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Show v v J 1 II II a I I k- ,C UTAH PRESS ASSOC 307 U 200 S SUITE 5005 SALT LAKE CITY, UT 31 Dtc 99 i1 ) f i if These young people serve on the Mapleton City Youth Council. Coun-cil. They work with city council members and do service projects in the city. They are, from left, Spencer Croshaw, Stephanie Card, Lauren Swan, Wendy Woodfield, Jessica Magrath and Youth Mayor Brian Langford. Photo by Martin Conover. . rs u t. ; l SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84101 Jl ,S ill i f It 0 J 4.j Volume One Hundred Two SPRINGVILLE, UTAH 84663 - January 29, 1997 Price 50 Number Five The Springville Museum of Art is presently exhibiting a collection ,of- arL.buul Aver the; course of one year. 1996 was a, significant year in that only 49 1 works of art were acquired, which are fewer than usual, but their quality is much higher. In 1995 the museum acquired 61 pieces for its permanent collection, collec-tion, and the year before it received re-ceived 95 works. The museum also sold or traded 47 works which is higher than usual in 1996. "What this means," noted the museum director Dr. Vera Swan-son, Swan-son, "is that the collection's quality is spiraling upward. Our visitors can now view a better representation of Utah art than ever before. " There were 43 Utah pieces and six non-Utah pieces added in 19 for a total of $354,250. This averages to $6,968 per pieces which is well above the collection-wide average of about $4,000. "We are after the best representative repre-sentative examples of the board range of Utah art. We are after the "one" piece not the "many" pieces. If we can acquire pieces iHisfirlii mmmm Meeting tonight on drug prevention The third in the series of three meetings on drug abuse and prevention will be held tonight, Wednesday, January 29, at 7 p.m. at the Springville Jr. High School. All parents and interested adults are invited invit-ed to attend. Tonight's meeting- will be about the resources that are available for treatment and prevention to help young people. This will be given by the county division of human services. The number of youths using drugs in Springville and Mapleton Map-leton has increased. Education is the key for parents and loved ones to recognize when a child has a drug problem and what to do about it. The PTA is sponsoring this meeting to help adults deal with the problem. that 'bump' other pieces off the wall, then we feel blessed." said Swanson. , v . ... ,4,. This year pictures like the ., important oil by J.T. Harwood entitled "Richard's Camp" (1888) cost the museum many thousands of dollars. Then it was conserved , and framed at great expense. A grant from the Springville Arts Commission helped to defray the high cost of such work, which might not have been done otherwise. other-wise. A major John Hafen painting, "Davis County" dated 1907 and measuring 24x30" was added to the collection. It was an acquisition acquisi-tion from the Tintic School District. Dis-trict. It, too, needed to be re stored, but fortunately, the original origi-nal frame was in good condition. "The museum would rather acquire the best work of art available and have to restore and frame it than settle for a sparkling spar-kling clean, second-rate work. Of course the painting must have physical integrity before we are interested in the first place," explained Swanson. Local fram-ers fram-ers Kreiger-Ricks, Smith Fine Art Manufacturing and Allman Picture Framing, all have donated frames to the museum this past year. Together they are the best framers in Utah. The museum has used the services of painting restorers, Stan Birmingham of Springville, Heather Densley of Provo and Liz Provost of Salt Lake. Among the more important paintings acquired in 1996 were several by Utah bid masters. Two George M. Ottinger paintings were added to the permanent collection. One, titled "Moqui Indian Girl" (1863) is small but significant because of it was 'an authentic portrayal of the indian wife in a butterfly headdress. The museum also acquired two oils by Lewis A. Ramsey (1875-1941) of Provo and Salt lake. His landscapes land-scapes of Southern Utah are considered his best. The museum fortuitously purchased from a minor Connecticut auction his "Near Zion" (1931) which is considered his masterpiece. Two other major early Utah pieces include J.T. Harwood's large 66x34" canvas, entitled "Italian Flower Girl" (1890) and Mabel P. Frazer's (1887-1982);; picture "Tye Rags." Harwood's oil was his second most signifi- ( cant work painted while he studied stud-ied in Paris. It was donated by ; Dr. Lloyd and Beverly Call of ; Pocatello, Idaho. Frazer's still life of tie-rag rope for a tie-rag rug is one of Utah earliest examples exam-ples of modern art. The 72nd Annual Spring Salon was a fertile place for museum acquisitions. This year the Louise Clyde Fund purchased the romantically impressionist landscape by Phyllis Home "On continued on page 3 4 Doug Braithwaite's oil painting titled, "Toys and Tools," was one of the forty-seven pieces added to the permanent collection at the Springville Spr-ingville Museum of Art during 1996. It is a colorful painting that was purchased from the Spring Salon last year. The new acquisitions are now on display at the museum. Citizens are invited to come and see these works. lastefiMO gainie:.;i)iiiieseum TOlaainifieeirs moved to OTSS The basketball game on Friday Fri-day between Springville and Spanish Fork has changed locations. loca-tions. Springville and Spanish Fork Basketball players have the great opportunity of playing the varsity game at the David O. McKay Event Center at Utah Valley State College on Friday, January 31. "We feel fortunate to be available to play in such a fine facility as UVSC." Glen Bailey, Athletic Director of Springville High said. "According to our coaching staff, this is the best basketball floor in the state. As an athletic department, we are excited that our basketball team and drill team will have this opportunity to play and perform in such a fine environment. Playing Play-ing this game at the McKay Center will be a great honor for our basketball team and an excellent excel-lent place for our students, parents, par-ents, fans and patrons to enjoy this athletic event. I think once all the fans get there, they will see that this is really an opportunity opportu-nity where everyone comes out winners. Game time will be 7:30 p.m. the doors will open at 6:30 p.m. All seating is general admission. Tickets may be pre-purchased at the finance office at Springville High. Prices are $4 for adults and $3 for students and children four and over. Be prepared to pay $2 for parking. We invite all our student body, parents, fans, patrons of Springville and Mapleton to attend this game against Spanish Fork High at the David O. McKay Center on the UVSC campus. Volunteers, doccnts and benefactors bene-factors enjoyed dinner and viewing view-ing the New Acquisitions art exhibit at the Springville Museum of Art Thursday evening. Museum Muse-um Board of Trustees President Brent Haymond greeted those attending and thanked all for their hours of service and donations to the museum. Haymond said that the founders of the art movement in Springville Spring-ville had as their vision the teaching teach-ing of children, and the museum continues to do just that. "Every year the museum grows, and people are working and expanding expand-ing it to a new level of professionalism." profes-sionalism." He talked about the extensive education the museum is doing in the schools in the state both with exhibits like the All-State High School show and the Crayola Dream Makers exhibit. "We have around 200 of our art pieces on CD's on the Internet that are continued on page 3 V May Miller of Springville was honored at the Hafen-Dallin Volunteer dinner last week with a Distinguished Service Award for her volunteer hours at the Springville Museum of Art. She is shown with her husband,' Joe, and the plaque and flowers that were presented to her for her service. fFOORiCOPYl |