Show I I STORIES ABOUT UTAH ARTISTS How Springville Obtained Nation Wide Fame Asan As Asan an Art Center and Built Up a Remarkably Fine Art Collection 4 Spring Utah county has hIlS nation I wide Ide fame b bi len lea lenson leason son lea son of It Its iti en encouragement of o nit art artand and Its collection of ot fine paintings How this community ed ed Its fame Came and oud how It went about the collectIon of Its art subjects Is told In the following letter which is 9 sent a ear ago to Mrs J H l 0 Wattis atU state president prisident o of the Iho Federation ot of o Women's Clubs Club STORY 01 OF 01 G In the tho of 1922 1932 SprIng SprIng- 1110 Utah held an art art exhibit which up to the p time ha hAi not been surpassed The move move- movement movement ment ment wig was Inaugurated Ina uy hy the fac- fac fac faculty ac- ac acuity and student bol hod bo l of or the high school lug the hearty support of e erv e rv or- or organization or and nm nin the tho town On account of the great areat finan financial cial depressIon I which s at that time reigning reigning- a few of the iery ery e sa said III that a town so small could not finance nce a mO mOse- mOse moie-ment moie e- e ement ment so 80 great In spite of ot the many difficulties to be bA overcome this movement ins IllS crowned with aith success not pot only front from a standpoint of fin fine art but ao alo finance But I assure lIure ou that auch sueh an nn end was only at- at at attained lamer through h the expense of a great grent deal of effort It If there can be such uch a 11 thing as perfect operation co-operation between a chool ind nd community such las as the condition In tn the the recent ar art ar emp which I nIll III tell you of later In my nies- nies gaga sage age It might ml ht be bA Interesting to re- re recount re recount count sonic pome ome of the Incidents con con- connected con connected I with Ith the early euly beginning of our art collection coH Jn In 1 08 the public schools pur pur- pur- pur purchased purchased chased some engra Ing and andIn In muted lied Artist Hafen who ho ho I was nas os II a of to pass pas Judgment on lh th Mme sime Uron looking 0 oer o er the he Ie ex- ex ex expressed pressed pred some disappointment that the money had not been in oil p s He I-ho asked that the schools begin as on art a as I i of that col- col collection collection col collection lection pr presented the schools with witha witha I a tho the Stream Stimulated by Artl t H Cens In- In Interest In Interest terest In the matter Supt Nelon Dr George Georgo Sma t an 1 I other oilier reI- reI rep rep e cithens took up the tho matter and i meeting metting- at it wn was decided to start tl rt an anart anart anart art collection In the public schools A circular letter sent out to the tho theat nl at of tho the state brought a aready reidy redy response and netted the col- col collection collection col collection lection eight valuable oil paint paint- In InCa sm ran high so o 0 hl high h that tho public school children came forth with small sm collections to the tho amount of 75 To match this the board of education ga gato 0 75 71 ga with which a was purchased the picture at lOt the tho state art ex- ex ex exhibit hibit That picture the tho Tepees done bv by John ten Ha-ten has lias become famous and Is ig generally recognized as the artists artist's ts t's masterpiece Interest In art for tor some un- un unknown un unknown known reason durin during during- II the next net three lears ears eara waned Following this period Interest was again resumed nod seemed to reach a n most In- In In Interesting height in the tho exhibit of I the spring of 1 1122 I There were two objectives for forI I holding this exhibit onelas one was las to stimulate a greater gretter ter re lev iov for tor the fin fine arts and the tho other Va was to bund build collection up the Springs lila art rt col 01 I lection which I Is iv 1 liS as s r one or of the In thA th n As an in Inducement t to the tho t forthe artl wa Va was offered 11 as a prize for the best oil painting Other were offered by some of the barb school classes and tIne the local Xi- Xi Kl KI-I KI D 1 HOW enow mutation Invitations wore ere sent to the lead Iced ing log leading ledIng artists of nearly cry c eH ry state and inthe many of them participated In the contest Those rhose who could not take o part expressed their thy sympathy for tor tI the movement and nd do- do de declared dared clard their heir to take part In lit the her Oer one exhibited hundred paintings s el 0 lied In the last bt exhibit and sos sos- sev several eral oral states stales wore were A D B Wright of gait Lak Lako won the with Ith the tile Lady Laay in mack Black and was waa so 0 enthused over the tho sue sue- cc cess of the mo movement that he do- do do donated ranted one of or his Is bet best t 0 HIl paintings Hawaiian HIllIan lIan Beach Scone Scene to the tho forthe as s a n fitting leard for the Initiation lon of I what hat might bo be boan bean beon an awakening In the tho art 1 I Of Ot the IIa Hafen pictures the lie Te Ta Te Tepees pees peas and the Aspe are considered beat bc t The Do Boi and Bun by Winter by Richards Duk by ard Deaul are all nil great grent orka or of art The Tho last st mentioned by pictures picture Is one of the Ie few pic ture tures of tills this artist In the state It meY t la Is t valued at 10 me Y 1 done by A B Waight was lIs ex- ex ex exhibited In Paris where It comment Tho The Cows Cow by by Fairbanks 1 Is 18 considered good CHUS K n Dallin the tho sculptor pre prevented to out oui art collection hi his of The Appeal Appell lo to o the Great Spirit an- an an l l a smaller moller pip Pau l Heere The school the by Avard Asard ard Fairbanks Our great greM object now Is the e- e es establishment of or a- a permanent art ar t fund with which to finance our at 01 t exhibits from year to When thu this fund shall have hase e D Di George Smart of o onit f nit Lake I 1 has haa promised promise to In- In In Increase crease Me our exhibit I with Ith a Il gift girt of o f 80 of his best pictures II lie Curth- Curth cr er Cr promises that upon the deceA decease of paint paint-Inga himself and his Ie all 1111 paint l In legs now belonging to bl his bis collection shall halI be turned 0 over er to the art collection GALl GAU nm rny TO nii A As von ennI can enn I well stall ell see e our t III establishment eventually lend lead to the of an art the thc great objective to which we l lOre are arenow now flow struggling The Kiwanis club offered a p which othe h wont Int to V Y 0 Hafen son of o f the junior late John fen IIa-fen and the sun sun- jun br class of th the high school offered a prize which went to AV A V Bro l Thep f four tir very valuable valuable able paintings p were ern added to the coll as a result of last Te years year r This will still be an annual affair In bedone bedon sille Ille end nd ever everything I will be don done to perpetuate the same Mme sam Se Several eral inquirIes have already been received relative to the com com- com In tog ing coming comIn exhibit and anti there Is plenty of o f that tat artists artist from every vry tate state are arc preparing preparing- to pictures pic ener pic- pic pie tures ng That exhibit Is reeds reeds- bythe log Ing recognition rAn eon he bp h hol shown n b by the 1 accent of o a letter leUI of o f from Ps Purl Paris rl Trance France The will 1111 again offe r a prize this thin ear ear and that tha t there I will b be a n hearty response Is I s ts be ond doubt Preparations hav hays hav- already been b made mado for tor the tho t nc annual t and a campaign for tor the funds has hns been ben duly outlined It might be Interesting to e you a list lIt of the paintings In the th e collection giving names name s or paintings painting artists lend and telling g how they have been heen obtained LIST OF PAINTINGS P Tepees Tepec J 3 d The Harvest J J L purchased Duh Duil purchased Boy Boy and nod Bun J 1 T Harward purchased Winter J 3 I L Fairbanks pur pur- chased purchased Approaching Storm J 3 Hafen presented Miss Idles T Y A B Wright Wrig pur pur- chased purchased Top rol of U J 3 Hafen loaned by estate Mediterranean r 1 Coast Y i n purchased presented b y cla class of ot 1915 1316 Meandering Stream J 3 lIMen Hafen presented by Hafen lafen I presented But Bust of Hafen Leo I Hafen Haren Minnesota Spring John Ha- Ha Ha fa fen ren loaned b bi Haten estate Harlard Interesting Story J 3 T HOe HOe- Har Harward ward nard purchased Cows J 1 B Fairbanks pur pur- chased purchased Liberty Paik Fault G C W IV Browning Moonlight on Uta Utah 11 Lake I ake or Hers purchased J 3 B Fairbanks pur par chased dilation John Hafen Haten pur- pur pur Girl Girl In Silk Sill Lee G Richards presented presented Boy noy V y 0 Haten Hafen pre pre- pro pre Smarts Smart's Smart Father J 3 Hafen Haten loaned ned bv Dr Smart Smart Smart- Portrait of Vernor einor 4 A B WrIght presented Utah Sunset Sunset Utah Valle J 3 B purchased sed Dallin Iee Leo 0 a Richards Richard pre pre- presented presented pre presented The The Lake Corot V y 0 o Ha- Ha Hafen Ha Haten fen ten presented Evening Glow J 3 T J I Ha purchased presented Winter Inter E B H FT pre pre- pre Haten J r M tf Young presented presente l Lilacs Mr George Smart pa ted On Hobble Creek Pencil J 3 purchased ChI Chinese ln Fisherman penol enoil J 3 Haten loaned by Baton Haten estate Summer ummer Afternoon Indian J 3 Hafen loaned by stat estate e T te My try Mountain Hom Home Honne J Hafen I loaned hv by Haten Hafen estate Aspens J J 3 Hafen are pa ln pasing for tor It this th s lear ear Portrait r fan n J 1 T paren loaned by Haten Hafen Hollyhocks J 3 Staten H en loaned b Haten Hafen estate tate Sunset on Utah Lake Camp hell lohi presented by Junior class III Sunrise on art rt ft by Junior cn 1821 1931 Winter S Scene ene L Lee G C Rich Rich- RichArds Richards nich-arda nich Ards purchased by S H B IT 1923 1821 The Bend of Jordon River A B A-B B B Wright Wrig-bt p b by S H 11 S 1921 Lady L dy In Black lack A B 13 Wright pU purchased by 7 S H S 5 1922 22 I A Hawaiian Beach en enl l A B BI Wight presented 1041 13 t 2 EvenIng of Indian Mt t V 01 0 l purchased bv by Kiwanis 1921 1922 Tho River ver Bank Banic G W Brown Brown- BrownIng Inc Brown Ing purchased by Juniors Minnesota Scene J 3 Uden presented Appeal to the Great Spirit C CE CE CE E Da Dallin presented Paul Psul Revere C n B pre pre pre- pre d Buffalo IO ivard ard purchased Fairbanks Fairbanks We fool feel that w wen en this day shall I coo come mut be be considered con an art ort center enter which lure luro art artists from all nil points for tor purposes of study No portraits portrait will be allowed to compete for tor the prize this year A popularity contest Is now belog be- be beIng be being ing log conducted In the school schoola at a a vote sote otc Tho money obtain obtain- obtained ed 5 from the- the same samo will so go 0 Into the thea theat theart a at t fund And the winner of the contest vi III be the tho lady who shall hall unveil the prize picture |