Arizona sun., 1949-03-11
Carver Students
Share Honors In
Art Exhibit

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School share among the honors in
the statewide scholastic art exhibit
sponsored by the Valley National
Bank and Coles Home Furnishings.
This exhibit is now on display at
the State Fairgrounds in the Arts
and Crafts Building.
Students from high schools and
elementary schools fNom every
county in the state have partici-
pated in this exhibit. Although
Carver students are not represent
ed in every classification they have
received top prizes in all but one
classification submitted.
In the photography section sew
eral prints are to be seen represent
mo scenes of school activities and
pictures taken while on vacation
submitted by Fred Barnes, Par
ouette Williams and Dorothy
Kemp.
Edward Judie, winner of a ma
tional award last year, submitted
a head carved from iron wood.
Naomi Clark received a second
prize for large carved plaster
head. Fred Barnes submitted a
head cast in plaster which was
done in his freshman year.
In the ceramic competition,
Phyllis Perkins received a first
prize for "a glazed dish submitted
with several other ceramic pieces.
Charles Buddy" Durham received
a first prize for his flower pot.
Others submitting ceramic work
were Joseuh Bellany, Edward
Jude, Morrie Lee Payne and Ma
omi Clark.
William Harper received a first
prize for his charcoal study of a
house across the street from the
school. This study includes an auto-
mobile, palm tree and two houses.
In the print competition. James
Woods was the recipient of a sec
ond prize for a silk screened poster
last years Carver High
School art exhibit.
Roosevelt Woods submitted the
only water color paintings from
Carver and was awarded a first
prize for one and a second prize
for the other. The prize winning
nainting was done while the sta
dunn was being constructed and
showed the work in progress. Two
workmen can be seen on a Scaf-
fold with the school in the back
ground.
Henry Davis and Roosevelt
Woods shared honors in oil paint
ing. Both of these students were
awarded first prize for their pic
lures. Henry's picture was of his
grandmother ironing, a somewhat
abstract and colorful painting.
Roosevelt submitted two oil paint
ings. The prize winning one was
also awarded second prize at the
State Fair early in the school year.
This picture was originally a study
in teture and color. There Us no
subject matter. This type of paint
ing is known as non-obiective
painting. In order Ito exaggerate
the textural quality the artist used
sand and sawdust mixed with his
naint to give a rough texture to
this picture.
Although Carver students did
not participate in fashion design
cartooning, lettering, pen and ink
DRAWINGS or many of the other
categories, they have held their
own in the departments in which
they did submit work.
All first prizes will be sent to
Pittsburgh, Penn, to compete in a
national scholastic exhibit in COM
petition with schools all over the
United States and all of its poses-
sions. First award winners will
receive gold kew as well. Second
award winners will be given GER
tificate for their efforts.
The exhibit at the fairgrounds
will be open until Saturday even
ing and all interested persons are
urged to see this exhibit before It
is closed.
Watch for the annual Carver
High School Art Exhibit announce
ment soon to be made.
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