THE CALIFORNIA ART CLUB'S ANNUAL GOLD MEDAL EXHIBITIONS

The Forty-Sixth Annual Exhibition
March 13 ~ March 27, 1955



Held at the Greek Theatre, Griffith Park
Los Angeles, California

Officers of the California Art Club:
PHILIP PAVAL, President
FRANK LESLIE SANDFORD, 1st Vice-President
EINAR PETERSEN, 2nd Vice-President
LOLA HOLTON, Recording Secretary
HAZEL HANES PARK, Treasurer
MARGARET I. JOHNSTON, Corresponding Secretary

Board of Directors:
Paul Lauritz, Benton Scott, Innocenzo Daraio, Mario C. Ralston, Charles Argall

Exhibition Officials:
LES SANDFORD, Exhibition Chairman
FREDERICK HAMMARGREN, Sculpture
MARGARET JOHNSTON, Miniatures

Jury of Awards:

Paul Lauritz, Benton Scott, Philip Paval

Awards are listed next to the winning work.

Note: This exhibition pamphlet was not alphabetized in its original listing, nor are all works by the same artist listed together.

Exhibiting Artist
Work(s) Exhibited
BUFF, Conrad 1. After the Storm
USHER, Ruby W. 2. Model Resting
GONCZ, E. 3. Klamath Glen
SCOTT, Benton 4. End of the Line
CAGE, Mabel 5. Summer Snow
SANDFORD, Frank Leslie 6. Old Building in Dog Town [3rd Award Landscape]
DRUDIS, Jose 7. Evening in Castilla [1st Award Landscape]
HARRIS, Sam Hyde 8. Desert Solitude
GREENE, J. Barry 9. Young Musicians [Hon. Mention Figures]
WING, Edna 10. Sunflowers
KOVNER-GRODSKY 11. News of the Day
COLEMAN, Harvey B. 12. Rip Tide
DARAIO, Innocenzo 13. Pyracantha
POLKINGHORN, George 14. Saulieu, France
PETERSEN, Einar 15. Misty Dawn
PERRY, Eleanor 16. Eadie was a Lady
PARK, H. Hanes 17. Blue Ribbon on It
PAYNE, Elsie Palmer 18. Edgar Payne
PEREZ, Manuel 19. Spanish Village
DRUDIS, Jose 20. Old Spanish Town
LUEBSEN, Myrn 21. Head in Pastel
SEELEY, W. F. 22. Moonlight Mood
SCOTT, Clyde 23. Over the Desert
TRISCARI, Rosalie 24. Yesterday's Rose [Hon. Mention Still Life]
SEYMOUR, G. Athol 25. Winifred
SHRADER, E. Rosco [sic] 26. In the Garden
SCOTT, Clyde 27. Rollicking Sea
WING, Edna B. 28. Spring Flowers
STANTON, June 29. Repose
SOFIELD, Bea 30. Hidden Canyon
READE, Roma 31. Bunker Hill
TRISCARI, Rosalie 32. Dressing Room
ALEXANDER, Dora Block 33. Still Life Composition [1st Award Still Life]
ASKENAZY, M. 34. Girl with Cat [Hon. Mention Figures]
CAGE, Mabel 35. Tioga Lake
ALLEN, Viola 36. L'ombre
BENSCO, Charles 37. Beckoning Hills
ROGERMAN, Gertrude 38. Jacqueline
BURKE, Lucile 39. Winter's Garment
BARTLETT, Dana 40. Laguna Serf [sic]
ALLEN, Viola 41. Lazy Day
BATCHELDER, Helena 42. Mums
ASKENAZY, M. 43. Rain
GONCZ, E. 44. Desert Flowers
ADAMOVITCH, Mm. Natalia 45. Laguna Beach
COLEMAN, Mary Darter 46. Salton Sea
REGALADO, Barbara 47. Week Enders
ALEXANDER, Dora Block 48. Golden Reflections
PAVAL, Philip
49. Landscape
CLARK, Mabel Beach 50. Amapolis
DANNER, Sarah Kolb 51. Santa Barbara
COLLETTI, Mimi 52. Still Life
DUQUETTE, Mae 53. Fun at the Beach
BARTLETT, Dana 54. Venetian Boats
DRIPPS, Clara 55. Matilija Poppies
BOWEDT, Carl 56. Nazareth [Hon. Mention Landscape]
DRIPPS, Clara 57. Coconut Palms
DANNER, Sarah Kolb 58. Manayunk Hill [Hon. Mention Landscape]
DUQUETTE, Mae 59. Eucalyptus
HOLMES, Ralph 60. Morning Mist
EMERSON, Bridget 61. Sea Shore
EUANS, Kenneth 62. Fall in Utah
MOSER, Julon 63. Matilija Poppies
ELLIOTT, Ethel 64. Still Life with Magnolias
FORKER, Edwin 65. Home of the Smoke Tree
FRANKS, Leon 66. James Kraft
MADDUX, Junette 67. Community Sink
KEGL, Zoltan 68. Esmeralda
COLEMAN, Harvey B. 69. Red Rocks
HOLMES, Ralph 70. Afternoon
HINDLEY, Edna 71. October
LARIMER, Barbara 72. Laguna Coast Line
HOLTON, Lola 73. Spring Fantasy
HOLMES, Ralph 74. The Bridge
JARRETT, Mary 75. First Formal
HOLTON, Lola 76. Winter Frolic
JACKSON, Catherine 77. Korean Arches
JOHNSON, Robert 78. Desert Smoke Trees
HAMMARGREN, Frederick 79. Reverie
FRANKS, Leon 80. Lalla
KOVNER-GRODSKY 81. Ready
KENDALL, Viola Ann 82. Sunday Afternoon
KLINKER, Orpha 83. Pinnacles in Utah
KELSEY, Emily 84. Siesta
KARPF, Fay B. 85. Shapes and Symbols of Desert
LARIMER, Barbara 86. An Evening Sail
LEONARD, Rosalie 87. Bouquet of Flowers
MILLS, Pearl Rice 88. Portrait
MILLER, Marie Clark 89. Amber Beads
MYERS, Ruth Larimer 90. A Good Day for a Sail
MOSER, Julon 91. Impression of Cayucas
FRANKS, Leon 92. Still Life [Hon. Mention Still Life]
MILLER, Evylena Nunn 93. Chinese Gateway to Heaven
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94. [No listing]
MEEK, Mildred B. 95. Snooks
GROTON, Norma 96. Bit of Nasaco
SEELEY, Walter F. 97. After the Storm
MEIER, Barton 98. Farmyard
EMERSON, Bridget 99. Flowers
NOWAK, Leo 100. Gossip at the Bath [2nd Award Figures]
HARRIS, Sam Hyde 101. Off the Beaten Path
JARRETT, Mary 102. Washington in the Rain
NEILSEN, Peter 103. The Creek
PETERSEN, Einar 104. Reclining Nude
NEAL, Dorothy 105. Arches Ranch
OGLESBY, Moselle 106. Mrs. Kleeman
NEILSEN, Peter 107. Rainy Season
ROGERMAN, Gertrude 108. Susan
DANNER, Sarah Kolb 109. Political Rally in Massachusetts
GONCZ, E. 110. Hast Thou Forsaken Me [2nd Award Landscape]
COLEMAN, Mary Darter 111. Early Fall
PAVAL, Philip 112. California Street, San Francisco
GREENE, J. Barry 113. Paradise Valley
HARRIS, Sam Hyde 114. Receding Snow
BENSCO, Charles 115. Gov. Howard Pyle [1st Award Portrait]
PAVAL, Philip 116. The Bluff
LAURITZ, Paul 117. China Camp
RHEINSCHILD, Hazel 118. Cherokee Roses
DRUDIS, Jose 119. Golden Island
USHER, Ruby W. 120. Le Madre India [3rd Award Figures]
NOWAK, Leo 121. Front Row Center
STANTON, June 122. Afternoon Siesta
MYERS, Ruth Larimer 123. Melting Snow
TAYLOR, Marian 124. Still Life
KOVNER-GRODSKY 125. Fountain of Youth
MOSER, Julon 126. Monterey Cypress [2nd Award Watercolor]
SIDER, Deno 127. Floral
PEREZ, Manuel 128. Maria
DOMINIQUEZ, John 129. The Joy of Autumn
JOHNSON, Robert 130. Canyon Palms
WYNN, Esther 131. The Pieta
GROTON, Norma 132. Verdugo Canyon
LEONARD, Rosalie 133. Flowers
WOOD, Madge 134. Evening
RHEINSCHILD, Hazel 135. Still Life
BOWEDT, Carl 136. Amalfi
EUANS, Kenneth 137. Vermont Scene
WILLIAMS, Myrtle 138. Wood Gatherer
WHELAN, Blanche 139. A New England Street
PARK, H. Hanes 140. Days of Yore
NORDBERG, L. S. 141. The Endless Search
TAYLOR, Marian 142. Children of Mexico
ELLIOTT, Ethel 143. Magnolias
GROTON, Norma 144. Three Sisters, Waimalla Bay, Hawaii
GRONOFF, Florence 145. The Waiting Room
HINDLEY, Edna 146. Buckwheat
COLLANI, Catherine 147. The Blue Dish
SOFIELD, Bea 148. Bishop Country
CAMPBELL, Isabel 149. Above the Timberline
COLLETTI, Mimi 150. The Copper Pot
WILLIAMS, Myrtle 151. Indian Weavers
SUTTER, Joseph 152. Opera House
RICHMOND, Gaylord 153. Lobsterman's House [3rd Award Watercolor]
SMERALDI, M. Berger 154. My Father
  155. Lotus
SIDER, Deno 156. Chuck
ALLEN, Viola 157. Translucent
RASH, Fred 158. Laguna Fisherman
EVANS, Naomi 159. Las Cruces Ranch
MARTIN, Kay 160. Still Life
ASSELN, Roberta 161. The Eternal Male [1st Award Watercolor]
REDMOND, Ada 162. Storm at Sea
ROGERS, Florence M. 163. Dahlias and Copper Bowl
LAURITZ, Paul 164. Canyon Symphony
SIDER, Deno 165. Clown
PETERSEN, Einar 616. [sic] Outward Bound
LAURITZ, Paul 167. White Breaker
MYER, Beatrice 168. Colored Glass
   
Miniatures (Sculptures)
Work(s) Exhibited
WING, Edna 1. Mark
  2. Eve
MILLS, Pearl Rice 3. Mr. Thomas D. Jenkens
  4. Mrs. Thomas D. Jenkens
JOHNSTON, Margaret Isabelle 5. Terry [2nd Award Miniatures]
  6. Suzanne
  7. Mr. Norbeck
BAXTER, Martha Wheeler 8. The Red Head
  9. Mary in the Blue Coat
  10. Edward [Hon. Mention Miniatures]
  11. The Puppy
ZIEHL, Dorothy S. 12. Gaby and Fred [3rd Award Miniatures]
  13. Leilani
  14. Mr. Emil Ziehl
MILLS, Pearl Rice 15. Mrs. Florence Fay
CLARK, Beatrice Smith 16. Sonya (sketch)
  17. Mrs. Frederick Usher, Jr.
  18. Baby Catherine
USHER, Ruby Walker 19. Naja [1st Award Miniatures]
  20. Anne
  21. W. W. Wells
Sculpture
Work(s) Exhibited
McLAUGHLIN, Madelyn Dorian 1. Joan
SMITH, Walt Allen 2. The Crucified [1st Award Sculpture]
SAEMUNDSSON, Nina 3. Blind Girl
HOUSER, Victor 4. Are You Still There, Satan [Hon. Mention Sculpture]
  5. Main Street
OTT, Peter Paul 6. Electra [3rd Award Sculpture]
  7. Harold Kreutzberg
McLAUGHLIN, Madelyn Dorian 8. St. Frances of Assisi
HOUSER, Victor 9. Courtsy
  10. St. Louis
FULOP. Karoly 11. The Shepherd [Hon. Mention Sculpture]
SMITH, Walt Allen 12. The Offering
HAMMARGREN, Frederick 13. Crucifix (scale model)
  14. Rhythm [2nd Award Sculpture]
LION, Henry 15. Dance
HAMMARGREN, Frederick 16. Running House
FULOP, Karoly 17. Oriental - Madonna

Acknowledgements:

Catalogue: Mary Lauritz, Lola Holton, and Margaret Johnston.
Reception and Hostesses: Caroline Bash (Chairman), Adelaide Sessions, and Beatrice Myer.

Catalogue through courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Jose Drudis;
Exhibition hung by Jack Lauritz;
Photography by Barton Meier.

Demonstration: Sunday, March 20th, 3:00 p.m. by Paul Lauritz.

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