| Show Page 8 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday April 22 2001 Team tries1 to rescue doctor at j South Pole:: Whistler artwork gaining in WASHINGTON (AP) — James McNeill Whistler left Washington for Paris when he was 21 and spent the rest of his life in Europe always insisting that he was an American artist — one of the greatest of the 1800s critics now say Washington’s Freer Gallery of Art which claims the world’s best and most complete set of Whistler's works — 1200 of them — opens a small but comprehensive exhibit of his painting on Sunday It shows how his style developed in France and Britain Bigger exhibits on both ' sides of the Atlantic are due in 2003 the 100th anniversary of his death in London American painting had little influ- ence on him but he influenced American painters of his time London was where he brought his mother to live and where he did her famous portrait and where she died It hangs in a Paris museum and rarely crosses the ocean Whistler was born in Lowell Mass and his family’s isolation from the United States grew from their sympathy for the South in the Civil War The artist’s brother William served as a doctor with the Confederate forces Some biogra- phies have said the artist felt guilty at not joining up but a recent one by Ronald Anderson and Anne Koval — ‘‘James McNeill Whistler: Beyond the Myth” — says there js no evidence for that ”(H)e had always loathed the idea of being a soldier” they wrote “He had never wanted to be in the army considering himself an artist first and always" ' He had flunked out of West Point well before the war failing an exam in chemistry “Had silicon been a gas I would have been a major general’’' Whistler joked later in life But the year after the war ended found him in Chile He told a biographer he was helping some Confed- crate veterans but was disbelieved Kenneth Myers who put the exhibit together said recent research shows he was in contact with a gunrunning scheme that included some Confederate veterans “It was a moneymaking Venture but it doesn't seem to have made any money” Myers said What it did produce was one of his most famous works in the cur- -' rent show a night scene of the' Spanish fleet that bombarded the Chilean port of Valparaiso It was followed by many other night paintings — “nocturnes" he called them part of his fancy for linking art to music' SANTIAGO Chile (AP) — ' A rescue team departed Saturday for the South Pole flying' ' into the face of high winds and' near-totdarkness in a risky’ effort to evacuate an ailing American doctor working at’ ' r the end of the world Ronald S Shemenski $9 is' the only physician among 30 researchers at the Amundsen' Scott-Sout- h Pole station in! Antarctica He recently suffered a gaH bladder attack and al has been diagnosed with potentially condition known as pancreati-- ' tis Doctors say his condition in- stable but he could suffet’ another attack at any time amP needs surgery Authorities Along with the paintings the want to evacuate him before even more treacherous condiJ tions arrive in Antarctica In a separate rescue effort the New Zealand Air Force on Monday is to airlift four Americans also in need of medicaf attention from a research sta- tion on the other side of the continent The names and con- -' ditions of the Americans on AP photo Freer is showing a larger exhibit of drawings and' etchings that Whistler made along the Thames River in London whine he lived released They will be brought to Christchurch New Zealand In the Shemenski rescue munities’’ injuries’ said Peter Valk a traffic engineer from Pasadena Calif “It’s affecting all the children in our schools and cities Congestion can be found in suburbs and even small towns- and experts say they’ve found an unlikely it’s getting ' worse” Gone are the days when' most children walked to school or rode the- bus Valk said Many children are now driven by parents or child-car- e providers causing a mess around schools that were built to accommodate buses and rl V I teacher parking otdy w “All that traffic is complete- ly overwhelming these' com culprit- -schools Roads surrounding schools can be jammed with parents and teen-ag- e drivers creating dangers for any child who walks to school said national traffic experts gathered in Atlanta this week- for a sum-m- it - -- “Schools are a big source of said Marion worse are stricter driving rules Waters Georgia’s top traffic ' operations engineer In Cherokee County a rapidly growing suburb north of Atlanta only one of 32 schools has sidewalks and ’ ' neighborhoods close enough even to allow walking school spokesman Mike McGowan said ‘‘Walking isn’t realiy an option” he said “And most I of our schools weren’t des&ned to hold the traffic they're getting” Making a in Georgia and other states that prevent teens from carrying other youths “It’s a real dilemma" Valk said “These laws have very positive effects on reducing teen fatalities and injuries but then they encourage every teen to drive alone “You’ll still have a big group of kids going out to the movies but now they’ll be going out to the movies in 10 different cars'' - Schools should teach children about carpooling and bad-situatio- eight-seat- propeller er planes took off at 6:43 am from Punta Arenas Chile’s southernmost city 2240 miles south of the capital of Santiago en route to a British base on Antarctica After landing one of the Twin Otter planes will then begin a daring flight to the and wind- Schools the culprit for many a traffic snarl aggravation fatalities and mass transit even in early grades conference attendees said Some elementary schools have started walking groups ed swept station The second where parents take turns plane is a backup Including the stopover at the flight is expected to take 13 to 16 hours to reach the doctor The crew will then escorting children to school Some1 schools have even videotaped dangerous drivers arid shown them at PTA meetings “We need to get to children early when they’re shaping values" Valk said “It’s so the-bas- delays - ‘ the third act of Giuseppe Verdi’s four-a“Aida” ct tors tried to resuscitate him at the scene in the Deutsche Oper opera house and then in the hospital where he died later Friday ' ' The evening performance' was stopped and shocked audience members sent home the opera house said Born 'Nov 2 1946 in Venice Sinopoli studied music during the late 1960s arid early 1970s in his horrie city as well: as in Germany Austria and elsewhere in Italy He founded the Bruno Maderoa ensemble in 1973 — : AP photo s Italian conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli seen in this Dec 11 1999 photo died after suffering a heart attack during a performance late : : Friday named after a fellow Venetian conductor with whom he studied in Darmstadt in Germany He then’begari in earnest his comcareer as an avant-garposer before turning more and more to conducting He first performed his most de well-kno- composition the “Lou Salome" in 1981 in Munich International acclaim as a conductor grew opera- after his interpretation of Verdi’s “Macbeth” in Berlin's Deutsche Oper in 1980 draw- irig invitations to conduct in ' New York London Vienna and other cities We Know The Way To Grow Tlie history of Cache Valley is as diverse and interesting 'as the people who have built it A pictoral history book to be shared with family friends neighbors and visitors is available now v ' Don't miss this opportunity to get your own copy of Cadie Treasures: A photo history Come and see our store We have great gifts arid floral ideas 'Ibny's Pick up jprove i plus tax your copy today If The Herald Journal v'-:- TiJMSi'Kfci :: ii-- fc fcg a i f k yi 752-212- IP e stay about 10 hours before beginning the return trip to Punta Arenas They are expected to arrive back in in the week Chile important that the streets 'though early bad could weather arourid our schools are safe cause BERLIN (AP) — Italian conductor Giuseppe Sinopioli best known for daring interpretations of Verdi and Puccini died after suffering a heart attack while conducting at a Berlin opera house He was 54 ' Sinopoli was rushed to the city’s German Heart Center clinic after collapsing during ' : McMurdo Base were not James McNeill Whistler's 'Variations in flesh colour and green: The Balcony' will be one of many works to exhibit at the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington starting today two ATLANTA (AP) — Traffic jams aren't just a problem in bustling areas of the nation's i' ng 75 West 300 North 1 11 J i ' |
