International studio (36.1908/1909(1909))

"THE INFANCY OF BACCHHS"

BY MRS. R. DOUGLAS WELLS

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able competition for the prizes offered to the
members of the class conducted by Mr. Brangwyn.
The average of the work shown was high, and
there was very little difference in merit between
the contributions of the four successful students,
Mr. Richter, Miss Penne-
thorne, Mr. Norsworthy,
and Miss Marsh. In Mr.
Richter's low-toned study
of pottery, bronze and
brass, which gained the
first prize, some of the
hne qualities of his teacher
were reHected. In the
composition class, also
directed by Mr. Bran-
gwyn, Mrs. Wells took
the hrst prize with a large
and well-managed arrange-
mentof numerous Hgures,
Miss Layng the second,
and Miss Hogarth the
third. The men and
women students had
separate competitions in
drawing in charcoal from
the nude. The women's
work was perhaps better
on the whole than the
men's, and Miss Digby,

The chief prize at the
London School of Art is the
Chase Scholarship, named
after Mr. W. M. Chase, the
well-known American
painter and teacher. The
Chase Scholarship, which
carries with it free admission
to all the classes in the
school, is given for painting from the nude, and
in the recent competition Mr. Brundrit was the
winner, with Mr. Buehr in the second place.
Mr. Buehr also took the Hrst prize for the
best painted head, a study made in the garden

who gained the Hrst prize,
showed one especially good
drawing of a seated figure.
The 'students next in merit
to Miss Digby were Miss
Jackson, Miss Gellibrand,
Miss Coats, and Miss Bas-
tian, in the order named.
In the men's competition
Mr. Pitcher was first with
some unconventional and
otiginal drawings, Mr. Nors-
worthy second, and Mr.
Richter third.

DECORATIVE COMPOSITION

BY MABEL LAYNG

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