Evening journal., 1913-11-04
MANY VIEW
PAINTINGS AT
ART SHOW
Mr.. Wyeth and Mr.. SChOOn-
over Awarded the $lOO
Prizes for the Best
CanVaSeS
PUBLIC TO SEE GEMS
OF ARTISTS EACH DAY

With about $50 persons present, the
opening of the second annual exhibit
ton of the Wilmington Society Of the
Fine Arts, in the Hotel Dupont ball
room, was a delightful social event
! last night. II was a private view of
the 122 canvases shown by some of
( the foremost artists and illustrators
: OF the country, and the attendance
was limited TO invited guests. Some
Of the foremost residents of Whining
I ton and many visitors were present
Mrs. Charles Copeland, president Of
the society, and Mrs. Charles R. Mil
Ter received during the evening.
While the art show is founded about
the productions of Howard Pyle and
the school Of colorful illustration
which he made famous. this years ex-
hibit is far more comprehensive than
last years. and includes landscapes,
lseascapes and eanvases Of a type
considered outside of the sphere of
illustration. That the Wilmington
art exhibit already has attracted ma
tional attention, as also has the Will
mington art colony. is evident from
the observation of Christian Brinton,
recognized art critic of New York
City: These exhibitions are the
beginning Of the building up Of an art
centre in Wilmington, which other
cities twice its size strive for IN vain
In the present exhibition, it is hard tc
differentiate between subject pictures
and illustrations, because the illus.
trations are of such high order"
. feature of the opening day was
} the judging of the paintings on view
the judges being Joseph H. Chaplin
art editor of Scribner's Magazine, an,
: John E. Parker, art editor of thI
J Ladies Home Journal They decided
J TO award the prizes Of 500 each t
IN. c. Wyeth and Frank E. Schoon
lover, both members Of the nearby
art colony and true ezamplars o
their master, the late Howard Pyle
r Mr.. Wyeth's picture, The Invaders,
won the 500 offered for the best il
Illustration, and Mr. Schoonover's pic
n ture THE Spell of the Yukon" VOL
: the 500 offered for the best pictur
t of any class, style or character. ]
a represents a lone Indian in a canoe
Y It was printed in Outing several year
t ago
/ Mrs. T. Coleman dupont yesterda
Q bought the illustration THE Fou
+. Little Kenwigs," by Jessie Wilco
5 Smith The picture was listed Z
l. $3.50 Miss Smith has several atraS
d tive children's pictures in her show
e ing, the canvass bought by Mrs. dl
sr Pont being considered the best.
le The exhibit includes a number of su
" ect pictures, portraits, and Landscape
"a the outcome OF a development from
lustrations that have made the W
ed mington art colony famous. Many
W the artists. who have heretofore C
IT. fined themselves to illustration or 81
e. iect pictures are striking out il
h. landscape or other lines. A number
former students of Howard Pyle hi
H. been studying abroad. and show ira
OF in their work OF the foreign eleme
ut Among these are Gordon McCouch. He
ttsd Smith Ethel Peunewill Bro,
Thornton Oakley and w J. Awkward
Although there are pictures by ma
of the most prominent of the Pyle 81
I I dents, there are also many names We
VI known outside of Wilmington. but
so familiar here. Among the most
-ed teresting pictures are canvases by S.
~. Arthurs. one in his usual historic We
mt called "The First Glimpse of the Cl
ser mont and fine study, almost arc
;ed tectural, OF "bibraltar, the residence
M. H. Rodney Sharp. Frank +. Schoono
o. has an illustration called "Eyengelil
Ia and a colorful canvas called "On GU
~. "A Pirate of the Gulf"
in Gordon McCouch has several pictu
W @ breathing of Spain that were painted
sh 'M Toledo.
i'n Herbert Moore and p. V. E. Ivory hi
canvases treating of the same subj
80 but in strikingly different manner II
W. "The Prodigal Son." Mr.. Moore tire
in it as a Biblical subject, with the pr
for cipal figures of the Samaritan as
No. lreverent type Mr.. Ivory principals
yer two figures on burros on the desert,
of man being on the verge of collapse.
ard Sidney NJ. Chase has a marine v
known as Summer Seas and seve
eet landscapes all appealing in their
Try, monv. Clifford W. Ashley has 81
day splendid Buzzard's Bay scenes,
Howard L. Smith. who won the
cia- ton museums travelling scholarship,
on several choice canVases, includ
Comrades" and In the Dolomites,'
'ad- garded as his best.
the The exhibit will be open to the 7
lie each afternoon and evening
loiu week.
The IAIL FOR BEATING BAILIFF.
DOVER. Del. Nov. 4.-Court yes