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LEWIS,JohnChapman,PcnthcsileanTraivlcr, 26 x34.
Illustration—Plate 97
"PenlhesileanTrawleristhetangibleresultoffeelingsevokeduponseeingthese
sturdilybuiltfishingcraftoffthecoastofNorthCarolinathispastsummer.Itwas
thenamatterofconveying,throughpainterlymeans,whatIcouldofmyreactions
totheoriginalemotionsfelt.
"Thefeelinginvolvedinthispaintingismorethanthatofacasualobserver,for,
althoughIwasborninWashington,D.C.,myparentswerebornandraisedinthis
self-samefishingcommunityinNorthCarolina.
"Inthispaintingmanisrelegatedtoaminorroletothatplayedbythespirited
trawlerwithitscolorfulcostumeofnetsandequipment,andtothesupportingroles
ofthewharf,seaandsky."
LewiswasborninWashington,D.C.,in1920. Hisformaltraininginartwas
takeninWashingtonattheCorcoranSchoolofArt.Hisworkhasbeenseenin
one-manexhibitionsandingroupshowsintheEastandSouth.Awardsinclude
FirstPrizeinoilsattheArtsClubofWashington,D.C.,in1947;FirstPrizeinoils
attheSocietyofWashingtonArtistsin1949;thethirdawardindrawinginthe
WashingtonAreaExhibitionattheCorcoranGalleryof.^rtinWashington,D.C.,
in1950;aLouisComfortTiffanyFoundationScholarshipin1950,whichtookhim
toNewOrleansthenextyear;FirstPrizeinoilsattheGoldenAnniversaryEx-
hibitionoftheIsaacDelgadoMuseumofArtinNewOrleansin1951;andthefirst
purchaseawardinoils($500)intheSoutheasternAnnualExhiljitionattheHigh
MuseumofArtinAtlanta,Georgia,in1951.
LewiswasinstructorinpaintingattheCorcoranSchoolofArtin 1949 and1950.
TheNorthCarolinaStateArtSocietyinRaleigh,HighMuseumofArt,andprivate
collectorshaveexamplesofhiswork.HelivesinWashington,D.C.
LOCKWOOD,(John)Ward,JetandTurquoise, 23 x30.
Illustration—Plate 79
WardLockwoodwasborninAtchison,Kansas,in1894.HestudiedattheUni-
versityofKansas,PennsylvaniaAcademyoftheFineArts,andinFrance,both
independentlyandattheAcademicRansoninParis.Formerlyonthe.staffofthe
UniversityofTexas,heisnowateacherattheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley.
Hiswatercolorsandfrescoesareparticularlynoteworthy.Lockwoodhasexhibited
inmanyplacesinAmericaandinParis,andwonaprizeinwatercoloratthe.\rt
InstituteofChicagoin1931;apurchaseprizeforthesamemediumattheFirst
Annual ExhibitionofWesternWater ColorPaintingatSan Francisco in 1932;
HonorableMentionattheDenverArtMuseuminthesameyear;aprizeinthe
MidwesternArtistsExhibitionatKansasCity,Missouri,in1937;FirstAVaterColor
PrizeattheTexasFineArtsAssociationshowin1946;anotherprize forwater
colorattheM.H.DeYoungMemorialMuseuminSanFranciscoin1950;anda
$500purchaseprizeattheSanFranciscoArtFestivalitithesameyear.Hismurals
werepaintedfortheKansasCity(Mis.souri) CountryClub(1926);Taos (New
Mexico)CountyCourthouse(1933);ColoradoSprings(C<olorado)FineArtsClcnter
(1934);UnitedStatesPostOfllceBuildinginWichita,Kansas,in1935,andthe
PostOfllccDepartmentBuildinginWashington, D.C,the nextyear, both the
resultofhavingwoningovernment-sponsoredcompetitions;the PostOfficeand
Courthouse Building, Lexington, Kentucky (1937); and postoffice buildingsat
Edinburg,Texas(1939),andHamilton.Texas(1912).PaintingsbyWard I,ock-
woodformpartofthepermanentcollectionoftin-WliitneyMuscmnofAiiicric.ui
