The 23rd Annual International Exhibition at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh opened on April 24, will remain open to June 15. It seems strange that the most important show in the U. S. should be held in a smoky city. But artists everywhere have awaited with interest this Spring exhibition, many braving even the Pittsburgh hotels for a view of the world's best contemporary Art collected in one place.
This year's jury was composed of Paul Albert Besnard (TIME, April 28), famed French painter, who is represented by his unalluring Green Lady; A. J. Munnings, of London, who has several shiney horse pictures; Emil Carlsen of New York; and "Hogarth, Jr."-real name Rockwell Kent (TIME, April 28) of Arlington, Vt.
The trend of the show is modern; many painters have been introduced who were not shown in previous annals. This is due to the able leadership of Homer St. Gaudens (son of the famed sculptor), who has been Art Director of the Carnegie Institute for the past three years. Among the American paintings are works of Kenneth Hayes Miller, John Sloan, Henry Lee McFee, Mahonri Young, Eugene Speicher, William Glackens, Maurice Sterne, Robert Henri, George Bellows.
First prize ($1,500) was awarded to Augustus John (TiME, April 14, 21) for his Mme. Suggia, a lady in colorful evening gown, playing a cello. This picture created a sensation a year ago in London when shown at the Alpine Club. It was purchased by William Clyde, Jr., of Manhattan, has there been shown.
Second prize ($1,000) went to Giovanni Romagnoli of Bologna, Italy, for his After the Bath. He is the youngest artist to win so important a prize at Pittsburgh, this being the first time any of his work has been shown in this country.
Third prize ($500) went to Daniel Garber of Lumberville, Pa., for his Sycamores—a badly drawn picture of trees.
Honorable mentions went to Othon Friesz, France; Ambrose McEvoy, England; Vincenc Benes, Czechoslovakia; Savely Sorine, France.
At Princeton
It was informally announced that beginning the last week in August, there would be held at Princeton University an international institute of Art. Foreign scholars will meet with American students to study and discuss the history of Art and allied subjects. Lectures will be given in McCormick Hall (recently built by the Cyrus H. McCormick family of Chicago), followed by round-table talks in the evening.
The institute is under the auspices of the Harvard-Princeton Fine Arts Club, of which the guiding spirits are Professors Sachs of Harvard and Morey of Princeton.
Master of Gothic