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Show THE ART EXHIBIT AT B. Y. C. A Short Write-up of the Pictures on Exhibition Ex-hibition at the Collection. The Slate Ait Inhibit at the 15. Y. Cllas attracted many hundreds of vlsl-tors, vlsl-tors, through the week and excited the most sincere admit atlod fiom cen those who know little art. Kvery visitor seems to manifest agrcatin l,ei est in the various productions and the attendants and guides aie piled with questions Innumerable. While It Is rather amusing at times. It Is en-couiaglug en-couiaglug In a way to note the wood-, erful nsMiianee of many In otTeilng favorable or adverse criticism. This or that picture Is discussed with greatest great-est earnestness, the supposed merits landed to the skies and the demerits de-merits picked out with such skill that It must needs appear that among the visitors aie huudieds of aitlsts with capacity for beyond those who have dared hang their wo'rks for public Inspection. In-spection. Hut this criticism shows tho interest taken, and that interest in ait might be aroused Is the chiet icason for the institution being held in Logan thlsyear. t Tho first Interest centers In he work of our local artists, of course, of whom Prof. A. 1!. Wright stands at the head, and It IsaUogratlfying.to note that Prof. Wright stands not only at the head of local artists but. among the leading artists of the state. Prof. Wright lias fourteen pictures on ex hlbition exclusive of the one in the "Alice Art" collection, which took the prl.e at the exhibit a jearago. These cover a variety of subjects. Two bust portraits, irs. . and Mrs. II., are generally accepted as the best of the number. Personal Interest and local pride causes the average visitor to spend much time with this exhibition. exhibi-tion. Mrs. Edna W. Sloan has hung a beautiful specimen of American Ueauty Hoses" that Is undoubtedly well done. Herbert Stoops has contributed three cat toons, one entltlcn "Marooned," another detailing tho artists idea or that scene in "Tho Virginian" where "Uncle Hiighey" Is going otT to get married for about the tlftccnth time. The other Is Just a sketch They are very creditable. A "View of Logan" by John II. Moser Is rather large In its scope but snows to advantage. This attracts ilo little attention among the- Logan rieoploof course. Other local people who have exhibits exhib-its are Miss Kllza Larscu, Maj Merrill, Mer-rill, Ida Mac Savage, Johunna Moen, Kthelyn Hums. Artist Hafen John Hafen, one of the toal big fellows of the state, has eight pictures hung, not one of which is mediocre. The "Evening Glow" and "After Glow" are charming uejoud description descrip-tion and catch the eye and heart of both artist and the unknowing. The "Evening Glow" Is a scene In Provo valley wltli the mountains as a background. back-ground. The sun has set and the mountain lops aro colored with a "glow' that is indescribable In Its beauty. At the base of tho moun tain lies the city In semi-darkness and as one looks across the valley the lights In the city gleam out thiuiigh tho dusk. The whole effect Isdollght-ful Isdollght-ful and we doubt not that this picture will come in for exceedingly faNorablo consideration when the judges' make up their olllcial opinion His "Indian Head" Is unquestionably unquestion-ably a splendid work- of art, but of course does not appeal to the average person. "The Vermillion IJIulT," St, George, Is a beautiful thing and iworth more than passing consideration considera-tion and the "Hed Mans Ilomo'r Is very good J. B. Fairbanks, another of the "real" fellows, has six pictures up, the favorite one being the "Harvest," a scene in which wheat Is being garnered. It Is turn to life. Tho one catalogued as "Hall-road "Hall-road Indian Summer" Is unquestionably unquestion-ably a splendid thing. It Is a small pletuic but perfect In perspective Lee Greene Richards's "Portrait of Mr. Pope" Is certain of serious consideration when it comes to awarding the prize. Mr. Popo Is lacking only tho voice to make him a life figure. Tho picture calls forth die slnccrcst admiration of all. The "Fisher Hoy" Is another splendid thing of Ulchanls's and excites hardly less favorable comment. Evans and Loveyhave somo amusing amus-ing cartoons that aro artistic triumphs. tri-umphs. Edwin Evans' "Idlers" Isa bunch of cows a picture that Is considered vety good. The Young pictures piobably measure meas-ure up In a general way wltnlhe other woik but aro not such as appeal greatly great-ly to the ones who look to be looking. Harwood has some good tilings there, likewise Culmcr The "Alice Art Collection" Is composed com-posed of tho pictures that have taken tho prl.e during the past ten years and Is, of course, the pictures most worth the while. Tho plcturo that takes the prl.e each year must be piescnted to tho slate and Is added to this collection. Tho selection of tho plcturo this j ear Is necessarily of great interest to the people here who have inspected the plctuics and decided on their prefer ences. Culmcr has been foitunato enough to win out hi three dllTeient competitions, tho only artist who has more than ouu picture In tho Alice Art collection, This write-up Is necessailly limited and of little value other than In giving giv-ing tho public away from Logan some Idea of tho extent of the exhibit. It has been a splendid success In various ways and well worthy the attention of the entire public. A largo number of people lcgict that the pictures can not remain here for a irucli longer time. |