Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-06-10
ANNUAL EXHIBIT AT
CONVERSE ART GALLERY
Work of the Art School Pupils and
Drawings by Academy Glasses In
spected by Large Numbers.

The twentieth annual exhibition of
the work of the students of the Nor
witch Art school and of the Free Acad-
envy opened Friday evening in the Con-
verse art gallery. The usual reception
to the friends of the school was held by
the Art school teachers from to 10
o'clock, George A. Thompson, director,
Mrs. Guy Warner Eastman, design, and
Miss Aida Watrous, children's class
and assistant in design. The work as
a whole shows a high degree of excel
lence this year-the students in the
Academy have done especially good
work-the design class has a fna
showing, especially in the jewelry line.
and the regular students have depart
ed from former lines in showing more
work in painting than in drawing this
year and presenting collection Of
portraits in oil which make an attrac-
tive display. The work of the Acade-
my pupils occupies the art rooms on
the lower floor of the building and the
regular Art school work IN drawing,
painting. design and the chHdren's
class is to be found in the gallery up
stairs. The junior class shows large
amount of work. These is the design
work under Mrs. Eastman and Miss
Watrous shown in the room at the left
and comprising four large screens of
charcoal studies in still life, still life
studies in colored crayons water color
copies of flowers and birds, and flower,
studies in water color. Margaret Kin
ney and Barbara Latham have some
very good work here. In the adjoin
ing room is more work by the juniors
under Mr. Thompson's direction. Their
still life studies in pencil and charcoal
and again in colOred crayon show an
advance over similar design work done
earlier in the year and occupy two %
the four screens. The other two are
the work of the lowe middle class
along the same lines and presenting
some very good work especially Miss
Winchester's. c. /. Iathrops and w.
Herbert's- The regular work of the
upper middle and senior classes is on
the left of the entrance. The upper
middle class has some especially good
drawings in pencil and water color of
still life and architectural motifs, those
of Grace Lester and Helen Boynton be-
ing worthy of notice. The seniors also
have two screens of pencil drawings in
still file and architecture and of head
drawings from casts. In this Florence
Carpenter is an apt student. Across
the hall is the design work of the up
per and lower middle classes. This in
cludes the flower studies, the line and
spot design work, plain and colored.
and various applied designs. Among
the applied designs are screen OF
leather work two screens of sofa cush-
ions with stenciled designs-one by
1I0ne hSNGf1Ck DCiHS tHttItlN Cohp1SI-
ed-some pretty stenciled curtains. Dor
der designs in water color and others
stenciled on linen for magazine covers.
embroidered bags a braiding design
applied on dress, and embroidered
collar and cuff sets:one pretty one by
Mary Eaun.
Art Class Work.
Upstairs the regular work of the art
class under Mr.. Thompson is the prom
te1ng. A double line of drawings and
paintings make an interesting exhibit.
Thirty portraits and four landsca pes
in oil are shown by Miss Sally P.
Moses of Groton Miss Isabel Stephen
son and Miss Helen Huntington. TWEEN
ty-three drawings from casts and
models are the work of Miss Moses,
Miss Stephenson, Arthur S. jain and
Miss Amanda Hall. At the right of
these is the work of the children's Sat
urday morning GLASS, Miss Aida Wat
rous instructor. The years work has
included flower studies in pencil and
water color, conventionalized designs
applied to leather work clay modelling.
copies Of Japanese prints charcoal
drawings of still life and stencil de-
signs from nature motifs. Agnes Leahy
did good flower drawing. In the leather
work comprising desk sets. pocket
books, card cases and mats good work
was done by Mildred Cary, Mary Ttr-
rell. Ruth Bogue. Mary Lester and
Esther Pullen and Marshall Howe has
a small mat nicely made for a boy of
only five years. In modelling Margar-
eta Johnson excels in a tiger after
Bayce. Christine Gregson and Dorothy
Wyckoff are also good. The two Jap
anese prints shown are those by Es-
Their Allen and Dorothy Gregson- Mel
son Branche and Dorothy Wyckom have
good charcoal drawings and Marie
Townsend, Margaretta Johnson and
Violet Burton some good stenciled bor-
ders. The work of the design class
under Mrs. Eastman is at the other end
of the gallery and shows besides the
regular and usual design work in flow
er studies. spot and line work. conyen-
tionalized designs. iiiumined texts and
cards. and designs for printed and
woven fabrics, several cases of arts and
crafts work. There is one case IF
leather work-the chief attraction in
it being beautiful guest book by Miss
Faith Leavens There is also work in
leather by Misses Watrous, Hamilton
Hendricks and Browning. Another