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Show SPRINGVILLE ART EXHIBIT UNDER WAY By MAE HUNTINGTON" That the fourteenth Annual National Art Exhibit of the Springville High school will equal, if not surpass, those of previous years, is indicated by the interest being shown by many previous exhibitors who with a long list of new ones have already signified their intentions of sending canvases can-vases to this year's show. Letters arriving daily from all parts of the country from galleries galler-ies and at clubs, as well as from individual artists, give evidence of the wide-spread interest in the Springville project and of the high regard in which this movement is held by artists and art connoisseurs. connois-seurs. Among these Asa Chef-fetz, Chef-fetz, an outstanding figure -in the field of graphic arts, writes: "I want you to know that I hold your art project in high regard. Indeed it is quite thrilling to. learn that a small community in this country, far removed from metropolitan metro-politan centers, could be so admirably ad-mirably art-conscious. The spirit of Springville's citizens and youth should be an inspiration to other communities. I wish to congratulate congrat-ulate you all for sponsoring and successfully maintaining this unique un-ique project." The unusual response of art galleries throughout the country to the invitations sent out by the art committee promises to contribute con-tribute materially to the success of this year's show. Already six important galleries have expressed express-ed their interest and signified their intentions of sending as , many canvases as the committee can provide wall space for. These galleries are: Chicago Galleries; Macbeth Gallery, New York; Vose Gallery, Boston; Gatterdam Art Gallery, New York; Carnegie Hall Art Gallery, New York; and the Stendahl Gallery, Los Angeles. Canveses have been assured from such outstanding painters as Nicholai Fechin, W. Elmer Scho-field, Scho-field, Elliott Daingerfield, Charles H. Davis, William Wendt and scores of others. Among the individual in-dividual artists from whom letters of acceptance have been received to, date are Emile A. Gruppe, George Parse Ennis, Nan Sheets, J. Elliot Enneking, John Hubbard Hub-bard Rich, H. Feme, Paul Laur-itz, Laur-itz, Walter Koeniger, Leland Curtis,' Cur-tis,' Barse Muller, Gustave Wieg-and, Wieg-and, Marie A. Hull, James Knox, Maynard Dixon, Charles P. Gruppe, Grup-pe, Robert Strong Woodward, Dorothy Dor-othy Maloney, Charles R. Rogers, Percy L. Manser, Maurice Braun, E. Woodward, William P. Silva, John S. Curry, Anthony Thieme, Guy Wiggins, Ettore Caser, Walter Walt-er E. Baum, Douglas Parshall, Claince Millet, and Olaf Moller. An unusually interesting collection collec-tion of paintings from the brush of Emile Walters of New York City is expected this year. These paintings, made on the coast and in the interior of Iceland, where Mr. Walters spent the past sum. mer, are characteristic of that out-of-the-way land of glaciers and of the midnight sun. Many of his paintings were done at night when he found the light very bright and he colors beyond description. des-cription. Mr. Walters describes this country as being 'very dramatic dra-matic and interesting, and packed full of the 'old Sagas,; yet very modern, progressive and up-to- date, especially along the coast." '. Though replies have not yet been received from all the Utah aritsts, this year bears promise of being of special interest so far as Utah art is concerned. Exhib- its are expected from most previous prev-ious exhibitors as well as from a number whose works have not been shown for the past several years. The Utah artists who have up to date responded to invitations sent them are: Frank W. Kent, Florence E. Ware, Mabel Frazer. B. F. Larson, Rose Howard Salisbury, Salis-bury, Cornelius Salisbury, A. B. Wright, Bessie Bancroft, Hilma Mole, and P. H. Barkdull. This list is being increased daily by the receipt of new letters of' acceptance. ac-ceptance. A new attraction, in the form of a high school exhibit, is being added to this year's show. This will consist of an exhibit of art from tiigh schools all over the state. The purpose of this exhibit is to encourage the production of art in the schools of the state; and all pupils interested are urged to submit work, whether they are enrolled in the regular art classes or not. Prizes will be awarded fo the best landscape, still life, applied design, pencil sketch, and portrait. Already several high schools have responded to the invitation in-vitation sent them and it is hoped that this feature will be of sufficient suf-ficient interest this year to warrant war-rant its becoming a permanent addition to the regular art exhibit. |