Washington telegraph., 1924-09-19
Special Attention
to Fine Arts at
1924 State Fair
Total Of $4,000 Offered As PrIze
Money. Premium Lists Ready.

Little Rock, Arkansas.-The Fine
Arts Department to be held at the
fourth annual exposition of Arkansas.
marking the opening Of the pew. mod
srn and permanent State Fair-Park
October Gil, will hold a prominent
position among the many different
exhibits to be entered. The clAssifi-
cations in this department have been
extended over those of last year and
consequently are more inclusive.
This year the Fine Arts Department
will be under the supervision Of Mrs.
DR.. H. s. Bill, of Columbia, Missouri.
acting as Judge.
This department will be divided in
to six sections: oil paintings (original
by professional and original by anna
teur); water colors (origfnal by pro-
fessional and original by amateur);
ink sepia and charcoal; china paint
ing; handcrafts; and artistic photo
graphy professional and amateur
kodaks).
In the first two sections S65.00 will
be offered as premiums in each Sec
tion. In the third section $500 will
be offered, in the fourth $1,000, in
the fifth $500, and in the sixth $500.
Premiums will be given for first and
second place. All prizes will be in
cash, as no ribbons will be awarded
in this department.
The following rules and regulations
will govern the Fine Arts Exhibits:
Entries close October /. In order
that there may be ample time to handle
and arrange this exhibit every article
entered must be at the Fair Grounds
Wednesday, October 1, and remain in
place until 800 p. m, Saturday, Oc-
tober IL. All exhibits must be placed
under the direct charge of the super
intendent. All pictures must be suit.
ably framed with wire or cord, 16 in
ches or over. Where there is no COM
petition an article will be awarded
first, second or no premimvm accord
ing to the merit Of the article. In or
der to have the exhibit Of the Fine
Arts Department of as high quality as
possible, the right is reserved of re-
jecting incompetent exhibits. Profes-
sionals shall be designated as those
who teach or receive compensation
for their work. No copies will be ac-
cepted. and all work must be done by
the person offering it for exhibition.
All exhibits must be new; those judg-
ed in 1923 must not be entered. Prem
iums will be given only to artists re-
siding in Arkansas, but non-residents
may exhibit. If the exhibitors will
furnish the Superintendent the entry
number and price Of any article they
wish to sell, sales will be conducted
free of charge. Accepted exhibits will
be insured against damage by fire and
water during the period of exhibition.
ANY article sent by prepaid express
and addressed to the Fine Arts De-
partment, State Fair Grounds, Little
I Rock, Arkansas, will be promptly de-
livered. The Fine Arts Exhibit will
be held this year in one Of the many
new permanent buildings built espec-
tally for exhibits OF this nature. The
overhead lighting system, now being
installed in practically all Of the build
ings at Fair-Park, will prove very eff
fective in showing to the best of sd-
vantage exhibits of this kind
A total of $4,000, is offered as prize
money in this department this year,
Premium Lists for 1924, have been
received from the printer and have
been delivered to the office of the
Secretary of the Fair, copies of which
will be sent to any person sending
their name and address to E. G. BY.
lander, Secretary-Manager OF the Ar.
kansas State Fair, Little Rock, Arksn-
sas.