The of the :6baH,%aaxor&zz. 2''Z'% H ;'=.$ VOLUME XXXVlll l;ALL NUMBER ONE 1998 YCOIN(LINGCOUNT'v'f'7':?7 L HISTORICAL SOCIETY -l..®.5;ZZ) MUSEUM - ARCHIVES - LI BRARY ©bll.'ho ': 858west Fourth Street + williamsport, PA t7701 + 7t7-322-2256 l The BOARDOFTRUSTEES JOURNAL John L. Brush, Jr. ofthe William H. Hawks lll .i$1o.-. ollecho« INCOMING COUNTY John F. Piper, Jr., Ph.D. HISTORICALSOCIETY of qe, L/coming (Bounty Hi9{odcal g)ode,ty Published altnl ally in Williantsport, Pettitsytvania Museum 858 WestFourth Street ' Telephone(71 7) 326-3326 In 1976, Helen Farr Sloatt donated 309 BOARDOFGOVERNORS items frottt the private collection ofJoltlt Sloan Bruce C. Buckle, Preside/zf to the LNcoming Coultty Historical Society Robert E. Kane, Jr., /sf ce Pres Museunt located twenty-Jive miles east o.f Iter Grant L. Walker, 2/?d Hce Pres. VOLUNTEERS husband's birthplace. In addition to pieces by Roger D. Shipley, 3rd Hce Pres. PenelopeAustin Marion Gamble Richard Mix John and Helen Farr Sloan, the collection Sally E. Hilsher, Zreasz/rer Nancy Baker Patty Gardner Sylvia Moore included an impressive accumulation of works Brian C. Caffrey, Secre/a/y Anne Benson Martin Gira Mary Moriarity in various ntedia by other artists, ntatty of Dorothy Berndt Joe & SandyGrafius Robert Morton whom wet'eSloan'sltiends, colleagues,attd JamesP Bressler Mary JaneArnold Olive Guthrie Paul Neyhart students.Also representedwere itemsfi'ont d$ SusanK. Beidler Viriginia Borek Fran Haas Gail A. Nuss ferent cultures, includingAfrican sculpture, Sonja Coe Evelyn Bryan Arlene B. Hater Mary Orwig Japattese children's prints, and works by Jack C. Buckle Eiderson Dean Angelique Hawkes Wayne Palmer Jim Buedel Europeatt artists. Additioitally, tile collectioit Betty Gardner Kathy Hellman Robert C. Paulhamus Art Burdge held nttlnerous published prints, iitcluding ones Jude Gedroiz Will Huffman Dr. Lame Pepperman Sally Campbell by Currier & Ives, Winslow Homer, und JessHackenburg ll John L. Hunsinger Elizabeth Potter Adelina Caporaletti Thomas Nast. Matty stents either were not Ann G. Kayarian Charles Protasio Amy Cuppa Jennifer Hughey fronted at all or not framed according to Barbara Lamade Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Jones Jean Reasner Robert Compton acceptable ntuset nt practices. To stabilize the Steven J. Moff BessieConser JaneIngersoll Charles L. Reicherter Michael Sennett condition of the collection, it was kept itt stor- Connie Crane SusanKelly Kim Reighard age until funds were acquired.for proper con- Ralph W Spinney Elise Knowlden Amy Rider Shirley Crawley servation. Itt 1995 and 11997, tile Historical Ann L. Kuntz The catalogue ofthe collec- Helen Dapp Dorthy Sandmeyer SocieQ receivedbequests front Martin a Joni Decker Barbara Kustanbauter Carla Sennett tion was written and compiled by Mussina and Haz,el Keebler that provided nec- Ruth Ditchfield JosephKustanbauter Carol E. Serwint PeltelopeAustin with the help o.f' essaryfunds to matte andlrame tnost of the Wes Dodge JamesLane Mary Sexton Verottika Lubbe, Donna Shall, works in acidfree lnateriats. Tile exhibit of the Betsy Dolan Dorothy Lechner Phyllis Shafer Chad Viltansky, Gav'yParks and MUSEUNT STAFF Samuel Dornsife Harry Lehman Carol Shetler John Sloan Collection, curated b3?Roger Sandra Rife. Salty Hilsher SandraB. Rife, f)free/or Ethel Drier Shipley, opetted Olt Septentbel" ]1, 1998. Robin Leidhecker Dr. Art Taylor provided patient aitd invaluable Martha L. Spring, Bookkeeper Euaenia Dukas Margaret Lindemuth David Taylor expertise in design and laNottt; Grace E. Callahan, A/aselr/lz Glenn Englert Mary Lou Thomas the catalogue was printed by Store Mattager Alta Feerrar PastorR. Logan Veronika Lubbe Mary E. Ulmer Hilsher Graphics. I ant very Jean T. DeSeau, .Secrera/y Robert Feerrar Teri Violet GaryW Parks,Curaforfa/ Grace S. Fleming Mary Ellen Lupton grate/til to the abovepeople CoKsultan t Cathy Flook Dorothy Maples JosephWilkins Jbr their help with tilts pi"oject. Marietta Zarr, Front nasa Lillian F. Foucart Bruce Miller Dr. & Mrs. Jack Winter Ally errors ]terein al"e mine, Richard Miller Edward Antosh, Receprfo/zis Marjorie Fralila Naomi L. Woolever with apologies. Miriam Mix Richard Willits. Cz£srodia/z Milo Frey Terry Wright Page1 l The BOARDOFTRUSTEES JOURNAL John L. Brush, Jr. ofthe William H. Hawks lll .i$1o.-. ollecho« INCOMING COUNTY John F. Piper, Jr., Ph.D. HISTORICALSOCIETY of qe, L/coming (Bounty Hi9{odcal g)ode,ty Published altnl ally in Williantsport, Pettitsytvania Museum 858 WestFourth Street ' Telephone(71 7) 326-3326 In 1976, Helen Farr Sloatt donated 309 BOARDOFGOVERNORS items frottt the private collection ofJoltlt Sloan Bruce C. Buckle, Preside/zf to the LNcoming Coultty Historical Society Robert E. Kane, Jr., /sf ce Pres Museunt located twenty-Jive miles east o.f Iter Grant L. Walker, 2/?d Hce Pres. VOLUNTEERS husband's birthplace. In addition to pieces by Roger D. Shipley, 3rd Hce Pres. PenelopeAustin Marion Gamble Richard Mix John and Helen Farr Sloan, the collection Sally E. Hilsher, Zreasz/rer Nancy Baker Patty Gardner Sylvia Moore included an impressive accumulation of works Brian C. Caffrey, Secre/a/y Anne Benson Martin Gira Mary Moriarity in various ntedia by other artists, ntatty of Dorothy Berndt Joe & SandyGrafius Robert Morton whom wet'eSloan'sltiends, colleagues,attd JamesP Bressler Mary JaneArnold Olive Guthrie Paul Neyhart students.Also representedwere itemsfi'ont d$ SusanK. Beidler Viriginia Borek Fran Haas Gail A. Nuss ferent cultures, includingAfrican sculpture, Sonja Coe Evelyn Bryan Arlene B. Hater Mary Orwig Japattese children's prints, and works by Jack C. Buckle Eiderson Dean Angelique Hawkes Wayne Palmer Jim Buedel Europeatt artists. Additioitally, tile collectioit Betty Gardner Kathy Hellman Robert C. Paulhamus Art Burdge held nttlnerous published prints, iitcluding ones Jude Gedroiz Will Huffman Dr. Lame Pepperman Sally Campbell by Currier & Ives, Winslow Homer, und JessHackenburg ll John L. Hunsinger Elizabeth Potter Adelina Caporaletti Thomas Nast. Matty stents either were not Ann G. Kayarian Charles Protasio Amy Cuppa Jennifer Hughey fronted at all or not framed according to Barbara Lamade Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Jones Jean Reasner Robert Compton acceptable ntuset nt practices. To stabilize the Steven J. Moff BessieConser JaneIngersoll Charles L. Reicherter Michael Sennett condition of the collection, it was kept itt stor- Connie Crane SusanKelly Kim Reighard age until funds were acquired.for proper con- Ralph W Spinney Elise Knowlden Amy Rider Shirley Crawley servation. Itt 1995 and 11997, tile Historical Ann L. Kuntz The catalogue ofthe collec- Helen Dapp Dorthy Sandmeyer SocieQ receivedbequests front Martin a Joni Decker Barbara Kustanbauter Carla Sennett tion was written and compiled by Mussina and Haz,el Keebler that provided nec- Ruth Ditchfield JosephKustanbauter Carol E. Serwint PeltelopeAustin with the help o.f' essaryfunds to matte andlrame tnost of the Wes Dodge JamesLane Mary Sexton Verottika Lubbe, Donna Shall, works in acidfree lnateriats. Tile exhibit of the Betsy Dolan Dorothy Lechner Phyllis Shafer Chad Viltansky, Gav'yParks and MUSEUNT STAFF Samuel Dornsife Harry Lehman Carol Shetler John Sloan Collection, curated b3?Roger Sandra Rife. Salty Hilsher SandraB. Rife, f)free/or Ethel Drier Shipley, opetted Olt Septentbel" ]1, 1998. Robin Leidhecker Dr. Art Taylor provided patient aitd invaluable Martha L. Spring, Bookkeeper Euaenia Dukas Margaret Lindemuth David Taylor expertise in design and laNottt; Grace E. Callahan, A/aselr/lz Glenn Englert Mary Lou Thomas the catalogue was printed by Store Mattager Alta Feerrar PastorR. Logan Veronika Lubbe Mary E. Ulmer Hilsher Graphics. I ant very Jean T. DeSeau, .Secrera/y Robert Feerrar Teri Violet GaryW Parks,Curaforfa/ Grace S. Fleming Mary Ellen Lupton grate/til to the abovepeople CoKsultan t Cathy Flook Dorothy Maples JosephWilkins Jbr their help with tilts pi"oject. Marietta Zarr, Front nasa Lillian F. Foucart Bruce Miller Dr. & Mrs. Jack Winter Ally errors ]terein al"e mine, Richard Miller Edward Antosh, Receprfo/zis Marjorie Fralila Naomi L. Woolever with apologies. Miriam Mix Richard Willits. Cz£srodia/z Milo Frey Terry Wright Page1 great interest in the burgeoning poster to Philadelphia. In October 1900 his proposed that an alternate show exhibiting movement that sparked the field of adver- painting of Philadelphia's Walnut Street the features of realism (for the most part) tising soon to dominate twentieth-century Theater, the first of his paintings accepted should be mounted. Gallery owner and life, Sloan produced sketches of the in a major national juried show, was exhib- art dealer William Macbeth agreed to Philadelphia social set that drew critical ited at the Art Institute of Chicago. As his hold the groundbreaking show of "The attention. While working at the newspa- successas an illustrator and painter grew, Eight": Henri and Sloan, William per, Sloan entered the Pennsylvania he married Dolly on August 5, 1901 Glackens, George Luks, Everett Shinn, Academy of Fine Arts in 1892, which Sloan's reservations about Dolly's past, Arthur B. Davies, Maurice Prendergast, placed him on a direct path toward mak- including childhood abuse and neglect, not Alone on a Januaryday in materials was always on hand for .f a.h« 8t.. and Ernest Lawson. Though sales at this ing art his life as well as his livelihood. to mention prostitution, and a serious 1952, four months after her husband's the Sloan children, and they were show were disappointing, the historical His coma-nitlncntas an artist was con drinking problem