The Key West citizen., 1952-11-27

NOH-uetuDcIS udy dlSO CAlCA
work by paying a nominal fee
Following a suggestion by Elvra
B. Reilly, program director for the
Key West Art and Historical Socie-
ty, and also an active member Of
the Key West Artists. the group
decided TO give q gate prize every
week of the show. winners to be
painted in the gallery In a portrait
sketch and allowed TO keep the
painting. Karl Agricola and Louis
Strong volunteered to do two Of
the portraits. II is expected that
Mrs. Reilly will do the third. Last
year, al her Own show, Mrs. Reilly
painted Cmdr. Lee Goddard who
served rs a model in a vivid
sheik's robe and headdresS. II was
discovered that q crowd at an art
display Is extremely interested IN
watching an artist al work with
living subject.
Toni Karns announced that the
search for q downtown gallery for
permanent exhibition of Key West
art would continue. She also said
that kods color movies connected
with art would be exhibited If a
satisfactory place could be found
within the downtown radius. Louis
Strong volunteered to investigate a
possibility through Mazda Lazaro-
Vici.
Also on the agenda for the even
ing, was the discussion OF a rental
art system and it was agreed to
ry the experiment with details to
be arranged later. The system pro-
vides for the establishment Of
6le, library style, by which ori-
Rinal paintings can be rented to
people interested in art and in de-
coraiing their homes. The renter
will put down 4 deposit on the
picture and q small fee will be
charged for period rental. Should
the renter decide they wish to pur-
chase the original. they may do
30, and make arrangements with
the artist. Otherwise, the deposit
Is refunded with the return Of the
painting.
Eduardo Henriquez also suggest
Cd that local artists place their
work n shops and furniture stores
10 be colo % commission. Further
discus sior of "sitters" for = gallery
was gone into, and u perman-
ent CALLER! is obtained, members
will ;aks turns As attendants.
Those who attended a recent
cOs'nme party at the home Of Mr..
and Mira. Gene Baughman on
Whitehead Street. voted on the
prizes 70 ne awarded the best
"es up' representative of some
pha.e a Art. Ire Albert won by
pverwnelininf majority for her por-
trar u Yar Gcgh at the time
Rhel ne hA6 cut off an ear and
presta,e1 . te . lady Of his choice.
S. mn vas larry Harms version
OF Toulouse Latrec, eccentric paint
er of the Montmarte section in
Paris.
i",ters from Mrs. Reilly we're
Fead and revealed that she has
arranged for a New York publicity
and a possible travelling show Of
Key West Artists work.
Another promotional project was
brought up by Adeline Ross, and
il was agreed that the entire group
would submit individual interpre-
tation Of a single scene, a building
at :he corner Of Greene Street and
Telegraph Lane The finished PRO.
duct" is to be brough. to the next
Tuesday meeting on December
80, at the home Of Lee Albert,
1900 Flagler Avenue. at 8 p. m.
A tally Of the artists who will
exhibit work at East Martello Tow
er gallery beginning Sunday, Dec
ember I, revealed that oil, water
color and caSein as well az pen
and ink sketches viii be submitted
by the following in their chosen
media:
Claudia MichaelS, watercolors;
Bill Greene, two street scenes in
oil; Lee Albert, two oils and two
caSeinS; Larry KaTnS. one oil, two
caseins: Louis Strong. oil, a por.
trait, two water eolors; Adeline
Ross. oils; Karl Agrieola. caSein;
Eduardo HenriqueE, oils: Larry
Renault, pen and ink and water
color; Ted Sharp, oils; Gene Baugh
man oils. There will be other addi.
tionS including work by Elvira
Reilly who expects to arrive in Key
West on December 6. Some of the
artists win doubtless include new
creations underway at present.
Entry blanks from Mrs. Jeanne
Taylor. curator Of East Martello,
we're distributed.
Two new members wee intro
auced st last nights eonclave: L.
r, Renault and Ted Sharp, both
artists are in the Navy.
In addition 10 the II artists pre-.
sent AZ the meeting were Toni
EarnS. Mary Beth Cox, Dorothy
Raymer. Yvonne BauEhman and
Deedee Agrieols,
BRIDGE FINNER TOLD