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La Earge, John. 
Bom, New York, Mar. 31, 1835; died, Providence, R. I., Nov. 14, 1910. 
Pupil of Couture in Paris and William M. Hunt in Boston. Chevalier of 
the Legion of Honor, 1889; gold medal, Pan- Ajmer. Exp., Buffalo, 1901; 
diploma and medal of honor for distinguished service in art, St. Louis Exp., 
1904; medal of honor, Arch. League, 1909. Elected A. N. A. in 1863 and 
N. A. in 1869, he was for many years president of the Soc. Amer. Artists; 
was honorary president of the Nat. Soc. Mural Painters; honorary member, 
Amer. Inst. Architects; member, Nat. Inst. Arts and Letters, and Amer. 
Acad. Arts and Letters. Making a specialty of mural decorations and 
stained glass, he was also the author of several works on art. 
VISIT OF NICODEMUS TO CHRIST. 
On canvas, 41X H., 34 W. 
Lathrop, William Langson. 
Bom, Warren, 111 ., Mar. 29, 1859. Evans prize, Amer. Water Color Soc., 
1896; gold medal, Art Club Phila., 1897; Webb prize, Soc. Amer. Artists, 
1899; bronze medal, Pan-Amer. Exp., Buffalo, 1901; third medal ($500), 
Carnegie Inst., Pittsburgh, 1903; second prize, Worcester, Mass., 1904; 
bronze medal, St. Louis Exp., 1904; gold medal for oil and silver medal 
for water color painting, Panama-Pacific Intemat. Exp., San Francisco, 
1915. N. A., 1907; member, N. Y. Water Color Club. New Hope, Bucks 
County, Pa. 
THE THREE TREES. 
Signed. On canvas, 25^ H., 32^ W. 
Lawson, Ernest. 
Bom in California, 1873. Spent several years in France. Silver medal, 
St. Louis Exp., 1904; Sesnan medal, Pa. Acad. Fine Arts, 1907; gold medal, 
Amer. Art Soc. Phila.; first Hallgarten prize, Nat. Acad. Design, 1908; 
gold medal, Panama- Pacific Intemat. Exp., San Francisco, 1915. A. N. A., 
1908; member, Amer. Painters and Sculptors, N. Y. Studio, New York. 
AN ABANDONED FARM. 
Signed. On canvas, 29 H., 36 W. 
Loeb, Louis. 
Bom, Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 7, 1866; died, Canterbury, N. H., July 12, 
1909. Pupil of Gerome in Paris. He received hon. mention at the Paris 
Salon of 1895; a third class medal at the Paris Salon of 1897; silver medals 
for drawing and painting at the Pan-Amer. Exp., Buffalo, 1901; the second 
Hallgarten prize, Nat. Acad. Design, 1902; the Webb prize, Soc. Amer. 
Artists, 1903; silver medals for painting and illustration, St. Louis Exp., 
