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Show PICTURES NOW BEING HUNG POUNNUAL APRIL ART SHOW One might say that Christmas comes twice a year to Springville-once in December and again in April, with so much anticipation felt among students and townspeople alike in the big forthcoming forth-coming event the annual National Art Exhibit. The doors, on possibly the biggest big-gest show in the history of Springville Spring-ville art will open Friday, March 31. It is being designated as the Centennial Exhibit and the pictures pic-tures purchased will be so designated. desig-nated. A preview this week of the paintings paint-ings entered in this year's show indicates that many will be of special interest to art critics and patrons. Included among these will be the two oils received recently from Iceland Ice-land for display in this year's exhibit. Pictures From Iceland The Forest of Husafell. (A scene in the interior of Iceland) was painted by Asgrimur Jonsson one of Icelands foremost painters. (Continued on Page Two) Pictures Being Hung For April Art- Show (Continued from Page One) Mr. Jonsson is rather an old man at present, having been born in the year 1876. When he was 23 years old, he left Iceland and journeyed to Copenhagen Co-penhagen in 1897 and studied for three years in the National Academy Acad-emy of Art. He went from Copenhagen Copen-hagen to Berlin and Dresden, Germany Ger-many and studied art in both places pla-ces under prominent teachers. Later, he spent 2 years of study in Italy. , His pictures hang in 'several of the European countries in notable galleries. One of his best is hanging hang-ing in the National Academy at Copenhagen, Denmark. Hooded Glacier (Scene from the Westman Islands) was painted by Jon Torliefson. The artist has had rather a varied career. He is at present one of the members of the Althing. (Parliament of Iceland). He like Jonsson early left Iceland and studied abroad. He studied for a few years in Copenhagen and then went to Paris and studied under un-der prominent artists. He has paintings in several countries, but one mural that would be of interest inter-est to us in America and one which trn.vp him nn t favorable comment There will be no special lectures scheduled as in previous years. The Brigham Young University is cooperating with the high school art committee, in giving the lectures. lec-tures. If any organization desires to bring in a special speaker it will be premissable. Centennial Exhibit Being the centennial year exhibit, ex-hibit, even more visitors may see the exhibit this year than last in the opinion of art committee members. mem-bers. There was an estimated 75,000 visitors to the gallery last year with 60,000 of these coming for j the April show. During April last year, 37 states were represented ' on the visiting list together with 13 foreign countries. There were names from 365 cities and from 164 Utah cities. Among the larger organizations which have already announced plans of visiting the art gallery are the state Kiwanis Clubs on April 15; the Womens Federated Clubs of the state April 22, and the Jay-cees Jay-cees Wives of the state April 29. many new types of art are to be seen also. ! Norman Rockwell's Ichabod Crane will possibly be a favorite among visitors. It is a picture never-to-be-forgotten and will undoubtedly un-doubtedly occupy a favorite spot in the gallery. Wm. R. Leigh's Panning Gold In Montana is a beauty as is his Carding Wool and Grinding Corn. John Hubbard Rich has a gorgeous gor-geous still life. A quick glance through the gallery gal-lery indicates there will be the usual variety of subjects with many landscapes, many still-life paintings and many portraits. The water colors to be seen in the forthcoming exhibit have perhaps per-haps never been finer. A visit to the art gallery this week would give one an idea of the mammoth job entailed in sifting, sift-ing, hanging and cataloguing the huge collection of pictures. Oliver Parson, high school art instructor and art curator, has many hours of hard work before him as has every member of the art committee. commit-tee. He said 25 crates arrived on the last entry day, Tuesday. Mrs! Mae Huntington, chairman of publicity, reports that a new plan will be followed this year in regard to art tours and lectures on the exhibit. One lecture is to be given each evening beginning at 7 p.m. five days each wecV. excluding Saturday Satur-day and Sunday and groups desiring desir-ing to hoar about the art may come to the gallery at this time, was at the Icelandic Division of the New York World's Fair in the year 1939. This covered an area of 7 feet by 118 feet. He was born in the year 1891 and is at present President of the Icelandic Art Association. As-sociation. In order that these pictures would arrive on time, the Air Minister of Iceland was contacted, (a Mr. Agnar Jonsson). They were sent by air to the Iceland Counsel Coun-sel in New York, who in turn air mailed them to Springville, Utah. This was to avoid delay of the customs. To J. Y. Bearnson is given much credit for his efforts in securing these two painting which came through his connections and correspondence corres-pondence with near relatives and friends in that country. From Japan There are also three paintings on exhibit from Japan brought from that country by Dr. Hendrik Versleuis. These will be easily recognized by the unique and artistic artis-tic frames. Many former exhibitors are recognized rec-ognized in this year's picture array and many new names as well as |