The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-14

Kenyon. 80 Lincoln road. Brooklyn !;
Potsdam Gang"
Honorable Mention-Rosalis Land
man. sos West 11ath street. New York
city; ships Carry Munitions-Help
When Dr. Eaton was informed that
the ANAL awards had been made he Is
sued this statement:
II desire to express my personal APP
probation to THE New York SUN for
the patriotic service It has rendered the
United States Shipping Board. Emer-
sency Fleet Corporation, in developing
the poster contest No single undertake
Ing since have been head Of the Ma
tional Service Section has enlisted so
the great cause of ship production.
These hundreds OF posters are reve-
lation not only of the artistic resources
Of our people. but Of the profound moral
awakening which has knit the American
people into q new unity Of purpose for
the winning Of the war.
II wish also to thank the Judges for
their painstaking and fair decisions. !
share with them the regret that 1t was
not possible to award a larger number
Of prizes because Of the unusual ex-
cellence Of 20 many OF the posters.
We must all congratulate the win
ners not only for securing the prises. but
for the consciousness they must have
that they have made a real contribution
to the winning Of the war"
Task Of Judges q Hard One.
The best posters to speed UP ship
building" were selected yesterday by the
judges, Of which Matlack Price, author
OF Posters" was the chairman. At the
conclusion Of its third session In the
Ship Poster Gallery, somewhere UP.
town." So keen was the interest Of tn.
judges In the great collection and %
anxious were they not to make errors o,
judgment that the great majority Of
them visited the gallery alone and ir
twos and threes on divers days between
sessions to inspect and study tho entries
Most OF the work Of the judges-ant
It was a labor Of love for their country
was done with tho thermometer UP in tn,
sos One session Of the entire body
lasted three hours in a torrid atmospher,
that tried the souls Of men.
Mr.. Prices colleagues on tho boart
| were: j. H. Chapln, art editor. Serb
ners Mooaxine; A. r. Parkhurst. Jr.
National Service Section, United State,
Shipping Board: Arthur w. Dow, pro
lessor Of fne arts, Teachers College. Co
lumbia University: Edward Hardins
chairman Of executive board. Natjona
COMMITTEES Of Patriotic Societies: Ra.
Greenleaf. art director, Ward & Gov
advertising: Horace Brown, art critic
Percivai s. Hill. president. American
Tobacco Company: Heyworth Campbell
art director. Vogue and Vanity Fatr
| q q h.
can Institute Of Graphic Arts; Earnes
Elmo Calkins. Calkins & Holden. adver
Using; Henry L Sparks. poster collector
Public Exhibition Promised.
A. R Parkhurst. Jr. secretary of tn
National Service Section OF tho Unite
States Shipping Board. said last nigh
that 1t would not DO possible to ar
range for an exhibition Of the posters 4
this city before a fortnight at least. Tn
exhibit will be made UP Of the priz
winners and a large number of selecte
entries. Later the collection may b
sent to libraries and museums in othe
cities throughout the United States 70
exhibition purposes.
DR.. Eaton's section is planning I
publish a catalogue OF the posters &c
distribution purposes among shipbuilt
| ms pi@HtS ana Iof use at PUBIC exhib
tons. The catalogue will contain
general foreword on the competition, tc
sether with critical comments on til
posters. by Matlack Price. chairman {
tho board Of judges. Mr.. Price 10 vic.
chairman Of the National COMMITTEES {
Patriotic Societies. which cooperatod
carrying on the contest.
Edward Harding. chairman of tn
executive board of the National Commit
tee OF Patriotic Societies, said last nigh,
The large number OF poster desigr
submitted and the high quality of thes
designs are extremely gratifying to tn
officers of the committee and to its rel
resentative societies. It Is felt that
the whole field OF publicity few methot
reach the heart Of the shipworkers be
ter than posters. New posters mu
constantly be put out and must |
adapted to changing conditions fro
time to time, This collection of poster
will be invaluable.
Mr.. Harding said that the Nations
Committee Of Patriotic Societies pr,
poses to make a card index of all II
artists who contributed posters for II
purpose of keeping in touch with the
in the future.