the artists guild exhibition

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The Artists' Guild Exhibition

Author(s): Agnes Gertrude RichardsSource: Fine Arts Journal, Vol. 36, No. 11 (Nov. - Dec., 1918), pp. 26-33Published by:Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25587602.

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ORIENTAL DE1CORATION -Courtesy Thle Artists' GuildBy Beatrice Levy

The Ar tists' Guild Exhibi tionBy AGNES GERTRUDE RICHARDSHEL competitive exhibition at the Art

T ists' Guild brought out a considerableslhowing of good work this season.

The idea of combining the painting andarts and crafts shows in one event gave ascope that renldered the exhibitioni thoroughly representative of the membershipbody.Five timiesyearly exhibitions of finie nddecorative art occur here in competition forthe Fine Arts Buildinig's prizes, Nwhiclhreoffered by the maniagement of the buildinig

for the encouragement of artistic endeavorin the production of the variotis lines oflovely things for which the Guild shopsand galleries are noted. Indeed this is souseful and unique an institution as to beworthy of more such encouragemenit thanit receives. Chicagoans cannotpatronizethe Guild shops too extensively for theirown profit and out-of-town visitors shouldnot fail to visit them for they are one ofthe sights, a veritable beauty spot. At the

HIoliday season they are an inspiration and

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LIFTING CLOUDS Awarded Fiwe Ai ts Building PrizeBy Cor nelius Botke -Courtesy Tlhe Artists' Gutilda hap)py hunitiingground for the ideal gift,somlethliing vhich combines intrinlsicbeautyancd value with the distinctioni of beinogunicjue of its kind, representing discriminationi in the d(onor and conveying a subtlecomplimielnt to the recipient.The galleries are Nvell arranged for theexhibitionl of paintings and here are alwaysto be founid nice little bits from the studiosof the elect and the best achievements ofyoung folk whtioare on theirway to fame,for the Guild embraces artists already arrivedlat the top andl the vast array of talentthat is doing good work with a future befoi-e it.

This seasonl's show brought out a creditable representation fromiiboth classes an(dwas well worth seeing a second(l time. TheFine Arts Building Prize was awarded toCornielius Botke for hlis fine sky panoraima,L iftingClouds," wvhiclh hadlthe lofty feeling of all pictures in which the sky pre(lomiinates. H-e hias contrived to give tis avery real thrill of awvc before the beautiesan(l mysteries of Natur-e and a beautifulpicture full of vaporous cloudI mnasses, lovely color clissolving luminosity anid the fascinlatinig vanescent elnclhalntmiienitf the sky.The glory of the opening heavenis can befelt in the illustration herewvith, so lofty

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IN THE COPPER CO UNTRY -CourtesV The Artists' GuildBy Josephwin.e L. Reichi) j

and grand is this drama of the clouds. Thebeautyof itscolors is quite indescribable,so mellow and harmonious are its tones.

Honorable mention was accorded to IrmaKohn for "Sunshine and Shadow," one ofthose canvases in which the charm of shifting shade and spots of light holds one enthralled. The village lane, with its alternating gleam of yellow sandy road sunlitand cooler shadows is not without its romance, the eternal lure of simple lives inquiet surroundingshich is always restful,especially to the city dweller.

Another of these soothing dreamy pictures is "A Spanish Patio" by Edmund S.Campbell, a gracious water color with all

the soft delicacy of this medium and muchoQf he depth and strength of oil. A gardenpool, holding its clear mirror to the sky andtrees, resents the ever freshwonder and

mystery of water reflections, a world inreverse, a thing of dreams. There is asecluded, peaceful feeling about this workthat makes one love it as one loves an easychair in a favorite corner or a shady nookunder one's own vine and figtree. Itwouldbe difficult to imagine a more universallypleasing r liveable icture.Strange, antipodal and mysterious is the"Oriental Decoration" of Beatrice Levywith the fantastic blood red dagger paintedon the side of a dark barge which seems to



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OLD WILLOWS -Courtesy 1'7te Artists' Guiild(By Flora Schtoenfeld

bemaking itsway toward the tomiibr mausoleum oni the opposite bank of the stream.This is the kind of picture which, while itdoes not tell any definite story, suggests onethousanid and one, a weird yet pleasinigtheme executed in a flatmanner somethingafter the poster style.

Very strange as to color andi handling is"Old Willows" by F1 ora Schoenfeld, odldly)futuristic yet nice in color when viewed at,a proper distance allowing for a blendingof the light fronmits gay tones placed injutxtapositioi. In black and white we gaina rather stranger impression of the honminess of the scene, the late afternoon shadows on the wall of the house, the sturdyworkman on his homewrar-dway, the Nwoman

waiting behindl the picket fence, for herown man s return. All these impress usmore in the reproduction w\here the artist'sjoy in color has been eliminiated. We seetoo here lhow well essential values harvebeen preserved, a thinigNwhiclhur preocctipation in its higlh keyed distraction mightcause us to Imliss n the originlal.

"In the Copper Country" slhows thesplendi(d progress made by Josephinie 'L.Reichlmlanin of late. It is tender anid poeticwith the subtleties of spring in a lonely landand the handlinig is appropriately delicateand charming. The trees are interesting intheir sparse lnew foliage anid the 'sun is\vrarl-1ehind the grey haze whiclh hangsover the river.



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SPANISH PAlTIO -Courtesy The Artists' Guti7dBy Edclumwd S. Campbell

Among other interestingandscapes inthis show was a most agreeable cultivatedscene by OU1' well-known poet of Chicagoparks, William Clusmann. It was notablefor a refined tonality and a clever handlingof sun mottlings throughl the tremulousshadows of full-leaved trees, and was oneof those works which make us appreciatemore fully the true beauty and picturesqueness of the common scenes about us.Mary Augusta Mulliken also produces anew thrill in her decorations. Her landscapes was conventionalized, suggesting inlay, and well arranged as to color. Hernasturtiums were very successful realisticinterpretations of the thrall of flowers.

Eda Sterchi achieved distinction with her"County Fair, Richland," which is a verygood translation of the spirit and motionof a crowd in holiday mood. One wouldcall it a littleworld of color and life, full ofhuman interest.

Dorothy V. Anderson is a decorativelandscape painter who casts the spell of

mystery over the far reaches of the vaporous distant vistas in her pictures. Shepaints in tempera in something themannerof Emerson but with a clearer suggestionof detail, and her pictures are always effective bits of ornament replete with theappeal of fancy,There were a number of very superiorportraits and figure pieces in this exhibition and of theseAnna L. Stacey's "Mary"commands first notice for its beauty andgrace of composition. Mrs. Stacey isamong the most noted of our Chicago portrait painters and this picture worthily sustains her distinguished reputation and highstanding. It is not lightly or sketchilypainted, yet it is all "girlhood" with thesubtle, fleeting charm of the spirit faintlyrevealed through the miracle of young.beauty. The delicate colors of the pictureaccord well with its theme and one wouldpronounce it a well rounded and harmoniouswork.A very serious and careful bit of realism

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MARY -Courtesy The Artists' GucildBy Antna L. Stacey



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THE ARTIST'S MOTHERBy E. Ma?rtinz Hennings-Courtesy The Artists' Guild

is the portrait of his mother by E. MartinHennings. There are fewbetterpaintersthan this young man whose technique is ofthe substantial and thorough kind that af:fords an adequate vehicle formaster con'ceptions. It is given to but few to achievethis sure touch, this complete unity amongithevarious factors that go to make up a,painter. We cannot doubt that his portrait of his mother is "to the life" for theconviction f real personality hinesforthfrom the canvas. Hennings loves to paintin a low key and does so with surprisinglygood effect,being essentially a tonal painter.He has given us here a dignified and impressive picture full of the strength of thepersonalityf his sitter.Carl N. Werntz does a decorative figure,arrangement with rare good taste as his"Japonica"herewith llustrated earswitness. The grace of composition is inesc,apable and when combined with soft delight

fully rich but quiet color this never fails ofproducing'a good picture. Here the tone ofthe Kimona is a most agreeab e plum colorand the background warm but neutral likethe time-stained rice paper of old Japaneseprints or Chinese paintings. The faintlysuggested decorations on thewall carry outthe Oriental scheme and give harmony andbalance. This was one of the very goodthings of this show which also numbered anOskar Gross that it is unfortunate shoulKnot be herewith illustrated. Gross is of theelect among local painters and never layson a stroke amiss. His young girl withwreathed head and arms full of flowersbelongs to the catalog of the year's bestofferings.The "Portrait Sketch" of Marie Blanke,shown herewith, has a' decidedly agreeablefeeling. It is one of those gracefully contrived arrangements which suggest a worldof pleasant thoughts, the atmosphere ofhome, of youth, of happiness is all about it.

JAPONICA -Courtesy The Artists' GuildBy Carl N. Werntz



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Page Thirty-two THE ARTISTS;' GUILD EEXHIBITIQATJoseph P. Birren exhibited one of the

fine achievements of his summer's work inProvincetown, "Under the Boughs," whichwe show herewith. The leafy, sunny charmnof summer in full bloom is felt in everyinch of this canvas and the girl is so well inaccord with the setting that it takes dneback to the June time of life as of the ye5r.Mr. Birren is a well-known figure in thisseaside sketching place and a prime moverin all its social and artistic events. He findsthere a splendid spirit of co-operatioilamong the artists that he wishes might existin larger centres. His season's work atProvincetown marks the opening of a newepoch in his career.

A distinguished entry from an out-oftown member was Teresa Bernstein's National Arts Club prize picture, "In theElevated," a dark yet colorful canvas ratherdramatic in feeling.

Gerald Frank, who, with the MissesTracey, divided the prize for craft work,also had a mysterious and devotional canvas in the finearts exhibitions. His illuminations which brought him honors for tlecorative work were of an indescribable intricacy and delicacy, rich in fancy andexquisite in line.The craft work was, as usual, excellentand widely varied, theMisses Tracey, whodivided the prize with Mr. Frank, submitting doll furniture of lilliputian completeness. Their usual work is that of devisingstage settings and this no doubt suggestedan incursion into the nursery as the stagesettingsmust be worked out inminiature.Besides this therewas as always a greatarray of silver, tapestries, hand-wroughtjewelry, decorated china and glass and anunbelievable number of other rare andlovely things full of fresh inspiration to beseen at theGuild. There is indeed an at

mosphere of striving for the heights aboutthis institution that is uplifting even to thecasual caller who stops to look or shop and

PORTRAIT SKETCHBy Ma?rie E. Blaikce -Courtesy The Atrtists' Gnild

itmust be thatwith such a spirit animatingit the Guild will be a powerful factor in theart development of Chicago.

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UNDER THE BOUGHSBy Joseph P. Birren Courtesy The Artists' Guild



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SUNSHINE AND SHIADOW Awar ded Honor able M1IenitionBy Irma Kohn Gout tesy The Ar tists Guild

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