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Feb 2. 1933 Prizes Offered to AWA Artists in New Art Show Exhibition of Major Works in Oil and Sculpture, Feb.14 Two prizes of $50 each are to be awarded at the art exhibition of major work of AWA artists in oils and sculpture which opens in the Gallery Lounge on Feb. 14. One will be awarded the best painting, the other the best sculpture exhibited. The selection of the prize-winning entries will be made by a jury of non-member artists. This is the first time that prizes have been offered for the AWA art exhibitions and their award will give added interest to the most important show of the year. These shows, arranged by the Fine Arts Committee, have a double value. They give AWA artists an opportunity to present their work to a new and large audience, for the exhibitions are on view daily to members and friends. A recent show attracted more than 1,100 visitors. And they give the members an excellent opportunity to see what representative women artists are doing. The perfect lighting facilities, the charming setting, described as one of the most effective in the city for art exhibitions, give both artists and visitors added pleasure. This show will be of particular interest as it will represent the major work of AWA artists and sculptors and will mark the first public showing of some of the entries. There are more than 40 professional artists in the membership and this year it is hoped that every one of them will be represented by at least one [[entry?]]. The show opens at 4 p.m. on Feb. 14. Tea will be served until 6. Thereafter it will be open daily to members and friends from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10. The Jury of Selection and the Hanging Committee for the show include Miss Lucile Howard, Chairman, and the Misses Cornelia Chapin, Genevieve Karr Hamlin, Edith Howland, Mrs. Emma Fordyce MacRae and Mrs. Christina Morton. Art Stolen At Exhibit. Bronze Statue Taken From Show of American Woman's Association. The theft of another work of art here recently was disclosed yesterday by the American Woman's Association. The object stolen is a gilded bronze figure, 'Flattery," by Miss Cornelia Van A. Chapin, 58 West Fifty-seventh Street. It was taken from the Winter art exhibition of the association at its clubhouse, 353 West Fifty-seventh Street. The figure is nineteen inches high, weighs between twelve and fifteen pounds, and is mounted on an unvarnished hand-made wooden base. It represents a young girl looking up, her right foot forward, her arms behind her back with hands cupped. During the last few years many thefts of art objects from exhibitions have been reported. A number of the objects taken have been small bronzes. The thefts have been so frequent that at public exhibitions small bronzes often are wired to their pedestals. The thefts have not been confined to statuary, however. Many etchings have been reported stolen and even small canvases have been taken. NY Times- Tue. Feb.28/[[?]] New York Eve Post 1 March 1933 "Flattery," a gold bronze figurine by Cornelia van A. Chapin, was stolen this week from the winter art exhibit of the American Woman's Association in its clubhouse gallery. The figure is nineteen inches high, weighs between twelve and fifteen pounds, and its mounted on an unvarnished hand-made wooden base. It represents a young girl looking up, her right foot forward, her arms behind her back with her hands cupped. This theft marks a series of similar losses of small bronzes from galleries during the past month.
