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Show . . , , . r 15th Annual Art Exhibit Closes Following Successful Season The 15th annual Spring Art Exhibit came to a close Sunday after the most enthusiastic response re-sponse from art lovers of this area of any of the previous exhibits. ex-hibits. From the standpoint of spectator interest the show just ended surpassed any in the past, Dr. Reed W. Farnsworth, exhibit chairman, maintained. Each year the interest becomes greater, attracting more and more people, both old and young. The most noticeable reflection of this interest Is the number of times the average Individual returns to view the paintings hung during dur-ing the annual two week event. Sponsors Praised Local sponsors were praised for their efforts In staging the annual exhibit, when LoConte Stewart, head of the art department depart-ment of the University of Utah, addressed visitors at the final meeting of this year's exhibit Sunday afternoon. Speaking on the subject of "Art, a Vital Force in Living." Mr. Stewart expressed the belief that the artist paints for pleasure received from conveying con-veying an Idea or an impression onto the canvass, and when that effort results -in pleasure to the person who views his work, art becomes a "vital force in living." Ianthus Wright, chairman of the sales committee, reports that interest among prospective purchasers pur-chasers of paintings compared favorably with any previous exhibit, ex-hibit, and as a. result a number of outstanding works of art will remain In the area as permanent possessions of institutions and Individuals. Some prospective purchasers have not yet made final fi-nal selections. However, 14 paintings paint-ings have already been added to local collections and several others oth-ers will undoubtedly remain in Cedar City. Junior High Buys Four The Cedar City Junior High School added four paintings to its collection this year, including includ-ing two by prominent Taos, N. M. artists who have always been favorites among Cedar City art patrons, Ted Schuyler and his wile, Lee uarKe nuyier, ana two by Roscoe A. Grovor, former form-er Cedar Cltv resident. The school purchased Ted Schuyler's "Studio, "Stu-dio, Del Chorillo, Taxco, Mex." and Mrs. Schuyler's "Nature's Gold Standard." The two Grovor paintings wore "Winter Scene" and "Snow Time." Dr. and Mrs. L. V. Broadbent addod "Singer of Sad Songs" and "Wind and Sand" to their col-I col-I lection. The first is by Eugene Macaben of Tucson, Ariz., and the second by Mac Sweltzer, also of Tucson. The Southern Utah Clinic, composed of Dr. Broadbent, Dr. R. W. Farnsworth and Dr. P. K. Edmunds, purchased "Navajo Land" an outstanding painting by Edith Hamlin of Mt. Carmel, Utah, and Florida. Two other individual in-dividual purchases were made, "Study of a Girl," by Alvin Git-tens Git-tens ot Salt Lake CW. purchased by Mr. and Mrs. L. Robert Gardner, Gard-ner, and "Aspens in Autumn," by Alverta Jacobsen, Salt Lake City, purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Dan Jones. The Cedar West Elementary School selected two paintings, "Winter in the City," by Pete La-fon, La-fon, Ogden, and "Peninsula Spaces," by Alexander Nepote, Millbrae, Calif. The North Elementary School selected the strong painting "Our Land" by .Paul Salisbury, Provo, to add to a collection that was started last year. The Millard High School at Fillmore purchased purchas-ed "Serenity Following Storm," by Eve Drewelowe, Boulder, Colo. |