PROVINCETOWN ART

ASSOCIATION

FIRST 1954

EXHIBITION FORTIETH SEASON

PRICE 25c

FAMOUS

ARTISTS COSTUME BALL

sponsored by

The Provincetown Art Association

will be held at

TOWN HALL

FRIDAY, AUGUST 20

1954

Admission - $1.50 (tax incl.)

Where the setting is unusual

the food superb the drinks excellent

the fun tops

THE FLAGSHIP

FOR A JUICY CROSS-SECTION OF PROVINCETOWN’S ART COLONY

READ

EVIL UNDER THE SUN Published at $3.60 Our Special $1.49

Provincetown Bookshop Port-Hole Bldg.

PAINTINGS * SCULPTURE DRAWINGS PRINTS

BORIS MIRSKI ART GALLERY, inc

PETER HUNT’S LANE

African and other Primitive Arts + Fine Framing

The DUNCAN SANDAL Shop 447 Commercial Street

‘The Raymond Duncan”

This sandal made from select quality leather with the skill gained through fifty years of research and producing fine handcraft.

Always look for the name

DUNCAN

PETER HUNT’S PEASANT VILLAGE

opp. southward Inn 432 commercial St. Rt. 28, Orleans Provincetown

A group of fascinating shops displaying the hand painted merchandise that has made Peter Hunt world famous

THE NEW EXCITING PEASANT CHRISTMAS SHOP

FOR FINEST FOOD Duncan Hines recommends for the gathering place of your friends

THE EVERBREEZE overlooking beautiful Provincetown Harbor

429 Commercial Street BRUNCH, LUNCHEON and DINNER

ORIGINAL DESIGNS Clothes - Jewelry - Accessories

Imports - Gifts

Exclusively Yours ALICE ALEXANDER 430 Commercial Street

Neo-classicists, post-impressionists, proto-cubists, pseudo-symbolists, anti-abstractionists and even unreconstructed dadists all agree :

Ciro’s and Sal’s Specialties are MASTERPIECES

ClRO AND SAL’S Down Peter Hunt’s Lane

SERVING DINNERS FROM 5 P. M. ON

TARVERS PACKAGE STORE FINE DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED LIQUORS

362 Commercial St.

THE GIFT BOX 397 Commercial Street

THE UNUSUAL IN GIFTS

Mary and Preston Hall

PAUL A LOBEL 435 Commercial Street

HAND WROUGHT JEWELRY SCULPTURE IN STERLING

PROVINCETOWN INN PROVINCETOWN, MASS.

Chester G. Peck, Manager

BRYANT'S MARKET Opposite the Art Association

FINE GROCERIES, MEATS, FRUITS and VEGETABLES

CHINESE AMERICAN FOOD

WONG'S RESTAURANT FEATURING AUTHENTIC CANTONESE

DINNERS

334 Commercial St.

jimi-jak sportswear

'227 commercial st.,

This, too, is an Art

RESORT CLOTHES AND FOOTWEAR FOR MEN AND WOMEN

MALCHMAN’S Opposite Town Hall

GIFFORD HOUSE BRADFORD AND CARVER STREETS

A Hilltop View of the Town and Harbor -~

Miss Charlotte M. Wilson Telephone Provincetown 50

1805 --- RED INN --- 1954 Remodelled in harmony with its age yet with all the necessities of today - private baths, comfor- table beds, ample garage space -the Red Inn has grown famous for its hospitality.

ROOMS WITH BREAKFAST AFTERNOON TEA

JOHN A. FRANCIS FIRE and CASUALTY INSURANCE

577 Commercial Street

The William H. Young Insurance Agency, Inc.

ELIZABETH R. CARLOS MYRICK C. YOUNG

Savings Bank Building

Provincetown Art Association Incorporated

FOUNDED IN 1914

First 1954

Exhibition June 27th to July 24th

OPEN DAILY FROM 10 A. M. to 10 P. M.

SUNDAYS 2 to 6

ADMISSION 25 CENTS

EITHER THE DIRECTOR OR THE ATTENDANT AT THE DESK WILL BE GLAD TO FURNISH ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING SALES

AMY McKain - Gallery Attendant

DIRECTOR George D. Yater

OFFICERS

Acting Vice President Duncan Bryant Treasurer, Nathan Halper Recording Secretary, Amy McKain Honorary Vice Presldents, Edwin Dickinson, Philip Malicoat,

Ross Moffett, Morris Davidson, Karl Knaths TRUSTEES

Ross Moffett (Secretary of Trustees), Reeves Euler, Dorothy Lake Gregory, Hudson Walker, La Force Bailey V. B. Rann, Sol Wilson, Bruce McKain, Mary Cecil Allen, Dr. Samuel Thurman, Jo Hawthorne, Marjorie Windust Halper, John McCoy

COMMITTEES Executive Membership Finance

Ross Moffett Duncan Bryant Philip Conrad Bruce MaKain M. F. Patrick John McCoy Reeves Euler George F. Miller, Jr. Nathan Halper

Chester G. Peck Alternates: Permanent Collection and

Philip Conrad Memorial Gallery Special Exhibitions V. B. Rann Honorary Vice Presidents Honorary Vice Presidents

LIFE MEMBERS *Edwin A. Grozier *William H. Young *Mrs. Adele Rogers Schrenk *John D. Adams Mrs. Frank Little *Dr. Percival J. Eaton Mrs. E. Ambrose Webster Henry J. Winslow Leslie N. Brock *Rev. Henry Mottet, D. D. *Emmanuel Fellman *Conrad W. Crooker Hudson Walker *Miss Sarah S. Munroe Ione Walker Miss Florence Waterbury Bernard Keyes

*Howard F. Hopkins M. F. PatrIck *Frank A. Days Eve Clendenin Joseph A. Days Chester G. Peck

*Mrs. Alice G. Grozier Joseph Seaman *Mrs. Anna M. Young Ernest Gebelein *Mrs. Anne Dunbar Duncan Bryant *Mrs. Emily C. Eaton Joseph Macara Mrs. Henry J. Winslow George F. Miller, Jr.

*Frederick C. Boynton Cyril T. Patrick Mrs. Caroline Brewster Crooker H. F. Brandi *Mrs. Frences E. Deland Dr. Philip Walker Miss Charlotte El. Cullen Ruth Walker

Presidents Carl Murchison

Frank A. Days, Jr.

PATRONS *Miss Elizabeth W. Roberts Carl Murchison Dorotea Murchison *Mrs. Florida Duncan Edith J. Sachs

*Mrs. Alice G. Grozier Jo C. Hawthorne BENEFACTORS

*Deceased

PAINTINGS---MAIN GALLERY

Mary Spencer Nay. Deep Roots $150

Rosa Lee. Two Trees 125

Marjorie Osborne. Boats at Pamet 250

Elden Rowland. Seagulls MIL- K S H A K ES 45

Anita Berman. Corner of a Room 100

Sam Feinstein. Black Configuration 4 50

Ione Walker. Persian Rug N.F.S.

Fritz Pfeiffer. Low Key 600

Ruth Abrams. Fruitscape No. 4 250

Gregory Lysun. Trompe L’Oeil N.F.S.

Robert Homer Gumming. Italian Table 350

Ciro Cozzi. Nude N.F.S.

Louise A. Freedman. New England Wharf 90

Wallace Bassford. Nude with Gull 650

Dorothy Tabak. Lamentation 275

La Force Bailey. Sunrise in Wellfleet 200

Gerrit Hondius. The Clown 650

George Ratkai. The Altar Boys 500

Boris Margo. June 10, 1954 400

Lewis W. Rubinstein. Iron Age 3 50

. Lucy L’Engle. Extravaganza 300

. Leo Manso. Abandoned Synagogue 600

. Hank Lifson. Strap Hanger N.F.S.

. John Whorf. Sun Bather 175

. Jan Gelb. Birth of the Rain 225

. George Yater. Cowhand N.F.S.

. Philip C. Malicoat. Portrait Study 750 9

. Jerry Farnsworth. Emily 850 . Marc Moldawer. Composition No. 3 200 . Henry Hensche. Portrait Head 300 . Walter Edward Parsons. Our Back Yard . 150

2. Edwin W. Dickinson. Country Club Park 800 . Irving Marantz. Madonna 400

4. Herman Maril. Midnight Snack 350

5. Ross Moffett. Clam Digger 500

Sol Wilson. Crowds at the Blessing of the Fleet 475

Morris Davidson. Russet Orchestration 700

Bruce McKain. Shore Line 200

Harry Engel. Fisherman 650

Seong Moy. The Tight-Rope Walker 600

Cecile Rogers. Street Scene 200

Joseph Kaplan. Self Portrait P.O.R.

Mary Cecil Allen. Little African Port 150

Xavier Gonzalez. Souvenir of Hot Springs 500

Reeves Euler. Lavabo 150

Henry Botkin. Legend 650

Ronnie Lion. Painting 1 50

N. Afon. Boats on the Beach 100

Taro Yamamoto. Moonschiene Sonata

Mary Hackett. Pensione in Florence

Richard Lack. Judy

LITTLE GALLERY

Vivian De Pinna. The Deep 150

Margot Schwartz. Breakwater 100

Murray Kupferman. Over the Point 100

Ethel Edwards Grass 300

Heinrich Pfeiffer. Old World Patio 100

Barbara Comfort. Haze 200

Ada Rayner. Flowers 100

James Wingate Parr. Foster's Boat Yard 200

La Force Bailey. The Gas Boat 200

Charles Kaeselau. Wharves in Winter 126

George Yater. Old Schooners, Wiscasset 150

Margaret Crosby Schadt. $ea Stroll 500

Marston Hodgin. Derelict 150

Lewis W. Rubinstein. Provincetown Harbor 175

Elizabeth Parker. Xanadu 350

Romanos Risk. Gray Day 125

Salvatore Del Deo. Contadina 200

Fan Pinkerson. Moon Spell 300

Meta Bryt. City at Night 200

Alice H. Palmer. Work Bench 100

Earle Pilgrim. Still Life 300

Robert Douglas Hunter. Truro Farm 150

Langston Moffett. The Studio 150

C. de Ved. Abstract No. 3 100

Sacha Kolin. Argument 200

BALCONY

Emma Ehrenreich. Reflections 25

Seong Moy. Chang Fei 115

Elizabeth Erlanger. Monhegan Landscape 25 Joseph MAR G U L ies

John Gregory, Jr. Street Light The Lesson

Ada Gilmore. Catalpa Tree

Ada Gilmore. Bleeding Hearts

Joseph Margulies W h y Worry?

Marston Hodgin. Towers

Ernest E. Perry. Flower Still Life

Louise A. Freedman. Weirs 60

D. Menzes Goldman. Gleaming Cohorts 25

Reynold Weidenaar. Midnight Winds 24

Angele Myrer. Mending Twine 30

Grace Brigham. Still Life

Wolf Kahn. Beach 60

Henry Hensche. Eldred Mowery N.F.S.

Joseph Margulies. Pont Neuf 30

HAWTHORNE GALLERY

Edith J. Sachs. Seascape 25

S. Edmund Oppenheim. Heide

Tibor Pataky. Painting 150

Morris Frank. Ascent and Descent 150

Kenneth Campbell. Demon of the Sphinx 250

Mervin Jules. Girl and Birds 300

Helen Sawyer. The Orange Table 500

Madeleine L’Engle Jackson. Broken Boat 125

V. B. Rann. Harbor View 250

Mab Pfeiffer. Moonbird 35

Anne Brigadier. Impressions of Rome 250

Hope Voorhees Pfeiffer. Mending Nets 250

Virginia Berresford. Ice Skating 3 00

Leah Gold. Composition in Red and Blue 125

George Cohen. Le Coq Rouge 250

Dorothy Lake Gregory. The Moon and the Monument 150

Hans Hofmann. Composition No. 5, 1953 1200

Blanche Lazzell. Red and Blue 250

Howard Mitcham. Shrimp Boats and Cannery 125

William L’Engle. Multiples 3 50

Abraham Harriton. Landscape in Afternoon 600

Virginia J. Ward. Painting 150

Elliot Orr. Orange Seller 40 0

Ann N. Blakemore. Still Life 100

Marjorie Windust. Four Figures 135

Eve Clendenin. Yellow Painting 600

Helen Frank Protas. Sextette 45

Charles W. Hawthorne. The Skaters

750 SCULPTURE BA L A N ci N G.

Chaim Gross. Black Figure Ebony Wood 2500

Bernard Simon. Prayer

Fay Mowery Moore. 100 Woman with Lute

Sheila Burlingame. Man, Whither Bound 450

Paul Lobel. Adam 500

THE JURY FOR 1954 EXHIBITS

A. (Traditional) B. (Modern) Edwin Dlickinson William L’Engle Jerry Farnsworth Boris Margo Reeves Euler Morris Davidson Ross Moffett Fritz Pfeiffer Philip Malicoat Mary Cecil Allen

Alternates Alternates Sol Wilson George Cohen Gerrit Hondius Byron Browne

PARAPHERNALIA PROVINCETOWN

212 Commercial St.

The Noel Shop 240 COMMERCIAL ST.

PROVINCETOWN, MASS. This cellar shop has the spirit of Christmas both in appearance and atmosphere. It is located opposite the movie theatre. Featured are hand- made articles by local artists and craftsmen.

CHRISTMAS CARDS AND DECORATIONS Imports from 18 Foreign Countries

ANCIENT MARINER R ESTA U R ANT

OLD NEW ENGLAND ATMOSPHERE

Lobster and All Native Sea Food

GARDEN TERRACE Overlooking Provincetown Harbor

275 Commercial Street

PALA BATIK Homemade

PURE SILK BATIK SCARVES

“Unusual Things from Far-away Places”

389 Commercial Street

“As We Journey-”

GALLAGHER

SPECTATOR AND ACTIVE SPORTSWEAR AC CESSORIES

259 Commercial Street

Robert A. Welsh Helen F. Rogers President Ass’t Treasurer

William F. Silva PROVINCETOWN 36 Treasurer

SEAMEN’S SAVINGS BANK Incorporated 1851

The ATTIC ANTIQUES

536 Commercial Street

SEASCAPE HOUSE an

‘ I n n

542 Commercial Street

THE MAYFLOWER GIFT SHOPS the Comer Gift Shop

250 Commercial Street the Provincetown Inn Gift Shop

1 Commercial Street the Mayflower Gift Shop 317 Commercial Street

J. A. LOPES 222 Commercial Street Telephone 611

THE MEN’S SHOP

The Place to go for the Brands you know

At the far West End where the road meets the dunes on Beach Highway

THE MOORS LUNCHEONS and DINNERS

PORTUGUESE DINNERS A SPECIALTY Entertainment nightly

FAHED’S Finest Art Supplies

ART and SIGN BRUSHES REMBRANDT and ORPI COLORS

FRAMES - CANVAS - BOOKS

195 Commercial Street

HIGGINS LUMBER COMPANY, INC.

PERSONAL SERVICE YARD

Conwell Street

B. H. DYER and COMPANY Complete Line of

HARDWARE FAINTS and OILS CORDAGE BLINDS, GLAZED WINDOWS, DOORS, FRAMES

169 - 173 Commercial Street

CAPE COD NATURAL GAS

LEATHER CREATIONS

Milton Hefling 346 Commercial St.

BOTH MEN AND WOMEN DESIRE TO Dress

THE

H A R L E Q U I N WAY

375 Commercial St.

TOWN CRIER SHOP opposite Town Hall

Christmas Cards by Famous Artists Steig and Panda Cards

and GIFTS OF DISTINCTION

PABLO’S “THE RESTAURANT OF GOURMETS”

Continental Specialties

RECOMMENDED BY M A and GOURMET

193 Commercial St.

BRING YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS TO

ADAMS’ PHARMACY, INC. 254 Commercial Street

QUICK SERVICE

Complete line of drugs and cosmetics

Soda Fountain

THE FRIENDLY DRUG STORE

EAST HARBOR COTTAGES ON CAPE COD BAY

Seven Cape Cod Cottages overlooking the dunes and. Cape Cod Bay. Short distance from Provincetown, first landing place of the Pilgrim.

BEACH Point

PATRICIAN GIFT SHOP 212 Bradford Street

SODA and LUNCHEON BAR MAGAZINES - NEWSPAPERS BEACH TOYS - SOUVENIRS STATIONERY and SUNDRIES

COMPLIMENTS OF

DELFT HAVEN

PAIGE'S ANNEX ANTIQUES - BRIC-A-BRAC

THE B. H. PAIGE GIFT SHOP 284 Commercial Street GIFTS - SOUVENIRS

EVERYTHING FOR THE FISHERMAN AND BUILDER

LAND'S END MARINE SUPPLY, INC.

PROVINCETOWN PLAYHOUSE On the Last of the Old Whaling Wharves

“BEYOND THE HORIZON” (Eugene O’Neill)

“THE CHERRY ORCHARD” (Chekhov) . July 12-17 “THE DREAMING DUST” (Johnston) . July 19-24 “YES IS FOR A VERY

YOUNG MAN” (Stein) . . . . July 26-31

July 1-10

Weekday evenings at 8 :30 Box office on the wharf open 10 a. m. - 9 :30 p. m.

Tickets $1.30, $1.75, $2.20 (tax inc.) For Reservations Telephone 955-W

Management : Virginia Thoms, Catharine Huntington, Tom Newton

THE NEW BEACON

ADVOCATE PRESS

Provincetown’s Friendly Newspaper

Gustav Aust, Owner COMMERCIAL PRINTING

94 Bradford St.

H O W A R D J O H N S O N

PROVINCETOWN, MASS.

Basil P. Santos, Manager

VINCETOWN-BOST PR OVIN AIRLINE TON

“ The Route of the Pilgrims” DAILY SCHEDULED TWIN ENGINE SERVICE

NOW SIXTEEN FLIGHTS

A WATERFRONT INN

Pleasant rooms with telephones

Many private baths

Center of town

Dining room and deck over water

Coffee Shop and Cocktail Lounge

Just one block

east of the Art Association-

you are invited

to visit the Cape Cod branch

of the

KOOTZ GALLERY 48 1 Commercial St.

Nathan Halper, Director