Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 16 Nov 1939, p. 27

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art izstructor at the Bell school in Lake Forest. Formally opened at the regular meeting of the club on Tuesday of last week, the exhibit is representative of the artist's work in portraiture, landscape' painting and, stili life. Western Atmosphere Attention is ixnmediately directed to a series of monotone 'crayon. por- traits. Very evidently studies ofý men, from- the, western and plain states, they bave a dash 'and bravado truly reflecting the envdirnment from which theycorne.,The.forest ranger, the mounted, police and others look, out from an .bonest, fortbright me- dium, real charac ter stamping these faces.' No frilis, .no attempt at em- phasis of color mars the simple ef- fect of these interesting bumnan faces. TËhe west bas influenced Mr. Nash decidedly, and mowst of bis ]and- seapes are mountain scenès fr6ii- that part of the country. An excep- tion is a deserted frame house and surrounding grounds, a picture wbich captures perfectly the strange spell of mystery which hangs over go many old, vacant homes. Displays Other Works In formaI portraiture, Mr. Nash shows a young woman in riding hab- it with a dog, a niother and baby whicb might well personifv the twen- John Wilder, -490 Jefferson ave- nue, Glencoe, tvaa one of the eight seniors 4t Belo:t coîtege té be included ini the nextt edition of "Whop' Who Amon gStudents in Américan Universities and'Col- leges." They were chosen, by a facuLty, committee on the basis of character, leadership, acholar- ship, andt Votential use fulneus to business and society. Wilder is nesa manager of the Beloit Play- ers, and a menber of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Arnnounce Lectures At Art Institute To receive the full benefit of -the .~.. Afiuck Ofy. *ager and, the, M.U cms ile WIfh moNIRACLU 0 5-1lube Superhefroidyne o 7-Tub. Pefora,,... witIh 4w.Double Purpos. Tubes.* For AC or DC Operation e Gais Standard~ Americon Iroadce0s end Police Celis *aStuit-in Antnne e Figure Mottled Baelis. Cabinet. collection, which ne to'please bis own art er than a select pub Swing Chaiir, r ecetveg 011 51Mm £1018 Havlian, general chatru 11À- U0 mle to De placed on exhibition. s ense rath- Miss Helen. Parker, head of the departmerit of education, will give a series of lectures on the "Exhibition nanof 'Italian Masterpieces" andl on the ~an HaIt Century of Amnerican Art." On Monday, November 27, at Il a.m. in Lecture Gallery,. Numnber .2,.Miss bue.. ,.wst.uv e.. *RUe.b.f 1600

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