Evening star., 1924-01-15
DICKINSON PICTURE
Wins PUBLIC VOTE.
Results Show "Nude" by Far
Most Popular in Cor
. coran Exhibit: -

Sidney e. piokinson's painting,
Nude" won the popular prise In the
ninth biennial exhibition OF CO.
temporary American oil paintings
now on view at the Corcoran Gallery
Of Art. II was announced today. fol-
lowing the counting Of the ballots
by 4 committee appointed Of msm-
bers OF The Evening Star staff.
Nude" Q striking and colorful
portrait Of q young woman, Of sxcei.
lent drawing and design. partly
draped against q warm green back
ground. received cit votes, more than
a 100 above the closest competitor.
Mr.. Dickinson, the artist. an In
structor At the Industrial Art Stu.
dents League Of New York and .
native Of Connecticut. wins the $500
Popular prise" given bv the gallery.
Dickinson, who studied under VIII.
liam A. Chase. Douglas volk and F.
A. Bridgeman. already has one ptc-
ture. q self portrait. In the permanent
and at the age OF twenty seven won
the third Hailgarton prise In the
National Academy Of Design In New
York.
Prise Picture Purchased.
The priss-winntng picture has been
purchased by former Representative
Joseph II. Hines. 1877 New Hamp-
shire avenue.
The next ave pictures to receive the
greatest number OF votes were close.
ly grouped. each having approximately
the same number Of admirers. Second
choice went to THE Brahms Waltz"
by r. MeGill Mackali OF Baltimore.
Paxton's painting, Girl combins Her
Hair" took third place with eighty
nine votes. Indian Summer" by
willard l. Metcalf, one OF the lead
ing landscape painters OF the country,
received eighty-seven votes: w. Ei-
mer Schofields June Morning" had
eishty.three votes, and corwin Knapp
Linson's "underwoods," eighty votes.
Lillian Westcott Hale, one OF the pro-
fessionai judges tor the exhibition.
received sGventy,uine votes for her
painting, Portrait. Motley Sawyer"
Fewer Votes Cast.
The rest OF the balloting was very
widely scattered, nearly every picture
in the exhibit having at least one
gerode, director OF the gallery, there
were fewer votes cast BY the public
this year than two years ago. al
though the attendance was greater
seemed ksen4r: He explains this BY
the fact that although the public took
the voting more. seriously than pre-
viously. there were a greater number
OF people that found SO much OF
beauty. among the 3s3 pictures hung
that they were unable to pin their
choice down, to ono vote. Many OF
these voted for two and even three
out.
Not. one of the four artists who
won the William "A. Clark prizes.
picked by the professional Jury that
~ Judged gee ahss the exhibit stood z. All high
Her Children" by George Bellows.
that won the frst Clark prise. was
given forty-four votes In the bal
loting. CHARLES W. Hawthornss.
The Mate" second prize winner, was
given only nine votes The third
gast, with his Landscape With Fig
ures," received but one vote, and
nineteen ballots were cast by the
public for "Provincetown In Win
ter" by John Noble. winner CT the
fourth professional prize.
Mr.. Minnigerods explained that u
would be unlikely for the public's
the profession.i Jury. made up up Of
artists, since each judged the pic
lures from different viewpoints, the
visitors to the gallery choosing those
pictures which have the greatest ap-
peal OF beauty and subject matter.
Tine asst sdE. q the are
quality, originality and execution Of
The biennial exhibition will con.
tinue on public view until Sunday
afternoon At $3.50