seventh texas general exhibition catalogue
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The 7th Texas General Exhibition was held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts from 11 November 11 to 3 December 3 1945.TRANSCRIPT
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OCTOBER 7, 1945 - FEBRUARY 10, 1946
FOREWORD
The T cxas G cncral Exh ib ition. ina ug u ra ted in 1939 by ti le D alla s
1'l us eu lII of Fi nc A rts. tl lC l' (USCUIII of Fi nc A rts of H ouston and th e
\\'i1tc ivlc llloria l I' lusculll of San An tonio . is now well estahlisl.cd. th e
a nnua l exh ih ition:, [orming a cllilin of critica l ex pe rience in ou r art
w orl d . The U niversity of Texas I", s bc cn add cd as a sponsor. \Vili.
substantia l prizes as a stimulus to the a rtis t. the standard is being raised
ca el l year find purch ase priz es a rc gi vi ng the museum s itlu l indi vidua ls
mo re f,!ood w orks by T exo s a rtists . Now men a nd wome n re tu rni ng from
the war area s hav e it cha nne l through w lliel. the y ma y a ga in tnkc tlll~"i r
pl aces in the fie ld of a rt. and reco rd sa le s in tlte pas t inJ icat es u n
interes t on the part of the puhli c wllieh jtlslifies the ma intenance of the
clmnncl.
"Il lis yea r out of 18 -1 a rtis ts who sublll itied 3 15 w orks. 8 1 a rc represen ted
by 94 w orks. a rHHubcr consisten t wilh past yea rs.
EL EA,SOR ONDERDO="K. C urutor 0/ A rl
\ V ilt e 1'lc lllo ria l :-'luseulIl .
DATES OF THE EXHIBITION
\ Ville i\ lemoria l j\ lllSeUIII . San An tonio October 8 - 28
Dollas i\ (m eum of Fine A rts 1'\o\'emher It - D ecemb er :>
j\ (useulII of Finc A rts of Houslon D ecember 16 - Jan uary 6
Uni\'ersily of Texo s. Au stin January 20 - Februa ry 10
JURY OF SELECTION AND AWARDS
OTIS D OZIER, Co lorado Springs Art Ce nler. Co lorado.
LOIS M A H lE R. Department of Fin c Arts. Louisiana S iale Uni\'ersily.
Baton Rouge.
JA MES C H ILU'vtA N , JR .. Dircctor. l"luscum of Fine A rts of Houston.
JERRY BY\VATERS. Director. D allas i\ lu seum of F ine Arls.
ELEANOR ONDERDONK, C urator of A rt, \Vilte i\ (cmorinl
lVlusclUn. Sa n Ant onio (ex-officio) .
COVE R: "Landscape' by EVE RE"IT S PRUCE (Friend s of Art of
San Antonio. PurcllO se Pri"" for tlte \Ville Memori,,1 Mu seum )
AWARDS
~ IRS. E. B. HO PKINS, Dallas S~OO .OO purchase prize
S ubject to awa rd in [) all a s (d onor to receiv e w inn ing work )
~ IARQ UIS d'OYLEY, Houslon $300.00 purchase prize
Subjec t to a wa rd in H ouston (d onor to receiv e winnin g w ork )
FRIEI\'DS OF A RT. San An tonio $2 50.00 purchase prize
To E"erell Spruce. Auslinfor pam ting in oil. "Lnnd sca pe " (10 become prop erl y of the \ \ Tit le
1'1cm oria l !'luseuru ]
DA LLAS l'vJUSEUtv l OF FINE ARTS $ 100.00 \Var I.ond
To Eugene Trentl.am, A ustinfor painting in oil, "T hree Minstrels"
M USEUM OF FIN E ARTS OF HO USTO N . ... S50.00 W ar !'ond
To Polly Hoffman, \Vic!,ila Fa llsfor painting in oil. "Second ~ Ionday"
SAN ANTONIO ART LEA G UE S50.00 \ Var hond
To Kelly Fearing, Fort \Vorll.for painting in oil. "The Aq uarist"
ALA MO BLUE PRIl\1']' CO ;\ IPANY, San An lonio. .$ 10.00 ens!' prize
To Blancl.e tvlcVeigl.. Fori \Vorll.for aqua tint, "Merry Go Round"
RECOMMENDED FO R PU RCHASE PRIZES
VERONICA HELf ENSTELLER, fo rth \V orth. oil. "Activity in the
Lowlunds"
CELIA JA l'vIl SON. Denton. oil. "Stored 1'lenlOries"
DICKSON REEDEf~ . Fori \ Vortl.. oil. "EII"mye"
DO:'-IALD S. VOGEL. Dallas. oil. "Girl in Yellow Holding Black Cat"
HONORAB LE MENTION
\V OLFORD CO;\IPTON. Sun Anlonio, for watercolor. "PI.easanls"
1'IARJO RIE JOHNSON. for t \\'nrl!.. for waterco lor, "\ Vel \\'ind's
Riot"
ED\ VARD 1'1. SCI-I I\VETZ. Houston. for watercolor, "C"lIIel"ry. N"wO rlea ns"
CO REEN MARY SPELLMAN. Denton. for oil. "Hollie on Le"v,,"
CATALOGUE
a I L S
ES'IT:LLYN ACH;\,IKG. S"n Anlonio1. j\Iollnt"in ;\Iill Town
GO RDO;\, ADDE. S"n Antonio2. D os P a jnros
LO\ \'ELL ALOE;\' , HOllslon3. Ahsinthc Bm
ED BEARDE;\', Dallas4. Frances
DOI~OTHY .I. BERGAj\IO, Sail Anlonio5. i\ Jission Ruin s
FLORA BLAKC, Fort \ Vortl,Il. Portmit of Bill
ADi\ UE " IARGULES B I~ E;\,T. Dallnsr , Cafc Society8. Ilolllcslc"d
ETHEL " 'AY BROD:\'A X. Dallas9. SlIIall Tmm
FRA:'\CO IS DE B1~OUIL'-ETI'E. San Antonioto. Thc ;\Iinc 1''''1 In
JERRY BY\\'ATEI~ , DallnsI I . r\ f lcr tlte Ra in - Clli sos ~ fount ai ns
LORENA CLARK. San Anlonio12. Artifici,,1 Frllit
rI~A l\'CES CURTIS. HOllslon13 . l\'Jr. Bowman
!'-IARIE DELLENEY. Denlonl .t . Paradise Lilies
MARTIN DREYER. Houslon15. Rainy Night
PATI'IE R. EAST. Fort \ Vorll.16 . Salurday Nigl'l
INEZ STAU B ELDER. Dalla,I i . Cox-colII l.
OTIS FARNS\VORTH. Sitn Anlonio18. Ingrid
KELLY FEARING. Fori \ Vorll.19. The Aquarlst
S a n Antonio A rt Lea gue Priz e
JACK KEY FLANAGAN. Houslon20. Flowers
LEONA G. GREEN . Sitn Anlonio2 1. The Blue C1011.
VERONICA HELFENS1T:LLER. Fori W orll.22. Activity in Ihe Lowlands
!'- IILLIE HENARD. Sitn Antonio23. The Young \ Vifc
DEl\ IASO HERNANDEZ. San Anlonio24. EI CIJaparrel Tejano
POLLY HOFFMAN. \ Vicl.i1a FallsSecond Mondayl\luseum of Finc Arts of Houslon Prizc
DELL ISAAC, Dallas26. Shade
"Ti,e Aquarist" by KELLY fEARIl\G
San Antonio Art [ ('0f'u p. Pri:o
CELIA JA1'IIS0N. Denton
27. tOTed ~ IClIlor ic5'
BERnIA LANDERS. Dallas28. fo llow Ihe F ool Trail
\ VILLlA1'! LESTER. Austin
29. 1'!esquite Tree
30 . flowers
LUCIE H. LOCKE. Corpus Christi
3 1. The Upper Cistern
ALEXANDER 1'IASLEY. Austin
32 . Burial in Ihe Bad L~nds
E1'IILY MAVERICK 1'IILLER. Austin
33. sen Life
PIERRE l\ ION1~ IIi\'Y . Austin3·I-a. Austin l\I"rkel
SHIRLEY " IOSKO\ VITI . H ou ston
34-1,. Irene
LOREN l\IOZLEY. Austin33. 'T'rn.gic L andscape
AG:\'ES LlU E:\'BERG l\IUENCH, Houslon36. Teddy Harrison
BLA:\'C11 HEI"I ~ ICE. Houston37. Driftwood
ETHEL . PUGSLEY. San Anlonio38. Spring Flowers
DICKSON REEDER, Fori \V ortl,39. EII"raye,10 . Trio
LONNIE REES. San Antonio,I J • The white Robe
VERA G. ROTH ER;\IEL. San Anlonio42 . Shadows
E~ I I LY RUll...AND. '~ (}I }stowlI
-13. Young Calf
LO IS HOGUE SHA\V. Sweelwater·..1A . Jimpson
FRANCES SKINNER. Houston-15. Interlude
E;\IILY GUTHRIE S" IITH. Fort \ Vorll.46 . Belty
CHESTER S~O\VDEN, Houslon·17. Refleelions
-'COREEN l\IARY SPELLMAN. Denlon
48. Horne on LenveI-Ionomble l\lenlion
EVERETT SPRUCE. Auslin49 . Lnndscape
Friends of Art. San Antonio. Prize
"TI,e Minstrels" by EUGENE TRANTHAM
Dolfas MUSPlWl of Fine Ads Prize
ELIZABETH 'IlMCY. Austin50 , Prairie Ballads
H. E. TRAN'Il-ir\i'- 1. Abilene51. \ vater in Ihe 1'- liddles.52. \vest Texas Rain Storm
El;GENE TREi\'TH:\:'-1. Austinss. Three i\linstrels
Dallas 1'- luseum of Fine Arts Prize
Ai'- IELIA URBACH. San Antonio5 ~, Tbe \ \'ren
BROR V IT ER. Fori \ Vorlh5 5. i\linnows for Bait56 . Person s on a Pl a ne
DONA LD S. VOGEL, Dollos57. Girl in Yellow Holding Black Cal
ooururrr \ VILSON. Austin58. Ex cava ting for it \\'nler T rough
SYBIL \ \'I LSO:\'. Fort \ Vorlh59 . Piclure of a Girl60. Duel
WATERCOLORS
DOROTHY J. BERGA1'- !O. Son Anlonio6 1. Pennsylvania Farm
CARL BENTON C0 1'- IPTON. Denlon62. And Long Remember (Gouache)63 . Invilation to 1'-lemory (Gouacbe)
MILDRED i\ORRIS COi'- IPTO:-J. Denlon6~ . Guanajuato (Gouache)
" Second 1'londay"
Ilou slon Mu seum of Fine Arts Pr i:e
\ VO II O RD C01'II'TON. San Ant onio65. Phe", anl,
Honomhle 1'lenlion
A. 1'. EMIG. Honslon66 . Fi shin ' Ncar Cove. l'CX fl ~
CO;\iSTANCE FOR SYIl-I. Auslin67. Flowers
1' IARIO I~ IE JOI-INSO;\i . Fori \ Vorll.
68. \ Vct \ Vimls RiotHonorable 1'lenlion
1'IARY AU BREY KEATING . San Anlonio69. \ V" r I\lelllorials
BARBARA MAPLES, DallasiO . i'! oonlighl Over Rosemont (Go uache)
LOLA MUELLER , San An lonioi I . Spring Rains
ALICE i':AYLOR , San Anlonion . Placita ~lission
i\!ARGA RET O LD , EI Pasoi3 . Hacicnda
HALLI E PIERCE, Sahinali ·1. Barn
JOYC E SA~!UELS, \ Vichila Falls75 . T ax co
ED\ VA RD 1\1. SC I-I/\ VEr L, Houstoni6. O ld Tahhs, Bay Ficldrt . Ccmctary, New Orl cans
Honorablc ~ !cnlion
ROB ERT G ILLAi\! SCOT 1', Auslini 8. Driftwood
A/U INE sr-irru, Dallasi9 . O n Akard Street
E:'-IILY GlJll IRIE ssmn. Fori \Vorlh80. Parly Prcparalions (Pas tel)
SI /ER;\1. 'l1 IARS/LLt\. San Antonio8 1, T hc Lagoon . Lincoln Park
VIO LA TODD. San Anlonio82 . Sui" Sea
i\ \lLDRED WARLICK. Dallas8:>. \\'ar Time Sundar Aftern oon
PRINTS AND DRAW INGS
RO SALI E BERKO\VITZ. Sa n Antonio
84. 'ollOdy Knows Il.c T roublc r \"c Sccn (pcncil and cl.alk)
C LYDE C. CLACK. Dillias
85. Vicw from tl.c Dentist's C l.air (IitllO-pencil)
VE RONICA HELFENSTELLER. Fort \ Vortl.
86. Animals in a Re\"eal in ~ Ligl.t
EDi\ IUND KINZING ER. \Vaco
87. Fisl."r Harbor in Brilliln)'
88. Masks (linoleum cut)
STELLA L. L" i\IO ND. Dallas89. Ne~ro G irl (silk screen)
BLA NCH E i\IcVEIGH. Fori \ Vortl.
90. i\ lerry Go I{"und [Aqu attnt ]Alamo Blue Prinl Compan)' Prize. San Antonio
91. Gossip [Aq uattnt-color]
i\ IERRIl T i\ IAUZEY. Dallas
92. Collon \Va!lon (Litl.ograpl.)
C O REEN :-IARY SPEIJ .i\ IAN . Dcotoo
In . Buil,ling A~ain ( Lit lllJ~ra pl.)
SCULPTURE
Cl IAI{LES Ui\ ILAUF. Amlin
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