Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-05
;3PH|LADELPH|ANS
WIN ART AWARDS
charles Morris Young, Leopold
sevffert and Katharine Patton
Named at Academy
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1broc rbiladclphinns were honorcd IN
.,o owords for pninting and sculpture
:, ,bo Academy of the Fine Arts today
,"'..,,. Morris Young. Of Radnor.
"T, ,ho Scsnnn gold mccall with his can
won "Wird On the Sound. . The Icm-
W .oIJ medal went to Leopold Seyh'rt'
Pr t-90 Chestnut street. for his canvas
oi 'WodoI /" The Mary Smith prize
owordcd to Katharine ration
W w. thiS city. for her canvas. Deep in
'nT Those offerings BY Philadclnhians, arc
u;joIv divergent in subject and in school
Wiu,; W uu,H;ntinr That Of Katharine Pat
is decidedly modern in It's leaning
morI .on thc futuristir style. This woman
..,s, nortrays the depths Of the woods.
"nJ tbe picturc gives one the swift i'm
nrossion r" the pathfinder gets when he
l,ons for n brief moment to get his bear
?ngs and pnuscA instead to mar
nj % NJ tho scene nh about him. There
.ro The soft greens and browns OF he
woods. with the light of the sun Sc"png
scntly in through them. y fleet hound
skips over n spreading rock and gives
Ilitc to the picture.
Realistic Picture Of Sound
Charles Norris Young,,s painting. will
,ire tho visitor to the Academy of the
Emo Arts n realistic picture of Long
Island Sound. Tho day is one OF those
.no,kinp sunshiny ones. but there is n
L,i.t wind blowing. There arc white
oons m the blue waters and the sail Of
Ione craft on the sound is leaning hard
.sSinst the breeze. The two shores Of
tbe sound arc shown. Mr.. Goung's
sbovinps have won awards all over tho
United States and at present the artist
has ricturrs hanging in Budapest and
Santiago. Chile.
Perhaps the picture that is apt 10
,,rse thc most talk Of all in The Phil
,Jelphia contribution to the exhibition
is "The Model" scminudc prcscnia-
tiou by Mr.. Scyfrcrt. This depicts
thp half reclining figure of n woman
with a wealth of gorgeous rcd hair
hanging in great weight over her
lovely white shoulder. Tho picture is
Remarkable for its beautiful line. its
marvellous coloring and its fine surfaces.
The expression on the face of "Thc
Model is one that will make the idle
visitor to the art gallery stop and won
der,
5Oi Paintings Shown
The annual exhibition at tho Arad.
,mr oncnpd this afternoon, with 5O1
rointings being shown. as against 236O
'nst YEAR. Three hundred and seventy
nine artists are represented
Other awards follow:
The Waiter Lippincott prize. award
,d TO Irving Cousc. New York. whose
|.nbiect was "Chant to the Rain God "
5Tbc Beck Gold Medal went TO George
[BrnowS. Of New York for his canvas.
'Eiinor Joan and Ann" " The C;corrr
|B. Widcncr Memorial Gold Media, for
fCulpturr awarded 10 Evelyn Bcatricc
l.oncman, for her bronze. entitled. "Thc
Future.
The painting. "Elinor. Joan and
Ann, is particularly noteworthy. II
shows a mother, grandmother and
charming little girl engaged in dis
cusSing story book which tn" little
eirl holds in hor hand. The picture is
said bv critics tn hc the MOST trcmcn-
douslY vital ono shown in twenty years.
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Philadelphia is not only represented