The Washington times., 1908-12-01
ART EXHIBIT WINNERS
MADE KNOWN BY JURY
E. w. Redfeld, Joseph De Camp, and Robert Reid
Awarded Respectively First Second and Third
Prizes for American Work.

clearing-out process has also extended
to the gallery in the northwest corner
of the lower floor. The walls have been
draped with white cheese cloth, ana
the wooded bases and pedestals covered
with the same material. In the north
west gallery. screens have been erected
dividing the gallery into small alcOYesl
TO be used I'm arranging tire smaller eX-
hibits such as medaliiOns, medals, coins
and canoes
Mrs. St Gaudens is in the city aidlus
Glenn Brown, secretary Of the American
Institute OF Architects, with suggestions
concerning the arrangement of the
works of her husband. Her aCqualnt-
once with the former exhibition held
under the auspices of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art renders her advice upon
such matters not only valuable as
means OF improving upon the former
exhibition, but desirable on account OF
her knowledge OF exhibition matters.
A Private Collection.
Robert Reid, the New York painter,
winner of the third prize, has rented
from his artist friend, Frank D, Millett,
the Forest Hail Studio on Thirty-second
street. and is now busily engaged in ar
ranging his paintings, a large number OF
which are the results OF last summers
work in West Chester county. New
York. preparatory to an exhibition of
his paintings. to be opened to the pub
lie about the 18th OF this month,
and continuing for ten days The inn
portauce Of this exhibition would justify
its OcCupany of a more central exhibit
ton n4Ii, uuu the OIuCldls OF the JOICo-
ran Gallery offered the use Of one OF
the smaller exhibition rooms later IN
the season. This offer cOulG not be &C
Cepted for the reason that Mr.. Reid mas
arranged for an exhibition OF his Work
In New York city during January, aIleT
which other arrangements, neSessltatlAs
his absence from New YORK Will pre-
vent his again coming 10 washington
for the purpose Of an exhibition. The
work of Mr.. Reid IS familiar 20 many
here on account of his representation IN
che Evans collection belonging 70 the
National Gallery. and his decorations IN
the Library OF Congress.
Portrait Painting.
A commendable step in the encourage
ment OF portrait painting by American
artists is the foundation of the Carol
] II. Beck memorial medal to be awarded
annually through the Pennsylvania
/ Academy Of Fine Arts for the best pOr-
trait painted by an American artist
within three years preceding the time or
Its exhibition. The medal. which Is 20
he of gold. is endowed by James NJ.
Beck. formerly an assistant attorney
general OF the United States, as me-
mortal to his sister, Miss Carol II Beck,
who died October 10, 1875 Miss Beck
was a student of the Pennsylvania
Academy OF Fine Arts during the early
. SOS. and afterwards a student In ORES
den and OF the Julian Academy IN
Paris She is accredited with more than
one hundred portraits among them an
official portrait Of Governor Patus1nr
rar The State of Pennsylvania. Suec.uc
recognition for proficiency IN portrait
#.. naF nv . s .
and the hr~t award viii De made from
4 rHe works exhibited at the ltilG annual
exhibition OF the Pennsylvania Acad-
envy, 20 be open January I'D, las