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DALLAS NEWS 1/24/71 Scene in Art: SMU Surveys Texas Art in 20th Century By JANET KUTNER Art Critic of The News The "Texas Painting and Sculpture: The 20th Century" show, which opened last week at SMU's University and Pollock Galleries is successful in its stated purpose: A survey exhibition of art in Texas during the first 20 years of this century. Present are works by old-timers beginning with the well-remembered Robert J. Onderdonk, represented by a 1910 "Still Life with Fish," and ending so to speak with work done this past year by artists in their 30s. The really avant-garde work is mainly missing, but justifiably so since it has been and will be the subject of other shows. My first impression of the exhibition was that of having my memory stirred by paintings typical of work seen in years past and not seen again during the last decade or more. This aspect of the show, which is more a nostalgia than anything else even though certain of the early works are perfectly well done, will take on added meaning to those who can remember back to when the work was created. THE FURTHER back one's visual memory goes, the greater significance the exhibition will have, and beyond that it can serve to inform viewers of general trends and how the work of the artists in Texas has evolved during the past 70 years. The show is well chosen, for there is no heavy leaning toward any one period or style and each artist is represented by one work. The only danger such a show has, to my way of thinking, is that there is a tendency to wax mellow in re-viewing the work, and paintings or sculpture that might look rather dull or trite in today's terms and indeed were such at the time they were created, carry a certain interest because of their age and historical perspective. Many of the works of art in this show are not first rate, but they look fine if not exciting in context and the show holds together as well as any such survey can. The exhibition was conceived and assembled by Jerry Bywaters, director of the Pollock Galleries, and Martha Utterback, Curator of the Witte Memorial Museum in San Antonio, and perhaps because two minds were at work, there is great variety. A SHOW WHICH can range from the Julian Onderdonk painting of a bluebonnet landscape reflecting up into the trees and sky with an all pervading glowing blue to a Pop satire on bluebonnets complete with botanical designations by San Antonio artist Mel Casas reflects by definition a somewhat flexible approach. Much of the interest indeed derives from such contrasts which exist without being detrimental to either end of the spectrum. Certain basic characteristics are inevitable in a Texas survey show. There is, for example, a prevalence of landscapes, many of which are arid or somewhat desolate. There are three Texas primitive paintings - one by H.O. Kelly, (done in 1950), one by Clara Williamson and another scene which has primitive qualities done by Perry Nichols in 1941. Two artists, Ed Kinzinger in 1939 and Cecil Casebier in 1954, deal with Mexican people as subjects, and canyons are represented in various styles by such artists as Frank Reaugh with his pale pastel-colored oil landscape and Stephen Rascoe with his abstraction of canyon walls. The abstractions of the early 60's are for the most part the weakest area of the show and such pseudo-Cubist tendencies of many of the artists working away from representational imagery then is generally ineffective. Strangely enough, little in the abstract expressionist style is included, which seems to indicate that Texas artists were not with the general New York trends of the 50's. Aside from the paintings of landscapes, still lifes and abstractions, there are a few watercolors, the best of which is the circa 1938 "Standing Nude" by the late Fort Worth artist Blanch McVeigh THE SHOW INCLUDES many more paintings than sculptures, but the works in metals, wood or marble included represent highlights of the significant work and most of the names associated with sculpture during the given time. These range from works by artists whose sculpture I like less, such as Octavio Medellin, Heri Bert Bartscht and Charles Umlauf, to more visually interesting pieces by Jim Love, Gene Owens, the late Charles Williams, Alberto Collie and William Walsh. The only construction in the exhibition is a wood, metal and mixed media piece titled "Socio-Political Stop Sign" by David McManaway. McManaway, Herb Rogalla, Roger Winter and a small percentage of others represent work done within the past decade. Bill Wiman is represented by a realistic style juxtaposition of two young boys on a small town square with a "neo-classical" sleeping nude couple. There is an abstract horizontally structured landscape with a squiggly lower band by James Boynton, and a large bold abstraction titled "The Light of Rain" by Dorothy Hood. Any review of a show of this type is bound to rouse comments of omission, but it is impossible to mention even by name all of the artists represented and those mentioned do not necessarily reflect value judgements that their work is best. If a critic of the show can feel that way, it is easy to imagine the dilemma of those making the selections for the exhibition. This particular aspect no doubt accounts in part for the inclusion of some artists simply because they existed as consistent contributors to the art productivity rather than because their work was interesting, or creative on its own merits. All its drawbacks and weaknesses aside, this show is a successful survey of Texas art of this century. It should be of interest to those who remember and to those who want to see what it was all about. It is a historical commentary with a range of styles and a breadth of quality, but with a certain overall continuity which lends dignity and substance to the show and reflects the careful thought of Bywaters and Miss Utterback. [[Image]] This 1970 acrylic on canvas painting of "Bluebonnets" by San Antonio artist Mel Casas is one of 87 works included in SMU's current show of "Texas Painting and Sculpture: The Twentieth Century." DALLAS MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION Piano-Organ-Voice-Strings The emblem of the Dallas Music Teachers Association of your assurance of qualified Teaching. Recognized pedagogical methods maintain the great tradition of music. 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