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13. F. Hopkins, 2d best do., No. 203, “Landscape Scene,”. $3 
And should strongly recommend No. 335, “Lake Como,” to the Executive 
Committee for a special premium, as being a very meritorious work 
by a young artist, .. Dip. 
This last award is, in our judgment, the proper one, and we 
award no premium for “ portrait paintings/’ as we think no 
entries were made under that sub-division. 
We recommend the following premiums : 
H. P. Jones, Madison, best fruit painting, 2 pictures,. Dip. 
Miss C. French, Madison, 2d best do.,. $3 
WATER COLOR PAINTINGS. 
H. P. Jones, Madison, best painting in water colors, flowers,. Dip. 
We recommend a special premium to S. V. Shipman, of Madison, for two 
beautifully executed Ileraldric Designs,. Dip. 
PENCIL DRAWINGS. 
Miss Ilattie Hough, Madison, best pencil drawing,. Dip. 
This latter is a copy of Cole’s Voyage of Life, which, though 
faulty in some respects, nevertheless possesses much merit. But 
one premium is offered; yet we think the specimens presented 
by two young girls, Miss Alice Mears and Miss Beulah H. 
Skinner, worthy of note in the order named. 
INDIA INK DRAWING. 
Mrs. H. D. B. Cutler, Madison, best India ink drawing,. Dip. 
No second premium is offered, but a fancy piece, a female 
figure, by Miss Mary E. Johnson, of Palmyra, is worthy of 
special notice. 
Passing a long list of others where nothing was presented 
for premiums, we reached in our list the “ Sun Painting.” Of 
all the excellent artists in our State in this department, but 
one, Mr. J. S. Fuller of Madison, presented specimens of his 
■work, and the Committee take pleasure in saying that they do 
not make their awards because he was the only exhibitor, but 
because of the real excellence of the specimens exhibited. 
His collection of photographs especially, embraced some of 
the best that we have seen, and few artists are able to surpass 
