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THE INDEX, Saturday, February 11, 1928 9
P i t t s b u r g h A r t i s t s O p e n A n n u a l E x h i b i t i o n
TURTLE CREEK VALLEY, TOWARDS
PITTSBURGH"
By John Kane, won the second prize of $100.
M O D E R N I S M is the principal
note seen in the prize
pictures at the Eighteenth Annual
Exhibition of the Associated
Artists of Pittsburgh, which
opened yesterday in the Fine
Arts Galleries at Carnegie Institute.
The first award, given by the
Associated Artists, goes to Norwood
M a c G i 1 v a r y for his
"Circe." Mr. MacGilvary's conception
of "Circe" is a graveeyed
little girl, aged about 12,
sitting with marvelous poise,
looking directly out of the canvas.
Beside her sit two black
cats, slant-eyed, mystic. A con-
"CIRCE"
By Norwood MacGilvary, winner of the
first prize of $ I 50.
ventionalized landscape forms
the background. The second
award has been given to John
Kane, for a landscape conceived
along decidedly primitive lines,
called "Turtle Creek Valley,
Towards Pittsburgh." Mr. Kane,
a house painter by trade, had
one of his pictures accepted for
the last International Exhibition
in Carnegie Institute.
The third award went to M.
J. Vick, a lovely, vivid vista of
trees and brook called "A Family
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3y M. J. Vick, won the third prize of $50.
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"ROSE OF ITALY"
By Elizabeth B. Robb. won the $25 prize offered each
year by Alumnae of the Former School of Design for
Women.
Group." The Carnegie Institute The exhibition this year is not This year's Exhibition Com­
award for the best group was only larger than ever before but mittee includes Albert C. Dasch-
won by William R. Shulgold. it is accounted generally more bach, chairman; Miss Craig, Mr.
Sarah C. Wilson was given the interesting. The "one man" dis­ Kilroy, Milan Petrovits, Mr.
A. W. Smith, Jr., award for the play consists of twenty-nine oils Readio, Samuel Rosenberg, Eliz­
by Everett Warner. Here he abeth L. Rothwell, William R.
has scenic vistas from all over Shulgold, Raymond S i m b o 1 i,
the world, intensely interesting Esther Topp, Helen C. Whitmer
and varied. Myrtle Altwater and Anna J. Woodside.
displays a group of soap sculpture,
exquisitely done, and Lillian
Guiver shows a small group
of miniatures.
An unusually large number of
flower pictures were accepted,
and several very fine portraits
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jftne art (galleries
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are shown. The nudes are few Paintings by American
in number. Only a scant showing
is seen of the impressionistic
school. The cultural, the
primitive and the temperament­
"MARY"
al ideals are represented in about
3y William R. Shulgold, Shulgold, who has won an equal number of canvases.
the Carnegie Institute prize of $250.00 Fourteen compositions are in
and Foreign Artists
Old and Modern Mezzotints
Original Etchings
Fac Similes in Color
English Antique Furniture
RESTORATION OF OLD
PAINTINGS
for the best group.
the room given over to sculp­
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finest floral subject, winning it ture, in addition to the group of
with a colorful bouquet of gar­ soap sculpture subjects. The
den flowers in a jar. "Rose of show remains through March 9.
Italy," a marine study, won for Each year has seen a steadily
Elizabeth B. Robb the award increasing interest in this ex­
given annually by the former hibit of Pittsburgh artists, both
School of Design for Women at home and abroad; also an in­
Alumnae, for the best picture by crease in the value of the con­
a woman painter.
tributions these painters and
The Art Society award for the sculptors have made to the art
best portrait was won by S. Ros­ world. Jury members, chosen
enberg for a picture of himself, from men who stand high in
called "The Artist." Willard Per­ their profession, have not hesikins,
with "A Street in Old tated to express their interest in
Paris," a water color, won the this show, their appreciation of
Camilla Robb Russell Memorial the work that has been done.
prize, and the anonymous prize Officers of the Associated Art­
for the best black and white subists are: President, Christian J.
ject was given to William Wolf- Walter; vice presidents, Anna
son for his "Fourteenth St. New Belle Craig and Wilfred A.
York," a picture of action and Readio; secretary-treasurer, J.
life.
C. Kilroy.
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