2Dt W66 1920 CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY FINE ARTS LIBRARY "WLAqy i:."i CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 924 073 616 686 CINCINNATI MUSEUM 1~ SPECIAL EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS BY GEORGE ALFRED WILLIAMS April, 1920 ART MUSEUM : EDEN PARK BIOGRAPHICAL George Alfred Williams was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1875. Engaged in a large mechanical business from seventeen to twenty he spent his spare time in drawing and painting, without formal instruc- tion. Water colors made at this time were accepted by the American Water Color Society. Mr. Alexander W. Drake, art editor of the Cen- tury Magazine, then encouraged him to give up a business career, and procured a commission to illustrate for the St. Nicholas Magazine. After this he entered the Art Students League under Douglas Volk and Kenyon Cox, and later painted with William M. Chase. Com- missions for the Century Magazine then followed, the first important one being a drawing on "The East Side" for an article by Mrs. Schuy- ler Van Rensselaer. This led to commissions from Scribners and Harpers among others. Mr. Williams then made illustrations for editions of the English classics, such as Smollet, Fielding and Defoe, published by the University Press; also decorations and illustrations for Richard Le Gallienne's translation of "Wagner's Tristan and Isolde." These illustrations were later purchased by the Newark Museum Association, New Jersey. At the completion of this work in 1909, Mr. Williams devoted his time exclusively to painting, exhibiting at the National Academy and at the Society of American Artists. A group of small figure paintings and landscapes, hung together in the American Water Color Society in 1900, received such favorable attention that Mr. Williams "felt that in these works he had but found the key to his personal expression." The next ten years were devoted to developing this, and at the end of that period he had a special exhibition in the galleries of Mr. N. E. Mont- ross. These were all small pictures, but in 1914 he completed his first large figure composition, "The Drama of Life — The Marginal Way," purchased by the Art Institute, Chicago. In 1915 he received a silver medal at the Panama Pacific Exposition. Other work is found in many private collections here and abroad. In addition to his painting Mr. Williams has written many essays on art, such as, "American Marine Painters," "American Painters of Children," "Robert Havell, the Engraver of Audubon's 'The Birds of America,' " etc., etc. The Cincinnati Museum is deeply indebted to the following individuals and museums who have co-operated in the formation of this collection by lending pictures or otherwise: Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Lake, Menasha, Wisconsin; Dr. and Mrs. E. Zeh Hawkes, Newark, New Jersey; Mrs. William Mayhew, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Mrs. George Alfred Williams, New Providence, New Jersey; and the Art Institute of Chicago. CATALOGUE OIL PAINTINGS— FIGURE WORKS 1. The Drama of Nature — The Merging of Spring Into Summer 2. Man's Heritage 5. The Drama of Life— The Trail of the Star Lent by Mrs. F. D. Lake 6. The Drama of Nature — The Wine of Autumn Lent by Mrs. F. D. Lake 7. The Drama of the Spirit — The Seekers Lent by Mrs. F. D. Lake 8. The Drama of Life— The Marginal Way Lent by the Art Institute of Chicago SMALL FIGURE WORKS 9. The Drama of Life— The Plague 10. The Drama of Life— The Daughters of Man 11. The Drama of Hell— The Forest of Souls 12. The Drama of Hell— The Black Pit 13. Temptation 14. The Wanderers 15. Tragedy 16. The Martyrs 18. The Monks 19. The Master 20. Ivory Towers 21. Soubrette 22. Brown Harmonies 23. The Golden Glow 24. The Hunters 25. Arabia — Fantasy 26. The Idol 27. The Witch OIL PAINTINGS— LANDSCAPES 28. October— The Red Oak 29. Early Spring 30. October — Afternoon Glow 31. October Afternoon — West Wind OIL PAINTINGS— MARINES 32. The Breaker Lent by Dr. E. Zeh Hawkes 33. The Restful Sea Lent by Dr. E. Zeh Hawkes 34. The Moonlit Breaker Lent by Mrs. George Alfred Williams 35. Moonrise 36. August Sea 37. Afternoon Glow — Ogunquit 38. Freshening Breeze — Ogunquit 39. A Storm-Cleared Sea 40. After the Shower 41. Sea Memories 42. Sea Surge PASTELS 43. Moonrise, August — Ogunquit 44. Moonrise, October — Ogunquit 45. Summer Squall — Maine Coast 46. Moonrise — Ogunquit River Inlet 47. September Twilight 48. The Squall Lent by Dr. E. Zeh Hawkes 49. Moonrise, August Lent by Mrs. E. Zeh Hawkes LARGE WATER COLORS 50. The Gnarled Willow Tree 51. Beyond the Furrows — Ne 52. Evening Star 53. October 54. The Sea 55. After the Shower 56. Sunset, November Lent by Dr. E. Zeh Hawkes 57. October Moonrise Lent by Mrs. E. Zeh 58. In Mauve October Lent by Dr. E. Zeh Hawkes 59. In the Woodland [J Lent by Mrs. George AlfrM Wl 60. Winter Afternoon Lent by Mrs. E. Zeh Hawkes 77. The original of this b&oikrtSsiJir Lent by Dr. r Qc-mell University LHEStjfi wilight y Dr. and Mrs. E. Zeh Hawkes W. y Dr. and Mrs. E. Zeh Hawkes Ogunquit Dr. and Mrs. E. Zeh Hawkes y Dr. and Mrs. E. Zeh Hawkes A Burst of Sunlight Lent by Dr. and Mrs. E. Zeh Hawkes The Glow of October and Mrs. E. Zeh Hawkes Lent by Dr. and Mrs. E. Zeh Hawkes our i. George Alfred Williams SMALL WATER COLORS . . . .... TheTte&vara no known copyright restrictions in November Twihghtthe United States on the use of the text. Sunset on the River — New Providence Fall Evening Early Spring October Moonrise on the West Wind Indian Summer Lent by Dr. and Mrs. E. Zeh Hawkes 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. Shades of Evening Lent by Dr. and Mrs. E. Zeh Hawkes by Dr. and jjem; Dy j_t. ana ivirs. n.. z,en iiawKes 7l httmf(5^MW-ar h QJliye.org/details/cu31 92407361 6686