Search for art by Howard, KS artist for museum exhibition & book

[Kjell H.]

We got this request from Barbara Thompson from Denver:

Dear Elk County Forum,

I am hopeful that you may be able to assist me in locating work by an
artist - Arthur W. Hall (1889-1991) who resided in Howard, Kansas
from 1922-1942. Hall was an artist who supported himself and his
wife (also an artist) Norma Bassett Hall, with the sales of their art work
and also his salary from his work as a court reporter for the 13th Judicial District.

I am writing a catalog about Hall which will accompany an exhibition
of his work in 2016 at the Wichita Art Museum.

From old letters and news clippings I know that residents of Howard as
well as others in nearby towns purchased his paintings and prints.  I am
hopeful that some of these prints still remain in family collections and
that their owners might lend them to the exhibition and/or to be photographed
for the catalog. Titles of some of the prints - Fleak Farm, Jontra Farm and
Pond at Severy might be familiar to Elk County residents.

The other pieces of Arthur Hall's history in Howard that I am hoping to
find are: photographs of the home he rented - 194 North Pennsylvania,
possibly the name of the home's owner, and any information that might
confirm which building he rented in downtown Howard for his art studio.

Thank you. I have pasted a few examples of Arthur Hall's etchings below.
The Howard Library also has several of his prints on display.

Barbara Thompson
Denver, CO
303 757-0304
bthomdes@gmail.com

Please contact Barbara if you have any info.

[Jane]

We have one of Norma Bassett Halls etchings. But Carl Eby in Tulsa has a lot of the Hall's etching and paintings. The Vinette family sold some of Arthur's prints at an auction in Eureka, Ks several years ago but have no idea who they went to. I do not have Mr. Eby's address so I can not help you there. You might contact the Eureka auction house to see of they have the name of the person that bought the 2 or 3 of Arthurs. I will say this, over the years Norma's etching an paintings have become more valuable then Arthurs.

[Marcia Moore]

I have a framed etching of the Jontra Farm.  I think I've had it since around 1980.

[Marcia Moore]

There are/were some of these etchings on the south wall of the Howard Library.

[MarkHall]

Howard library still has them... they're proudly on display.

Arthur Hall, Norma Bassett Hall and one or two by Birger Sandzen also. I recall seeing the Jontra farm there.