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Show GREAT THRONGS' VISIT GALLERY; ALLJTiRILLED With increasing numbers coming daily the eighth annual art exhibit promises to attrrct many more art loves than any previous show, according ac-cording to Principal E. E. Knudson. From the opening day Sunday up to -he present time, hundreds have corn-.; from near and far to view the marvelous canvases on display. Monday about 75 students of Davis high school spent several hours in the gallery. Tuesday a large group of art students from Roosevelt Junior Jun-ior high at Salt Lake visited the ex.-hibit, ex.-hibit, and each day new groups and individuals spend hours re'veling m the many moods to be found here. Perhaps no artist is more interested inter-ested in the art movement here than B. F. Larson of Brigham Young university. Mr. Larson se'es vast improvement in the quality of the show during the eight years that it h?.s been in existence. "I remember visiting the" first exhibit. There were a few out-j out-j standing pictures and hiany me-! me-! diocre ones in the first few shows. This year the"re are few mediocre. There is rn unlimited field of subject sub-ject matter, versatility of technique, and a wide range of artists whose work is rn inspiration to all." Each year the art committed has become more discriminating and this, year has invited, aside from the best exhibitors of former years, only winners from such galleries as the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Corcoran Gallery of Washington, D. C, the Los Angeles An-geles galleries, the Macbeth Gallery Gal-lery of New York, and the Vose Gallery of Boston. In the collection collec-tion there is much that is not only (Continued on Page Three) GREAT THRONG (Continued From Page One) of fine quality but highly distinguished. distin-guished. I0.(MK Fainting Among the rarest and most valu-jble valu-jble of the paintings is "The Sleep-rs," Sleep-rs," by Elliott Daingerficld, valued it 510,000. Daingerfield has been ixhibiting prize pictures since 1901, ind his works hang in the Metropolitan Metro-politan Museum m New York, the Sational Museum of Washington, .he Chicago Art Institute, and the ,os Angeles Museum. The little plWm engraved on a bronze plate accompanying the picture gives the ' keynote to the painting: 'Age on age the sleepers rest To see in dreams the canyon's splendor rise. Height on height, from river bed to golden crest, Gods are they! As you and I Who see in spirit what the eyes deny." Another internationally known artist represented this year is Robert Rob-ert Henri, whose picture "Wee Mary," promises to, attract much TP favorable attention. It ,is a por- trait of a little peasant girl nestled in the depths of a warm mass of fcrown and black. A brilliantly-colored brilliantly-colored scarf around the neck brightens the picture and gives life nml color to the dark background. The head is well constructed with , -firmly but delicately chiseled fea- ' lures.. The face is at once piquant, 'human and charming in its simplicity. sim-plicity. But the outstanding feature of the entire portrait is the pierc-, pierc-, IrR, sparkling brilliancy of tlie darli eyes, which illumine the entire face 'and give dramatic spirit to the expressive ex-pressive little face. Mutteo yiindona ' By Matteo Sandona there are a number of (ortraits. Among these The Mother and Child" offers a satisfying portrayal of mother-4 mother-4 comfort, quiet, unhurried, unstrain-Llk). unstrain-Llk). but stirringly' alive. P Hanson Puthuff is an old ex-L ex-L hibitor again represented. Puthuff ! won first prize in the Springville j exhibit in 1924 and the special ) award of honor in 1926. His work I this year, "The Breath of Morn-Inn." Morn-Inn." is a strikingly picturesque landscape. The mountains so masterfully mas-terfully portrayed by this artist are done in varying shades of purples, browns, and blues. i "The Interior," by Friescke, is typical of his work displaying a toft, rich interior with splashes of color on the screen which forms I the background. Frieseke specializes' special-izes' in figures and this work is no exception to his remarkable ability ir. their portrayal. Claire Shuttleworth, who becomes be-comes more favorably known each l year,, displays a delightful eolor j sillily, "The Harbor Wall." This piece was painted in Crail, Scotland, ii.it summer. Upon its return to America, this work was granted Icllowship Prize of the Buffalo Society So-ciety of Artists for 1929. Shuttle-worth Shuttle-worth is also exhibiting "Niagara Oorge and Whirlpool." and several ri smaller, but thoroughly delightful pieces, !"'n the l'ine Woods" I Emil Carlson's offering . "In the i ,ti..rinc' Woods;1' portrays a misty, j mid-summer hazy atmosphere in I he depths of the cool, sweet-smcll-"K forest. Its colors are soft and , delicate giving a poetic air to the picture. "The Winds" by Ettore Caser is received from the Grand Central Art Gallery. It as a refreshing, mythical fantasy clone in clean bright colors against the mystic bine of the ocean. Each year the classes of the high school conduct a popularity contest, the winner of which unveils the prize picture at the close of the exhibit. A qualified art committee will judge the pictures and the prizc-wnmmg choice will become a part of the permanent collection of the high school. |