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DOI article:Oliver, Maude I. G.: Eleventh annual exhibition of the Society of Western Artists
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Society of Western Artists
'each of the cities where the particu-
lar examples do not happen to be
located. While in Chicago during the
current exhibition there was but one
original to be seen, which, although
it materially relieved the formality
of the surroundings, seemed a trifle
lost for want of suitable company.
The inauguration of the “Fine
Arts Building Prize ” of five hundred
dollars, a gift from the corporation
of the Fine Arts Building, Chicago,
and first awarded in the exhibition
of 1906, it is thought, will institute a
fresh stimulus in the practise of art
in this region of country. This
substantial recognition of merit is
to be offered annually during the
Chicago exhibition to a regular or
associate member of the Society of
Western Artists at the time of such
exhibition. A provision is made in
effect that “ No individual may re-
ceive the prize two years in succes-
sion and not more than twice in all.”
For the bestowing of this award, a
jury will be appointed “by the
officers of the Corporation of the
Fine Arts Building and the officers
of the Society of Western Artists
jointly.” At this, the initial competi-
tion, it was deemed impossible to
choose between the works of five
exhibitors, so that the prize was
equally divided between Messrs.
Browne, Clarkson, Grover, Meakin
and Sylvester. The jury of awards
consisted of Frank Duveneck, of
Cincinnati, Julius Rolshoven, of De-
troit, and Frederick C. Bartlett, of
Chicago.
Of the five contributions by Charles
Francis Browne, the Landscape—-
Scotland was selected upon which to
bestow the award. The record of a
Scottish castle, half in ruins, form-
ing one in tone with the high, rugged
crag from which it towers majestic-
ally against a cool, grey sky, thinly
streaked with films of white, is a
representative work of Mr. Browne’s
best style. Ralph Clarkson exhibited
a very successful portrait in his de-
lineation of the novelist, George
THE THUNDER-HEAD BY WALTER MARSHALL CLUTE
RAIN EFFECT, CAMDEN HILLS
BY L. H. MEAKIN
LANDSCAPE, SCOTLAND BY CHARLES FRANCIS BROWNE
XXV
'each of the cities where the particu-
lar examples do not happen to be
located. While in Chicago during the
current exhibition there was but one
original to be seen, which, although
it materially relieved the formality
of the surroundings, seemed a trifle
lost for want of suitable company.
The inauguration of the “Fine
Arts Building Prize ” of five hundred
dollars, a gift from the corporation
of the Fine Arts Building, Chicago,
and first awarded in the exhibition
of 1906, it is thought, will institute a
fresh stimulus in the practise of art
in this region of country. This
substantial recognition of merit is
to be offered annually during the
Chicago exhibition to a regular or
associate member of the Society of
Western Artists at the time of such
exhibition. A provision is made in
effect that “ No individual may re-
ceive the prize two years in succes-
sion and not more than twice in all.”
For the bestowing of this award, a
jury will be appointed “by the
officers of the Corporation of the
Fine Arts Building and the officers
of the Society of Western Artists
jointly.” At this, the initial competi-
tion, it was deemed impossible to
choose between the works of five
exhibitors, so that the prize was
equally divided between Messrs.
Browne, Clarkson, Grover, Meakin
and Sylvester. The jury of awards
consisted of Frank Duveneck, of
Cincinnati, Julius Rolshoven, of De-
troit, and Frederick C. Bartlett, of
Chicago.
Of the five contributions by Charles
Francis Browne, the Landscape—-
Scotland was selected upon which to
bestow the award. The record of a
Scottish castle, half in ruins, form-
ing one in tone with the high, rugged
crag from which it towers majestic-
ally against a cool, grey sky, thinly
streaked with films of white, is a
representative work of Mr. Browne’s
best style. Ralph Clarkson exhibited
a very successful portrait in his de-
lineation of the novelist, George
THE THUNDER-HEAD BY WALTER MARSHALL CLUTE
RAIN EFFECT, CAMDEN HILLS
BY L. H. MEAKIN
LANDSCAPE, SCOTLAND BY CHARLES FRANCIS BROWNE
XXV