Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-23
INTEREST KEEN IN
FINE ARTS EXHIBIT
Ninth Annual Showing Opens IN
du Pont Ballroom Monday
With Private View.


Interest is keen in the ninth ahhuai
.>buition of the Wilmington Society
of Tho Fine Arts. which opens with
privatc Wow on Monday evening IN the
Hotel du Pont ballroom. The general
exhibition Will he from Tuesday To
saturday.
\ number of prizes are offered by the
society. and fund has been established
for the purchase of paintings from TINS
exhibition for the permanent collection
of the society.
The Fosdicl gncmorial prize of $loo
the gift oC Mrs. Frank .. Whitio'k'
viii hc awarded to the best painting.
The Howard Pyle prize Of $l0o. the
Gift Of Mrs. Charles Copeland, viii be
awarded to the best illustration. Inc
Samuel Bancroft. Jr.. prize of SlVO VIII
h, awarded To the best portrait y
prize Of Sioo the gift Of Mrs. W. n du
Font. will bc awarded to the best i3nd-
s,apc \ prize of $loO. the gift of Mrs.
T. Coleman du Pont. will he aWafd'd
L. the most popular picture.
The following Jurics Will serve Tor
the exhibition
Jury of selection Robert spencer
chairman, Arthur Maris. Herbert ID.
SUIT. STANLEY NJ. Arthurs, Charles \
NiacLeuan. Paul King. Clifford W
Ashley.
Jury of award-Irving K. Wiles.
chairman. Edward W. Hodticld, Chas.
l.. Chambers.
hanging committee Frank T..
Schoonover. chairman; Mrs. Thomas
W Miller Mrs Frank 9. Nh!tock, 9.
Morris Whitesidc. Sd
Th,, arrangement Of the ballroom in
To galleries viii civ" much more space
for the exhibition.
Anonc the artists who have sent
pictures are: Waynan Adams. HclEe
Anderson. Ruth : Anderson, Anthony
Nurarola Alice W. Ifal. Earl X. Bates,
George Bellows. julius 7. Bloch. Lest
~ T. Boronda, Alexander Bower i.
Soau Bredin. Horace Brown Everett
Bryant NurEan colt. I. g Corner.
Frank Couch. Constance Curtis. tha~.
Ill Davis. Sidney T.. Dickinson Frank \.
pumond. w IT, Dunton, Geo. lcirSc
Ennis. Geo. r. Farley, Gertrude Fiske,
John j. Folinshec. VIII Howe Footc.
Gerald A. Frank. Fred G. Fritsckc, =.
I.iddell GoIdic. .dmurd tircaccn f'rCd.
w Harer. BirGc Harrison Childc Has
sam. Robert Henri EUecne Hicgins.
Ernest L. Insen John 4. Johansen.
Loon kroll. Paul <.ns. Sarah Langley.
Emma r. MaeEac. Theo. ;. Morgan.
ISoy ston Nave. Geo. Laurence Nelson.
George L. Noyes Hoy 4 Muse. Leonard
ochtmau. Ivan 6. olinSky. VIM. \.
Patty VIM. NJ Paxton. Nm. !. Potter.
I'd H. Potthast Charles Rciffel, Ed.
W Rrdaeid Henry 4. Rittenherg.
charles Ros,n Ern,s; y. Roth. Carl
I,.ncius. Chaur..N +. Ryder. Florence
r. Sn,u Coo ". Softer, Eugene Spoi-
h,r Narcaret +. spencer Gardner
Symons Ueieu NJ. Turner Waiter Jfer.
l.. Van E,rkens Fred Wagner. EIiz.
r. Washington. Gladys Wiles. Irving
t. Wiles Rob :. Woodward Cullen
yatcs. Chas N Youns Daniel CARRIER
tiec Kent Stoddard Jerome X. Myers
Th, lis; ~ Delaware artists and stu
uis of Howard Pyle who VIII contrib
ute .s very representative.
The patronesscs who VIII serve. two
for each evening arc Mrs. William
E,rglard. Mrs. Thomas r. Bayard Mrs
Philip Cook. Mrs. Harry +. du Pont,
Mrs W. X. du Pont Mrs. I.ammot du
Pont. Mrs Iittleton kirkpat trick Mrs.
Ha.lyday : Needs. Mrs. Harlan Scott
Mss Henry cite Stadelman Mrs. John
J. I;askoh Mrs. I. 6. Tallman.