! beautiful tower Of d cathedral domi
mates There are interesting maps OF
the New World produced in the early
seventeenth century. Several show
the west coast and the Pacific Ocean
with California as an island One of
the earliest known maps of New Eng
land and of New York, with view of
the last-named city is included in this
collection
When Jules Guerin was commits