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Show 1952 National Art Exhibit Closes With Unveiling of Statue Plaque, Gift Painting; Awards Given Gets Scholarship . . t . ' 1 : 1, 4 ... ? t . . ! ' ' ii - - - - - Richard Beck Gets Art Award . ''' ' ' ' '' tm0e . - t i . ; BniBirdv Unveiling of a plaque representing the statue, "Mother and Child" by Avard Fairbanks, which is to become a part of the high school art collection upon arrival here from Italy, and the unveiling also ot a painting, "Threshing Wheat" by Le Conte Stewart of Kaysville, which was a gift to the high school, featured fea-tured the program marking the closing of the 19oZ national art exhibition, Wednesday afternoon, m the high school gymnasium. Principal Paul K. Walker, president of the art board, was in charge of the exercises at which Dr. Fairbanks, clean of fine art at the University of Utah, !.f . N I : . i. . '- ' ... . TV" ' (' . . J ! !, L - ' :;' '."'. j i , , . . .. " k W':h'r'-''m iiiiiW"iMiiiiiiihiiiiTir"li li" """"""" i i Ti ' nmm' "it '- r(i"1- large galleries of the hi?h vl Art Building and constituj;' largest collection of paint nationally known artists on : through April, in . the J states. Xhere was no charge for admittance to the CSJ; Harmon Hatch and Glen A. Montague. Mon-tague. " . The closing program was attended at-tended by a large group of students stu-dents and a number of art patrons arid other individuals interested m the Springville art movement Wednesday evening marked the close of the 1952 exhibit, Which was the guest speaker. ' " The senior high school popularity popular-ity contest winner, Miss Joan Kel-ley, Kel-ley, a sophomore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kelly, unveiled the statue plaque, while Miss Roslyn Hall, Ninth grade winner of the junior high school poularity contest, con-test, unveiled the gift painting. Roslyn is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hall of Mapleton. A replica ofjtho statue, "Mother and Child" by Dr. Fairbanks, has been in the gallery throughout the month to give visitors an idea of the art piece which is being added to the permanent collection this year. The original statue of Italian Ital-ian marble, made by Dr. Fairbanks while in Italy,' is being shipped from the foreign country and is expected to arrive here in the near future. It is costing $3000, the amount being raised by the high school and the various clubs of Above is an oil painting which came to the high school art collection as a gift, and was unveiled at. the closing art program. Entitled, "Threshing Wheat," the oil was painted by LeConte Stewart of Kays- r ville, art instructor at the University of Utah. Essay Winners . . . V . - v Louise Ekker Larson Boyer Springville. Presentation of several art awards also highlighted the closing clos-ing exercises. This phase of the program, being a surprise to the students was eagerly awaited and next to the unveiling is always one of the big things to which students look forward at the close of the art shows. Art Awards To Richard Beck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Beck, went the Wayne Johnson family $100 scholarship award, which is given annually to the outstanding senior art student. The scholarship is to be used to further the student's study of art. Presentation of this award was made by Mrs. Oliver Dalton, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Johnson. Bill Bird, a senior student, son1 of Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Bird, was presented with the $50 'cash award given annually by the Aureole Aur-eole club to the most outstanding student of art in the senior high school. This presentation was made byMrs. Ernest Holt, president presi-dent of the Aureole club. Essay Winners Winner of the senior high essay contest on, "My Favorite Painting," Paint-ing," a phase of the national exhibit ex-hibit which proves more popular with students as the years go on, was Miss Louise Ekker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Ekker, who wrote on the large oil entitled "First Day of Spring" by Doyle M. Strong of Ogden. This painting paint-ing hanging on the north wall of the west gallery has been a favorite favor-ite with many art visitors throughout through-out the month. Miss Ekker was presented with-a beautiful water color, "Iris" given by Mrs. Bess E. Gourley, Provo artist. In the junior high school essay contest, Larson Boyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Boyer, was judged judg-ed the winner. He wrote on the oil painting "Awaiting the Storm" by Elsa Saxod, also a favorite of the art month. For his efforts, Larson received an oil painting by Oliver Parson, high school art curator. The senior high school essay was read by Mrs. Mae Huntington and the junior essay by Mrs. Mary Schwartz, both members of the art committee. Music for the closing program was furnished by the high school music department, directed by has attracted visitors from many states in the United States and from foreign countries. Today begins be-gins the task of crating and shipping ship-ping the many valuable pieces to the owners, which is done by 'Mr. Parson, assisted by students from the art department. Every day found people at the gallery and even on the last evening even-ing of the exhibit, four large groups made reservations to see the paintings. Each evening throughout the month of April arrangements were made to have a member of the art committee or a visiting artist talk on the pictures in the galleries and tell something of the exhibiting artists. It is estimated that near 50,000 people from far and near viewed the 1952 entries which came from well known 'artists and from outstanding out-standing galleries in various part of the country. Many visitors to the gallery termed the 1952 show the best ever. It was in number the largest containing 265 paintings and five pieces of statuary. The pictures were hung in five |
