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Vivid Coloing And Realismin Mrs. Cherry9s PaintingsDelight Visitors at ExhibitQuincy in having the opportunity to pay honor to one of her most successful daughters in the world of art in the exhibit of oil Huntings by Airs. Kathryn 10. Cherry at the Historical building under the auspices of the Quincy Art club. Already many have attended the exhibit, ami the pictures shown are procf sufficient of the achievement Mrs. Cherry has made that counts her one of the best artists of the country.The exhibit was opened with a retention Kriday evening for the Art club members in honor of Mrs. Cherry and her husband. Dr. Will Cherry, now of St. Ix»uis, but also a former Quincyan. Many who had known them foimerly were present and the oceasi* n was delightful. Mrs. K. .1. Paikcr, Mrs. John A. Stillwell and Mrs. Alfred Castle received. and frqpp«* Wis served by Mrs. .1. Kussell Wells, Miss Dorothy Boswell and Misr* Mary Beatty.Th'' exhibit will continue two wrcks and is rpen daily from 2 to f) p. m. to the general public. The admission of 2o cents to non members of the club. is charged only to help defray the expenses of the exhibit, as Mrs. Cherrv has lent the pictures without charge to the club.Variety Of Subjects.jThe use of vivid colors and the realism in Mrs. Cherry’s pictures appeal to those that have visited the exhibit. There is a wide A’ariety of subjects and in each Mrs. Cherry seems to cxeell. A favorite with many is a landscape entitled “Sylvan Dell,*’ which is the name of town where the picture was made. A village street scene is also very popular, beat use it seems so fnmiliar to many. Many of the best pictures are of harbor scenes at Gloucester, Mass.. where Mrs. Cherry has a studio, and there also arc numerousMRS. KATHRYN CHKRRY.St. Louis subjects. A painting madeat the chrysanthemum show ut Shaw’s garden, and a St. 1»uis market srene are notable among these. The flower canvasses are especially unusual in their treatment, the colors l*ing emphasized in these.Thos«v thtit visited the exhibit Saturday afternoon also had the pleasure of meet in*r Mrs. Cherry, w ho is very attractive and charming and tells of her pictures and work' in a most interesting, unaffected way. Mrs. cherry in the brief time she has le#n here has made seve:*tl lovely paintings, in eluding sketches at the D. VV. cherry home, and also at the Historical building, the teauty of the latter instantly impressing her.
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Quincy Whig Journal
Quincy, Illinois, US
Sun, Feb 10, 1924
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