Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-05
WORK OF MUCH MERIT
IN ART EXHIBIT.
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and Harriet Haley. Mary Allen and
Mary Lester have two pairs of salt
tray, and she and Mary Lester have
long chains of silver links and balls
OF silver or semiprecious stones.
By Tuesday Afternoon Glass.
There has also been a Tuesday Aft
ernoon class of Is students from all
classes in the Academy whose studies
conficted with the regular art class.
This has made all kinds of hammered
silver and copper, and jewelry. They
show bowls, pins of many kinds,
bracelets, pendants and rings. Some
have worked in gold. S. Wilcox shows
pendant, Miss Willard a paper
knife, Eleanor Norton a Scarfpin and
ring, Miss Brown a silver ring with
faceted amethyst.
Prize Drawings.
In the same room on the left are
the prize drawings by Misses John
son and GoodfelloW, some good draw
ings taken from the various classes
and a large and interesting collection
of pottery from all the classes.
Art School and chiIdren's Class.
Upstairs is the art school and chill
dren's class exhibit. While the plan
for the children's class has been the
same this year. the details have been
worked out differently Craft work at
Christmas time resulted in some pref
ty stenciled handbags and copper pic
ture frames. Pottery was taken up
for Easter The screens show work in
drawing, flower studies and still life,
and sketches of pet animals More
than usual attention has been given
to the drawing from casts in the mu-
scum. Esther Turner and AIbien
Heebner excel in drawing and these
two have three very fine flower
studies. Lawrence Croker, Katherine
Hampstead and Raymond Royce also
do good color work.
Scholarship to Alice Pond.
The scholarship has been given to
Alice Pond Harriet Geer is the
youngest member. being only 5 years
old.
Rose Driscoll and Marion Gallaudet
do well for their years and Joseph
Holbrook has a pretty bag. For home
work Katherine Hampstead, Esther
Turner and Josephine Holbrook have
made pretty guest towels and TingIey
and Lawrence Croker are good in
drawing animals. The preparatory
class in the art school shows a screen
of good drawing in which all students
seem to do equally WELL and the an
tique class has an equally we'll balanc-
Sketch Class.
On the screens showing work by the
sketch class, Misses Parker, Briggs,
Ash, Latham and Crawford are rath-
err the best.
Miss Briggs specializes in heads and
Miss Latham in children. Much of this
is in color.
Miss Parker comes first in compost
ton. with Miss Ash, second and Miss
Latham next.
Work of Design Class.
:, At the north end of the gallery is
the work of the design class. with
Misses Briggs, Latham, Horton and
showing original fabric designs. Here,
too, are pen and ink designs for COW
ers by Ruby Fenton, book plates by
Misses Briggs and Ash, the menu
the Art Students luncheon recently
after a competition, black and white
design by Miss st. John, Christmas
cards, three repeat designs by Miss
Backps, still life studies and flower
work.
Pottery Design.
Two shelves are filled with pottery
and show all stages of this work
plastic clay, built forms unfired and
called green ware, forms fired once
and called biscuit, forms fred and
sprayed with glaze ready for second
firing. and the finished ware. Some
are built by coil, in bowl and vase
forms; some are built in sections as
fern dishes, square or oblong and dec
GRATED with relief Other coil built
are copies of Greek or Roman forms,
or are original work on Greek lines
by use of the template. Wheel throw
ing and glazing were among the 9TH
er problems studied. Noticeable were
fern dishes designed by Mrs. r. w.
Perkins and Mrs F w Lester Czranlx
forms by Inez Horton, template de-
SIGNS by IlaurasY oung some pieces of