THE TEXAS GENERAL EXHIBITION

OCTOBERJANUARY1943-1944

R \CE.. L \5 T.

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

FOREWORD

Th e Texas Gene ral Exhibit ion, now in its fifth year, is stillan infan t in the calen da r of American annual exhibitio ns.Born in the unsettled months followin g th e European begin­ning of the pr esent war , it had scarce ly begun to walkbefo re the tragedy of Pearl Harbor bid well to stop anyfurther growth if not it s very existence. But it is a lu stychild, and though cri ppled by circ umstance it cont inu esto meet the purposes for which it was instituted.

The Texas General Exhibition is a competit ive exhibit ionarranged and held conjo intly by three Texas museums withthe purpose of showing a gro up of work s representativeof the ar tis ts of the state.

Thi s yea r 171 individuals submitte d 288 work s for the con­sideration of the jury. From these, 87 works by 71 indioviduals were selected for exhibition. In a measure, the jurywas guided in its selection by th e requ irement s of spaceand transport at ion facilities, but the primary and governingconsi deration was the degree of attainment reached by th evarious arti sts in the particular works sub mitted.

Th e falli bility of art juries is well known, and the jury forthis exhibition mad e no claims for exception. That the ex­hibi tion is filled with thought-provoking works demonstratesthe artistic matur ity of the artists of Texa s, is a source ofgratification and a pr omise of a rich future.

JAMES CHILLMAN, JR.

JURY OF SELECTION AND AWARDSWATSON NEYLAND, painter, Liberty, Texa s

EVERETT SPRUCE, Department of Art, Univ er sity of Texa s

JERRY BYWATERS, Director, Dallas Mu seum of Fine Arts

ELEANOR ONDERDONK, Curator of Art, Witte MemorialMuseum, San Antonio

Ex-OfficioJAMES CHILLMAN, JR., Dir ect or, Mu seum of Fine Arts of

Houston

AWARDSDallas Mu seum of Fine Arts Pr ize $100 War Bond

To VERONICA HELFENSTELLER, Fort Worthfor painting in gouach e, " One Autumn Day"

San Antonio Art League Prize $50 War BondTo EDMUND KINZI NGER, Wa cofor pa stel, " Still Life with Red Vase"

Mu seum of Fine Art s of Houston Prize 550 War BondTo CHARLES UMLAUF, Austinfor sculpture in terra cotta, "T he Twins"

Little Hou se Gallery, San Ant onio. Prize $50 War BondTo DICK MA N WALKER, Houstonfor sculpture in glazed terra cotta, "Birth of Venu s"

Mr. and Mr s. O. S. Petty, San Antonio, Prize $50 War Bond. To BROR UTTER, Fort Worth

for paintlngin oil, "The Visitors"

Mr. Day McNeel, San Antonio. Prize $25 War BondTO·COREEN MARY SPELLMAN, Dentonfor painting in gouache," Se lf Portrait in the Rooming House Mirror"

James But e Company, Hou ston, Prize $25 War BondTo AMELIA URBACH, San Antoniofor painting in oil , " Still Life-Figs"

Southern Blue Print Company, Hou ston, Prize $25 War BondTo DONALD S. VOGEL, Dallasfor painting in oil , "Two Young Girls"

HONORABLE MENTION

CHARLES T. BOWLING, Dallas, for wat erc olor,"West Texas Tank"

JACK KEY FLANAGAN, Houston, for oil, "Flower s"

LOUISE GORDON, Fort Worth, for oil , "Ella"

WILLIAM LESTER, Austin, for oil, "Fishing"

ALEXANDER MASLEY, Austin, for oil , "Roadside Stand"

DICKSON REEDER, Fort Worth, for oil , "Charade Party"

CATALOGUE

OILS

LOWELL ALDEN, HOUSTON \1 Still Life with Mask - ('1"LO r.,,'c.e. ~i"eN\.J

CARDEN BAILEY, HOUSTON2 Portrait of Bennett Black "Y\.f .OS •

Lent by Mr. Bennett Black

BERTHA BENNETT, SAN ANTONI?I3 The Yellow Tea Cup 50

BILL BOMAR, FORT WORTH •4 Between Streets \P '7.s"

JERRY BYWATERS, DALLAS5 Workman .$'00

MAURINE CANTEY, FORT WORTH6 Merry-go-round-Winter S/oo7 The Red Bonnet ~7? Sol-D

GEORGIE CARR, SAN ANTONIO. 8 Studio $ $'O

GENE CHARLTON, HOUSTON9 Still Life

Lent by Mr. Norris Taylor

HELEN CRUIKSHANK DAVIS, HOUSTON10 Still Life -.JrS-

MARTIN DREYER, HOUSTONII Portrait of Frederic Hand

PATTIE R. EAST, FORT WORTH12 Autumn Fruit ,s7.s-

FRIEDA KAY FALL, DALLAS13 Church-Provincetown $/$0

JACK KEY FLANAGAN, HOUSTON-\--14 Flowers '-,- -nof. s .

Honorable Mention

JAMES FRAZER, SAN ANTONIO15 The Bride $ So

BOYER GONZALES, JR.16 Red River Street $ 3DO

LOUISE GORDON, FORT WORTH." 17 Ella ~ ~~~

Honorable Mention

ANNE G. HUDGINS, HOUSTON18 Girl in Blue .1J~$'0

EDMUND KINZINGER, WACO19 Colored Girl 1> 3 0 0

'l. 20 Still Life with Red Vase Pastel -$ .2..00San Antonio Art League Prize

WILLIAM LESTER, AUSTIN-l. 21 Fishing ~ .<.oD

Honorable Mention

"I.. ALEXANDER MASLEY, AUSTIN22 Roadside Stand :p $"00

Honorable Mention

LOREN MOZLEY, AUSTIN23 Cedar Landscape .fJ~OO

AGNES LILIENBERG MUENCH, HOUSTON24 Girl with Gloves- __

BLANCH HElM NICE, HOUSTON25 Three Paper Flowers -

ROBERT O. PREUSSER, HOUSTON J .:to26 Stars and Circles ..,

DICKSON REEDER, FORT WORTH{ 27 Charade Party ~ , s'O

Honorable Mention ,£28 Portrait of Stel ,.s-()

LONNIE REES, SA~ANTONIO29 Portrait of Bill 71·f.s-.

Lent by Mr. Bill Lounsbury

TERRY SHAND, JR., SAN ANTONIO30 Blue Plums

SARA SHANNON, FORT WORTH31 Full Fathom Five ..4 0

FRANCES SKINNER, HOUSTON32 Posing

EMILY GUTHRIE SMITH, FORT WORTH (f

33 Portrait of Suzanne 'Q :tOO34 Young Mulatto Oil and temper~ oS .:l..S"o

CHESTER SNOWDEN, HOUSTON35 Green Pears .,~

COREEN MARY SPELLMAN, DENTON36 Heat Wave-August 13, 1943 $1.5'0

EVERETT SPRUCE, AUSTIN -

37 Green Hill side ~ I GO(~~I~)""HARREILE TRANTHAM, ABILENE

38 Dance of the ;Whirlwinds !I 300

OLI N H. TR AVIS, DALLAS39 Village in the Ozark s

KATH ERINE TSANOFF, HOUSTON40 Th e Cathedral !/> s.s:

AM ELIA URBACH, SAN ANTO NIO-\- 41 Still Life-Figs oJ 7~-

James Bute", Company Prize

BROR UTTER, FORT WORTH42 Acci dent at a Rehearsal43 Th e Visitors

"\' Lent by Mrs. C. MooreMr. and Mrs. O. S. Petty Prize

DONALD S. VOGEL, DALLAS~ 44 Two Youn g Girls $/S ()

Southern Blue Print Company Prize45 Young Girls with a Cat $$-""

WATERCOLORS

MARTHA AXLEY, SAN ANTONIO46 Tomatoes and Roses Gouache ~/~o

ED BEARDEN, DALLAS47 Storm over Laveta Pass

CHARLES T. BOWLING, Dallas48 Stormy Weather la 7S

~ 49 West Texas Tank ~ IO() (oS ~c:l )Honorable Mention

GRACE CROCKETT, DALLAS50 Twilight at Junction -

MARGARET WEBB DREYER;HousTON51 St udi o

CONST ANCE FORSYTH, AUSTIN52 Devil Fl ower $ 2.s'

VERONICA HELFENSTELLER, FORT WORTH53 Fortune Teller's House ~ ;1 .£' SOL. 0

+- 54 One Autumn Day Gouache $ ::lc::> oDallas Mus eum 0/ Fine Arts Prize

LUCILLE JEFFRIES, DALLAS55 They've Gone to Town

HOWARD WARREN JOYNER, ARLINGTON56 Scotch Pin es -n ..of. n .

MARY AUBREY KEATING, SAN ANTONIO57 Uprooted I> /$0

LUCILE LAND LACY, TEMPLE58 Landscape__ :$.3S

WILLIAM LESTER, AUSTIN59 Dry Pa stures

BARBARA MAPLES, DALLAS60 - These Acres-Lonely Now ~O

LOLA MUELLER, SAN ANTONIO61 Mexican Cemetery at Night $ 7S

E. M. SCH;IWETZ, HOUSTON62 The Bullwheel r

63 Liberty Ship Build~rs

ROBERT GILLAM SCOTT, AUSTIN64 Last Trip for the Night ~$0

SARA SHANNON, FORT WORTH65 Fruit and Shells -f» 1~' StJL..D

DOW SIMPSON, DALLAS66 The Woodpecker's Home

COREEN MARY SPELLMAN, DENTONJc67 Self Portrait in the Rooming House Mirror Gouache $ 1S

Day McN eel Prize

EDGAR TAYLOR, AUSTIN68 Sky Curtain Gouache

PRINTS AND DRAWINGS

ESTES BAKER, HOUSTON69 Head of a Pri est Pencil -

Lithograph oS 8

ROSALIE BERKOWITZ, SAN ANTONIO70 Honey Child Charcoal $ t s:

JER'RY BYWATERS, DALLAS71 Big Bend Country . Lithograph ~ 8

E. G. EISENLOHR, DALLAS72 North Texas Pa storal

LORITA GILES, SAN ANTONIO73 Chow Lithogr aph

BERTHA LANDERS, DALLAS- 74 Soldiers without Uniform

ALEXANDER MASLEY, AUSTIN75 Earth Fruit Etching

Lithograph ." -s:

Lithograph ,. 7

HAZEL McGRAW, ABILENE76 Winter Night Linoleum Cut

BLANCHE McVEIGH, FORT WORTH77 Zoot Baby Aquatint

JACQUELINE MEYERS, MARSHALL78 Blue Hole Crayon ..sIS:-

EMILY RUTLAND, ROBSTOWN79 Cattle Getting Up in the Morning

SCULPTURE

LOWELL ALDEN, HOUSTON80 Reclining Nude Terra cotta

GRACE E. LAYBURN, HOUSTON81 Piety Ston e

LEZA S. McVEY, AUSTIN82 Sloth Terra cotta

CHRISTINE STREETMAN, HOUSTON83 Lieutenant Chaudier Plaster $ /00

CHARLES UMLAUF, AUSTIN84 Figur e in Lignum Vita e Wood $ ~.s"O

~5 Th e Twins Terra cotta $~oo

Mu seum of Fine Arts of Houston Prize

AUGUSTA VOGT, DALLAS86 Marcella Wood

DICKMAN WALKER, HOUSTON ~I.o

-i-t 8'7 Birth of Venus Glazed terra cottaLittle House Gallery Prize

THE WORKS IN THIS EXHIBITION AREFOR SALE AT STUDIO PRICES. FORINFORMATION INQUIRE AT THE DESK.

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• Dallas Museum of Fine A rts Prize"ONE AUTUMN DAY"V ERONI CA H ELFENSTELLER

James But e Com pan)· Prize"STILL LIFE-FIGS"A~I ELIA URBA CH

San Antonio Art League Prize 4

"STILL LIFE WITH RED VASE"EO!tl U NO K IN ZINCER

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Ii Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Petty Prize

"T HE VISITORS"B ROR UTTER

Lillie House Gallery Prize" BIRTH OF VENUS"DICK~1.\:'Ii \\'ALKER

Museum oj Fine Arts oj Houston Prize"THE TWINS"CHARLES U MLAUF

"HEAT WAVE- AUGUST 13, 1943"COREEN ~JAHY S I~ELLMAN

B IGG E R S· HO U STON