Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-07
Artists COLLECTION
A Dazzling SHOW
Wilmington Society OF the
Fine Arts Exhibit Best
in City's History
MANY ADMIRERS
ON FIRST NIGHT

YIN IlNS i 1N1Oll
Several hundred persons, including ar
lists, members of the Wilmington Soci-
ETY. of the Fine Arts and others, attend
ed the private view Of the art exhibition
in the New Century Club last night The
view formally opened the fifth annual
art exhibition in this city. The exhibit
tion will remain open every afternoon
and evening this week. In addition TO
the Pyle collection which has-been shown
here several times before the new col
lection Of Pyle paintings which the viii
mington Society Of the Fine Arts pur-
chased last year from Scribner and Sons
in New York, Is also being shown while
the ten specially invited artists repre-
sent a most noteworthy group Of artists.
The work of the local artists also in
cludes many exceptionally striking and
brilliant canvases. The Jury Of awards
has awarded the following prizes FIRST
prize for Illustration 10 Jessie Wilcox
Smiths slack and Jilf second prize Of
$50 for illustration offered by Mrs Ohio
Rowland was awarded to Frank h.
Schoonover's "a Northern MIST; w. II.
d. Koerner's "The Birches" received Che
prize Of $50 offered by Mrs. William q.
Ramsay for the best landscape done by
n Delaware artist or a Howard Pyle pu-
pil. while N. @. Wyeth's September Az
ternoon" received the prize offered by
Mrs Charles Copeland for the best paint
ing. Pictures receiving honorable men
tlon we're; "The Bathers,' by Douglas
Ducr. "Fallow Acres by John r. Curl
son, shadows by Frederick C. Frieske.
There are 1903 pictures outside OF
the Pyle pictures in the exhibition
and these are hung in the drawing
room OF the club. The new Pyle col
lection Is hung in the parlors OF the
club house while the old Pyle col
lection is hung in the parlors OF the
club, upstairs. Each person attend
ing the exhibition is allowed 10 vote
for the picture that appeals most 10
him or her and at the close OF the
exhibition a prize will be given 20
the most popular picture This az
ternon High School students Will be
admitted free OF charge.
One OF the most charming groups
is that comprising the miniatures
done by Miss Leila Waring. OF South
Carol ma. These are delicate and al
together form a most attractive III
tie group. The Portrait OF Ray
mond Comstock," by Henryette Sta
delman. is a thoughtful and very
strong piece of work. Miss Stadel-
mans "Her Birds Fountain" loaned
by Mrs. Thompson. is also a brilliant
canvas. William Chadwick's Con
necticut River Autumn" Carol Ram
81 N..Ia
s Needs "Hydrangeas," Gayle p.
Tosldns' "a Road from Potterville,"
4 Y Arthurs' "Ruggest Coast" Cliff
y r6 w. Ashley's 1.-THE Dunes"
Frank Schoonover's Northern Mist"
Charles A. MacLellan's Portrait OF
Mrs. Ramsay" Leslie Thrasher's
Portrait Of Mrs Coyne," we're
among pictures which compelled a
great deal OF interest The cut-outs by
Mss Marion Thomas attracted much
attention also. Her Caesar ROdney's
Ride Is full OF action and patriotic
shirt. Theodore Rosin e. Roscoe
Shrader. Herbert Moore. Frank p.
Schoonover. Martha p. Murphey.
Ethel Pennewill Brown, Leslie
Thrasher. p V. 70 Ivory, Douglas
Duer, Stanley NJ. Arthurs. Katherine
Pyle are among the local artists ex-
hibiting. Among those at the eXhbi-
ton last night we're:
Mrs Preston Lea. Mrs. David ].
Reinhardt Mr.. and Mrs. John Ban
croft Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Krebs. Mr..
and Mrs Christopher l.. Ward Mr..
and Mrs. John Kearney Rodgers. Mr..
and Mrs Irving Warner. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Warner. Mr.. and Mrs. r. r
M Carpenter. Mr.. and Mrs. Philip D.
Laird. Mr. and Mrs. David ID. Ranken
Jr.. Mrs. r. c. Tallman. Miss Kath.
crime Wilson. Miss Katherine Pyle.
Mrs. A. II. Berlin. Miss Eleanor Pyle.
Miss Helen Garrett. n. Converse
Wvefh. Mss Gertrude Br'nckle. Miss
Barbara Vandegrift. Miss Grace
Beadenkopf. General James II. Will
son. Chancellor and Mrs. Charles NJ.
Curtis Mr.. and Mrs. Newell Barnard,
Mrs. c. NJ Rumford, Stanley NJ. Ar
thurs. Constance Moore the Rev. and
Mrs William II. Laird. Miss El 'zabeth
Jackson, Mrs. willard c. Jackson.
Miss Hebb. the REV and Mrs. c. l.
Candee. Senator and Mrs. willard
Salisbury. Mr.. and Mrs Arthur l..
Bailey. Mrs. Frank S. Garrett. Miss
Anne Garrett. Miss Henryette Stadeh.
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Reese. Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred d. Warner, Jr, Mr.
and Mrs. H. Rodney Sharp. Mr.. and
Mrs. John b. Bird Colonel and Mrs
George A. Elliott. Mss Martha Ferris
Or. and Mrs. Albert Robin. p. V. T.
Ivory. Mrs. Charles Copeland. Miss
Grace Weldin. MT. and Mrs. Leonard
A Yerkes. Mr.. and Mrs. p S. DUPONT
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace n Thayer. Miss
Annie Hilles Joseph Bancroft IT.,
Mr. and Mrs. Clawson s. Hammitt.
Follow'ng are the pictures com
prising the exhibition: These are in
addition 70 the PYLE PICTURES:
THE Mountain Family, Frank f.
Schoonover.
2-The Oak. sidney NJ Chase.
3.-Jack and Jill, Jessie Wilcox
Smith.
A-Rugged Coast, Stanley NJ Ar
: thurs
5.-The Ola Woman Who Lived In
2 Shoe Jessie Wilcox Smith.
6-Ahraham lincoln Leaving His
Own Front Door Frank 2. schoon-
over
7-Po+er pafer Pumpkin Eater.
Jessie wilcox smith.
S.-An Old Settler Phlin r Cood-
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