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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.