The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-31
EXHIBITION OF STUDENTS
WORK AT SCHOOL OF DESIGN.
Photo by Msrceau. New York.

The twenty-second annual exhibition Of !
students work at the Rhode Island
School OF Design opened at that institu-
ton Wednesday evening.
In many respects the:s exhibit is the
largest. the most varied and the most
creditable of any previous one. The
whole building from the top to the street
floor Is decorated with the work of the
pupils whildsthe walls along the stairways
are adorned with charcoal pen and ink
sketches which are most interesting ex-
amples Of the pupils work One of the
most attractive rooms IN the building is
that used for designing, in charge OF
Prof. Pond.
Here the walls are covered with original
designs I'm textile brush work and COM
position work which is s5rlkingly original
and meritorious and includes designs for
carpets. wall paper and siiverware.
small space on the south wall is de-
voted To designs in black and white for
book covers, advertisements. etc, and the
work here by Ralph l.. Foster Is es-
pecially noteworthy
Another part of this room constitutes
Mr.. Stacy Tolman's domain and here a
beautiful showing is made by his pupils.
The specimens, many OF them are ad-
mirable i'm conception, drawing and color
ing and include caste work, heads I'm oil
and I'm charcoal, together with some fine
figure work In the room devoted to
anatomy-drawing and painting from life
lin charge OF Mr.. Tolman--is exhibited
work Of the highest artistic merit. and i'm
some instances IL is unusually fine, not
ably the work OF Miss Bertha Buchanan
and Chester l.. Dodge
The architectural room I'm charge of
Warren 5. Locke, the head master of the
school of design. exhibits the work OF
both the day and evening classes I'm ar
| chitectliral drawing and design Also the
| work of the day class I'm perspective.
| 1t Is an excellent showing and the prize
| for the best architectural design was
| won by a young woman, Miss Emily l..
4 M Smith.
| in the advanced mechanical drawing
| and machine design, also in charge OF Mr.
4 Locke, the course I'm drawing Is fully
| illustrated by the day class and the even
| ing class, and many elegant dra wings by
! the pupils I'm both classes cover the
walls. The Thesis drawings In this ex-
! hibit are especially fine In the room
| devoted 90 evening elementary drawing
| in charge of Mr. Locke. the exhibit is
| the best hung for several years. The
| modelling room In charge OF Frederick
! Kohlhagen, exhibits a wide variety of
modelled ornament, applied design and
! figure work.
| Perhaps the most noticeable exhibit
here Is the panel containing the several
| seals in plaster casts. for which prizes of
$l2. SIS and 50 were offered by the New
| England Manufacturing jewelers. and Sill
| Versmiths association, represented by
| Frank r. Pearce. George r. Grant. Ros-
Well C. Smith, John L. Remlinger and
sSsn S Mere NJ won S o%s 9e prTss rs tor prlS
Ethel Pierce; second prize. Ernest Lob
oman: third prize, George Turner
A beautiful exhibition IN water color'
and illustration is shown i'm small room
on the second floor. This class has beer
instructed by Mr. sidney r.. Burleigf
and the compositions are largely figures
and heads. Among the many eNcelen
| things shown here are those by Miss Re
becca Greene. Miss T. \. Parker. Miss
| Bertha buchanan. Miss Grace T.. Jones
| Miss Alma Field and II. H. Nisbct.
In reviewing the work Of the school ~
| "a whole special mention should be givei
in the lifc class TO Miss &. l.. Dodge an'
! Miss Bertha Buchanan. Also To MIS-
| Emma Parker a post graduate or IN
/ life work iu oils class
Among the many excellent portraits II
oil and charcoal those OF tebecca trScn'
BESSIE Luce and G. l.. Dodge stand on
Among thc designs and brush worl
those hy Miss ConS.ancc ~ ,f,sr rsrriiiEs9r 9:rSr
Jonos and Miss Helen Capron descrv
special mention.
~ie exhibit of stained wood by Misse
Josephine Tillinghast and Rcbccc
| Greene is also full Of merit.
Tho graduating exercises or the scnn'
/ occurred last evening az o'clock, whe
rs pupils received diplomas, prizes wer
awarded and addresses delivered by lrol
William, Carey Poland 81 Brown univcr
| sitV. The address 10 the graduates wa
! delivered bv Mr.. Warren :. LOCK,
| Wcgvps' hgstra furnished the musi
| Tor the occasion. .
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, The list of prizes OF s. each. togeth'
. | with the names uf the donors, tht VII
n.re and those who received ~p"ci
merit are given herewith.
! | Vret head in oil from ne, donor ITO
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