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)r» of jettyLIMAJTES TO ENJOY WITNESSING WORK OF FAMOUS ARTIST, BIG EXHIBIT OPENS HERE MONDAYofrtureMonday evening, the member* ofthe art committee ot the Lima Pod* ertion of Women’s elub will receive* the patronesses of the Ohio Art e*-3 ate. hear 11 ofhiblt, and the subscribers who Bate raauie it possible for the exhibit to he brought here—at a private view at the Harman building. The plc-the i tures arrived Saturday and the comen- I mittee was busy the entire day get-hert of Miler5tS.ngs-mn;thetiog them placed. They are Beautiful. That is an old word,—a much abused word—but the only one thai , Webster seems to. have that ex-is to | presses the quality of the pictures be- iin a fitting manner.and The pictures are of all sizes, all rl to sorts, all colorings, and depict all ikon j sorts of scenes. They cannot be tie-Miss ! scribed. The only thing to ao is to issle ; gD and see them. They will be here 12 days, so there is plenty of time to do that, for everybody. Miss Frances Malre and Mrs. C. E. Higgy, of the local committee, were in charge of the grouping of the pictures, and they stated that they are valued at. from $150 apieces to as much as $3,001» for a single picture. They are all for sale—that is, the ?on- hainters would be willing to sell them to any Llmaite who cares to pay the price.A LIMA ALCOVE.There is going to he one alcove that will attract the attention of a good many people of the city, and that is the “Lima Alcove.” It is here that the pictures, the artistic work of various'sortfi of local peoplewill be disnlaveri. Mrft f!. FI Schellitchlackhisdiesow-lousMc-ssieSt.theI lit*car come tlose if old enough to he able to view the picture* intelligently without an older person. Card* attached to each picture tell Just what the picture ie, what It represents, and where it wa* Hinted, together with other t»ca.ROBERT HENRI’S WORK,The pictures are. a* stated before, of all sorts, but the elemental bigness of the small canvas called ■ Hocks and Sea. Monhcgan Island,** by Robert Henri, 1* perfectly surprising. The huge purplish grey rocks tower in the background, leaving only a tiny pitch of grey sity. The wonderfully green water glides smoothJy over the table-!ike rocks, only just submerged, and breaks into a white foam as it meets the irregular bowlders, leaving flecks of white In the crevices. It is said that the water at this nolnt has never been fathomed, and' the artist has caught the- depth, of it.When Robert Henri painted this picture, George Bellows, another big, independent, broad worker, was painting pn the rocks. Just above him. Looking down. Bellows saw what a big thing Henri had done; absolutely forgetful that there was such a thing as a pipe In his mouth. Bellows jumped up, and the pipe went down, scattering the ashes over the other's canvas. Quick as thought, Henri turned to the artist above him, and with one eye crinkled up, said laughingly. “.Jealous, eh?BORN IN v’l fifCl X NAT I.caicaim«TV lihnm in I n n .Of
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Lima Daily News
Lima, Ohio, US
Sun, Feb 14, 1915
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