Friday, March 29, 1940
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For F. M. Hall collection ...
University buys contemporary art
. . . from 50th annual exhibit
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Thirteen originals from the Ne
braska Ait association's 50th an
niversary exhibition have been
purchased by the university
through the endowment of the late
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Hall, Lincoln
art patrons. The purchase included
five paintings, one pa-stel. two
drawings, two etchings, and three
examples of sculpture.
The fund left by the Halls has
enabled the university to spend
more than $5,000 each of the last
ten years in the purchase of out
Handing pieces of American art.
Accoidir.g to Dwight Kirsch,
chairman of the department of art
at Nebraska the selections made
this year have been popular with
persons who visited the art exhi
bition the last several weeks. The
final selection was made by two
ait critics who came here to chooi-e
the outstanding woiks.
Blanch is best liktd.
Arnild Blanch's portrait "Doris
Ixe" proved to bo one of the most
liked pictures in the exhibition.
Eianch is considered one of the
t-ompaiativeiy few American paint
ers who have done consistently
good work. His subject. Doiis Lee,
is also a well known painter. An
ether favorite of vis.tois at the
fhowing was "Midnight" by Hob
fon Pittsman.
"Cape Cod." a water color, by
George Grosz. is remarkable for
it beautiful color effect according
to the critics. Grosz has done many
satires that have been poigantly
bitter because of his experiences
is a German refugee.
Barbed Wire." another water
rolor by Clarence Carter Is a beau
tiful example of what an artist
may do with a commonplace sub
ject. Peggy Bacvn.
Teggy Eacon's "Winter Sport"
also captuied the fancy of the
visitors. The cat against a back
ground of snow makes a htrikinp
appearance. Altho this is done in
pastel, it resembles a painting.
There is something good natured,
ven a bit shy about the way in
uhich Teggy Bacon paints people
and rats.
One of the more powerful pic
tures in the purchase is Walt
Huhn's "Apples in Wooden Boat."
There is no doubt that the paint
ing is said to have more force than
any other picture. "Afternoon
Skiinp" bv Zoltan Sensehv is ex-
Icted to provide good technical j
instruction for art students.
In purchasing two etchings,
"Night Windows"' and "Turning i
Out the Lieht" and the pencil por- I
trait of Robert Henri, all by John
Sloan, the university has acquired
wor ks by one of the most import
ant of the contemporary artists.
The jx-n and ink drawing called
' Mj 1 on Bed." by Cuy Bene Lu
Iis reveals a three dimensional
tlfcct.
Tiie sculptures chosen, three of
them by women, are "Scrub
woman" by Franc Epping is high
ly suggestive of the block of stone
from which the original was cut;
"Young Woman" by Dorthea
Grtcnlaum, .md Joe Taylor's "Fig
ure Study" in caned walnut.
Six of the 13 additions to Hie F. M. TTall collection j
from the Art Association's 50th annual exhibit are shown.
here. j
"Doris Lee" leads the collection from upper left hand i
timer. She is a fellow artist of the painter, Arnold Blanch, t
1'ppt-r right is llohson Pittnian's oil " Midnight," and be- :
low it, "Cape Cod," a water color by Oorge Grosz.
l t iiiry IJai tin s pastel oi a nacKyarti lenne s niier j
rt" is to the center ritiht. I'.csido Ihe Itacon are "Ap- s
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j.lcs in a Wooden Boat" done in oil by Walt Kuhn.
At the bootom are Franc Ilpping's sculptured "Scrub- l
woman." and " Afternoon Skiing.'" done in tempera by
Zoltan Sepeshy.
The two other pieces of sculpture and the 2 pairs of )
drawings and etchings purchased are not shown.
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