Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 135, 9 June 1894 — The Art League [ARTICLE]

The Art League

A namber of citizecs who 1 ' either professionallr or as am- j ' ateor« hare devoted their time to art, have eome togetber and formed a Liagae whieh it is ! boped will be supported, and en-! cooraged bv sJI who desire to see • Eawaii iolloa a!ong in the wake ' 1 of civilization. aml Honolalo, not alone in praclical and erenr davs • ideas, becomt the et]aal of the , capitals of the world. A representatire of the Holo- ; *UA was inrited br Mr. Howard Hitchcock to .-isit the exbibition I of the Art Leigoe at the store of King Bros. on Hotel street. Responding the inritation the Holomua man calied aronnd this morning at ihe stadio of Mr. j i Hitchcock, and foand the yoang artist busilv occnpied with a ‘ class of iadies who desire ■ to learn how to draw and! how to paint. Mr. Hitchcock j kindly left tho class to work oat [ their own salntion and absented hitnself with the reporter. The ! object of the Art Lengue, said Mr. Hitchcocic, is to enconrage loeal talent t-nd to endeavor lo stimnlate and elerate the taste for art among the people As it now is, four fifths cf the “hest ‘ people don’t know the ditference between a paiutiug and a dauh. It is to he ho|>ed thal the etforts of the Art Leagne will helpto refine the ! coming generations. The propo- 1 sition is to huld a semi annuai exhihition of i:orksof art. Erery- ; body will he invited to exbihit, ' and a inrv v.nll decide if the 4 W ofiered works are worthy of exhihition or nct. The principles fo!lowed hy t ie great European Art Exhihitiors will be adopted, ; with snch modorations, as the | infancy of art in this coantry | | demands. Many people here have , stndied art i i Europe among whom tbe most noteworthy are Miss A. Parke.A. Hatchinson and , Howard Hitclcock. The exhibiiion at King Bros. ! is worth inspe :ting. In spite of the narrow room the ditferent j ! works are gi\en justice to. It wou!d take too mneh space to , ! meutif>n all th i works exhibited. j : The portrnit of Dr. Geo. Trous- : ■ soau by Ho«ard Hitchcock is : excellent. The artist painted it from photoijrcphs and desoriptions and he could not hnve heen ' more successfil in his task even if he had knewn and lored the Doctor as the Hawaiian people j did. The Qaeen’s Hospital I should secure tho pieiaie. It : helongs there aud would be a j proper memo/ial of tbe erer humane, ever lriendly pbysician. Mr. Hitohcocl s “Yillage By- ; Road’’ is a sup3rb work. Nothing ean he said l)3tter in its favor than it was ae ;epted in 1893 by ! the jury of the Paris Salom ; aud exhihited. Anybody oourer' | sant with the stringent rules of the Salon, and tbe dilficalty for foreigaers to 3xhibit, will know , wbat an aeeeplinee means. Tbe j landscape is fresh and livelv in i tone, and will -emiwi all ioreign' ers from the North of the old, sweet home. Miss Parke'u water oolors are > ver\ r delicate and exquisitely ! carried out ia the smallest de' : tail. “Diamord Head” is ono of the prettiest and most natoral description of that spot that any brosh coold prōdace. It is to ha hoped that Miss Parke will often devote ber talents to looal soenery M Her “Xew Eugland Field” is i also yery artistio, and shows how • ; studious and caroful of execation ■ j Miss Parke is. A. Hutchioson, the well kaown sca!ptor, has sereral worka on exhibiiion. While many Jprefer the bnat of RoLert Stevenson, the ' gem among his works andoobtedly is the bost of Henry Carter, 1 j tbe yonng son of C. L- Carter. 1 |Xhat work woald be admitted to ( | any exbibitioo in tbe most fastidions oircles io Europe. Tbe bosl ia in pl«ster, bnt shonld ceriainly he worked in marble. , 11 w well wortl preserving. Mrs. Graham has several work* i in wood on e*hibition. Sbe has ■ proven herself *an srtist in her . linewilharaoslaniqneandorigint al taste. The frames carved by ber i are oaly equalled by works from i the 16ih oentcry. All plaiitnde f b«3 been wardtd and originality haa been aroided wiih graoe and

beauty in a most aeeepla je | raanoer. Among other exhibitora re i noliee Mrs. Tncker, who has got some very pleising vater-col**:s well worthy of iospection. Tavernier is represented b" a landscape from Waiakea. II .3 1 one of the most finisbed works of ; tbe Iamented «rti»t. The fice ' detaii, and the jnicy colors ai'.l , command everybody’s admiis-! , tion. That snch a pictnre is tol ,in pnvate possessioa is one c-f 1 the wonJers tbat no man eia | eiplain. At some fntare day we sh 1 1 , meniion the exhibition azait. io the meantimeit is tobe bop>l that ali the people who do—or at least preten<i to —love ark, wll visit the gallery. Mr. W. Ki is always in attendance, and with j his well-known courtesy aad 1 store of information will muke i eall at the gallery as pleasaat u ean be. We cannot see why the p. g. I sbould beso veryshocked becauī) the firm of T. H. Davies i C). suggested to tbe minister of for- j egn i«ffiirs tbat the Hawiii; :x ■ Goveram3ot might secure tne services «f Mr. Theo. H. D;ivi)? at the Inter Colonial Congress .n Ottawa. Mr. Davies is, undoultedly, opposed to the pr<!se u goverument; but he certainly i< j n r >t opposed to the interests of Hawaii. It was to be able a) represent them in tbe most efti - cient manner that ho wouhl l>e { willing to represent the de ;ac:o | government. In an official capacity ho eou d ; serve this country better than i. | a private one, and he has sirap y ; expressed a readiness to swallcw his own personal feelings to, for the time, forget the insnlts he.ipa him by the junta, and o use his inAuenee and energy ;r promoting tbe welfare of Hawaii Tbat such nnselfishuess and tn.( patriotism is beyond the compr) henaion of Mr. Hutch aud tl < otber small souls who mle to ru i is not surprising. Mr. Hatch arc ! his colleagues overlook tho fa; | that Mr. Davies has immena) 1- i | uaneial interests in this oountr* and own more tbau all the eoui- j i cillors pnt together. The ‘ socd negotiations” in regard to tl e ' oable is good. We are afraid tlr they nover will eome to light. Ii ! the meantime Hawaii will nct lt represented at the Inter-Coloniid Conference, and tho commevci:.i ; interests o{ Hawaii will sntfe •. 1 j But then Mr. Ilatch is not deepl} interested in onr commerce. Hae 1 it been the Oahu Bailroad Co. Le might have acted differontly.