Evening star., 1952-11-08

. 0ter 0I0r by
Star Awor
A naval officers wife. who uses
her basement as 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 5OO2
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. It 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
500 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
Artists 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
Reflections" 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 kept
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.
She previously worked in oils
and charcoal, and took up awter
color only this year. Meanwhile,
she is rearing a family, of three
boys. Rocky, 8; David, Z. and Jet,
5, all now attending the West
brook School in the Sumner area.
Mrs. Miles c. Trowbridge is
of the District Chapter,
Artists Professional
League.
The Jury of Selections that
picked the exhibits included Mrs.
Trowbridge, Mrs. Longa M. KEEP
linger, Mrs. Jean Flagg, Gustav
Trois and William L. Berry. The
Jury of Awards included Ruel p.
Tolman, chairman: Thomas N.
Beggs, Kenneth Stubbs, Rufus
Jacoby, Mrs. Charles P. Keyser
and Mrs. Ludo Pickett.
Other Winners.
In addition to Mrs. loves
award, winners included:
Water color: First honorable
Mrs. Iona Miller KEEP
linger, 1905 Battern lane, Bethes-
da, for "The Old Farmhouse at
Conway, Mass; second honorable
Mrs. Merle Foshag. 5202
WeStwood drive. Westmoreland
Hills, Md. for "The Edge of
Town"
In oil: The $50 Anna M. Under
wood Award went to Carlos Sierra
Franco, 1900 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV. for his Highland Vii
lage Market, Guatemala; the
Muth Award to John Aleksander
of 629 Hamlin street NE. for '.Por-
trait Of L. v. Kostendick";; the SIS
Nathan Goodman Award to Mrs.
r. Shute, 1850 Harvard street
NV. for "Still Life"
The $50 Sculpture Jelleff Award
to Mrs. c. s. Johnston, 5000 Edge
moor lane, Bethesda, for Head;
honorable mention to Mrs. Maxine
Roth, 1901 Wisconsin avenue NV,
for Patience.
The $40 black and white prize
First, to John c. Rogers, lis East
Maple street, Alexandria, for
Christmas Eve. Strasburg":: hon
orable mention to Mrs. Lila O
Asher. 2034 Tunlaw road NV. fol
Portrait of Connie"
Craft: Louis E. Reichard. 211z
Bancroft place NV, for Sewing
Box" Honorable mention: Mrs
Berenice p. Bergling, 5000 Wis
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