Name/Title
Revington Arthur, Eastport, Maine, 1929Description
Eastport Sentinel
August 21, 1929
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ART SCHOOL CLOSES SUCCESSFUL SESSION
EXHIBITION WAS FINEST YET SHOWN - LONGER TERM, MORE STUDENTS NEXT YEAR
The Eastport Summer School of Art closed last week with an exhibition par excellence in which were shown 156 Oils, Water Colors and Pencil Drawings, including twenty Sketches, by the Junior Class, which is largely composed of children of Eastport.
The Water Colors and Oils this year showed a breadth and richness of color well in advance of last year’s work.
Many of the students of last year returned and justified the beauties of Eastport’s island scenery, depicting graphically the character and charm of Old Eastport. Quaint houses, fishermen and brilliant seascapes were well to the fore in this exhibition. Loran Wilford of Springdale, Conn., exhibited a strong and vital group of water colors. Mr. Wilford won the R. Horace Gallitan Prize at the American and New York Water Color Societies’ Exhibition last winter. He is a member of the Salamagundi Club of New York, and was represented in the International show at the Art Institute of Chicago this spring.
Mr. Kenneth Thompson had an excellent group, showing fine water color handling and great progress in his art. Thompson was here last year.
One of the most interesting features of the show was a decorative map of Eastport, four by seven feet in size, which was designed by Miss Kathleen Vonte. The beauty and art of this map insure its exhibition at the Grand Central Art Galleries during the coming winter. It will be returned to Eastport next spring to become a permanent object of interest here.
Other exhibitors whose work attracted interest were Remington Arthur, rich and imaginative; Hilton Leach, with a fine handling of this difficult medium, water color. Walter Blodgett scored with a fine, virile group, the most popular one of which showed a four-master with reflections. Miss Edith Maraden, Miss Knoe and Miss Jorden were represented by a number of well-handled canvasses, fine in color. Roderick Meade showed a beautiful group of water colors, and will no doubt be heard from in the big shows of America. A group of visitors informed Mr. Ennis that it was the best exhibition on the northern coast, including the professional exhibition at Rockport. Kent Coes justified himself with a free, impelling group.
Gordon Colton made a fine start, but had to return to New York, due to sickness in his family,-thus eliminating his showing in the exhibition.
Mary Postell Combs, Eleanor Jones, Mrs. Lang, Mary McLain, Maude Murdock and Isabel Simon made many fine studies. Peter Wagner of St. Petersburg found Eastport a delightful place to paint, and hopes to return next year.
Carl Roters was splendidly represented with a group of eight water colors.
Wadsworth Raye joined the painting group and made excellent progress.
The summer season may be considered a success, and much of the work done here will be heard from in the forth-coming exhibitions in various cities during the winter.
Mr. Ennis has asked the Sentinel to thank the people of Eastport for their kindness and good will shown to the art students. It is hoped next year the colony will be larger and even more productive of beautiful things.
Including students and their friends, the colony of the present season numbers 76 people. Next year an eight-week term is being considered, beginning July 3 and continuing until August 30th.
The Junior Class this year showed great progress under the direction of Mr. Kenneth Thompson. Peggy Kelly, Helen Roche, Jack Frost, Betty Havey, Reta Garfield, Paul Lingley, Frances Cassidy, Greeg Stevensen, Shelia Rutherford, Margaret Kay, Frank Dunn and Rose Wickerson were well represented in the ex- article ends