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Show Eastern Art Dealer Comments On 'Newspaper and Prize Painting ing of expression . As I see it, most of the "expression" is offered offer-ed by four robust rear ends; the one face you can see has no features, fea-tures, a blank; I wonder if it is a self-portrait. "I hope you will do your best to keep art on an even keel; and to have painting such as you and I would like to have in our homes with which our children and grandchildren grand-children can grow up and learn to love for their beauty. If you ever come to Boston call here and see what our old House is trying to do in its 110th year." Sincerely yours, ROBERT C. VOSE From the owner of one of the largest and best known art I galleries in the East, came a 1 letter this week, which the Springville Herald prizes, first because it comes from one in J authority and secondly, we, like every other individual or concern, appreciate being told J that a thing is well done. Favorable Fav-orable comment from one in v the position of Mr. Robert C. Vose of Vose Galleries, Boston, Bos-ton, Mass., which concern is currently observing its 110th year in business, means much. Believing that many readers will enjoy reading Mr. Vose's comment, his letter is printed - Jnfuii as follows: vr TT June 2, 1950 w. Harrison Conover , ne Springville Herald ' Springville, Utah Dear Sir: "For many years we have been ZTm,S P'ctures to your high fccnoo! for their splendid art ex-: ex-: " , 'hns wl"ch have been such an ' mi , 1 element in the develop-' develop-' tion f art mterest in yur sec" Hn'Thily sent me a copy of the , nwaid of May fourth, and I write h c,onratulate you upon your imn me paper- 1 am especially 'inrvSed by your superior print-t print-t irf ' our Portraits of Misses Joell . e'nck and Rosalie Robison are nm 6 as have ever seen in a ' T fPaPer, certainly finer than we e? here, congratulations. (Da &? interested in your letter age 8) ..Ar(. visitor makes com. gent on 'He Said, She Said' ". Vn& a beauty lover and believing all I association with leaders in turvrauChes of art for half a cen ry, that the raison d'etre of art - 10 give pleasure, to instruct and " inspire to loftier thoughts, I nnieoVlth your "Disappointed An-nri, An-nri, SPrin&ville Visitor" re the r,"rfe Plcture, "He Said, She Said". ;vn,,; at title trivial? I have only whipllrHPoduction of the original on v dcfendcrs claim "Will grow : th f yoU see it; over and over tho ne strong feeling of expression; ' forth Tliant handlin8' and so Whai- j"1 wondering on just Mumwkmd of an intellect that t '"le f Paint will grow? And am puzzled by the "strong feel- |