Evening star., 1937-01-07
ENTRY DEADL|NE
F0RAR[SHOW SET
February 23 Is Last Date to
List Paintings in Corcoran
Exhibition.

American artists were notified by
the Corcoran Gallery Of Art today
that February % has been set as the
deadline for entry cards covering pro-
posed exhibits in the Fifteenth Bien-
NAL Exhibition Of Contemporary
American Oil Paintings, to be held
here from March 28 to May 9, in
elusive.
In . formal prospectus sent to artists
in all parts Of the country the gallery
announced the exhibition will be con-
fined. as In the past. to Original oil
paintings, by living American artists,
not before publicly exhibited in WASH
ington" Pictures must be suitably
framed and not more than three PIC
lures by one artist may be submitted.
Every effort will be made, the gal
lery stated, to promote the sales OF
exhibits and no commission will be
charged for these services by the gal
lery. From the IA previous exhibitions
334 paintings have been sold. netting
more than 100000 for American
artists. The exhibitions are outstanc-
ing events In the realm Of American
art.
Clark Awards Provided.
A trust fund established by the late
Senator w. A. Clark Of Montana pro-
vides the wv. A. Clark Prize Awards"
totaling $4,000. to be distributed at the
show by judgment Of q distinguished
jury OF artists. Expenses OF the bien-
NAL exhibitions are met from . fund
provided by Senator Clark's widow.
Surplus income from both Of these en-
dowments may be used for acquisition
Of works Of art by American artists.
Thus, the biennial exhibitions are
financed entirely by the Clark endow-
ments.
In the organization Of the fifteenth
exhibition" the prospectus stated. 1T
will be the effort Of the gallery to
maintain the same high standard as
heretofore, and to make the exhibition
as representative as possible.
"The jury will not be limited as to
number of pictures which it may ac-
cept, and every picture accepted by
the jury will be shown in the exhibi-
ton. but the jury reserves the right to
nang not more than two pictures by
any one artist"
The jury consists OF william Glac-
kens. New York. chairman: John
Steuart Curry, Kansas and Connecti-
cut; Daniel CARRIER. Pennsylvania;
Richard Lahey, District of Columbia,
and William NJ Paxton. Massachusetts,.
Lahey is principal Of the Corcoran
School Of Art.
Conditions Announced.
The Clark prizes. it was announced,
will be awarded by the jury, without
regard to subject. to the painters of
the best four pictures by different
artists included in the exhibition. No
painting will be considered for the
prizes unless it had been completed
within two years of the opening of
the show, and no artist may receive
the same prize more than once, nor
can he compete for a lower prize than
one he has already received at q Cor
COTdn SNOW,
The gallery will have the option Of
purchasing within one week after the
opening Of the exhibition any or all
of the prize pictures. First prize will
be $4,000 and the Corcoran gold
medal; second prize. $500 and the
Corcoran silver medal; third prize,
81 900 and the Corcoran bronze medal,
and fourth prize. $500 and the Cor
coran honorable mention certificate
The last day for receiving works at
the New York agency of the Corcoran
Gallery Nv. S. Budworth d. Som is
March 2, and at the Corcoran Gallery
ings-one in New York City and the
other at the gallery here.