Show msm: 4 Sit'S ' - V! 's - & v vl jr '7""9a“ rL ‘S ' - iw Jtx niyniTOwiaal’BUi f jNawWWt “ iifw&VW' (Mfe ir(yfefTiifrftfr ’aKar Utftisai yj y— George Dibble’s art scene l linrfiiinr E5 Sunday December 13 1987 The Salt Lake Tribune t cool during hectic season by visiting Held exhibit at Ur Stay v A sense of humor is a saving grace under some pressures especially when the driver in the next lane re- fuses a courtesy when you need to turn No one wants second place so they go for the gold whether it involves a shopping cart or the next open window at the cashier’s cage Nor is there anything funny about the driver’s horn that demands that you snake an optional right turn when only you can see the intersection is not clear or the whirling dervish who quickly wheels his compact in a at the end of the block Best thing to do is cool it! Remember something delightful like Pat Bagiev’s daily editorial cartoon in TheiSalt Lake Tribune or get to the Utah Museum of Fine Arts University of Utah and spend some time with '"John Held’s America: Flappers' the Jazz Age and Beyond” This is a slice of Americana from the ’20s and ’30s through most walks of life that were attuned to what was going on in America from the high school to senescence You will find that delightful Marge the Flapper and the college boys with raccoon coats and bell bottom trousers (I remember one high school where they decided to ban the trousers and one defiant student was forcibly removed from his pants which were quickly hoisted to the top of the flagpole for the day) Perspicacious and talented the soq of band leader and pen shop owner John Held Sr Held Jr did sortie then worked as an artist for The Salt Lake Tribune before’ going to New York where opportunity as it did for others opened the way to success and fame A small watercolor in the show (which belongs to the UMFA collection) reveals a fantastic adeptness with the wet medium His facility with pen and wash made his work amenable to publications where his equally sensitive humor met demands of the day free-lancin- g old Ross Held did pen and ink chalkboard and linocuts Train travel posters decorative tourist maps football program covers and car cards bird and animal sketches and fascinating gouache studies from Central America are included in the show a considerable number of which are in the UMFA collection others are from the collection of Mrs John Held Jr For a delightful account of Held’s life see Robert S Olpin’s Dictionary of Utah Art Gallery 56 56 W 400 South is including works by Ken Baxter Lee Bennion Frank R Huff Jr Earl Jones Randall Lake Dennis Smith and Kimbal Warren Baxter’s studies include an effective “Gloucester Street Scene” and : three-dimension- in-e- sponses to cyclamen orchid and oth- er exotic plants Roma Poole Allen expands the motif with watercolor attaining considerable simplification in careful washes which are effective The rein its crispsult is almost pastel-lik- e ness because of careful and restrained washes Adrian Van Suchtelen develops more introspective directions and the results are rewarding Careful WJI design and subordinate detail emerge in luminous overlays of rxS sometimes moody color Somnolent mysterious paintings and the understatement in "Three Graces” a char- tb coal study add to his handsome 4 4 4 The Backslider Marketing Precedes the Miracle Levi S Peterson Calvin Grondahl “Peterson’s new novel is a blast of fresh air Laughing weeping rejoicing over Frank Windham and his friends we might want to compare The Backslider to the best of Flannery O’Conner — except that here is more bawdy hilarity more compassion more tenderness more love” — Association of Mormon Letters In a day when Mormon chapels are built from uniform blueprints when the church's logo is rendered variously for different target BYU sports audiences when satellite dishes-bstnevents to every participating congregation and when The Church News reports the Historical Departments closing of important source material under the headline "Archives Now More Accessible Grondahl brings the irony of contemporary Mormonisn into focus with this compilation of new cartoons This is the fourth in Grondahl’s series of humor books A schedule of appearances to meet the author is listed below play-by-pl- “The book is funny painful and This is the best moving new novel by a Utah writer” — Utah Holiday “The novel is alive with black humor and biting irony of the kind that would make Mark Twain himself proud" — Utah Humanities Review 1986-8- 7 Best Novel Award Association of Mormon Letters Peterson is a professor of English at Weber State College and author of Canyons of Grace 361 page $1295 Grondahl is the editorial cartoonist for the Ogden Standard Examiner and author of Faith Promoting Rumors Freeway To Perfection and Sunday's Foyer 100 pages $495 Early Mormonism and the Magic World View l th i D Michael Quinn “Don’t look in this book for a lurid sensationalized account of how Joseph Smith practiced magic The book is scholarly all In the the way introduction Quinn affirms his faith in the church he is writing about and notes throughout the book that there is nothing in the magical world view that detracts from the status of Joseph Smith” — Deseret News ht “Probably most Mormons today would rather not think of Joseph Smith as being the possessor of occult parchments divining rods talismans seer stones magic daggers amulets and astrological guides But Quinn looks closely at these and other aspects of the magic milieu in which Joseph Smith functioned Taking his courage and a plethora of source material in hand Quinn examines the spirit of the prophet’s times and environs in a — Logan Herald Journal thorough if not definitive manner” Quinn is a professor of history at Brigham Young University and author of J Reuben Clark: The Church Years 315 pages $1495 rs XA 79 ib ( A Mary L Bradford ed Linda Sillitoe From the Mormon avant-gard- e Sillitoe has given us a lyrical little novel that is part social statement part whodunnit and part poem Sideways to the Sun just may be a shoo-i- n for an LDS letters award Sillitoe’s exploration of sensuality gives us some of the most sinewy moving writing Mormondom has seen” — Deseret News ‘Sillitoe has indeed created characters who remain with the reader long after the book’s last — Salt Lake Tribune page” “It would be difficult to say too much in praise of John Phillip Walker’s new contribution to Mormon historiography How can one go wrong with a book that freshly illuminates two such endlessly fascinating characters as the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith and the brilliant historian Dale L Morgan?” — Dialogue: A Journal of Qlormon Thought e “Walker’s work is Morgan’s unfinished magnum opus and letters fascinating” — Journal of American History 1986-8- 7 Best Book Award John Whitmer Historical Association 1986-8- 7 Best Documentary Book Award Mormon History Association Morgan was the author of The Great Salt Lake Jedediah Smith and the Opening of the West The Humboldt: Highroad of the West and The West of William H Ashley 414 pages $2095 Personal Voices Sideways to the Sun Dale Morgan on Early Mormonism John Phillip Walker ed n er years of the century New was the logical place to study ffor those inclined and prepared exciting place to work Several ins including Jack Sears found immediate demand for their is Sears worked for The New American as an editorial car-js- t and contributed regularly to ye and Life lid’s appealing caricatures inter- moods of his time and his E&led the suited their demands His was used by other publications Srections that eventually includ-e- n and ink wash opaaue water- chalkboard and block esented in the exhibit 'fbronze “Bronc” represents his work Stifles in Carries much of the caricature d in other work The watercolor es of high professional quality des a series of studies of the York skyline Held did full color covers for Judge and Life “Where the Blue was a Judge cover with egg figures The round blue eye of tMtnale has just been colored by an ajwMlt from the female A cover for Life appeared in the magazine’s April 28 1927 issue “Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks" occurs when the christening champagne misses the ship’s bow and bonks the captain f For The New Yorker magazine established by fellow Salt Laker Har- - De-mo- landscape There is a sense of locale that pleases The well contrived sky could admit more light on the hay field which is well handled Diane Turner’s "Desert Landscape” pleases New works by AD Shaw Bonnie Poselli Elva Malm Rebecca Hartvigsen John Myrup Kent R Wallis Jerry Fuhriman Frederick Denys Lou Jene Carter Richard Murray Steve McGinty Stuart P Heimdal Kathryn Stats and Wes Lifferth are in the show A varied approach to the art of painting flowers is in the Atrium Gallery Salt Lake City Public Library Mary Lou Romney employs several media including that of cut paper and collage to develop sensitive re fp hu-pu- (ft Randall Lake’s landscape studies in a show that may be seen to Dec 24 In a special holiday exhibit Southam Gallery 50 E Broadway is featuring works that also may be seen through Dec 24 Harold Olsen who combines landscapes in oil and watercolor of the Salt Lake Valley with studies from his studio in Edmonton Canada is showing “Winter Sun” a work that offers his usual competent rendering with an accelerated hue range that enhances the rendering of sunlight in winter on a ranch and its environs The decorative branches and adjoining shrubbery are contained in a closely knit design George Handrahan’s land forms assume related strengths to sky in a y Several magazines including s Judge and Life specialized in creations that offered the tenor of society in the in-o- an intriguing “Deer Valley Lodge” which conveys a sense of airy distance Lee Bennion’s well known fairly flat style in warm ingratiating hues includes a charming “Zina Reading” Dennis Smith offers some interesting new directions that feature bright hues in a new palette Kimbal Warren’s “Grand Canyon” lends a colorful essence of sunlight to his earth forms Earl Jones’ “Lake Near Paterson” pursues a well organized collusion of trees water and mountain forms that works well in directions new to the artist Frank Huff's “Half Muddy Wash” carries the full length of the gallery Ingratiating color is a feature of first-rat- “Along the way to independence the protagonist overcomes her sense of guilt and rejection and her Readers will appreciate the novel’s richness gender role ideas — Utah Humanities Review and depth of characterization” authors who share their feelings about living in Utah and within the Mormon culture are published under one cover Juanita Brooks describes how she hid her research on the Mountain Meadows Massacre from friends and family Laurel Thatcher Ulrich tells of her investigation into conflicting family legends Clifton Jolley tells about selling an automobile to a shrewd seminary teacher Lacee Harris a Native American writes about racism and cultural imperialism in Utah Maureen Ursenbach Beecher recounts giving birth Hugh Nibley laments the burgeoning Mormon bureaucracy Other authors include Leonard Arrington Margaret Munk Linda Newell Richard Poll Douglas Alder Lowell Bennion Edward Geary Eugene England and Steven Walker Twenty-fou- r Sillitoe has published fiction and poetry in Contempora Utah Holiday Network Exponent II Sunstone and Dialogue She is coauthor of Salamander: The Story of the Mormon Forgery Murders to be released in April 1988 255 pages $795 Bradford is former editor of Dialogue: Journal of Mormon Thought and author of Leaving Home: Personal Essays by Mary Lythgoe Bmdf0rd 268 page $895 Utah in Demographic Perspective Indian Origins and the Book of Mormon Thomas Martin Tim Heaton and Stephen Bahr eds Dan Vogel Be-gi- n4 National contest accepting plays 'Unpublished and unproduced scripts are currently being accepted National Play tO the 1987-198Awrird sponsored by the National 8 Repertory Theatre Foundation (NRTF) There is no entry fee and deadline for entering is April 1 The winning play receives $12500 which is divided between the playwright ($7500) and the producing theater ($5000) For further information send a stamped envelope to David Parrish assistant literary manager National Play Award PO Los Angeles Calif Box 71011 90071 The University of Utah r announces new children's ballet classes for ages beginning Monday January 4 1988 1 at the University Preparatory Ballet School - Administrator Joy Ludlow Offered through the Division of Continuing Education or Please call 581-808- 8 581-823- Summer Fire Douglas H Thayer “The book looks into the mind and deals with of a the sexuality of a growing boy It also probes his relationship with God and his discovery that he has within himself the capacity for evil as well as good It can be read as an adventure coming-of-ag- e story The or highly religious novel make layers of symbolism the book appropriate for both young and old” — Provo Daily Herald “If you’ve been wishing you could find a Mormon novel that is exciting and excellent with characters that are unforgettably real Thayer has granted your wish I have never read a better Mormon novel I may never read a truer one” — Orson Scott Card Thayer is associate dean of the College of Humanities at Brigham Young University and author of Under the Cottonwoods 258 pages New Price: $795 Mormon Polygamy A History Richard S Van Wagoner g factual “This is a narrative The author leaves no doubt that the practice even at its best was difficult" — Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought “A fascinating tale that adds to our understanding of an intriguing episode in American religious history” — New York City Tribune hard-hittin- “Written with grace and clarity candor and compassion No one who aspires to be a student of Mormon religion or history should ignore it” — Free Inquiry “Van Wagoner graces this work with a notable sensitivity to the feelings which can be aroused by such a comprehensive treatment of This book will be welcomed by earnest students who polygamy want to get behind and beneath the easy generalizations of past — Saints Herald polemics” “Van Wagoner has published in Utah Historical Quarterly Utah Holiday and BYU Studies He is author of A Book of Mormons and a forthcoming history of Lehi Utah 320 pages $1995 Twenty contributors address such issues confronting contemporary Utahns as teenage pregnancy white collar crime welfare assistance adolescent drug use nontraditional families family violence ethnic groups and religious affiliation Utah statistics are compared with data from other states in tables and graphs This is an essential reference book which answers many of the questions debated in public forums throughout the state Martin is director of the Office of Institutional Research and Planning at Utah Valley Community College Heaton is a professor of sociology at Brigham Young University Bahr is director of the Family and Demographic Research Institute at Brigham Young UnVereity- 304 page $9 95 Indian Origins ana the Ikx)k of Mormon M “Well researched and clearly written Compelling evidence yet modest claims Vogel’s task is straightforwardly stated and accomplished He describes and documents the various theories of Indian origins which were popular at the time the Book of Mormon was produced by Joseph Smith His assumption is that we can better understand the book as we more adequately grasp its historical context in nineteenth-century American culture Vogel has done an excellent job of gleaning relevant material from his voluminous sources and organizing them in a readable and effective manner The data are treated with a mature caution which thoughtful alike will appreciate” historians and — Journal of the John Whitmer Historical Association Vogel is the author of Religious Seekers and the Advent of Mormonism forthcoming in summer 1988 54 pages $895 1 Brigham Young University A House of Faith Gary James Bergera and Ronald Priddis ‘A ‘warts and all' history of Brigham Young The research is impressive University and because the authors declared no topic taboo the narrative quickly catches the interest of even the most casual browser” — Utah Historical Quarterly The text is ‘Deep and comprehensive written with clarity and thoughtful It is a fascinating look at the perception inevitable struggle between a student body in search of a liberal education and an a administration committed to conservative board of trustees that wants its religious values" young people to learn — Western Historical Quarterly “The authors were dissatisfied with what they saw as excessively eulogistic and apologetic elements m the official histories of Brigham Young University and This is an important fxxik particularly in treating the Wilkinson years because it confronts us with this standard of scholarship and throws light on the special problems of revealed truth versus academic truth " — BYU Studies Bergera is the author of articles appearing in Utah Historical Quarterly Journal He is the recipient of a Mormon History Association Best Article award Priddis has published articles in the Seventh East Press 550 pages $9 95 of the John Whitmer Historical Association and elsewhere flutograpfuTy Calvin Grondahl will be available to autograph his new book Marketing Precedes the Miracle at the following times and places: 17 December 11:00 BYU Bookstore B Dalton University Mall 1 7 December 6:00 Waldenbooks: 18 December 7:00 Ogden City Mall Fashion Place Mall 19 December 2:00 19 December 7:30 Crossroads Mall 21 December 7:00 Layton Hills Mall i |