The Chicago Art Institute is proud that its annual exhibition not only has what is reputed to be the largest, most elaborate opening in the world, but also that it pays its prizewinners the richest rewards in the U. S.: $7,500. Last week U. S. museum directors were startled to learn how an amateur with a pocket camera could win $16,500 in art prizes by one snap of his shutter.
Until a few weeks ago Charles Powell of East Didsbury, Manchester, was a worker in a British cotton mill. In his spare time Charles...
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