The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-05

All the pictures which will be seen
at the Richmond Art Exhibit, which
opens next Tuesday evening at the
Garfield School building, are now in
the city, and the work of hanging
them began yesterday morning under
the supervision of Mrs. M. F. John
ston, chairman of the hanging com
mittee.
This year there will be no local
artists room" as has been the custom
in the past, the paintings of the Rich
mond Group" will be hung indiscrim-
nately throughout the building, as will
the paintings of all Indiana artists.
One feature will be the exhibit of pic
lures owned by the Richmond Art as
ISOLATION. There are thirteen pic
lures now in this group, all from the
brushes of noted artists, and are
hung in the front office room.
Twenty-Four Indiana Artists.
This year there will be paintings ex-
hibited from the brushes of twenty
four Indiana artists. The following
is a complete list of these artists:
J. Otis Adams, Indianapolis; T. G.
Steele, Indianapolis; William Forsyth,
Indianapolis; Otto Stark, Indianapo-
lis; Richard Gruelle, Indianapolis;
Bessie Hendricks, Indianapolis; Estel-
Izor, Indianapolis; Emma B. King
Indianapolis; Fred E. Pierce, Will
liamsburg; Clarence Ball, South
Bend Margaret Overlook, Greencas
tie; Fred Vance, Charlottesville; ]. E
Bundy, Richmond Frank Girardin
Richmond; M. T. Nordyke, Rich
mond; w. A. Holly, Richmond; Adm
Mote, Richmond, Ellwood Morris
Richmond Anna NJ. Newman, Rich
mond; Mrs. Elmer Eggemeyer, Rich
mond; Mrs. H. l.. Freeman, Rich
mond; George H. Baker, Richmond
William Eyden, Richmond; A. w
Gregg, Richmond. This list prac
tically includes the best artists in the
state.
Another feature will be the compe
tition for the Mary T. r. Foulke prize
of $50 for the best painting by an IN
diana artist. This will be he first
annual competition and all the art
lists in the above list are entered fol
the prize. Mrs. Foulke takes the
greatest interest in the welfare of the
local exhibit and has EXPIRE ssed a de
sire to continue this prize for some
years to come.
Jury Decision Saturday.
The jury of award will be in the
city Saturday of this week and at tina
time will decide on the winning
painting, but their decision will no
be made known then. 1t will b.
sealed and placed away until the open
ing night, Tuesday next, at whicl
time the award will be announced.
The jury is comprised Of three o
the best known landscape; artists il
the west. The chairman is Charlie
Francis Brown, who is an instructo
in the Chicago Art Institute and
landscape artist of not. No on
more suitable could have bee
obtained to serve on the jury thai
Mr.. Brown. He has always take
the greatest interest in the art move
ment in this city and last year at tn
close of the local exhibit he made tn
statement that the eyes Of the ar
world are upon Richmond.
The second member of this commi
tee is Frank J. Frederick, we
known landscape artist and teacher c
painting and design at the Universit
of Illinois. He is most competen
man. Mr.. Frederick was a cousin c
he late Miss Charlotte Mendum, form
erly Instructor of art in the RicE'mon
public schools. The third member c
the jury is William McCord, the grea
Cincinnati landscape artist.
Speaking of the jury of award, Mr.!
NJ. F. Johnston stated yeste rday, wv
feel more than satisfied with the CON
potency of this jury and will probabl
never have a better one