Evening star., 1952-11-08
Water Color by Mrs. BettyLowe
Wins Star Award in Art Contest

Star Awoi
A naval officers wife, who uses
her basement as a studio, won first
place in the water-color class in
the 18th Annual Metropolitan
State Art Contest here yesterday
She is Mrs. Betty Lowe, of 5000
Brookway drive. Sumner, Md, who
recently took up this medium. Her
Comdr. John Lowe, is a
student at the Armed Forces In
dustrial College at Fort McNair
here.
The exhibit that includes her
work opens tomorrow in the Ma
tional Museum, Tenth street and
Constitution avenue NV. Works
in black and white and color. oil,
water color, pastel. prints, etching
wood block. sculpture, miniature,
ceramic sculpture, jewelry and
metal crafts are represented in the
display.
The District Chapter of the
Artists Professional
League and the Entire Nous Club,
Mrs. Charles P. Keyser, president,
sponsor the show.
Paints Trash Collectors.
The mother of three boys, Mrs
Lowe won for her water color en-
titled. Trash Collectors. 1t shows
three colored men collecting trash
Mrs. Lowe said she went out and
sketched the trio near her home
as they went about their duties.
For her effort, she won the
$100 Evening Star award. The
medium is known as "gouache"-
a type of water color, where heavy
pigment is used and thinned down
with water. So technically well
done is the water color that it ap-
pears to the layman as an oil
painting.
Her effort will go to the Art
Show in New York next March
This is sponsored by the American
Professional League and is
known as the Grand National.
Mrs. Lowe has won previous
recognition for her work. She OBJ
tanned scholarships in art schools
through her efforts. She won third
prize for her water color Evening
Reflection" at the Bethesda Art
Center in September.
OF Navy Family.
Born in Annapolis, Md, of a
Navy family, Mrs. Lowe started
painting when she was IL at the
Abbott Art School here. She
moved with her family to various
parts of the world. But she KEEP;
up her interest in art and finished
at the King Smith Studio. She
also studied at Chouinard's Art
School in Los Angeles. Mrs. Lowe
this year started water-color study
with Eliot O'Hara and later with
Mrs. Cora Lee Pahl.a
She previously worked in oils
and charcoal, and took up awtel
color only this year. Meanwhile
she is rearing a family of three
boys, Rocky, 9: David, 2, and Jet
S, all now attending the West
brook School in the Sumner area
Mrs Miles c. Trowbridge i:
chairman of the District Chapter
Artists Professiona
League. ii
The Jury of Selections that
picked the exhibits included Mrs
Trowbridge, Mrs. Longa M. KEEP
linger. Mrs. Jean Flagg, Gusta,
Trois and William L. Berry. The
Jury of Awards included Ruel P
Tolman, chairman; Thomas N
Beggs, Kenneth Stubbs, Ruff!
Jacoby. Mrs. Charles p. Keysel
and Mrs. Ludo Pickett.
Other Winners.
In addition to Mrs. Love-
award, winners included:
Water color: First honorable
mention, Mrs. Iona Miller KEEP
linger. 4805 Battern lane. Bethes'
da, for THE Old Farmhouse a.
Conway. Mass; second honorabl,
mention, Mrs. Merle Foshag, $40:
Westwood drive, Westmorelant
Hills. Md, for "The Edge O
Town"
In oil: The $50 Anna M. Under.
wood Award went to Carlos Sierrs
Franco. 1900 Massachusetts, ave.
nue. NV, for his Highland vii
lage Market. Guatemala; tn,
Muth Award to John Aleksandel
of 629 Hamlin street NE. for ''Por'
trait of L. v. Kostendick";; the 81!
Nathan Goodman Award to Mrs
r. Shute. 1850 Harvard stree
NV. for Still Life
The $50 Sculpture Jelleff Aware
to Mrs. c. s. Johnston, 5000 Edge
moor lane. Bethesda, for Head"
honorable mention to Mrs. Maxim,
Roth. 1901 Wisconsin avenue NV
for Patience"
The $40 black and white prize
First. to John c. Rogers, lis Eas
Maple street, Alexandria, TO
|"Christmas Eve, Strasburg";; hon
orable mention to Mrs. Lila @
Asher. 2034 Tunlaw road NV, 70
Portrait of Connie" !"
Craft: Louis E. Reichard, 211'
Bancroft place NV. for SEWN
Box" Honorable mention: Mrs
iBerenice p. Bergling. 5000 Wis