The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-23
Walker Peck Walks AdmiriDgly
Through Art Centre Exhibition
lBy WALKER PECK

Today the Key West Art As
ISOLATION opens their initial ex-
hibition at the Key West Art Cen
ter. All of the sixty-nine offer
ings ara scenes OF Key West and
vicinity, and should therefore be
of more than usual interest to
Key WesterS and our visitors. OF
the sixteen artists displaying
their work several are residents
of the island city, and all of them
have been here and vacationed
with US This gallery exhibition
viii last for two weeks, and it is
hoped that all residents and viSi-
tors Of the city viii find time to
attend during that period
Yesterday l had the great for
tune to be invited to visit the
gallery and witness the hanging
of the pictures; also being asked
TO write my impressions, both
critical and otherwise, of what I
had seen / saw enough to fill
my imagination for weeks and
was so thoroughly delighted with
the splendid work displayed that
I viii most certainly be frequent
visitor.
But, what can a layman say
that viii do justice to a thing of
this sort? Shall I merely mention
that l am much more than glad
to have been included in this in
formal preview? Shall / attempt
to describe the work offered No
Of all I saw, oils, water eolorS.
color block prints, wood block
prints, etchings, crafts, there were
none that did not strike me as be
ing very fine. / wouldn't have
missed it for worlds
P. W. Muncy's lovely Rising
Tide" viii hold you for some
time. 1 sat back and studied II
all the while / was there and ap-
preciated his artistry more and
more each time 1 looked at il
And B. p. Garnett's striking pOr-
trait is worth your while I recog-
nized his subject though really
don't know the young lady. 1t Is
good and very life-like. And
comes our old friend, z. Town
send Morgan, perhaps best known
for his etchings, with thorough
" workmanlike job in oil he calls
Rain SqualI'. I've seen his wa
ter colors and many other pieces
of his work, but this was the first
of its kind from his hand to come
under my eyes I liked it very
much. Did you know that Mr..
MOrgan's daughter, DOody, was
an up-and-coming young artist in
her own right? She is, and very
much so. Fury. an equestrian
scene exceptionally well done.
There e<a be no doubt as TO the
title. Anyone who reads the Sat
urday Evening Post has seen the
illustrations Of Anton Otto Fisch-
er. He is with us here with four
oils you viii recognize. For me
Sea and Sky and "Yellowtail
Fishers. And our friend, Sally
SortweH. with her "conch Shells"
done in strong bold colOrs and so
placed in the exhibit that it can
be well seen and admired.
Two water colors I stopped to
admire and which drew a remin-
iscent chuckle are scenes you will
surely recognize They are very
clever and certainly typical Of
certain portions of Key West
Esther Andrews Indifference"
and Resting Negroes are her
subjects. There are water colors
and water coIOrs. Those of Alice
Dudley are grand / would par
ticularly liked to have had her
Key West HarbOr" and loves
Fish Wharf. And it appears that
her husband, J. s Dudley. who
incidently is secretary and treas
urer of the organization. is equal
" capable in his work The wood
block prints by J. and A. Dudley
are very very good This is care
full painstaking work and is, / be-
+ lieve, second only to etching and
dryDoint. Ny favorites-~Fish
PedIer" and Sea Gulls''. They
also do a type of work that is new
to me-etched pewter. Plates.
trays and bowls. All Of them
lovely So We come to 7. Frank
Litaker. an energetic young man.
who gives US both colors and a
black and white called cryptieal-
II enough Sailor Beware-Jungle
Town. You'll recognize il when
YOU see il. He has managed to
catch" Key West wonderfully
and his Monday Gossip and
Sunday Wash Lines bear me
out. Both are water colorS- Fred
Hume uses what is called tenn
pera water col0rs Somewhat
different than the others. The
work is wei executed and precise
in detail. the coiOES striking The
Typical Key West Lane" ] liked
best.
Organizations have presidents
and in an Art Association the Of
fee holder must be prominent
among his fellows as an artist.
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