Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03

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,,.1A its eleventh annual convention, having
Rem formed IN 1921. Prof. ELLSWORTH Wooo-
vard. head of the Department OF Art OF new
eounb Col1egc Tulane University, new Orleans:
hae for seven years been president. he ana
xTs.s Florence Mcintyre of Memphis, one-tme
eIsrector of the Brooks Memorial Art cahery'
~ yauaes C. Bradford OF Nashville ana Mr.
WEARING Of Charleston, all prominent In tneH
own cities, TOOK an active part In us Ofsani-
natiou. It noy has q membership OF approx
uaatsIv TOO including artists art associations
and to some extent laymen interested IN ART
but Il is primarily professional oreanizauon
with the development OF patronage ior tne
works Of Southern artists as its chief aim. AVS
exhibitions are carefully chosen ana Wloely
representative including works by artists In
practically all Of the Southern States ana IN
some which are more often considered western
than southem-sueh, for example, as Arkansas
and Oklahoma.
x,rehensive exhibition consisting Of paintings
in oA and water color, pastels, drawings. etcn-
iues Autographs, sculpture ana nanolcEaLIS'
each year at the time Of the annual meethe'
at the close Of which the large exhibition Is
ssvided into two or three smaller eSLhloat1ons
and sent on tour. The exhibition which opens
today at the Arts Club has already been SHOWN
in waco Shreveport, the University Of Alabama
at Tuscaloosa, and in the galleries OF the Co
lumbia Art Association, in the Library at Co
Mmbia, S. G..
Subiectively this exhibition Is essentially
southern. the majority Of the works included
having been painted in the South ACCORDING
to Miss Ethel Hutson, secretary and treasurer
pf the league the interest in interpreting South
ern scenes has grown steadily since the league
was formed and each year witnesses 70 It's
strengthening. Texas and Alabama, Tennessee
and Louisiana, Florida and Arkansas have
Welded subjects found to be just as painteble
as the fishing villages Of Massachusetts,, the
missions Of California or the little towns OF
Brittany Undoubtedly the unique competitions
instituted BY Mr. Davis Of San Antonio for the
best paintings Of Texas wildnowers did much
to focus attention on the paintable qualities OF
that State though the effect in this particular
instance was to attract competitors from the
North as wen as from the South, some OF whom
carried OF the much-coveted prizes
Although membership in the Southern States
Art League ig open only TO those OF Southern
birth or residence, there Is no regulation bar
ring those who have studied in the North or IN
Europe and quite Q number Of the artists repre-
sented IN this exhibition have had the best
Ebersole whose portrait. "Nita Of New Orleans"
received the prize award for the best ngure
study shown In the leagues tenth annual ex-
hibition, was born in Keokuk, Iowa, lived for
I'VE years IN Little Rock, Ark, but studied at
the Art Institute Of Chicago under Karl Buehr,
Oberteuf1er and other well known instructors.
virginia wooIley, who contributes an excellent
painting Of ga Corner in Taos" was born in
Selma, Ala, lived for some years In Atlanta.
studied at the Art Institute Of Chicago and In
Paris under Richard Miller, Lucien Simon and
others Fanny MahOn King who Is also well
represented In this exhibition, comes from
Charleston, g. c., and is widely known for the
habitat groups which she has painted for the
Charleston Museum. She is a native Of Aiken,
s. c., ana studied under william p. Silva
Frank Chase, Leith-Ross and Emil Grippe
Her Heart Of the Swamp" In the present ex-
htbition was o prfze-winning picture. She Is
president Of the Charleston Sketch Club d.