Evening journal., 1915-11-02
CITY ART
EXHIBIT BEST EVER
us Paintings and Sketches
Comprise Beautiful Cen
fury Club Show
AWARD TWO PRIZES
ON FIRST NIGHT

Attended by several hundred per-
sons. including members OF the VIII !
mington Society OF the Fine Arts and
their friends the private view of tho
art exhibition held last night in tho
New Century Club proved note
worthy social event The fourth an
nual art exhibition will open 10 the
public this afternoon, and will remain
open every afternoon and evening
this week, Saturday inclusive. One
hundred and twenty-five paintings
and sketches are on view and opinion
was unanimous last evening that this
years exhibition Is more interesting
and delightful than that Of any prev
ous year
Owing TO larger wall space the
committee was able 10 hang more pic
lures this year than heretofore, and
without crowding or diminishing in
any way the value Of any picture. A
number were heard TO remark that
the. artistic and intelligent way in
which the pictures were hung was
more similar to a private gallery than
10 "A public exhibition
Two prizes were awarded while
two other pictures were given honor
able mention. The two prizes award
ed were OF one hundred dollars each
and were given by Mrs. Charles Cope
land for The best painting and by the
Wilmington Society OF Fine Arts for
the best illustration. ~. W. Red
fields painting. "Snow storm was
awarded Mrs. Copelands prize, while
Stanley NJ Arthurs' "B. Franklin,
Philadelphia Printer" was awarded
the prize for the hest illustration.
Jonas Lies winter Sun" and +. r.
Schoonover's "A Trading Post. Hud-
son Bay Company" received honor
able mention.
The jury OF awards included J. n.
Chapin. Of New York; George Walter
Dawson. president Of the water color
club Of Philadelphia, and Hayden Car
ruth.
The paintings are hung in the draw
ing room and In the annex OF the New
Century Club. General regret was eX-
pressed over the absence OF the col
lection OF the late Howard Pyles
paintings which are in San Francisco
where they are being exhibited at the
Panama-Pacific Exposition. However
pride In the fact that this splendid and
beautiful collection OF paintings b,
that noted artist which is owned b,
the Wilmington Society Of the Fin
Arts, is now on exhibition at the bi
exposition where they are being view
; ed by thousands Of Americans dali
overbalanced the feeling OF regrC
that this collection was not include
In this years exhibition here.
y Muoh attention was attracted
the work OF the ten outside artis
who exhibited at the exhibition hel
this year by special invitation. The.
artists are: Everett L. Warner Lee
I pold Seyffert. f. Luis Mora. w.
Lathrop. Charles Rosen. Z. w. Re-
field, clifford Beale, George Below
Robert Henri and Jonas Lie.
OF the many pictures on exhibitio
by these artists perhaps none recei'
ed more general attention than di
Jonas Lies Winter Sun" which r.
ceived honorable mention. This pi'
/. ture is a harbor scene and shows ii
early morning sun dancing an
sparkling across the rather murk
waters Of the harbor making a 81
p yer pathway between the steamer
\ that lie drifting at anchor. tt
\ slowly rising smoke from the city Il
G outlines of which are vaguely see
b through the carly morning mist, d
t notes the awakening into life OF
j. new born day. 1t is charmingly eX