Evening star., 1941-03-19
for three months study at the Art.

for three months study at the Art.
Students League in New York under
Thomas Hart Benton. He has ex-
hibited for three successive years at
| the Chicago Art Institute and in
1898 held one-man show at the
Walker Gallery in New York.
Paintings by Mr.. Heliker are in
| possession Of the Denver, Brooklyn,
San Francisco and Fogg Museums
of Art, but gallery officials point out
Vermont Farm" came into compe-
tition on his initiative and gained
the jury's highest appreciation over
works by more prominent artists
who were invited to submit pictures.
Nagler Prefers Religious Subjects.
'The Good Samaritan" is con-
Sidered characteristic of the Second-
prize winner, a 50-year-old native
/ of Springfield, Mass, who is one of
Americas few painters of religious
subjects. He prefers to paint Bible
| characters or scenes from legends Of
saints, but follows a modern color
| treatment.
Mr.. Nagler studied at the Art
Students League and exhibited at
the Golden Gate Exhibition and the
New York Worlds Fair, as we'll as
previously at the Corcoran. His
"Crucifixion" won first honors at the
1910 Exhibition of Contemporary Art
of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
in Richmond and the painting was
purchased by the museum.
| Mr.. Weber was born in Russia in
1881 and came to the United States
10 years later. He studied at Pratt
Institute and later in Paris under
Laurens and Matisse. His first one
man show was held in 1909
The winner of the third Clark
Prize is known for a rough, strong
technique and favors figure groups.
Poor Fishing" is a single figure,
however.
Mr.. Weber has exhibited in most
of the country's leading museums
and has received awards from the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,
Examples of his brushwork are in
cluded in such collections as the
Metropolitan, Whitney, Cleveland,
Detroit, Phillips Memorial and
Modern Museum of Art.
Menkes Born in Poland.
Mr.. Menkes, A, was born in Po-
land. He studied at the Fine Arts
Academies of Lwow and Cracow.
The winner of fourth prize is q
member of the Societe des Inde-
pendents and the Salon d'Automne.
His works are included in the coIlec-
tons of the Albright Art Gallery,
Buffalo, N. Y, and the National
Museum in Tel-Aviv, Palestine.
Mr.. Menkes was represented at
the last biennial and has had paint
ings on display in the Chicago Art
Institute and in the annual" of the
Pennsylvania Academy.
A Silvery green characteriZes his
Dolce Far Niente." A budding tree
occupies most of the canvas, and q
figure in garden chair also ap-
pears.
Prize Award Saturday Night.
| The award winners received noti-
f1catlon at their homes this morn
ing, together with invitations to be
present at the private view Saturday
night which will open the exhibition.
Those who find it possible to attend
will receive their prizes at that time.
The biennial, always of national
interest in art circles, will be opened
to the public Sunday and will con-
tinue through May 4.
The schedule announced by c.
Powell Minnigerode, director of the
gallery, is as follows: Sundays, 2
pm. to pm; Mondays, noon to
4:30 pm; other days, am. to 4:30
pm; Friday evenings, 7:30 pm. to
10 pm.
Admission will be free on Sundays.
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and
Friday evenings. A fee of 25 cents
will be charged on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.