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Show ay riifTyin-ni- frr.iri ryfflii r By George Dibble There are reasons whv the art exhib.t at the Utah State Fair continues to draw crowds. Per- haps the most to the stock arena Hubbard squashes, Pippin, Winesap and Pear-mai- n apples filled the racks m the fruit display. County vied with county in the elaborately designed horticultural racks, and you could buy a years subscription to your favorite farm or garden magazine for the price of a couple of concession ndes 3r L consistent character and unwavering Soda pop and ice cream cones were a dime each and you could get enough butered popcorn for a quarter o leave a Hansel and Gretel trail from straying kids not to mention adding to the fluffy carpet in the art galiery Corn Salve purpose maintained by the department throughout the years. Visitors to the fair didnt always cram the parking lots with family cars. Out of towners left the jalopy at the home of a friend or relativ e and rode the street car to the exposition grounds The route covered Mam S'reet from Fourth South and oer the old breezy North Temple viaduct with open cars Thrills Crowds Balloon ascensions, motoracts cycle races, tight-rop- Pitch auto-airplan- e men with d sleight-of-han- entertainment sold everything from com salve to soot remover for the kitchen flue. If it didn't burn down the house the chimneys were dear for another year. Best lighted displays were the tents electric featunng portable generators for isolated homes. One easily gathered that the brightness was supposed to one of the come from machines. Most of the lost kids and some who were not, moments delightful spent climbing over the farm machinery and tractor display. There were free samples in the manufacturers building toothsome bits from cheese to chocolate wrapped in gaudy cellophane. The smell of new car enamel came from behind stacks of glossy brochures. The sight of louves of home baked bread and carefully bottled fruit in the domestic e and x l x Fair exhibits remain consistent points in The Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday, September The art scene logical one ,i races thrilled grandstand crowds In those days the rtentorun voice of the emcee was eard irom a single direction instead of seeming to come from outer space Milking Shorthorns, Poland China hogs and Rambouillet lambs were big m the Live-- i tv 'v 4 V, ' V v N.Y. studies S ' A vN Jl - arts building sent he hungry crowds out to the food stands where substantial spending allowances filtered from pockets use sand through a siev e. Tired Crowd Souvenir sellers garnered the last of the mckles and dimes near the gates where the tired crowd surged toward the waiting cars The nde over the viaduct ui the open cars could stir up a chill m the earlv October evening Coal stoves. Charter Oak food heaters and coolers have disappeared from the fair scene There have been many changes, but modern counterparts of John Edwin todav Add Improvements The exhibition space is er, notwithstanding and largim- have been added to the viewing space although there is some question whether crowding the gallery with unlimited pieces affords a favorable setting for viewing art works plements There is the possibility of an all juried show, but the opportunity for display comes to a greater number under the present arrangement ' Tv?,. ' X I J . ."s . V'v.Y An I ; T ' s A-.- The young amateur division is generally made up of pieces that tend to recreate adult efforts rather than the doings of the technique eschewing youngster. There is so much of the fresh naivete that comes from spontaneous child effort that . S ' 1 I1 I New York Times Newsservice ',-i- WI , . ) iA 50,003 In a v Ns rV v i State Fair. Art exhibit remains open until 9 p.m. Sunday. the Utah could make this section a smashing success m preference to a jaundiced rehash of adult ideas. It might be dc irable to isolate this group for display divifrom more sions. It would be completely refreshing to find the sort of creations in art that Hughes Mearns developed in the poetry of five years old Lack Insight I am not convinced that cash particularly prizes, awards, should be given to children, chiefly because it is virtually impossible to screen adult-onentc- d artists and writers report on a study of the states cultural nches and requirements, the temporary commission declared that state and local governments often year-lon- " N'-- - The state YORK commission on cultuial resources has proposed a broad program of self help and pub-b- e assistance to ease the employment and financial problems of many of New Yorks NEW . v Utah artist Homer Clark took first place in watercolor this year at atercolors are strong as a dvision, although there are not many works in any division that command forceful attention except pcrhap in the amateur oils where some unusual strength is evident this year Adult Efforts ' , N A , I. A $ A SUtsln s - , support for artists tii " N vrv i & - A V 4 f ; Evans, There are more exhibitors today and there would be even more if entry rule-- - did not forbid some of the large scale entries that are popular ''hJl x Lee Calvin Richards. Fletcher and B F Larson continue to show competent works at the Fair Hafen, Greene '4J ,. A 5 t'AKlTS v. i x 23. 1973 TT3 them from adult judgments that may be lacking m insight or expertise The i exulting climate discourages a native child effort Best of Show awards in the painting division were given to Ken Davidson for watercolor and Harold Peterson for drawing Other lop prizes in painting went to Harold Homer Clark, Lee Anne Mdler and S J. Skynear. Mark Petersen and Norman E. Waite won first awards in sculpture and niaior honors m graphics went to Fred J Hunger and Paul G. Bowen Woll-sto- book-lengt- g ignore or discriminate against the practicing painter, sculptor, composer or v.nter, but added that solutions are the burdens of both artists and society. Accordingly, the commission which was bom m the legislate and expired last June wt . as 'Nil after issuing several voluminous reports listed its recon ommendations artists under public and private action possibilities. Recommendations on the stales artists and waters were only a small part of the report, which m general was a plan to broaden the states concern with its cultural, artistic, aesthetic and historic resources The report is entitled Cultural Resource Development, Tinker toys' a sculp-- 1 Reflection, ture by illiam llaendel, Is part of 20 bronze castings and 23 drawings on exhibit at the Uni-- ; ; ' . versity of Uah's Teach- ing Gallery in the Art, Department The display ; runs through Oct. 20 1 and is open to the pub-liGallery hours are; weekdays, 8 a.m.-- 5 p.m. e. Planning Survey and Analysu (Copyright! Art Center A simple technique to relieve tension and develop natural creativity, as Classes to open Oct. 8 Salt Lakes Art Center begins a new school year Oct. 8 with classes in weaving, landscape, ceramics, jewelry, photography, acrylic painting, leather, printmaking and batik and tie dye. Registration begins Saturday from 10 a m to 5 p m and continues through the following week during regular gallery hours, Tuesdays through Sundays, pm Teachers dunng the fall session will be Mary Francey, acrylic painting and pnntmaking; Fred Williams, leather working; Jennifer Nurmi, batik and tie dye; Margaret Olsen, spinning and dyeing, Earl Jones, landscape and life drawing; Harold Excell and Richard Young, both phonography; and Mdt Beens, ceramics Special childrens classes for young people ages 5 to 16 will be taught by Norma Macdonald, Elaine Michaelson and Betty Alison described in the September Readers Digest Transcendental Meditation 5 Utah Festival appoints 2 directors Special to The Tnbune FORK-T- wo AMERICAN of American new Fork's annual Utah Festival and Pageant of the Arts have been appointed by the American Fork Cultural Development Committee. Neal Savage, chairman of the committee, said Bill oslaughby FREE INTRODUCTORY Wednesday, September 26 University of Utah N ,51fl Cs less compound fracture he was able to prove his theory of antisepsis. Painting series is at Brigham City. surgeon Joseph Lister (1827-191of Glasgow Royal Infirmary removed dressings from James Green When posfl flCo5i? Authenticated down to the smallest detail, each painting was carefully researched before it was started More than 300 persons were interviewed, more than 500 special references checked and two trips through Euk investigation rope were made for The series begins with the earliest period from which authentic materials were available about 1,500 B C y k The festival, scheduled this year for June 14, 15, and is the second pageant for the city. It premiered last June introducing Utahns to a new art form living models m sculpture and art Mr Brockbank. coordinator the speech and hearing department at the Utah State Training School, hold' a bachthe elor's degree from Brigham Young University m speech pathology and a masters m communicative habitof ation. He played leading roles m The RainmakOklahoma. coorwas and production er, dinator for The Teahouse of the Augast Moon and has received awards for performances in the One Act Play Festival m San Francisco Mr Kirkpanck, employed in the education department at school, the state training terches ml painting m Alpine School Districts adult education pregram and is a graduate of BYU. As an artist he has received for his awards numerous scholpaintings including four in art. dramatics, arships He sculpture and leadership al-- o received faculty awards from the BYU art department and the Student Culture Committee Award and H G Merrill award for his puujf ngs 7.30 p.m. Room 312 The series of paintings, completed in 1964 by artist Robert A Thom of Birmingham, Mich , were conceived by retired Parke-Davi- s executive George A. Bender Two years of work and research preceded the first painting, which appeared in January, 1957 Spnngvtile Museum of Art, i?6 E South, SDnngvllle, exhibits b Gory Collins through Oct 28 Hours doily 10 o m to 8 D m 7th E Taber Western Heritage, nocie, St George, exhibiting Western art by reaionol artists Hours week days and Saturday 10 o m to 6 p m Tower Theotre, 876 E 9th South oil Elama bv and watercolor Jamieson, through September Theater hours Passey Art Center, 59 v Richords St , landscapes and florals bv Lomont Hours W Passey and Etece Ryan Mondoys ond Tuesdoys 8 am to 5 pm or by appointment J0t N Main, Joilhouse Galiery, Moab. Pointings, ceramics, sculpture S ortists U week Hours Western by days and Sunday 2 to 6 p m , Sotur dovs 10 o m to 2 0 m University of Utah Hospitol, art x of Utah artists open to the public Hours daily 11 am to 8 P m (visUmg hours) Edison Street Gallery, 231 Edison, Will oms by Shdrick photographs Hours weekdays. through septembci to m 6 p 9am Stone An Crafts Gallery, 450 9th Post poMe y by Milt 3ecn$. James Stewa-- t crofts artists bv Utoh Hours wekdovs 11 am to 6 pm weekends 15pm closed Thursdays Bertha Eccles Community Art Cen Ave ?i80 Jefferson Ogden ter, ocrylics bv Jack Beckwith through weekdovs, 9am to Oct 10 Hour, 5 pm, Sundays 2 5 pm Closed Sot urdavs 8th E Bonk, 46 First Security '.outh oils bv Soive'd Larsen t ough Ort 10 Ranking hours Utah Museum af Fine Arts Umver Annual Faulty Eihtoi Sdy of Utah 14 week Hours tion thrciah Oct Sundovs 2 5 5 pm to 10 om days p m Saif Lake Art Center, 54 Finch Ln Wotercjior West through Oct 6 reC do iy eotioi Swndov 2 5 om Hours Rental 15 pm except Mondays Sun receohon Soles Gallery, opening day 2 5pm Bnohom Center Horns Fine Arts Secured Provo Young Umvers'tv Gallery B F Larsen Galley Eignh through Annual Fc u'tv Art do Iy r 14 Oc Hours -- as hostesses Gallery hours are Mondays through Saturdays from 11 a m to 7 p m A - J IswJSH4 million-and-a-ha- Salt Lake Pubhr Library, m E South, Atrium Gallery, Seven in a Station Utah Waoon Repertory Donee Theatre on Tour, through Sept 30 Second Floor, Four Utah Artists, through Sent 30 Library hours 353 E Gable House Gallery, 3rd South Merrill oils by Dovid M Hours Tuesdays through September through Fr days 11 am to 6 pm, 15 pm, closed Sundoys Saturdays ond Mondays 24 ftngham City Museum-GolterN 3rd West, Peach Day Art Festival, HTurs through September Mondays to 7 p m through Saturdays 5th 'Ion Barnes Ban, Kavsvilte oils bv Wii ham Whitaker, sponsored bv Kays ville Civic Assn , through September Hours weekdays 8am to 5 p m Arrow Press Carling Gallery, oils and watercoiors by Sauore, Kathy Wilson, oils bv Marilee Lotto? Hours Utah potters by pottery weekdays ond Saturdays Horn to 5 pm Academe of Fine Arts Goiiery, 1674 E Ijth South watercoiors orints drawmqs by Mary Francey, through Hours September Mondays through Saturcavs 9 30 am to 5 30 o m Still time to sign up for classes in Creative Dance with a faculty headed by Miss Virginia Tanner Creative Dance has a new home north of the University Annex, But all the same familiar teaching touches prevail that have made Miss Tanner famous throughout the dance world. Childrens Dance Theatre. Dance Ensemble. Exploring the Arts for the Young. Adult classes. The ultimate in dance instruction. During building renovation, please contact the Division of Continuing Education for registration information and clas schedules. YalSey Pianos & Organs 2050 S. 7th East Salt Lake City, Utah U. of U. Division of Continuing Education P. O. Box TOO. Annex East Wing Phone- - 581-648- 3 Eht' J k I sUS jTA, lf indi-pensibl- hbit pm They'll be seven. A full year removed from the prime period for being introduced to music, And too old to take part in the only program especially developed for bringing children to music during the critical years of four tp six, the Yamaha Music School. ; Leading educators agree on the need for music training for children when they're most open to learn-- ; ing and feeling the many element of music. And many of those educators enthusiastically endorse the Yamaha Music School, which has successfully introduced over a four to to music. The school doesn't start a child out on a particular instrument. 1 Its goal is not only performance but also understanding and ; appreciation of music. on focuses ear training, the; It most valuable basic training in I music (and the one course required by master teachers, music conservatories. ; conductors, etc.) This year's program is about to begin and nows the perfect time to enroll. Stop by or call for free, informative literature and enrollment information. 1 A reception will be held at the gallery, 24 3rd West, Oct 6 from 6 to S pm with members of the Box Elder Medical Auxiliary N ART CALENDAR 4th pswo. J Medicine in pictures 30 g Union Bldg. felfl Special to The Tnbune BRIGHAM CITY A collection of 45 historA History of Medicine m ical oil paintings, commissioned by Parke, Davis & Pictures, Co , as a tribute to the hentage of the medical profession, wdl be on display at the Oct 2 through Bngham City Museum-GallerKirkpatrick will direct paint-tmof sets, makeup and cosBrock-bantuming and David 0 will serve as technical director, taking responsibility for set construction and design, music, hghting and staging LECTURES 7:30 p.m Tuesday, September 25 366 South 6th East Brigham shows historical series t tiyj K X A M 4 jTA. eh., a - 4 e |