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Show New Building Marks i Greatest Advance j In Art Movement I 3Y MANILLA BKOWX ! Marking: the most significant advance in the Springville art j movement' since its inception neaiiy 40 years ago, a building I which it is hoped will further the interests in art in this com-j com-j munity, was begun the latter part i cf November, 1935. The art build- ns; has progressed until at the ' present time, although not com pletecl, it offers five spacious and I scientifically lighted rooms in which the sixteenth annual na- tional high school art exhibit is being held. The galleries, with a combined wall space of 7500 square feet, are ideally ' located for their ! purpose. Two of the rooms are 1 30 by 60 feet; two are 24 by 50 and the other is 24 by 34 feet. Second floor galleries are lighted by means of skylights and a scientific lighting arrangement arrange-ment for the display walls. The first floor rooms receive light iiO.Ti ifiig-A '.viiKws -a.fi d un . jn- t direct lighting system. The walls in the rooms are paneled with a neutral shade of grey burlap to provide a suitable background for the pictures on display. The galleries will permit for the first time the hanging of the high school's permanent collection collec-tion during the national exhibit in April. Xn the past, the permanent per-manent collection has been stored stor-ed while the national show was on, and the auditorium and halls were filled with other canvases. Numerous April visitors resultant-ly resultant-ly have not seen the permanent collection consisting of 150 paintings paint-ings valued at over 150,000, and which vie with the national exhibit in excellence. In addition to the galleries, the building contains an art instruction in-struction room, a little theater, an office room, auditorium and kitchenette. The interior is being finished in a dark shade of antique an-tique oak, corresponding with o-thei: prtistio features . pi the bufldf'.' At various places in U ' corridors, recesses have d' made to hold the statuai, pieces. Interesting and artistic features of the building are the high lower ascended by a winding stairway; the patio in the rear, which will be landscaped in old Spanish style, and a cloister overhanging the patio. To carry out as closely as possible the Spanish design, the '"I ocrs are being covered with hand made tile manufactured in connection with the WPA building build-ing project. Under the direction of Virgil O. Hafen, workers arc producing tile by a method similar simi-lar to that used by the old Spanish settlers in California. Approximately 14,000 four-inch ! tile will be used in the building i floor coverings. Clay obtained in i Utah conn I y forms t he back- ground of the tile, which is being be-ing baked in two kilns under a temperature of 2100 degrees. The tiles completed, arc colored pleasing pleas-ing shades blending from light tan to a deep rose. The new building has been proclaimed pro-claimed by critics as one of the best examples of Works Progress Administration construction in the state. Concrete, plaster, tile, steel (Continued On Page Three j New Building Marks Greatest Advance In Art Movement S (Continued from Page One) and other fireproof materials have been used almost exclusively in Its construction. With its red tiled roof, white walls, tile floors, patio and tower, it" embodied the best features of the early architecture archi-tecture which it represents. Claude Ashworth of Provo is the architect. Mack Whitney of Ma-pletpn Ma-pletpn is building supervisor. The building project' was brought about through the efforts ef-forts of Mayor George A. Anderson An-derson and the city council, the project having been sponsored by the city. The city supplied approximately approx-imately S29.000 in equipment and materials and the WPA is supplying sup-plying the remainder for wages. Cooperating with the city officials of-ficials in promoting the project,, was the Springville art board, which in 1935 consisted of W.W. Brockbank, principal of the high school, as president; J. Emmett Bird, then president of the Nebo school district board, vice-president; J. F. JJ'hngate, secretary-treasurer; secretary-treasurer; Wayne Johnson,' Dr. George A. Anderson, Milan R. Straw, C. G. Salisbury and - the high school art committee composed com-posed of W.W. Brockbank, chairman; chair-man; Wayne Johnson, curator; J. F. Wingate, secretary-treasurer, and Mae Huntington, publicity director. Lorin A. Nielson of Mapleton. has since succeeded J. Emmett Bird on the school board, and is vice-president. Immediately after the national exhibit, work on the finishing of the art building will be speeded along until its completion. The grounds will be landscaped and every detail in readiness to greet the thousands of visitors who are expected to view the pictures in the galleries annually. |