Show SCULPTOR SCULPT OR OF RETIRING NA NATURE T Torl I eaf af Slow to Talk Regarding Achievements Achievement a r 4 rw 4 r f a r v Working on the head hea d nf Dr Widtsoe soe Knap Utah sculptor ji was ph photographed tog in his shop at 34 Richards Rich Rich- ards street at 7 4 t r 74 5 j i I rJ I Is Also Ranked High Among Painters Sees Great future for Art in Utah It to took ole considerable rapping to tG bring the thes s s sculptor r to the door of his studio shop he calls It it which is hidden away among among the nondescript business ss houses on Richards street In shirt sleeves with hands and clothing stained with clay he ho appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap to tG explain that he was working on an interesting little piece in the back room and was unable to leave at th the moment From Front outward appearances one ne would have taken him for a workman workman work work- man performing routine tasks for fora a superior at 50 60 cents an hour rather than for one of Utah's foremost foremost foremost fore fore- most sculptors But a moments moment's talk and ancI a glimpse about the room at the sculpture and busts that lined the the walls soon convinced on one other other- wise OF RETIRING NATURE of retiring nature was slow to discuss his his' work There is little to say I Ilove Ilove Ilove love my ray work and hope to do many beautiful things ho he said when told that his picture and something I about his work was wanted by The Telegram and the public publicS I Talk of his achievements he would not but he was glad tl to show his works and regretted that he be had little in the studio at the time But he warmed to his subject as ashe ashe ashe he wandered about the little shop fingering lovingly each piece of work It was the un unfinished pieces that interested him hInl most As he discussed discussed discussed dis dis- cussed one h he made minute chan changes es esIn in it as he explained the technique of Its structure A line or a a. de depression depression depression de- de here an elevation there thereto therel to emphasize character J Character that was It that was the prime requisite of a sculptor or of any artist To portray a person or a thing one must study and be beable beable beable able to Interpret and convey character character character char char- acter and feeling he said SHOWS WIDTSOE BUST eUST He Illustrated on a 4 bust of Dr Widtsoe which was In its unfinIshed unfinished stage To produce a a. likeness like bite ness nes of a per on person one must be able to catch the character analyze It and transfer ft Of course there is form but one must know more than that that must must be able to do more than just make a a repetition of surface form Besides being a a. a. a sculptor Mr 11 is-a is painter of high ran rank It i He paints paints' both portraits and land land- He exhibited several of ot f the latter which led to the question of ot which he liked best painting or or sculpturing cuI lpg They are the same samsIn In their es as es essentials he replied I like them equally eq ally well eil although I do n more nore of the latter In liv sculpture form comes first In painting color predominates predominates pre- pre dominates But basically they are are the same Each demands that th the theartist artist have bave a message t to to- transmit I It Its portrayal Is only a matter c of ef slight difference in detail In li I sculpture on one works will all three dimensions while in painting on one deals only with the flat surface BORN HORN IN NORWAY Mr Is a native of Nor Nor- way He was born in Vats in 1881 and came to Utah In 1908 He lIe ha has visited Europe and his native land since then but has made Salt Lake Lak his home He studied In Oslo Norway Noray Paris New York and Chicago He taught sculpture in Brigham Young university at Provo last year lIe He was married a year after hi lila his arrival in Salt Lake to Miss Millie Christensen a Utah Utah girl The Th couple makes their home at 1446 Redondo avenue They six children Mr doesn't care particularly particularly particularly par par- whether they follow tollow in his footsteps or not Some of them may if II there is talent very strong talent and Inclination he be s said ld But this country he added h has s many other pursuits for them fields in which they possibly could coul become more successful Although there always is room the field o oart of art Is crowded and it Is is' better for tor forone forone torone one to do other things if there i inot IS' IS Ignot I not an abundance of talent and an ov overwhelming desire SEES FUTURE FOR ART I A N great future for foe are In Utah i is seen by Mr In S Salt Sal lt I Lake is behind In he declared By that I dont don't mean that there ther are not sufficient artists here fo for there are many capable ones I mean that there Is not enough ar art among the public not enough beautiful beautiful beau beau- things in our public parks and buildings People here appreciate it and there la Is much work fo for artists artiste Mr s Is well known fo for his handcart group in the Temple Tempi block and his work on the L. L D. D S Stemple S. S temple at Mesa Ariz which was wa recently completed He also did dk the sculpture work on the temple in Alberta AlbeJt Canada In addition h hhas he has made madel b busts of many pioneers pioneer and men prominent e in Utah I |