ND 237 W47 A4 1909 CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY FINE ARTS LIBRARY EXHIBITION of PAINTIISIqS By WILLIAM WENDT ^^1- =■ and ■ ''■' ;,^ ~ - of SCULPTURES by JULIA BRACKEN WENDT [VFRSITY I ie«) 3 1924 068 253 46' THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO. JANUARY 5 to JANUARY 24, 1909 ILLIAM WENDT was hotn in Gemiany, and came to Chicag;o in (880. He was self-edu- cated as an artist until (898 9,whenhevisitc4 Europe for purposes of art study. He is a painter of landscape, and has made special exhibitions in the Art Institute in (901 and 1905. His work has been recognized by the following' honors: Second Ycrkes Prize, Chicago Society of Artists,! 893; Young Fortnightly Prize, (897 ; Bronze Medal, Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, (90( ; Silver Medal, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, 1904; Cahn Prize, Chicago, 1904 ; Honorable Men- tion, Chicago Society of Artists, (905. Present address: Tree Studio Building, State and Ohio Streets, Chieago, 6> m PAINTINGS BY WIXLIAM WENDT. Room 27. 1. Between showers. 2. Opulent spring, Sk Sand dunes on Cornish coast. 4. Cloudland. 5. The light of the setting sun. 6. Twilight. 7. Foothill and mountain. Lent by Wm. p. Temple, Esq. 8. SunUt hills. 9. The oak. 10. Moonlight. 11. Baraboo river. 12. . The sunset hour. 13. Nature's garden. 14i Spring in the Simi Valley. Ip The green hills. 16. Ilex tree on the edge "of a wood. 17. An autumn day in New Hampshire. 18. Eucalyptus Avenue. 19. A joyous Spring day. Unt by Dr. a. J. Ochsner. 20. "The day is cold, and dark, and dreary." •^Y^ULIA BRACKEN WENDT is a native of ^ I Illinois, and studied sculpture in the Art Institute nl^ under Mr. Lorado Taft. She assisted in the decoration of the World's Columbian Exposition, and later carried out independent compositions, among them the bronze statue of "Illinois Welcoming the Na- tions " in the Capitol at Springfield. She has executed portrait reliefs of Carlyle, Ibsen and others, which are widely known in reproduction, and has received several prizes for sculpture in the Art Institute exhibitions. In 1906 she was married to Mr. William Wendt, the land- scape painter. SCULPTURE BY JULIA BRACKEN WENDT, Room 27. 1. Portrait bust of Wm. Wendt. 2. Portrait bust of Mr. G. 3. Portrait relief of Mrs. L. Vosburgh. 4. Portrait relief of Marion Holden Pope. 5. Portrait relief of Antony Anderson. 6. Portrait relief of R^ne de Quelin. 7. Portrait relief of Miss Rudolph. 8. Portrait relief of Mrs. Rudolph. 9. Portrait relief of Mrs. H. J. Hall. 10. Sketch for Chicago Arch. 11. Sketch for small fountain. 12. Nymph. 13. The tree of life. 14. The riddle. 15. The world's reward. 16. Door knocker. Cornell University Library The original of tiiis book is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924068253461