second texas-oklahoma general exhibition catalogue
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The Second Texas–Oklahoma General Exhibition was held at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts from 2 February 2 to 15 February 1941.TRANSCRIPT
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ARTHUIl L. KJ.AMER, President RICHARD FOSTER HOWARD, Director
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DALLAS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
OFFICERS
ARTHUR L. KRAM ER • PresidentALL IE V. T ENN AN T First V ice-PresidentST ANLEY MARCUS • Second Vice-PresidentL ESL IE WAGGENER • • T reasurer.MRS. J ERRY BYWATERS • R ecording SecretaryMRS. H. G. \ '\TALCOTT • • Corresponding Secretary
Mas, ELI S ANGER. • • President , Womm's AllxiliaryMas. JOH N ROSE N F IELD, J Il. . • President, Muuum League
STAFF
ADMINISTRATIVE
R ICH ARD FOSTER HOWARD
MRS. V AN P AINTER
W ILLIAM OLIVER •
JAM ES T. GARRETT
EDUCATIONAL
MAGGIE JOE H OGUE
MRS. ROBER T W INN
MRS. M EL MIT CH EL L JACKSON
MEMBERSHIP
CLAUDIA P ICKENS
. Director. Secret ary
Workman and Guard. Janitor
Supervisor of EducationAssistantAssistant
Membership Secretary
TECHNICAL LABORATORY
C HARL ES MUSllAVITCH • . Conservator
MUSEUM HOURS
Sundays: 1:00 P . M. to 7: 00 P. :U:.
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays: 9:00A. M. to 5:00 P. M.
Wednesdays : 9:00 A. M. to 9:00 P. :u:.
FEBRUARY CALENDAR
EXHIBITIONS
Until February 1
Unt il Febru ary 1
February 2-15. ..February 2-15
Febru ary 2-March 8
February 13-March 16
February 16-March 1 .
February 16-March 15 .
T exas Fine Arts
. Roland Beers
Texas-Oklahoma General
. Charles Bowling
Ch inese Tomb Figures
Seventh Internat ional Lithography
. Merri tt Mauzey
. Randall Davey
LECTURES
By MR. RICHARD F OSTER HOWARD
Fr iday, February 14, 10:30 A.M. (For members only) :Color in T beery and Practice
Friday, February 21, 3:00 P.M. (For members and their guests):Chinese T omb Figures
RADIO PROGRAMS
All KGKO programs to be announced.
Monday, February 3, 2:30 P.M.-KRLDMr. Howard
Monday, February 17, 2:30 P.M.-KRLDMr. and Mrs. Dallas
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT
W EEKLY CALENDAR
Monday10:00 A.M. Beginners Dabblers Cla ss- H ogue4 :00 P.M. H igh School Group Gallery Tour-Hogue4:00 P.M . Museum Junior Art Council-Hogue
TuesdayA.M . Church Group Ext ension Lectures by Appointment-WinnA.M. School Group Extens ion Lectures by Appointment-Hogue
4:00 P.M. Membership Class-W innWednesday
A.M. Ch urch Group Extension Lectures by Appointment-WinnA.M . School Group Extension Lectures by Appointment-Hogue
4:00 P.M. Gallery Tour-HogueThursday10:00 A.M. Advanced Dabblers Class-Winn
A.M . School or Club Lectures by Appointment-Hogue4:00 P.M. Neighborhood Sketch Club-Winn
Friday10:00 A.M. Beginners Dabblers Class-Hogue4: 00 P.M. Gallery Tour-Hogue
Satu rday9: 00 A.M. Age 6-8 Class-W inn
Age 9- 11 Class-HogueH igh School Composition Class-Jackson
10:3 0 A.M. Ag e 6-8 Class-WinnAge 9-11 Class-HogueH igh School Composit ion and Oil Class-Jackson
D AILY CALENDAR
Monday, Februa ry 3, 4 :00 P.M.-Museum Junior Art Cou ncil. T alk byMr. E. G. Eiscnlohr, Open to all High School Students.
Tuesday, February 4, 10:30 A.M.-Mothers' Club Meeting. Slide Lecture on Restorat ion of Paintings by Charles Muskavitch.
Wednesday, February 5, 10:30 A.M.-College Club Art AppreciationStudy Group Meetin g.
Wednesday, Feb ruary 5, 4: 00 P.M.- Art Stor y Hour.Friday, February 7, 4 :00 P.M.-Ursaline Girls Gallery Tour.Wednesday, February 12, 4 :00 P.M.-Art Story Hour.Thursday, February 13, 10:00 A.M.-Camp Fire Girls Council Meeting.Friday, February 14, 2:30 P.M.-City Temple Presbyterian Church
Group Lecture.Friday, Feb rua ry 14,4:00 P.M.-Camp Fire Girls Gallery Tour.Wednesday, February 19, 10:30 A.M .-College Club Art Appreciation
Study Group Meeting.Wedne sday, February 19, 4 :00 P.M.-eamp Fire Girls Gallery Tour.Frid ay, February 21, 4: 00 P.M.-Art Story Hour.Wednesday , Febru ary 26, 4 :00 P.M.-Camp Fire Girls Gallery Tour.Friday, Februa ry 28, 4 :0 0 P.M.-Art Story Hour.
CATALOGUEof
THE SECOND
TEXAS-OKLAHOMA GENERAL EXHIBITION
Under th e Auspices of
The Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
The Museum of Fine Arts of Houston
The Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio
Philbrook Art Museum , Tulsa
SCHEDULE
Dallas: Februa ry 2 to 15, 1941Houston: February 23 to March 9
San Antonio: Marc h 16 to 30Tulsa: April 4 to 30
PRIZES
T ulsa: One Hundred DollarsHousto n: One H undred Doll arsD allas: One H undred Doll ars
San Antonio: Fifty Doll ars
PRIZE WINNERS
Perry Nichols, " T exas Spring," $100.00 PrizeCharles T. Bowling, "Mid-Winter, " $100.00 Prize
Robert Pre usser , " Tonality," $50.00 PrizeWilliam McVey, "Maternity," and
Octavio Medellin, " Penitents," $100.00 PrizeH. O. Robertson, "Weighing In ," Honorable Mention
Gene Ch arl ton , " Chartres," Honorable Men tion
MEDIUM
OIL ArtistA chning, EstellynAinsworth, FordAins worth, Ford"Babcock, Gert ru deBergquist , Carl .Blanc, Flora .Bowling, Charles T.Brand, Frances .Brisac, Edith M.Buc hanan, LauraBywaters, JerryBywaters, JerryCarr, BessCarr, BessCartter, M. GilletteCaskey, Lucile .Caskey, Lucile .Charlton, Gene .Childress, DorisCook, Paul RoddaD arge, Fr ed .deGraffenried, IreneD elleney, MarieEisenlohr, Edward G..Elder , Inez StaubEubank, Lydia .Fall, Frieda KayFisher , FrankGonzales, Boyer, Jr.Hardin , Ernest R . .Hogu e, Alexand re •Houliston, Wm. JamesHouliston, Wm. J amesJoy, Robert.Kidd, Hari .Kinzinger, EdmundLemmon, ThetisLightfoot, MaryLigon , VerdaLocke, Lucie H.McClung, FlorenceMcClung, FlorenceMargules, AdalieMauzey, MerrittNice, Blanch HeimO'Neil, John
Title CityOld Indian T railmarker . . San AntonioDa ily Bread Georg etownAlmitra . . GeorgetownCapit al of Stockman's Paradise . SonoraFirst No rther . GeorgetownAccident on the Beach. Fort Wo rthMid-Winter DallasRussian Catnap . San AntonioFish Houses, Gaspe . DentonYesterday and Today DallasOil Field Girl s . DallasRanch House DallasChalk Hill . DallasCastor Bean . . DallasStill Life . San AntonioDorothy San AntonioPortrait of a Man San AntonioChartres . . HoustonKitchen Reverie . . HoustonMadonna . . San AntonioSurv ivor of th e Fittest . DallasAunt Mary MuskogeeCape Cod \Vaterfront . DentonT he Ab andoned Well DallasWinslow DallasPrince's Feather . DallasMcKin ney Avenue Underpass DallasFarm at Early Morning . . Fort Wo rthCar Barn . . AustinPeanuts for the Elephant . AustinErosion No.2 . . D allasSunday Afterno on HoustonPortrait of Frank Harris HoustonPortrait of Mr. Bohman H oustonGirl with Ch ihuahua EI PasoMexican Children . . WacoTexas Wild Flower DentonStill Life . DallasGloxinia D allasSpring Mesquites . San AntonioDefaced Land . DallasMill Cen ter DallasBoy Meets Girl DallasNugent's Homestead. D allasMy N eighbor's Clothesline HoustonT he H itch-Hiker . Norman
CityHouston
Sti llw aterFort Wo rth
San AntonioDallasDallasDallas
Tit leTonalityCimarron Landscape .FloraRest ing Nude .Weigh ing InSpring RainValle y .They that Go Down to the
Sea in Ships . DallasT he Refugee DallasCity Walls . H oustonSpring . . Dall asH e Pays Cash for His Ca r DentonSea Shells Oklahoma CityAb straction . . Oklahoma CityNigh tfall on a City AbileneChild and Nurse . . DallasSing ing Cowboy . . D allasHouses on a Hill . Fort \VorthT wo Young Girls Da llasAfter Tea . . TulsaThe N ew Order . . T ulsaColor Organ ization, 13 Den tonThe Water Hole . . Fort Wo rth
Skinner, FrancesSnowden, ChesterSpeed, Rosalie .Spellman, CoreenStevenson, DorotheaStevenson, DorotheaTrantham, HarrelleUrbach, AmeliaUrbach, AmeliaUtter, Bror .Vogel, Donald .von der Lancken, Frankvon der Lancken, FrankWilliams, Ronald\Vilson, Douthitt
MEDIUM
OIL ArtistPreusser, RobertReed, Doel .Reeder, D ick sonRees, LonnieRob ertson, H. O.Rosenfield, John, IIIRosenfield , John, IIISimkins, Martha
. TulsaFort Worth. Houston
. DentonSan Antonio
HoustonHouston
DallasDallasDallasDallas
. EnidSti llwater. Dallas. D allas
Robstown. Victoria
Home T own DepotThe Wi nter ShelterA t th e Cabin .Water Lilies .The Horse LotDry Dock .Denton StationJunctionSunday MeetingA Page from TimeOrchard in BloomGloss Mountain .DesertedColum bu s, Ohio, Freight YardWinter .Corralling Mu les .Primeval Strength .
WATER COLORAlbin, Ed gar A.Bomar, Bill, Jr.D ay, Agnes NelsonDelleney, MarieH unter, WarrenIngram, SamIngram, SamJeffries, LucilleJeffries, Lucille .Lester, WilliamLester, WilliamMcFa rland, EugeneMcVicker, J. Jay .Roots, T om Smith.R osenb aum , CarolineRutland, Emi lyThurmond, Ethel .
Christ H ead DallasNegro Head San AntonioMan's Head. . Fort WorthWaiting . Fort WorthMaternity . . AustinFootball Player . . DallasPenitents DentonBeryl . Fort WorthHead of James Butler Bonham Dallas
Saturday Night on H all St reet
MEDIUM
SCULPTUREFoxall, HoraceGlasscock, MargaretGranviIIe, RobertGranviIIe, RobertMcVey, WilliamMedrano, JoaquinMedellin, OctavioSellors, Evaline .Tennant, Allie
LITHOGRAPHAllen, CharlesBowling, CharlesD ozier, Otis .Genin, Don.Lacy, Lucile LandLaMond, Stella .Landers, BerthaLightfoot , MaryMauzey, MerrittT aylor, Lura Ann
TEMPERACompton, Mildred .Davidson, McNeillNichols, Perry .T aylor, Edgar D .
AQUATINTBostick, MargaretMcVeigh, BlancheMcVicker, J. JayMassey, Robert J.Reed, Doe! .
CASEINCompton, Carl BentonPreusser, Robert
PHOTOGRAPHYBeers, Roland F.H erri ng, Adelle
MONOTYPEGenin, Dan .
LINOLEU M BLOCKMcGraw, Hazel
PASTELGurley, Loulie .
PRIN TWa lmsley, Elizabeth
Mountain Funeral .Fishing PierBears .Missionary .Left Side of TracksSummer Harvest .Early MorningStreet Scene in TaxcoMy Brother's KeeperNear T imber Line
Sprin g Landscape .Arrangement in SpaceT exas Spr ing .Searchlight, Nevada
Vista.Wa itin g for PapaAutumn WindsThe GeniusRomanza .
Tree in Pasture.Metronome .
T extures and TextilesA Lowery Day
Congo Head.
Ruins of Pioneer Home
N egro Chef.
DallasDallas
· DallasHouston. Temp le
DallasDallasDallasDallasDallas
GeorgetownHouston
Da llasAustin
· TulsaFort Worth
StillwaterStillwaterStillwater
GeorgetownH ouston
D allasDallas
Houston
Ab ilene
· Wa co
Dallas
DALLAS PRINT SOCIETY
The D allas Print Society enters 1941 wit h a program of increasinglyvaluable projects in view, in addition to it s scheduled membership meetings. In cooperation with the British War Reli ef Society, the PrintSociety is offering for sale twenty-five lithographs by the DaIlas artist,Merritt Mauzey. Copies of the print, tided "My Brother's Keeper, " areplaced for sale at various strategic points including the Dallas LittleTheatre, the workroom of the British War Relief Society, and theMuseum, where an impression is on exhibit in the Society's print niche.
At the request of the DaIlas Art Association, the Print Societ y hasagreed to sFonsor a Texas Print Annual, to be open to all Te xas printmakers and to be held at the Museum in the faIl of every year . Therewill be a jury of acceptance and award and various prizes, all to beannounced later.
The Print Society plans to present in the spring of this year anexhibition of prints by contemporary Mexican printmakers, includingsome of the younger and lesser kn own artists. This exhibit will beassemb led in Mexico. Mrs . 1. B. Denning, Jr. is chairman of the com mittee making ar rangements for the Mexican print exhibit.
Calvin Holmes, the D allas artis t, has been appointed by Mrs . JohnP. Morgan, president of the Prin t Society, to investiga te the possibilityof ins talling a nu mber of exhibit cases in the Mu seum for th e purposeof show ing t he too ls and pro cesses of the various print methods. Thisis an educa tiona l project announced by the Print Society at the beginning of th e curren t season.
The next meeting of the DaIlas Prin t Society will be at 8: 15 P.M.,Februa ry 3, at the Mu seum , when Eugene Kingman, D irector of thePhilbrook Museu m in T ulsa, Oklahoma, will speak on the Seventh Intern at ional Exhibit ion of Woodc uts and Lit hogr aphy. The exhibit uponwhich thi s t alk is based will come to the DaIlas Museum f rom theChicago Art Inst itute.
DALLAS ART MU SEU M LEAGUE
The DaIlas Art Museum League is arranging two special exhibits tobe held at the Museum in the near future . The T hird Annual Photography Show, this year with Mrs . Andrew SmaIl and Mrs . T hom asBacon as co-chairmen, will be exhi bited at the Museum Mar ch 23through April 5. There will be a jury of acceptance and award , an dall en tries must be at the Museum by March 3.
The Second Ann ual Hobby Show will be presented this year in Maywith Mrs. Richard Foster as chairman. The Hobby Show, sponsored lastyear by the Museum League, was such a success that the Art Associat ion requested t he Museum League to make this an annual event.
There have been two cha nges in time in the radio programs sponsored by t he League. The Sinfonietta broadcasts having been discont inued, there is now a ta lk by the Museum Director over station KG KOevery Saturday at 7 :0 0 P.M. T he "Time for Art" broadcast is nowheard every other Monday at 2:00 P.M. over station KRLD. Mrs.Wortham Collins and her broadcasting committee in their " Mr. andMrs. Dallas" series alternate on these programs with Mr. Howard. Thenext "Time for Art" broadcast will be February 3.
The Sinfonietta programs in the sculpture court under the direct ion of Achilles Taliaferro continue to draw good attendances everySunday afternoon at four.
A group of prints by English printrnakers lent by Mrs. A. E. Zonnefrom her extensive print collection was exhibited at the Dallas LittleTheatre during its production of "Night Must Fall." These prints werechosen by Mrs. Lester Lang, who is in charge of the Museum League'sproject of assembling an exhibit for the lobby of the Little Theatrecomplementing each of its productions.
Mrs. John Rosenfield, Jr., presid ent of the Museum League, hasannounced that it is one of the many civic groups cooperating with theBritish War Relief Society and that the next membership meeting willbe at the Museum on March 11.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Dallu MUR'WD of Fine Arta
Term expires 1941:Mrs. W. P. BentleyMr. Karl HoblitzelleMr. Arthur KramerMr. Stanley MarcusMr. Elmer ScottMiss Allie V. TennantMr. Alex F. Weisberg
Term expires 1942:Mrs. Harold AbramsMr. Wortham Collin.Dr. Umphrey LeeMr. Eli SangerDr. Samuel ShelburneMr. W. E. Wrather
Term expires 1943:Mrs. Jerry BywatersMr. Ted DealeyMr. E. L. DeGolyerMrs. Tom C. GoochMr. Hugo SchoelkopfMr. Harold YolkMrs. H . G. Walco tt
Mn . J. P. Morgan, JuniorU llgfU Member
MEMBERSHIP, DALLAS ART ASSOCIATION
Mrs. S. I. Munger
LIFE MEMBERS
1\'lr . Edwin J. Kiest
PATRON MEMBERS
Mr. and Mrs. W m. J. BrownMrs. Leon HarrisMr. and Mrs. Arthur L. KramerMr . and Mrs. H erber t MarcusMr . and Mrs. Stanley Marcus
Mr. and Mrs. Eli SangerMr . and Mrs. E. P. SimmonsMr . and Mrs. H . Ewing Stew artMr. and Mrs. P. J. Ven tu rineMr . and Mrs. Alex Weisberg
SUSTAINING MEMBERS
Mrs. Harold AbramsMrs. Al ex CampD allas \Voman's ClubD reyfuss & SonMr. H. L. EdwardsMr . and Mrs. Fred FlorenceMr. and Mrs. W. H . FrancisMr. and Mrs. Tom C. GoochMrs Os ee Goodwin
Mr. and Mrs. Karl HoblitzelleMr. and Mrs. joel T. H owardMr. and Mrs. Laurence S. KahnMrs. A. V. LaneMr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. PollockMr . Edward TitcheMrs. Thomas VardellMr . and Mrs. Leslie Waggener
tcFRIE N DS OF ART"
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Joel T . HowardMrs. Al ex Camp Mr. and Mrs. Laurence S. KahnMr. and Mrs. Fred Florence Mr . and Mrs. Arthur KramerMr. and Mrs. Karl Hoblirzelle Mrs. Carrie Ne iman
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Thornton
In addition to the above, there are approximately 950 active members of the Dallas Art Association who are not listed because of thelimitations of space.
MEMBERSHIPS
Active memberships in the D allas Art Association, Dallas Museumof Fine Arts, are five dollars per year . Sustaining memberships aret wenty-five dollars; Cont ribu t ing, fif ty dollars and Pat ron , one hundred dollars. T hese memberships are the most important source of income the museum has, since all activities are supported from them.Your help is needed in securing more members.