Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-20
MAURICE STERNE
WINS CLARK PRIZE
Study IN Stm Life, After
Lunch, Z Judged Best in
Biennial Exhibit.

Forshs study In still life, After Lunch, ("
submitted for the Twelfth Biennial Elk
hibition Of Contemporary American Oil
Paintings. to be held ct the Corcoran
Gallery Of Art beginning November 80.
Maurice Sterne, noted American artist
Of New York, has been awarded first
prize in the w. A. Clark Prize Awards
It was announced today by G. Powell
Mnnigerode. secretary and director Of
thu gallery.
THE biennial awards, including sec
crd, third and fourth prizes, were an
nounced by the director on behalf of a
DISTINGUISHED jury of artists which has
been sitting in Judgment Of large ar
ray Of paintings submitted in the COM
petition.
s First Prize $4,000.
The FIRST prize is $1,000 and carries
with 1t the Corcoran gold medal.
Second prize of $500 and the Cor
coran silver medal were won by an
other prominent New York painter,
'Circus Girl &
third prize Of 1000 and the Cor
coran bronze medal were awarded to
Edmund Archer Of Richmond, Va, for
his work. "show Girl" also q figure
Fourth prize Of $500 and the Corcoran
honorable mention certificate went TO
Joseph M Plavoan of Erie, Pa. for bis
street scene, Mechanic Street. New
The jury consisted Of Daniel CARRIER,
chairman; Childe Hassan, Charles
Hopkinson, Leon Kroll and w. Elmer
Director Minnigerode served as
member ex-ofhcio of the jury.
The jury also will serve as the Hang
ine Committee for the exhibition. Its
members have been engaged for some
time In passing on the hundreds of
entries, and for several days have met
In the Corcoran Gallery, where the
paintings are assembled.
Is Native Of Russia.
Gterne, native Of Russia. Is So
years old and has won international
recognition for his paintings, etchings
and sculpture He came to New York
at the age Of Ia and later became o
pupil Of the National Academy Of De-
sign there. He has travelled extensively
IN Europe and has made q special
East Indies.
he Is 8 member Of the New Society
of Artists in New York and In 1928
was awarded the Logan medal and prize
Of $3.50 by the Art Institute of Chicago.
His works may be seen in the Carnegie
Institute, Pittsburgh; the Rhode Island
School Of Design, Providence, r. l.:
Metropolitan Museum, New York; Bos-
ton Museum Of Fine Arts, Detroit MI
scum, the Harrison Gallery, the Los
Angeles Museum and IN galleries In.
Berlin, Cologne and London.
Beal Is q native New Yorker and Is
81 years old. Already he is the possessor
Of many prizes won in various art COM
petitions throughout the country.
won Prize in 1914.
Prior TO the establishment Of the
". A. Clark prize awards by the late
Senator Clark in 1921, Beal had won
curcOran Gallery Of Art third prize
IL 81 900 IN 1914. He also won q gold
medal ut the PanamA-Pacific EXPOSE
lion In san Francisco in 1915. He Ia
O member Of numerous art societies.
His works are on display IN many
American museums Of art
Archer and rlaycan are not so well
known IN national art circles.
The prize-Winning pictures, together
with al others accepted as worthy Of
hanging IN the forthcoming exhibition,
win have their first public showing on
Sunday, November 30, mt the Corcoran
Gallery. There viii be an opening
private view for invited guests on the
Saturday evening preceding the public
display.
a popular prizes Of 5000 IA to be
awarded later to the artist whose picture
receives the greatest number Of votes
from visitors to the exhibition during
the week beginning December 20. 1880.
The purpose Of this prize Is to stimu-
late interest and TO encourage the public
ct large to study the exhibition.
The exhibition win close Sunday eve
ming, January IL.