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Map of Eastport, Maine | Kathleen Voute | 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
Eastport Sentinel
July 6, 1932
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STRONGER CORPS OF TEACHERS—GOOD REGISTRATION
George Pearse Ennis opened the Eastport Summer School of Art on Tuesday July 5th. Mr. Robert C. Craig, Hilton Leach and Stow Wengenroth were at the school to organize their classes. The activity of instructors and students during the past year in the various national exhibitions proves the strength and value of this professional Art School to the Art World of America. Many of the last year’s members of this colony were accepted in New York, Philadelphia and Chicago National Exhibitions.
A new class was started this year under the direction of Mr. Stow Wengenroth. Lithograph is developing rapidly and coming into a much fuller place in the sun, people of this country are realizing the beauty and decorative value of fine prints. Mr. Wengenroth has had a great success this year and the students registered in his class are fortunate to have the chance to study with him. Another advance this year is the rebuilding of our etching room, which puts it on a par with the best organized etching rooms of the larger cities.
Mr. Leach has produced much excellent work during his stay in Florida this winter.
Mr. Ennis and Mr. Leach both had excellent classes at Sarasota, Florida, and a winter school will open there November 15th with George Ennis as director. It is an interesting tie-up Eastport, Maine in summer and a Golf coast school at Sarasota for the winter, the two schools should strengthen and benefit each other.
A number of students came from Florida to join the Eastport Colony, Mr. Wilton Taylor of Barton, Fla,, Hannah Low, Miami, Francis Goodell, Bradenton, Margaret McLaughlin
Tampa, Fla., and others are expected soon.
Miss Eleanoa S. Bulmer, Carson Davenport, Miss Betty Carter, Miss Emy M. Gibbs, Mr. And Mrs. Barton Griffen. Mrs. Griffen is the daughter of D. Henry R. Pattersen whom many Eastport people know as he had spent several summers here; Miss G. M. Knox of Schenectady, N. Y. Miss Dorothea MacDairmaid, Miss Enid Spidell, Miss Anna L. Schadt, Miss Clara Van Beuschoten, Miss Katherine Worcester, Wally D. Richards, Stevan Dohanes, Miss Elizabeth Saltonstall, Bessy E. Creighton, Jack Wilson, Miss Carolin Bradley, Mr. Rotin, Mrs. Gordon and Miss De Bar King. Others are expected, also Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Turner Kurtz who is associated with Mr. Ennis in the Florida school.
The Clipper Ship opened Sunday and a continuous exhibition will be on view in the large dining room. This picture exhibition should interest visitors as it does the Eastport people and they are cordially invited as the dining room is open all day. A new large decorative map of Eastport is being designed and executed to take the place of the one painted several years ago. That was shipped to New York to be framed, but it was stolen from the Grand Central Art Galleries. This map will be 4 x 8 feet and will show tours, locations of interest and harbor.
It will be installed permanently in the entrance way to the building. We hope to make this city the most important art colony on the coast and all cooperation from the city will be welcomed and returned.
GEORGE PEARSE ENNIS.