Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1920-06-05
ART sCHooL PRIZES AND
ANNUAL EXHIBITI(

ANNUAL EXHIBITION GIVEN
The annual exhibition of the Norwich
Art school and Academy pupils took
place at the Converse Art gallery Friday
evening. This is an early event much
anticipated by those interested in the
two schools and the showing of craft
work, drawing and design was unus-
ually fine this year.
Mrs. Guy Warner Eastman, director,
received, assisted b. Miss Aida Warous,
Miss Nellie A. Loring, and Miss Alice
c. Cardwell.
The rooms were most atractiyely dec
grated with laurel combined With heur
de lys and other garden flowers, While
small fir trees We're effectively group
ed here and there. The decoration
committee consisted of the Misses Hag-
garty, Marie Russell and TUrdhea
Gambler, assisted by various Academy
boys. Later in the evening dancing
was enjoyed, the dance committee con
sisting of the Misses Engler and Dag
CERT.
The awarding of the usual prizes was
as follows Scholarship to the school OF
the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston,
Miss Edna Herbert; The Mary +. VIII
liams prizes for excellence in jewery
Miss Faith B. Caruthers pottery Miss
II. r. Trumbull; design, Miss Edna Her
bert; childrens class, Helen Aberg, Taft
viii. Because of the large number of
Academy girls working in the art de-
partment the prize given for general
Improvement and excellence in drawing
was awarded among the Academy
classes, being divided between Mia
Phillips and Elsie Church for their
work in drawing and Dorothea Gambler
and Marie Russell for general excel
Ience.
This year the Academy students have
been allowed to take art work as a
regular study. Over 125 pupils have
elected the work; some drawing is re-
quiPed of each student but design, jew
elry, or pottery are elective.
Miss Edna Herbort's work in drawing
and design was noticeably fine. both in
color and originality; size showed artis-
tic panels in Renaissance ornaments. silk
repeats, rectangle in Persian motifs
designs for Persian trays and stained
glass of beautiful color effects
Illuminated texts and charming de-
signssigns for printed cloth, were done
by Miss Grace Taft. Delightful. fam
tantic little sketches and illustrations
in color for Christmas cards and post
| ers were exhibited by Miss Christine
Bachelor. Interesting problems in his
We're drawn by Misses Florence ROGERS
torical ornament and applied design
and Lillian Karkutt. A gilt coat of
arms paiRted on an old mirror by
Miss Beebe was very much admired.
| In the gallery was. hung the Academy
! exhibit of drawings from the antique
and casts, with another screen of clev-
| erly executed quick sketches among
them the work of Edna Herbert, Chris
tine Bachelor, Mia Philips. Elsie
Church, Berenice Beebe, Helen Risley
and Susie Matassa. Studies Of stiU life
rich in color, We're the work of Helen
/ l}fsley Edna Church and the Misses
| Shea, Bryson, Gambler and Miner Wood
| blocks none Of them over three inch
| es, and most interesting in their com
| binations, made from studies of repeats
We're done by Bertha Alderman Goldie
| Botnic, Misses Murray and H. Kahn
Most artistic FOSTERS of brilliant color
| ing and individuality, were painted by
| the Misses Bachelor, EngIer Whitney
| IG'lrssronl, Weins-ein and Murray.
/ Pretty painted boxes We're the work Of
| the Misses Gambler, N. Russell. Natalie
Bussey Mildred Whitney, Marjorie
! Roath,' Marjorie Merry, F. Carpenter \
screen of flower studies in. pencil anl
water colors was exhibited by the Miss
es A. Williams, Helen Risley and Elsi,
Church.
Catherine Redden, NJ Blaczledge d
Gambler and E. Church showed still Iif
groups in charcoal and coIored crayors
/ Misses Buchanan, Sweeney, I. Murph,
4 clever perspectives were drawn by Tia
;, and .Pecllham. Copies of old masters
dice Disco, C1arissa Lord. Helen Risle,
and L. Murphy Interesting posters hi,
been designed by the Misses L. Farrell
K Burns, Wiener and Helen Corcorar