. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. ination to abandon allthoughts of a business life andto devote himself wholly toart and he attached himself tothe school of the National A-cademy of Design on 23rdStreet, New York City. Afterfour years there, he won theHenry O. Havemeyer scholar-ship that carried with it atravel in Europe for the pur-suit of his studies. Beforesailing, he had some productsof his pencil accepted by a-mong others Harpers, Cen-tury, Scri
. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. ination to abandon allthoughts of a business life andto devote himself wholly toart and he attached himself tothe school of the National A-cademy of Design on 23rdStreet, New York City. Afterfour years there, he won theHenry O. Havemeyer scholar-ship that carried with it atravel in Europe for the pur-suit of his studies. Beforesailing, he had some productsof his pencil accepted by a-mong others Harpers, Cen-tury, Scribners and Mc-Clures magazines. He spentsix years from September, 1895, m Paris studying painting in the artschools, making incidental trips through France, England, Belgium, Hol-land, Germany, Italy and Spain to study master pieces. During this timeMr. Walcott was honored at the Paris Salon. In Paris Mr. Walcott was Chairman of the American Art Association,and formed the acquaintance of the leading artists of France. Returning toAmerica m 1901 he established his studio in New York City. At the Societyof American Artists he exhibited a figure composition he had executed in. W;il»li-i>ii Europe and was awarded the Shaw Purchase Fund Irize. The canvas is hiSamuel T. Shaws collectiou hi New York. In 11»02 ho won the first Hall-garten prize at the National Academy Exposition with a picture now inMiss Ellen Stones collection and was elected an Associate of the NationalAcademy. In 1904 the Clark prize at the National Academy for the hestfigure composition came to him in a competition open to all Americanartists. Another of his works, exhihited and honored at the Carnegie In-stitute, was purchased by Henry C. Frick. The Daniel G. Reid PurchaseFund prize was his next capture. Silver medals were awarded to him at thePan-American Exposition, the St. Louis International Exposition and thePanama Pacific International Exposition. The motive of Mr. Walcotts work has always been out-of-do
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