The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-31
ARRANGE FOR A
GRAND EXHIBIT
Richmond Art Association
Prepares to Eclipse ALI Its
Former Efforts.
ART JURY IS SELECTED
PROMINENT ARTISTS AGREE TO
COME HERE TO AWARD THE
FouLkE PRlzE-REcITALs AND
ADDRESSES.

At general meeting of the Rich
mond Art Association held last even
ing, all preliminary arrangements for
teh big exhibit, which opens the even
ing of June II, were completed. 1t
is an assured fact that the exhibit this
year will be larger and more inter.
esting and complete than any that
have ever been held in this city.
Tickets have been placed on sale at
SO cents each and a canvass of the
city for the purpose of Opposing OF
them will be made at once. Through
out the two weeks that the exhibit
will be open a series of special enter
tainments will be held and anyone
purchasing a ticket will be entitled to
attend these functions without extra
charge. This offer is made as a spe
cial induce ment in hopes that large
number of tickets will be disposed of.
A Flag Day Program.
On the eveffng of the opening,
June IL, a reception and private view
of the exhibit will be held. On the
evening of June Ia the Daughters OF
the American Revolution will give a
program appropriate to Flag Day,
which occurs on that date. On the
evening of June Is there will be mu-
steal program, by an orchestra. On
the evening of June 20 the annual
meeting of the association will be
held. On the evening of June %, the
Starr Piano Company will tender a
complime ntary musical recital by art
lists from the Indianapolis Conserva
tory of Music, and on the evening of
June % another musical program will
be rendered.
In addition to these entertainments,
w. D. Foulke will give an address on
italian Art" and Mrs. J. w. Morris
son will talk on the exhibit of etchings
which will be given under her auspic-
eS and direction.
Art Jury Is Selected.
One of the most important actions
taken by the committee last night
was the selection of jury which will
award a prize of $50, known as the
Mary T. R. Foulke prize for the best
picture exhibited by any resident In.
diana artist. This jury, as selected
will be composed of the following
prominent artists. Charles Francis
Brown, of the Chicago Art Institute
who is an instructor and a landscape
artist; Frank F. Frederick, teacher OF
painting and designing at the Univer
sity of Illinois; William N. McCord OF
Cincinnati, a noted painter of land
scapes These critics have consented
to come to Richmond without any
compensation except their expenses.
The picture exhibit proper this year
will consist of 1875 paintings, nearly al
of which have never been hung in this
city before. There will be 80 paint
ings by Philadelphia artists, Is paint
ings from the brushes of prominent
New York artists, As paintings by 10
cal artists and 36 paintings by Indiana
artists outside of Richmond. One
feature of the exhibit will be the large
canvass Flowing the First Beam" b.
Horatio Walker. This painting tool
the gold medal prize at the st. Loui!
Worluds Fair. 1t will be placed a
the east end of the first floor corrido
Catalogue is Completed.
The catalogue has now been com
pleted and is in the hands of the prin
tiers. The reports made by the chair
men of the various committees last
evening were favorable in every res
pect. The following additional com
mittees were named last evening.
Textiles and Leathers-
Miss Emma Bond, Chairman.
Miss Juliet Corwin.
Mrs. w o. Wissler.
Miss Elizabeth Williams.
Hanging
Mrs. NJ. F. Johnson, Chairman.
J. E. Bundy.
Mrs. James MORRISON
Mrs. Paul Comstock.
Frank Girardin.
Miss Carrie Lesh.
Music
Prof. Will Earhart, Chairman
Mrs. Will Earhart.
Mrs. Henry Gennett.,
Clarence Gennett.
Henry Runge.
Manual Training
w S. Hiser. Chairman.
Miss Emma Bond
Miss Alice Winder
Miss Alvina Steen.
Miss Marguerite Hin
Miss Martha Horney.
Miss Kate Morgan.
Miss Grace Simpson.
Mrs. Clara Graves.
Etchings-