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Show Outstanding Paintings Are Arriving Daily For Annual Exhibit As time for the opening of the Springville high school art exhibit ex-hibit draws near, large shipments of pictures are being rushed tok the unpacking room of the art building, where an inspection and listing of entries are made prior to their arrangement in the art galleries. Nearly 200 painting from practically every part of the United States have already arrived ar-rived and the number is expected to be increased considerably before be-fore the close of the week. Reported to be among the finest fin-est entries are those from the large eastern galleries. .Chicago galleries have sent six outstanding outstand-ing paintings representative of the work of Edward T. Crigware, Karl Ouren, Jeffrey Grant, Richard Rich-ard Chase, Frederick Teelander and Will Vawter. McBeth Gallery of New York City also has sent a large collection col-lection of canvasses done" by Robert Rob-ert Strong Woodward, Dale Nichols, Jon Carbino, Herbert Meyer, Jay Connaway, Hayley ; Lever and Horace Day. i From the Voss Gallery has arrived paintings by Abbot Graves, Fremont F. Ellis, Kath-erine Kath-erine W. Leighton, Clarence Ellsworth, Ells-worth, J. Alden Weir, John Whorf, H. Dudley Murphy, and Edmond C. Tarbell. Occupying a prominent place among individual exhibitors whose pictures have arrived recentl3r, are William R. Leight, Anthony Thiene, Gordon Grant, Paul Salisbury, Sal-isbury, Karl Yens, J. H. Sharp, Alice Judson, E. J. Enneking, James Knox, Cornelius Bo the, Marie Hull, Paul Reinhardt and John M. Gamble. Among the most interesting and valuable pieces of art received thus far are two base relief subjects, sub-jects, representing what is known as intaglio work, done by one of Utah's most famous artists, Avard Fairbanks, formerly of Salt Lake City. Finished in white with pale blue background and delicate gold trim, the figures on the two pieces symbolize the "Madonna and Child," and "Christ Among the Doctors. The whole stands out in bold relief when subjected to a unique lighting effect in the base of eacTl piece. These entries placed in statue niches in the main entrance of the art building, form an appropriate appro-priate introduction to the national na-tional display soon to be placed in the galleries on the second floor of the art building. Along with the work of Avard Fairbanks, came two paintings by his father, John B. Fairbanks, to be 'entered in the art exhibition, exhibi-tion, i Many other Utah' artists are lesponding with unexcelled enthusiasm en-thusiasm and are entering pieces comparable to those prominently , identified in the realm of art. Judging from entries already unpacked, the. year's national display dis-play will include pictures of interest in-terest to everyone. A varied number num-ber of subjects and types of art are to be seen. Within a few days, most of the entries will have found their places in the spacious galleries of the art building, ready for the opening, March 31. While a definite outline of the program marking the opening is not arranged, it will include short talks by visiting art patrons and music from the high school. The program is being held on Friday, so that students as well as all others interested may attend. |