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Show Art Exhibit Opens With Many Visitors From Far and Near Approximately a thousand people peo-ple are estimated to have visited the art gallery on Sunday following follow-ing the formal opening on Friday. Fri-day. This number will, in all, probability, prob-ability, be increased during following fol-lowing Sundays. Though only a small porUon of the visitors register, it was noted that practically every section of ! The state as well ' ns Montana, ! Idaho, Arizona and Texas, were represented in the Sunday crowds. One man, a visitor in Provo, registered reg-istered from Yangtan, China, and would probably claim the record of coming the farthest to see the exhibit. Comments were heard on every hand, especially from out of town visitors on the excellence of the exhibit. Especially were the visitors visit-ors impressed with the floral and portrait studies, a larger variety and number of these being on exhibit this year. With numerous groups making reservations for meetings and tours of the gallery, it is expected the total number of visitors this year may even surpass those of previous shows. With the opening exercises of the Springville high school art exhibit ex-hibit Friday afternoon, the school came into possession of two more ; valuable paintings, when presentation presen-tation of "Early Days" by Daniel Weggeland and "American Fork Canyon," by Edwin Evans, were made by the latter artist. Mr. Evans, noted Utah artist and educator and N. K. Nielsen, former hig'h school principal, both of Salt Lake City, addressed several sev-eral hundred art patrons and students stu-dents in attendance at the opening.. open-ing.. The appreciation of the school for the gift pictures was expressed by Elaine Nielson of the student body, in a short talk during the exercises. Music and readings were also rendered by high school students. stu-dents. In behalf of the Mothers- Study club, local literary organization, President Maude Thorn, presented the art cofrimittue with a $31) check for the art benefit. Principal WAV. Brockbank, president of the art board, was in charge of the program. pro-gram. The picture, "Early Days," by Weggeland, one 0f ne w0 m0at recent additions to the school's permanent collection, is representative represen-tative of the artist's pioneer life. It is a small canvas with a home typical of early pioneer settlements settle-ments in the background and surrounded sur-rounded with a mass of shrubbery in dull greens and browns lending a quiet splendor to the entire scene. It will be counted among the priceless pictures of the school's permanent collection. Mr. Weggeland is known as the rather of Utah art. He is a native of the land of the Vikings and began his career in the best art school in Copenhagen, continuing two years in England. He later studied in Berlin. "American Fork Canvon" bv I Edwin Evans, is immediately recognized rec-ognized as local landscape though the picture was painted before the road to the canyon had been improved. Bright greens in several sev-eral shades illuminate the picture which portrays the artists' direct and virile, style. The art galleries in which more than 200 national display pictures are hung in addition to about 150 of the school's collection, are open daily hereafter throughout April. ' Sunday is one of the most popu- I lar V'siting days of the week. The public is cordially invited to attend at-tend at any time between the hours of 0 a. m. and 9 p. m. If arrangements a re made, someone will I j in attendance to explain the pictures. The exhibit is free to everyone. |