Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-05

the history Of art-several lessons in
this being part Of Miss Leavens plan
for the year. One screen here is de-
voted to work from the senior class,
OF which there is not a large display.
1t includes drawings. colored flower
studies and copies of famous portraits
and landscapes and is done by Misses
Hamilton. Potter, Pullen, Bauck,
Vaughn, Holmes and Smith and
Messrs. Leavenworth and Pullen.
From here one goes to the work OF
the art school in the main gallery up
stairs. At the right is screen OF out
door sketches in four different medl-
ums and an etching by Tracv Rudd-
Next comes the work of the compost
ton class with some original treat
ments, mostly in color On the east
end are a dozen oil paintings from life
by Tracy Rudd and Aida Watrous.
Ruth Northrop has a large groun OF
casts modelled by her at one side OF
The paintings and William Babeock has
casts and basreliefs on the other. The
long north side is filled with screens
showing black and white and color
work from life OF the sketch and illus
tration class. nineteen drawings from
models by the life clas~ two screens
Of drawings from museum casts by the
antique class, two screens Of the same
by the preparatory class-these being
mostly heads, and one screen of work
by the childrens class. This class
shows birds and flowers in crayon and
water colors, drawings from still life,
twenty minute sketches from models
and from museum casts, out door
sketches design work and table full
of work in wax modelling and fooled
leather The small west gallery shows
work by the design classes Brushwork
flower studies Illuminated print, color
ed flower studies and original designs
are shown. There are designs for book
covers, picture frames, jewelry. pot
terry, rugs, printed fabrics, wall papers.
tiles, pilasters, Moorish placques,
stained glass, silverware, embroidery
and two large fruit designs. Many de-
signs are shown for stenciling and
block printing, with three Of the wood
en- blocks. There is a stenciled table
cover by Miss Gertrude Kelley, a sofa
cushion by Miss Madeleine Perkins,
sofa pillow and bordered fabric by
Ruth Johnson and curtains and sofa
pillows in block printing by Rosel
Rudd. In leather work Miss Ruth
Reynolds shows q fooled album cover.
Miss Ruth Johnson has a fooled leath-
er mat and Miss Gertrude Kelley a
picture frame. Miss Evelyn Sauer has
a cut leather card case, Miss Aida Wat
rous a cut leather bag, William F.
haDekOtIe 7 painted photograph frame
and Miss Kelley pretty painted fan.
A screen in the main gallery shows
specimen pages from c. f. Stedman's
Inland City-a letter and a poem which
is being reprinted for the Norwich an
niversary by the Academy press with
illustrations by the Norwich Art school
these original illustrations being
| shown on this screen.
Miss Gertrude Kelley is awarded the
scholarship for next year to the Muse
UNI of Fine Arts In Boston. The mem
bers Of the art school this year were:
Day Classes-Natalie F. Allen. VIII
liam H. Babcock. Groton. Emma A.
| Crawford, Montville, Edwin o. Gibson,
| Ellen G.. Hewitt, New London, Loretta
Hosey. Packerville, Helen Huntington,
Ruth c. Johnson, Wauregan, Gertrude
Kelley, Sheldon, Ia. Ruth II. Northrop
Rosel P. Rudd Tracy P. Rudd, Evelyn
| G. Sauer, Poquetanuck, Aida Watrous
| Groton Justine Worth, Marguerite
Wulf, Mrs. S. J. Converse, New York
/ Madeleine r. Perkins.
| Evening Classes-Raymond Highs
Mary. c. Haun, Arthur S. jain. Har-
riet r. Trumbull, Rose Kronig, Ruth