First Texas General Exhibition catalogue

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THE TEXAS GENERAL EXHIBI FEBRUARY AND MARCH 1940

HELD BY THE DALLAS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS OF HOUSTON. THE WITTE MEMORIAL MUSEUM OF SAN ANTONIO

FOREWORD The Texas General Exhibit is the out come of a desire on the part of the Art Mu seums of Dallas, Hou ston and San Antonio to show a group of art work s which would be representative of the entire state. Collective action would avoid duplication of effor t as well as dilution of quality, which ar e natural results of exhibit ions of similar nature held during th e same season in the three cities.

Mor eover , by showing the exhibit successi vely in eac h city, not only a wider audience should be reached but th e practical limitations imp osed by transportation should aid in the development of a high standar d of excelle nce.

Th e idea of cooper ation between museum s in planning exhibitions is no new one but it has been applied but rarely to a compe titive exhibition and for T exa s, it is a new venture.

Lik e all new ventures, its greates t developm ent and fulle st valu e lie ah ead , but alread y th e effort is ju stified by th e ready resp onse given by the artists. Th e nin ety-eight exhibits carefully selec ted by Paul Gardner ar e the real "proof of the pudding," and if th ey are th e cau se for pr esent congratulation , even more ar e they the pr oph ecy of a rich future.

JAMES CHILLMAN, JR.

At th e invitation of th e three Mu seums. th e Exhibit wa s sel ec te d and Awards mad e by PAUL G ARD NER, Direct or of th e William Ro ckhill Ne lson Galler y of Art, Kansa s City, Mi ssouri.

AWARDS First Prize, S100 LONNIE REES, San Antonio Giv en by The Museum of Fine Arts of Houston Second Pri ze, $50 T OM L EA, El Paso Giv en by th e Witte Memorial Museum of San Antonio S pec ial Pri ze for Painting in Oils, S100 J ERRY BYWATERS, Dallas Giv en by th e Dallas Mu seum of Fine Arts

Sp ecial Prize for Water color , $25

LOUCILE KELLY, San Angel o 'Given by th e Southern Blue Print Company, Houston

Honorable M ention, $25

MILDRED H UGHES, Houston Giv en by Mr. and Mrs. Simon Sakowitz, Houston

Honorable Mention, $25

EDITH M. BRISA C, Denton Giv en by Mr. G. A . Brandt, Houston

Honorable Mention , $25 ROSALIE BERKOWITZ, San Antonio Giv en by Mr. George S. Coh en, Houston Sp ecial M ention for Distinction CHARLES BOWLING, Dallas PAUL RODDA COOK, San Antoni o OTIS DOZIER, Dallas OTIS FARNSWORTH, San Antonio VERONICA HELFENSTELL ER, F ort W orth WARD LOCKWOOD, Austin OCTAVIO MEDELLIN, San Antonio EDWARD M . SCHIWETZ, Houston AMELIA URBACH, Dallas VIRGINIA WORTHINGTON , San Anton io All Awards include a year's paid membership in the Southern States Art League and will be shown in it s annual exh ibit to be held in April at Charlotte, North Carolina. Funds for this purpose were contributed by a gr oup of Houst on citizens .

CATALOGUE OILS ALMA CALISTA ADAMSON, HOUSTON 1 Still Life of Fruit CARDEN BAILEY, HOUSTON 2 Hugh Goodrich L ent by Mr. and Mrs . R . H. Goodrich

FORREST BESS, BAY CITY 3 Shrimp and Onions CARL O. BERGQUIST, GEORGETOWN 4 Dust to Dust L ent by Carl W. Bergquist

LAWSON BLACKMON, SAN Ar;;TONIO 5 North Beach CHARLES T. BOWLING, DALLAS 6 Storm Lit Silos LAURA BUCHANAN, DALLAS 7 WeNeed You in Our Circle JERRY BYWATERS, DALLAS 8 The Mountains Meet the Plains

SPECIA L MENTION

SPECIAL PRIZE FOR PAINTING IN OILS

l\IAURINE CANTEY, FORT WORTH 9 Insomnia GEORGIE CARR, SAN ANTONIO 10 Still Life M. GILLETTE CARTTER, SAN ANTONIO 11 Still Life LUCILE ORR CASKEY, SAN ANTONIO 12 Judy GENE CHARLTON, HOUSTON 13 Dedication: To Tschaikowsky LORENA CLARK, SAN ANTONIO 14 Girl in Blue

MARY LEE CLARK, SAN ANTONIO 15 Still Life VIRGIE CLAXTON, HOUSTO N 16 Spanish Oaks STERLING COOK, DENTON 17 Still Life with Red Cloth FRANK DOLEJSKA, HOUSTON 18 Upward Movement-Variations EDWARD G. EISENLOHR, DALLAS 19 Red Earth and Pine ROBERT SIGISMUND ENGELKING, SAN ANTONIO 20 Acapulco Fisherman OTIS FAR SWORTH, SAN ANTONIO 21 Chair with Fruit SPECIAL MENTION BOYER GONZALES, JR ., AUSTIN 22 Bitter Aloe ALEXANDRE HOGUE, DALLAS 23 Across the Valley WILLIAM HOULISTON, J R., HOUSTON 24 Realization GEORGE L. C. HUNTER, SAN ANTONIO 25 House and Tower GRACE SPAUL DING JOHN , HOUSTON 26 Old Fishing Pier-Galveston HARI KIDD, EL PASO 27 Mexican Girl EDMUND KINZINGER, WACO 28 Mexican Family ALICE KRAMER, DALLAS 29 Althea and Day Lilies MARY TALBOT LANDRUM, SAN BENITO 30 In the Bean Pat ch MARY HORNBY LEA, SAN ANGELO 31 Nelda

TOM LEA, EL PASO 32 Portrait of the Artist's Wife ADALIE MARGULES, DALLAS 33 The Lonesome Night FLORENCE McCLUNG, DALLAS 34 Sunday Afternoon LOUISE HOLDEN MIMS, 'DALLAS 35 Specials for Saturday LOREN MOZLEY, AUSTIN 36 Apple Tree CECILIA NEUHEISEL, SAN ANTO NIO 37 Mary Elizabeth BLANCH HElM NICE, HOUSTON 38 Autumn on the Bayou

S ECOND PRIZE

CHARLES BERKELEy NORMANN, AUSTIN 39 Hunters' Lodge EUGENIA C. NOWLIN, DALLAS 40 Still Life with Rolls of Pa per ROBERT PREUSSER , HOUSTON 41 Nucleus LONNIE REES, SAN ANTONIO 42 The Pink Gloves

FIR ST PRIZE

FRANCES SKINNE R, DALLAS 43 Moonlit Still Life EVERETT SPRUCE , DALLAS 44 In the Chisos A. M. TRIMBLE , GALVESTON 45 Dolores and Nina Lent by Dr. H. E. Trimb le RUTH PERSHING UHLER, HOUSTON 46 Composition-1939 AMELIA URBACH, DALLAS 47 Hot House Plant

SPECIAL MENTION

VIRGINIA LEWIS WORTHI NGTON, SAN ANTONIO 48 Anna SPECIAL MEN TION

WATERCOLORS BEN P. BAILEY, JR., KINGSVILLE 49 Hats EDITH M. BRISAC, DENTO N 50 Mountains, Utah PAUL RODDA COOK, SAN ANTONIO 51 Red Dahlias and Fruit

HONORABLE MENTIO N SPECIAL MENTIO N

NANCY D. CORBETT, BAY CITY 52 House in the Woods L ent by M rs. F. Bowie Dun can

LORENE DAVID, BEAUMO NT 53 Provincetown Willows RUBY EVELYN DUGOSH, SAN ANTONIO 54 Road to Race Point ADOLPH P. EMIG, HOUSTO N 55 Early Morning DELIO FLORES GARZA, SAN ANTONIO 56 Man of the Soil ALLYN GORDON, HOUSTON 57 Taxco ALFREDO GUERRA, SAN ANTONIO 58 Morning under Brooklyn Bridge VERONICA HELFENSTELLER, FORT WORTH 59 Old Theatr e SPECIAL MENTION WARREN HUNTER, SAN ANTONIO 60 Eatin g Their Heads Off LUCILLE JEFFRIES, DALLAS 61 Water Fr ont

SARAH KAHLDEN, HOUSTO N 62 Red Roses L ent by Miss Opal Kirkland

LOUCILE KELLY, SAN ANTO NIO 63 House on Third Street C. H. KIEFNER, HOUSTON 64 Idle Power GEORGIA LAZENBY, SAN MARCOS 65 Tr ees WARD LOCKWOOD, AUSTIN 66 Studio Stove BARBARA MAPLES, DALLAS 67 Norther on the Gulf

SPECIAL PRIZE FOR WATERCOLOR

SPECIAL MENTIO N

LOLA MUELLER, SAN ANTONIO 68 Sister Crockett EDWARD M. SCHIWETZ, HOUSTON 69 Back Door of Town

SPECIAL MENTION

COREEN MARY SPELL MAN, DENTO N 70 Mountain Peaks, Estes Park ETHEL D. TH URMOND, VICTORIA 71 Toucans

DRAWINGS ROSALIE BERKOWITZ, SA N ANTONIO 72 Black l acks EVELYNE BYERS BESSELL, HOUSTON 73 Fred BOB CRABB, HOUSTON 74 Yuccas Lent by M rs. R. J. Crabb

HONOIlABLE MENTION

VELMA DAVIS, DALLAS 75

Land scap e

JERRY HARWELL, JR ., HOUSTON 76

Bar

CLAUDE E. HOOTON, HOUSTON 77

Pan-Hellenic Build ing, New York

HENRY LEE McFEE, BOERNE 78

Hill of Boern e Lent by Mis s Eleanor Ond erdonk

AGNES LILIENBER G MUENCH, HO USTON 79

Portrait of a Young Girl

JESSIE ALINE WHIT E, FORT WORTH 80

Chrysanthemums

PRINTS BURMAH BURRIS, AUSTIN 81

Still Life

.• REID CROWELL, DALLAS 82

Farm Scene

OTIS DOZIER, DALLAS 83

Mesa Land scap e

LILLIE MAY HAGNER, SAN ANTON IO 84

Lar edo Street Adobe

WILl.:IAM LESTER. DALLAS 85

Th e Reclu se

MARY LIGHTFOOT, DALLAS 86

Banana Plant

MERRITT MA UZEY, DALLAS 87

Southern Memori es

GEORGE M. McCLAIN, DALLAS 88

Grandma's Troubles

SPECIAL MENTIO N

BLANCHE McVEIGH, FORT WORTH 89 Pigtail s MARY EULA SEARS, MERKEL 90 Calla Lilies

SCULPTURE DOROTHY AUSTIN, DALLAS 91 Rudolph HARDING BLACK, SAN ANTONIO 92 Nancy FREDERICK HAMMARGREN, HOUSTON 93 Despair MILDRED HUGHES, HOUSTON 94 Group : Mother and Child

HONOHADLE MENTION

WILLIAM M. McVEY, AUSTIN 95 Crescendo OCTAVIa MEDELLIN, SAN ANTONIO 96 Man at the Stake

SPECIAL MENTION

EVALINE C. SELLa RS, FORT WORTH 97 Mango RAMOND HENDRY WILLIAMS, LUBBOCK 98 Dancers

Special Prize for Painting in Oils "THE MOUNTAIN S MEET THE PLAI NS"

No. 8

J ERRY BYWATERS

Honorable III ention "GROUP : MOTHER AND CHILD " MILDRED H UCH ES

No. 94

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First Prize 'THE PINK GLOVES" LONNIE REES

No. 42

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Sp ecial Prize l or Watercolor "H OUSE ON THIRD STREET" Lo ucn.e K ELLY

Honorable Mention " BLACK JACKS" R OSALI E BERK OWITZ

No. 63

No. 72

Sp ecial Mention "BACK DOOR OF TOWN" EDWARD 111. S CHIW ETZ

No. 69

\ ,A, Special M ention "RED DAHLIAS AND FRUIT" PA UL RODDA C OOK

No.51

Se cond Prize

"PO RTRAIT OF THE ARTIST S WIFE" T OM L EA

No. 32

THE WORKS IN THIS EXHIBITION ARE FOR SALE AT STUDIO PRICES. FOR INFORMATION INQUIRE AT DESK.