Exhibiting

Midwestern Artists' Exhibition

1931

Sponsored by the Kansas City Art Institute and held in the campus galleries, the Midwestern Artists' Exhibition was a regional group show comprised of artists from Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Colorado. Although the dates of the exhibition vary from year to year, the show was primarily exhibited during January, February, or March. For instance, in 1920, the inaugural year, the exhibition was shown for two weeks in March. However, in 1921, it was shown throughout the month of January.

It is also important to note that the exhibition was not held every year. This annual exhibition allowed artists from these five states to showcase their painting, sculpture, and graphic arts skills. While the show promoted artists' talents, this also became an opportunity for the public to purchase the art on display.

A panel of judges juried each exhibition and distributed awards, which were both gold medals and monetary gifts: Kansas City Art Institute Awards, and Missouri-Kansas Art Exhibit Awards (for painting, sculpture, graphic arts, decorative arts, and honorable mentions in textile decoration). Select jurors and art organizations provided the cash prizes. The exhibition catalogues served as resources for artists. They often included advertisements for supplies and art-related magazines, and available art classes held at KCAI. The digitized exhibition catalogs can be found on Internet Archive.

Select Sources

Kansas City Times, December 24, 1923, 6.

Kansas City Times, December 19, 1923, 3.

Kansas City Star, October 7, 1923, 1.

"Museum Retrospective," Parnassus 7, no. 4 (1935): 33-36.

"Midwestern Artists Exhibition," American Magazine of Art 15, no. 4 (1924): 209-10.

Donald Bear, "For the New York World's Fair Contemporary Art Exhibition," Parnassus 11, no. 3 (1939): 14-18.

Contributors

Sydney Breakfield, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Location
Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri
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Exhibition of Work by the Artists, Sculptors, Designers, Musicians, and Writers of Missouri and Kansas
Exhibition of Works by Artist of Kansas City and Vicinity
Exhibition of Work by Creative Artists of the States of Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma
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Floy Campbell

1873 - 1945
F
White
Kansas City
1896-1913

Kansas City
1920-1934

Artist type iconLithographer
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Artist type iconPrintmaker
Artist type iconWatercolorist
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Kathryn E. Cherry

1871 - 1931
F
White
Saint Louis
1889-1931

Artist type iconDesigner
Artist type iconPorcelain Painter
Artist type iconPainter
Artist type iconCeramicist
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Emmett Junius Craig

1878 - 1939
M
White
Kansas City
1910-1939

Artist type iconSculptor
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John Stockton De Martelly

1903 - 1979
M
White
Kansas City
1934-1941

Artist type iconCartoonist
Artist type iconPrintmaker
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Artist type iconPainter
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Gertrude Freyman

1901 - 1994
F
White
Kansas City
1922-1982

Artist type iconWatercolorist
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Fred Geary

1894 - 1946
M
White
Carrollton
circa 1917-1946

Kansas City
circa 1917-1946

Artist type iconGraphic Artist
Artist type iconPrintmaker
Artist type iconIllustrator
Artist type iconPainter
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Naomi Williams Heller

1895 - 1988
F
White
Kansas City
1920-1988

Artist type iconPortrait Painter
Artist type iconPainter
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Elise Emelia Hoelzel

1897 - 1976
F
White
Kansas City
1920s-1950s

Artist type iconPainter
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Ilah Marian Kibbey

1883 - 1957
F
White
Kansas City
1920-1957

Artist type iconWatercolorist
Artist type iconEtcher
Artist type iconIllustrator
Artist type iconPainter
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Saint Louis
1928-1969

Artist type iconWatercolorist
Artist type iconJewelry Designer
Artist type iconPainter
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Kansas City
1920s-1950

Saint Louis
circa 1918-1949

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Florence Biddle ver Steeg

1871 - 1937
F
White
Saint Louis
1915-1937

Artist type iconPortrait Painter
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Gale W. Stockwell

1907 - 1983
M
White
Kansas City
1920s-1970s

Artist type iconLandscape Painter
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Elizabeth Ferris Summers

1888 - 1982
F
White
Kansas City
1920s-1930s

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E. Oscar Thalinger

1885 - 1965
M
White
Saint Louis
1914-1965

Ste. Genevieve
1934-1937

Artist type iconPainter
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Marian Blakeslee Walker

1898 - 1959
F
White
Kansas City
1926-1951

Artist type iconDesigner
Artist type iconPainter
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