 three hundred years of biloxi art and mary ethel dismukes 1870 1952  three hundred years of biloxi art and mary ethel dismukes 1870 1952 ray fri 4232010 1038 three hundred years of biloxi art   native american crude coiled pots with some scriffito  colonial biloxi   early french cartography maps of biloxi bay and environs  jeanbaptiste michel le bouteux   view of the camp of the concession of monseigneur law at nouveau biloxy coast of louisiana 1720 the newberry library chicago illinois  gauld s map of 1768  in june 1768 george a gauld 17321782 a scottish cartographer and surveyor in the employ of the british admiralty made a map of coastal mississippi he was operating from hms sir edward hawke during his reconnaissance and charting of the region gauld made many observations about horn island he discovered that it was some sixteen miles in length but in width no more than one mile orientation was nearly eastwest as regards to vegetation gauld noted that there were uneven groves of trees on the west end of the island the middle was characterized by dense growth and the eastern end of the sand bar was fairly devoid of tree growth ware 1982 p107  us  map survey of 1851   richard clague jr 18211873  the back bay of biloxi 1862a drawing and finished oil painting  mississippi gulf coast art association founded in november 1926  mgcaa william woodward 18591939 formerly of new orleans was the founder of the mississippi gulf coast art association during his retirement years at biloxi professor woodward had relocated to benachi avenue at biloxi in 1923 he had relocated from new england to the crescent city with ellsworth woodward his brother to teach art at the world business and cotton centennial held in 1884 and 1885 in midnovember 1926 he and interested parties met at the biloxi public library and commenced this cultural body which aspired to influence the future aesthetics of the mississippi gulf coast among the charter members of the organization were mary ethel dismukes 18701952 and louise mallard 19001975 of biloxi miss sarah k smith 18781930 of gulf park college dean parkhurst woleben 18911968 of gulfport and ella layden roche edward c de celle and roderick dempster mackenzie 18651941 of mobile  the daily herald november 19 1926 p 2  the mississippi gulf coast art association held its first annual exhibit at the biloxi public library from february 4 th until february 20 th 1927 miss ethel dismukes 18701952 then secretary of the organization exhibited photography and oil paintings her the burden bearer was voted the bestliked picture william woodward won the gold medal for our street   the daily herald february 3 1927 p 2 and february 21 1927 p 2    1927 gulf coast art association exhibit the gulf coast art association which was led by professor william woodward 18591939 and mary ethel dismukes 18701952 held its first exhibit at the biloxi public library from february 4 th until february 20 th 1927 the show which was composed of oil paintings water colors pastels lithographic drawings block prints sculpture photography pottery metal work and embroidery was juried by will h stevens of newcomb college at new orleans sarah k smith of gulf park college at gulfport mississippi and edmund c decelle of mobile  the daily herald february 3 1927 p 2  those exhibiting at the biloxi show were  peter anderson  19011984 ocean springs gertrude burton ocean springs grace cheeseman gulfport alethia b clemens biloxi edmund c decelle mobile  mary ethel dismukes  18701952 biloxi camille j ehrenfels nola  robert h holmes  18691949 ocean springs dorothy hopkins biloxi charles w hutson biloxi charles e hultberg 18741948 biloxi  manuel jalanivich  18981944 biloxi california  louise mallard  19001975 biloxi william h muir gulfport anne wells munger pass christian christine northrop pass christian mrs granville osoinach gulfport sarah k smith gulfport miss cr tibb biloxi clara tucker biloxi alice walsh gulfport  louise giesen woodward  18621937 biloxi and william woodward  18591939 biloxi  the daily herald february 5 1927 p 5  on opening night of the juried exhibition the winning artists selected by the three jurors were as follows gold medal sponsored by the peoples bank for the best oil painting   a western scene  by charles e hultberg 18741948 gold medal given by the biloxi city commissioners for the best mississippi coast scene   our street   bywilliam woodward and ribbon for honorable mention was won by edmund c decille for  mardi gras    the daily herald february 5 1927 p 5  on february 8 1927 three pieces of jalan pottery for the biloxi exhibit arrived from california they consisted of a large jardiniere worth 15000 and two pieces a light blue bowl and a small jar valued at 2000 apiece manuel jalanivich s work was lauded for its form color and glazing the ceramic work of peter anderson of the shearwater pottery at ocean springs was also praised  the daily herald february 9 1927 p 2  the final award for the first gulf coast art association exhibit was given by the first national bank on the basis of votes placed by visitors to the show the gold medal for the most popular picture was won by miss mary ethel dismukes for   the burden bearer   professor woodward s large oil painting of potters joseph meyer and george ohr placed second miss dismukes photograph titled  sunshine and shadow  was third in popularity  the daily herald february 21 1927 p 2    1927gulf coast art association this show was juried by will h stevens 18811949 of newcomb college miss sarah k smith of gulf park college and edmund c de celle of mobile professor woodward had a least two paintings in this initial exhibit of the mgcaa the new orleans art pottery company and our street which was awarded the gold medal for best coast scene  the daily herald february 3 1927 p 2 and february 21 1927 p 2  in april 1927 the woodwards ventured to charleston south carolina to attend the southern states art league annual convention while in the low country professor woodward painted the renowned azalea blossoms of magnolia plantation and gardens and visited the terrace azalea gardens at easter they visited with eleanor w blosser and grandchildren in atlanta at mobile the woodwards visited the gulf coast art association show and returned it to biloxi  the daily herald april 21 1927 p 2  1928 exhibits at an exhibition of her works sponsored by the woman s club and held at the biloxi public library from february 23 to february 27 1928 miss dismukes displayed an eclectic ensemble of approximately eighty art objectsover forty photographs eighteen oil paintings four watercolors two pastels and craft work in china copper and wood in addition she delivered two lectures  history and legends of the gulf coast and the vieux carre  by popular vote visitors to her exhibition selected  rosy dawn  and  reflections  as the best in her show miss dismukes sold several pieces and received solicitations for portraits  the daily herald february 22 1928 p 2 february 23 1928 p 2 february 25 1928 p 2 and february 27 1928 p 2    1928mississippi gulf coast art association midfebruary 1928 was indeed a historic moment in the art history of biloxi there were two exhibits on simultaneously professor william woodward had his own gallery showing while the mgcaa show was hanging in the biloxi public library the woodward display consisted of about forty paintings primarily of biloxi some of his subjects were benachi avenue at its back bay terminus the biloxi lighthouse live oaks in front of the wp kennedy domicile shell roads in the vicinity of solari s fish house and the elliptical shoreline of the back bay of biloxi an art critic from new york city so admired the color and composition of william woodward s spring time near biloxi that he compared the professor to claude monet 18401926 mr woodward related that after he had moved beyond the barbizon style that indeed monet had been an inspiration  the daily herald february 16 1928 p 2  professor william woodward opened the 1929 art association annual exhibition with a talk on art appreciation he emphasized that art excepting religion is the most tangible element in our daily lives woodward lauded the mississippi gulf coast art association for its inaugural efforts and selfless serving to promote cultural activities in this historic region he emphasized that there were limitless natural subjects to be captured on the canvas by local artists for as professor woodward stated   art begins at home   william woodward was honored at this art show by capturing the peoples bank award for the best oil painting for his azaleas in sunlight   the daily herald february 18 1928 p 2   more  pass christian the mississippi gulf coast art association 2 nd annual art show opened at pass christian on march 1 1928 the rafferty building was selected as the viewing venue at the pass this show will move to mobile at a later date  the daily herald march 1 1928 p 2    1929 exhibits in midjanuary 1929 the biloxi public library was the venue of an art exhibit of the professional women artists of mississippi among those showing their water colors pastels and oil paintings were mrs wq sharp of jackson vice president of the mississippi art association and worker in pastels and water color miss mary clair sherwood teacher at all saints college at vicksburg miss charlotte e tibbs of biloxi miss betty mcarthur a teacher at mscw  marie a hull  18901980 of jackson who recently had three works accepted by the philadelphia watercolor association and others at the chicago art institute miss mary ethel dismukes is exhibiting  lover s lane ocean springs the waifs  and  spring   which was sketched at city park in nola  adolyn gale dismukes  mrs george dismukes was showing mt mckinley alaska auroral lights and valley of ten thousand smokes mrs anne wells mounger of pass christian and miss sarah k smith of gulf park college also sent paintings a 20 prize for the most popular painting in the exhibit was sponsored by the first national bank  the daily herald january 14 1929 p 2  when the coast zone of woman s clubs meeting was held in the biloxi public library on october 31 1929 an exhibit of miss dismukes photographs were on display in the clubroom the images were of local scenery appropriate for the occasion  the jackson county times november 9 1929 p 3    1930   1931   1932 miss dismukes october exhibit in late october 1932 miss dismukes replaced her former sidewalk display of oil paintings and photographs in a store window on west howard avenue in biloxi with a new showing of her work this photographic display dealt primarily with the jefferson davis family of beauvoir some of these images were the beauvoir pavilion where jefferson davis 18082008 wrote the rise and fall of the confederacy  winnie s piano the davis trunk and the episcopal church of the redeemer  the daily herald october 31 1932 p 2    gulf  coast art association the initial 1932 convening of the gulf coast art association occurred on january 18 th at gulf park college dean babcock 18881969 a resident of estes park colorado wintering at biloxi was the guest speaker and henry c barrow 18951945 staff artist for the times picayune  displayed his pencil drawings of new orleans scenery dean babcock spoke of the history of wood cut prints which had its origins in japan mr babcock s own work in block prints was an amalgamation of the later european method and that of the japanese his works on display were used to illustrate the principles in creating wood block prints barrow had made prints of pine and oak trees since arriving at biloxi  the daily herald january 20 1932 p 5    newcomb exhibit in september 1932 william woodward president of the gulf coast art association had an exhibit of his vieux carre oil paintings in the recently refurbished newcomb college gallery these turn of the century works featured such french quarter landmarks as the cabildo st louis cathedral the old french opera house and the signature jackson square most of these works had been viewed by gulf coast art aficionados either at local exhibits or in professor woodward s oak park studio  the daily herald september 20 1932 p 2     new etchings process the first fall meeting of 1932 was held in late november at the home of deaconess mary truesdell at 138 fayard street in biloxi professor william woodward delivered an address titled new etching processes in recent months he had been working diligently on an exhibit in this medium  the daily herald november 24 1932 p 2 the sixth annual gulf coast art association fall exhibit was nonjuried william woodward presented an oil portrait and several etchings the solari memorial plate an etching of the philip l solari 18681932 oyster house wharf and tree was very popular for each solari print sold professor woodward donated one to a biloxi school philip l solari an italian immigrant and biloxi merchant and his oak tree both expired in 1932 ellsworth woodward his brother made the solari prints at new orleans deacon reed s house also an etching by william woodward was made from a sketch of this massachusetts home work shop well and sweep  the daily herald september 26 1932 p 2 and december 12 1932 p 2    the art center in early december 1932 artists of the mississippi gulf coast art association decided to commence an art center in biloxi it was located on the north side of west howard avenue between reynoir and fayard streets adjacent to d aquin s drugstore the art center may have been the first artist public meeting place and artist coop on the mississippi gulf coast in addition to rotating art exhibits and association meetings the gulf coast art association planned to have a workroom in their building with north light which is considered excellent for drawing and painting classes and workshops were also planned for the workroom the art center opened in late december 1932 professor woodward william billy logan his grandson and charlotte e tibbs of biloxi worked diligently to bring this project to fruition  the daily herald december 6 1932 p 2 december 29 1932 p 2 and january 10 1933 p 6  william woodward resigned from his very active role as president of the mississippi gulf coast art association in january 1933 he had led the organization since its inception anne wells munger 18621945 a native of springfield massachusetts and resident of pass christian mississippi became acting president mrs munger wintered at pass christian and enjoyed painting during the cooler summers on cape cod in massachusetts  the daily herald february 14 1927 p 2 and january 10 1933 p 6    1933 february found the mgcaa holding a showing of etchings at the art center designated a loan exhibit because some individuals from the mgcaa loaned pieces from their private collections for the viewing pleasure of the membership as well as the public anne wells munger of pass christian and cape cod massachusetts   the daily herald february 15 1933 p 2  anne wells munger of pass christian mississippi was elected president of the mgcaa at its annual meeting held in the art center on march 13 1933 professor woodward whose motivation and leadership had guided the mgcaa since its inception in november 1926 was named president emeritus other elected officers were emma langdon roche vice president mary ethel dismukes secretary and deaconess truesdell treasurer  the daily herald march 14 1933 p 2  the 1933 gcaa juried art show was held march 20march 25 at the art studio on the gulf park college campus in long beach mississippi autumn and naval reserve park oils captain wooster s carpenter place boats at provincetown buck sawyer and a coat of arms etchings  the daily herald march 21 1933 p 1  the art center at 512 west howard avenue officially closed its winter season in early may with a public tea william woodward president emeritus was present at this function the art center closed for the summer months  the daily herald may 2 1933 p 2    1934 dorothy hopkins left for chicago on june 25th to spend the remainder of the summer studying at the american academy of art she is becoming biloxi s best known artist miss hopkins has studied at nola and has had many exhibitions she recently completed a portrait of judge white and other works under the pwa  the daily herald june 25 1934 p 5    1935   1935art colony from june 22 to august 17 1935 an art colony was held at the white house hotel on biloxi s west beach hans wang 19071942 a native of new orleans whose parents were norwegian immigrants ran the art school mr wang resided at 4714 st peter street in the crescent city  the daily herald january 28 1935 p 3 and march 25 1935 p 5    chairman biloxi s presidential ball in january 1936 mayor john aw o keefe 18911985 appointed miss mallard chairman of biloxi president s ball committee the president s ball was held on january 30 th in honor of the natal anniversary of president franklin d roosevelt funds raised from these dances were for the benefit of those disabled with infantile paralysis the proceeds were utilized for research acquisition of hospital equipment and to pay for treatment of those crippled with this malady in 1935 the president s ball raised more than 1 million dollars of which 30 per cent went to the warm springs georgia foundation  the daily herald january 13 1936 p 2    1938   mgcaa the gulf coast art association meeting for january 1938 had a change in venue the markham hotel at gulfport mississippi was selected for the january 17 1938 art show george wilkinson manager of the hotel allowed the association the use of the mezzanine for their exhibits and the gold room for their lecture program  the daily herald january 11 1938 p 5  anthony v tony ragusin 19021997 of the biloxi chamber of commerce entered twentysix images in the mississippi art association exhibition in early april tony s photographs depicted the fishing industry fishing birds and bridges of the mississippi gulf coast  the daily herald march 31 1938 p 6    1941 the biloxi camera club was organized in september 1941 with mary ethel dismukes 18701952 as its first president the daily herald september 19 1941 p 7  1943 the art work of sergeant harry dix 19071968 of new york city and stationed at keesler field and tech sergeant manuel bromberg b 1917 formerly at keesler field was to be displayed in the london national gallery dix s works chosen for the exhibit were barracks scenes and px at night while bromberg s card players and tent interiors was going to london captain peter de anna of washington may also have his art work in the final selection the daily herald october 20 1943 p 2 private birney quick 19121981 of duluth minnesota was selcted to paint murals at keesler field the daily herald november 5 1943 p 2  1948 charles e hultberg 18741948 native of sweden and retired from american can company and resident of biloxi since 1922 died at his porter avenue residence mr hultberg won the people s bank gold medal award for the best oil painting at the 1 st gcaa in 1927  the daily herald february 5 1927 p 5 and november 20 1948 p 6    1951 william steene of gulf hills and horace c russ of lakeshore were jurors for the gcaa show held at the markham hotel s marine room in november  the gulf coast times november 8 1951 p 1    references  the daily herald   organize art association   november 19 1926 the daily herald   artist are biloxi visitors   november 19 1926 the daily herald   gulf coast association  november 30 1926 the daily herald   opening of art exhibit at library   february 3 1927 the daily herald   award made by jury of gifted and competent artists for gulf coast art association exhibition at biloxi february 4   february 5 1927 the daily herald   art exhibits closes saturday   february 14 1927 the daily herald   art exhibits closes   february 21 1927 1928 the daily herald    joseph meyer lived in biloxi   january 4 1928 p 10 the daily herald   woodward home   february 15 1928 the daily herald   two art exhibitions   february 16 1928 the daily herald   second annual art exhibition   february 18 1928 the daily herald   art exhibit opens at pass  christian     march 1 1928 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs    july 23 1928 19291936 the daily herald   etching exhibit at art center  october 31 1932 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs  dorothy hopkins     june 25 1934 the daily herald  etching exhibit at art center   february 15 1935 the daily herald   summer art colony in biloxi assured   january 28 1935 the daily herald   annual art show opens   april 9 1935 the daily herald   summer art colony   march 25 1935 1937 the daily herald   test need for museum in biloxi   january 18 1937 p 2 the daily herald   museum supporters to meet   february 24 1937 p 2 the daily herald   community art center to be discussed   february 27 1937 p 5 the daily herald   museum supporters to meet   march 13 1937 p 10 1938 the daily herald   ragusin enters pictures   march 31 1938 1941 the daily herald   biloxi camera club organized   september 19 1941  1943 the daily herald   keesler painting will be displayed in london gallery   october 20 1943 the daily herald   artist to paint murals at keesler field   november 5 1943 1948 the daily herald   charles e hultberg dies   november 20 1948 p 6 1951 the gulf coast times   william steene honored by art association   november 8 1951 p 1 1959 the daily herald      macmahon  gibbs outlines place of art in everyday life   july 23 1959 p 18 biloxi artists sarah k smith sarah k smith was born at oakland alameda county california in june 1878 to reverend george h smith 18471920 and rachel moorer smith 18561920  references  the daily herald   gulf park again displays wisdom   may 27 1921 p 8 the daily herald   gulf park college deserves to rank with strongest of girls schools   august 1 1921 p 2 the daily herald   woman s club at gulf park college   november 23 1922 p 5 the daily herald   detail of rotary art exhibit   november 23 1922 p 5  charlotte e tibbs charlotte e tibbs 18781971 was born at new york lived on iberville drive in biloxi  alethia b clemens alethia beatrice clemens 18741960 was born september 6 1874 to bruno richard clemens 18301915 and emma p savers 18431930 her father was born at hanover germany and was a ship pilot condederate war veteran and former yacht racer for wealthy new orleanians mrs clemens was born in alabama bruno and emma married in harrison county mississippi in february 1860 and had five children emma josephine clemons 18611892 m albert gerdes 18531917 mary alice clemons 18631931 edward clemons 18661942 noalee clemons 18721936 m charles h delmas 18551938 and alethia b clemens 18741960  education attended sophie newcomb college at new orleans where she studied the normal art course from 1906 until her graduation in 1910 alethia b clemens expired at biloxi mississippi on january 13 1960 references  the daily herald   miss clemens returns to alexandria   september 14 1915  louise j mallard louise josephine mallard 19001975 was born march 22 1900 at new orleans louisiana the daughter of george f mallard 18541926 and julia rousseau 18751947 her parents married at new orleans on june 14 1893 children george f mallard ii 18941916 prudent mallard 18951918 julia maria mallard 18971899 louise mallard 19001975 and albert mallard 19011982 m evelyn mcshane 19021960  1928 mardi gras louise designed mardi gras floats using a japanese influence  pilot club   louise mallard anecdotal stories louise hired a plumber to fix a leak in her house waited and didn t show came late and knocked on the screen door and invited him she had called down from upstairs where she sat on the commode with a umbrella in her hand above the leaking pipe this was her method for emphasis the leak to the plumber maria mallard june 27 2008 louise got tired of the canopy on her mallard bed and cut the four posts to remove it maria mallard june 27 2008 in the 1940s alton bellande 19121970 a young biloxi fuller brush salesman went to the mallard home on benachi avenue to make a potential sales call louise welcomed him into her home as their families knew one another alton observed dust coating much of the mallard furniture and floors and anticipated making at least a brush sale miss mallard was taken aback at his suggestion that her house was in need of a thorough cleaning bellande departed frustrated and scolded louise with this comment   louise you need more than brushes to clean this place you need a large broom   betty bellandetoland june 28 2008 expired january 28 1975 references  the daily herald   photo   february 21 1928 p 1 the daily herald  miss mallard awarded cup   may 1 1935 p 2 the daily herald     chairman biloxi presidential ball  january 13 1936 the daily herald   photo   june 7 1936 p 5 the daily herald   miss louise j mallard   january 29 1975 p a2 the daily herald  the daily herald   albert mallard   april 1982 p patsy mallard ellmer 8752592 maria mallard 2090087  dusti s bonge    references    charles kuper   aubrey h gardner aubrey h gardner 19112004 was born february 10 1911 in tulsa oklahoma to george gardner 18671930 and parents divorced before 1920 died july 1 2004 in ocean springs mississippi references  the daily herald   gardner buys out collins sign shop   november 9 1954 p 14 the ocean springs news   art gallery resumes class   january 13 1966 p 1  mary ethel dismukes 18701952  beauvoir circa 1933 image by ray l bellande june 2002 property of the biloxi school system mary ethel dismukes was chosen by professor ellsworth woodward 18611939 director of the issac delgadgo museum of art at new orleans to participate in the government sponsored public works of art project her commission which commenced in middecember 1933 was to paint in oils of  beauvoir  the  church of the redeemer  the monument commemorating the site where iberville landed in 1699 and a phase of the fishing industry miss dismukes commissioned ended on february 15 1934  the daily herald february 2 1934 p 6  mary ethel dismukes 18701952 was born at pulaski giles county tennessee on april 13 1870 the daughter of george r dismukes 18401909 a merchant and adella mcdonald dismukes 18461924 her father expired at pulaski tennessee in march 1909 she was present for his demise   1880 giles co tennessee federal census t9 1257 ed 111  and the daily herald march 22 1909 p 1  miss dismukes came to biloxi in 1897 with her family she resided at 113 lameuse street with her mother her brother was george e dismuke 18741937 miss dismukes was a member of the woman s club biloxi magnolia art club biloxi tree association  the daily herald february 18 1952 p 4  mary ethel dismukes called ethel had studied at the art student s league of new york under john h twachtmann 18531902 clifford carleton 18671946 and kenyon c cox 18561919 from 1900 until she was hired by the biloxi public schools in may 1902 miss dismukes was the first principal of an art department in the biloxi educational system her hiring resulted in an art studio being incorporated into the new addition to the biloxi central school on main street at biloxi those students choosing her course were instructed in charcoal drawing pen and ink drawing painting in oil water color and pastel and china painting burnt wood etching or pyrography was also offered  the biloxi daily herald may 30 1902 p 8    george e dismukes and adolyn gale george edward dismukes 18741937 was a mining engineer he was born at pulaski tennessee on july 17 1874 and educated in a private college there george e dismukes married adolyn gale 18641953 a native of memphis tennessee his livelihood took him to georgia alaska california oregon and other mining districts of north america dismukes was an authority on gold mining and a mine appraiser he expired at ethel s home at 113 lameuse street on august 18 1937 george and adolyn had lived with miss dismukes for approximately ten years his corporal remains were sent to memphis tennessee for burial in the elmwood cemetery  the daily herald august 18 1937 p 2  adolyn gale dismukes was also an artist in 1929 her oil paintings were exhibited in the tennessee painter s exhibit an annual show which was held at the watkins institute in nashville since the 1890s mrs dismukes had traveled to alaska with her husband works from this region dominated her exhibition as she had oil paintings titled  bering sea aurora light  and  valley of the thousand smoke  the daily herald june 13 1929 p 2  adolyn g dismukes expired at biloxi mississippi on july 22 1953 she was the daughter of thomas gale 18161912 an englishman who founded the lemongale dry goods company in memphis colonel gale had come to america in 1823 and spent his entire life in the south primarily in tennessee adolyn g dismukes corporal remains were interred in the elmwood cemetery at memphis tennessee  the daily herald july 23 1953 p 12    1903 art exhibit in late may 1903 miss dismukes held an art exhibit of her student s annual works at the main school  the biloxi daily herald may 20 1903 p 6    1904 art exhibit mary ethel dismukes  biloxi high school  art teacher  opened her studio in the high school building on november 15th for public viewing of the charcoal pen and ink oil water color and china painting that was done by her students and herself  the biloxi daily herald november 15 1904 p 5    biloxi school of art miss dismukes spent the summer of 1909 at pulaski tennessee by june 1910 miss dismukes had opened a private art academy at 131 lameuse street her family home classes in drawing and painting were held in the weekday mornings during the summer months  the biloxi daily herald september 4 1909 p 8 and the daily herald may 30 1910 p 8    dresden exhibit in 1911 ethel dismukes traveled to the international art exhibit at dresden germany dresden a large industrial and arts center is situated in east central germany on the elbe river dresden china is made at meissen fourteen miles to the northwest webster s 1988 p 343 and 748  1913 western tour in early july 1913 miss dismukes ventured to the west coast to reacquaint herself with relatives and friends residing there before her fall return to biloxi she planned side trips to the mariposa and calararus valleys as well as yosemite and yellowstone national parks while in california miss dismukes went to san diego los angeles and san francisco  the daily herald july 7 1913 p 7    invite to leipsic leipzig  in december 1913 the biloxi city schools received an invitation to participate in the may 1914 international art exhibit at leipsic germany leipsic now spelled leipzig is a large industrialcultural center in east central germany about 60 miles south east of dresden it is the site of karl marx university and the burial place of js bach the quality of the art produced by miss dismuke s biloxi pupils made an excellent impression at dresden which secured an offer to exhibit at leipsic  the daily herald december 29 1913 p 3 and webster s 1988 p 660    retirement in may 1914 ethel dismukes retired from her art teacher s status in the biloxi public school system the culmination of her career in education was marked by an exhibition of student works from all the city schools held at the central school s art department student artisans demonstrated their abilities in traditional art as well as stained glass window design sofa pillow design paper cutting home design and interior furnishings miss dismukes was lauded as having   done magnificent work as instructor in this department   she planned to hold private art classes after her teaching career ended  the daily herald may 22 1914 p 2  in june 1910 miss dismukes had opened a private art academy at 131 lameuse street her family home classes in drawing and painting were held in the weekday mornings during the summer months miss dismukes continued private art lessons well into her retirement years she was a major force with william woodward 18591939 in starting the gulf coast art association in the mid1920s  lameuse street in june 1919 miss dismukes acquired a house and lot on the west side of lameuse street between water street and beach boulevard from fl and edith stone the dismukes lot was fortyfive feet wide and one hundredone feet deep harco ms deed trust deed bk 124 pp 6970 in september 1935 ethel dismukes sold her house to mrs geneva adams hale of elkins west virginia the consideration was 1500 cash harco ms land deed bk 206 pp 549550 in september 1940 ethel dismukes and geneva a hale recorded a lease purchase agreement in the chancery court of harrison county mississippi the rent payable to grant and tonsmeire local attorneys was 20 per month in advance on the 14 th day of each month miss dismukes was responsible for the water rent she had an option to purchase the house from mrs hale for 1500 plus interest of 8 annually from february 11 1933 to the date of purchase harco ms land deed bk 234 pp 566567 in september 1941 mrs hale vended her lameuse street property to miss dismukes for 2350 harco ms land deed bk 243 pp 406407 ethel dismukes sold her house to mrs victoria s kornman for 12600 harco ms land deed bk 243 pp 406407  1926 exhibit at delgado art museum in the fall of 1926 the  new orleans art association  held an exhibit at the delgado art museum miss dismukes biloxi resident and a nola art association member had two entries in the show of twentyseven artists her canvasses were titled   golden glow   and   rosy dawn  respectively   golden glow   a sylvanlandscape scene in the biloxi area   was lauded by visitors for its strong color while   rosy dawn   was painted from the porch of the beach home of mr jahncke of new orleans formerly the domicile of mrs er johnson  the daily herald december 3 1926 p 9    the gulf coast art association and art center william woodward 18591939 was the founder of the mississippi gulf coast art association during his retirement years at biloxi in midnovember 1926 he and interested parties met at the biloxi public library and commenced this cultural body which aspired to influence the future aesthetics of the mississippi gulf coast among the charter members of the organization were mary ethel dismukes 18701952 and louise mallard 19001975 of biloxi miss sarah k smith 18781930 of gulf park college dean parkhurst woleben 18911968 of gulfport and ella layden roche edward c de celle and roderick dempster mackenzie 18651941 of mobile  the daily herald november 19 1926 p 2  the mississippi gulf coast art association held its first annual exhibit at the biloxi public library from february 4 th until february 20 th 1927 miss ethel dismukes 18701952 then secretary of the organization exhibited photography and oil paintings her the burden bearer was voted the bestliked picture william woodward won the gold medal for our street   the daily herald february 3 1927 p 2 and february 21 1927 p 2    1928 exhibit at an exhibition of her works sponsored by the woman s club and held at the biloxi public library from february 23 to february 27 1928 miss dismukes displayed an eclectic ensemble of approximately eighty art objectsover forty photographs eighteen oil paintings four watercolors two pastels and craft work in china copper and wood in addition she delivered two lectures  history and legends of the gulf coast  and the  vieux carre  by popular vote visitors to her exhibition selected   rosy dawn  and   reflections   as the best in her show miss dismukes sold several pieces and received solicitations for portraits  the daily herald february 22 1928 p 2 february 23 1928 p 2 february 25 1928 p 2 and february 27 1928 p 2  1929 exhibits in midjanuary 1929 the biloxi public library was the venue of an art exhibit of the professional women artists of mississippi among those showing their water colors pastels and oil paintings were mrs wq sharp of jackson vice president of the mississippi art association and worker in pastels and water color miss mary clair sherwood teacher at all saints college at vicksburg miss charlotte e tibbs of biloxi miss betty mcarthur a teacher at ms cw  marie a hull  18901980 of jackson who recently had three works accepted by the philadelphia watercolor association and others at the chicago art institute miss  mary ethel dismukes  is exhibiting   lover s lane ocean springs the waifs  and   spring   which was sketched at city park in nola  adolyn gale dismukes  mrs george dismukes was showing mt mckinley alaska auroral lights and valley of ten thousand smokes mrs anne wells mounger of pass christian and miss sarah k smith of gulf park college also sent paintings a 20 prize for the most popular painting in the exhibit was sponsored by the first national bank  the daily herald january 14 1929 p 2  when the coast zone of woman s clubs meeting was held in the biloxi public library on october 31 1929 an exhibit of miss dismukes photographs were on display in the clubroom the images were of local scenery appropriate for the occasion  the jackson county times november 9 1929 p 3    woman s club miss dismukes served as chairman of the art department for the biloxi woman s club for several years in march 1930 she presented a talk to this group titled the art of moving picture   the daily herald march 20 1930 p 2    1932 exhibit in late october 1932 miss dismukes replaced her former sidewalk display of oil paintings and photographs in a store window on west howard avenue in biloxi with a new showing of her work this photographic work dealt primarily with the jefferson davis family of beauvoir  the daily herald october 31 1932 p 2    1932 exhibit gcaa the 1932 nonjuried art show of the gulf coast art association was held in middecember 1932 at the biloxi public library fourteen member artists exhibited their oils watercolors pastels etchings and wood block prints there were no craft works in the show dean babcock of denver colorado planned to donate three wood block prints and six prints to biloxi high school if they were desired  the daily herald december 10 1932 p 2    art center in early december 1932 local artists decided to commence an art center in biloxi located on the north side of west howard avenue between reynoir and fayard streets adjacent to d aquin s drugstore the art center may have been the first artist public meeting place and artisit coop on the mississippi gulf coast in addition to rotating art exhibits and association meetings the gulf coast art association planned to have a workroom in their building with north light which is considered excellent for drawing and painting classes and workshops were planned for the workroom the art center opened in late december 1932  the daily herald december 6 1932 p 2 and december 29 1932 p 2    photographic recognition  bellman street oak a photographic image made by miss dismukes won the mississippi award given by the american forestry association in their competition   most beautiful photographs of trees in america    a 1934 traveling exhibition of award winning photographs and other excellent images was planned by the american forestry association they selected four additional photographs by ethel dismukes for this venue which was limited to one hundred photographs they were   ruskin oak crawford oak close up of crawford oak and parkingham oak   the daily herald january 9 1934 p 2    pwa 1934     mary ethel dismukes was chosen by professor ellsworth woodward 18611939 director of the issac delgadgo museum of art at new orleans to participate in the government sponsored public works of art project her commission which commenced in middecember 1933 was to paint in oils of beauvoir the church of the redeemer the monument commemorating the site where iberville landed in 1699 and a phase of the fishing industry miss dismukes commissioned ended on february 15 1934  the daily herald february 2 1934 p 6    1936 exhibit the 1936 juried art show of the gulf coast art association was held in the sun parlor of the white house hotel the fortyninepiece show opened on march 1 1936 and was available for public viewing for about one week miss dismukes exhibited three photographs   inn by the sea   oil tinted   lover s lane   and   wind swept   professor william woodward of biloxi showed the following   portrait of patricia   oil   biloxi light ship at sunset and ship in moonlight   rafaelle oil crayons and   benachi avenue bioxi oyster wharf yellow fever quarantine and pass christian   etchings dean babcock of denver colorado presented several wood engravings  the daily herald march 2 1936 p 2    wpa images in early december 1936 miss mary ethel dismukes spoke to the gulf coast art association at biloxi her topic was about a photographic project that she and two other photographers in mississippi were involved miss dismukes was traveling in the southern counties of mississippi making images to be used in the histories being written by the writer s group probably for the wpa federal art project which was instituted in may 1936 miss dismukes photographs were taken of antiques fire arms elderly people unusual people ie the whittaker negroes and the hot boys caucasian with marked physical traits she also spoke of the history of biloxi  the daily herald december 8 1936 p 5    1941 miss dismukes was a founder in september 1941 of the biloxi camera club she was its first president sidney levine of philadelphia was vicepresident and john lockett treasurer their first meeting was in the biloxi community center on september 18 1941 the daily herald september 19 1941 p 7  1941 exhibition in what may have been her most versatile art showing miss dismukes held an exhibition at the biloxi communicty house shortly before thanksgiving 1941 the show featured watercolors etchings oil paintings photographs handtined in both oil and watercolors plain photographs black and white and craft work of special interest were her excellent study of negro people and of the local magnificent live oak trees miss dismukes also took pleasure in creating wild flower images with her camera the daily herald november 22 1941 p 3   1943 art week state chairman in october 1943 the american artists professional league appointed mary ethel dismukes as the mississippi state chairman for national art week which was held novemb er 1st through november 7th miss alethea clemens was the biloxi chairman for the local event the annex on the rear lawn of the biloxi community center was the venue for national art week local and mississippi coast artists participating were mrs albert tee austin mrs edgar balthrope alethea clemens mrs george dismukes mrs robert drover sergeant william t dunn mrs jc mcnair sarah k smith charlotte tibbs and estelle parker the daily herald october 21 1943 p 4 and november 5 1943 p 3  dismukes art school of art the dismukes art school of art was founded in the late 1940s it was the vehicle through which she gave private art instructions at biloxi on november 27 1948 miss dismukes opened her  little art gallery  at 113 lameuse street in conjunction with the art of her students and invited exhibitors  the daily herald may 31 1949 p 5    demise miss ethel dismukes died at biloxi mississippi on february 18 1952 she was survived by adolyn gale dismukes 18641953 her sister in law miss dismukes had been in st petersburg florida since september 1951 and had returned to biloxi in early february in addition to her many years serving as secretary of the mgaa ethel dismukes was past president of the woman s club assisted in the organization of the magnolia art club and the biloxi tree association her corporal remains were sent to pulaski tennessee for internment in the family cemetery  the daily herald february 18 1952 p 4   landing of d iberville   iberville landing painting evokes memories   written by ray l bellande and published in  the ocean springs record  on may 22 2008 the recent showing of iberville s landing a landscape oil painting by mary ethel dismukes in the hancock bank building on washington avenue awakened in me journeys of another time as a lad growing up in 1950s in the back bay section of biloxi we often crossed the back bay of biloxi by motorcar invariably my father would point to the cross and boulder in the st theresa catholic school yard nestled on the margin of back bay and comment that is where iberville landed naturally my siblings and i didn t know nor were sure of who or what was an iberville or a d iberville was mary ethel dismukes 18701952 called ethel the artist was a native of pulaski tennessee she had studied at the art student s league of new york under john h twachtmann 18531902 clifford carleton 18671946 and kenyon c cox 18561919 from 1900 until she was hired by the biloxi public schools in may 1902 miss dismukes was the first principal of an art department in the biloxi educational system her hiring resulted in an art studio being incorporated into the new addition to the biloxi central school on main street at biloxi those students choosing her course were instructed in charcoal drawing pen and ink drawing painting in oil water color and pastel and china painting burnt wood etching or pyrography was also offered  the biloxi daily herald may 30 1902 p 8    manuel jalanivich and alice tee austin manuel jalanivich 18971944 a biloxi native became both a public and private art pupil of miss dismukes he would become an acclaimed california potter and clay sculptor circa 1922 with his life partner ingvardt olsen 18881959 a danish ceramicist who had studied at the royal danish copenhagen chinese kilns in copenhagen denmark manuel started jalan pottery in san francisco to produce commercial ceramic ware it was identified by its large scale simple form color style and crackled glaze jalanivich created wheelthrown forms and also did extensive clay modeling while olsen specialized in glazing olsen s persian or faience blue and eggplant glazes were well accepted wf dietrich in 1928 described the jalan pottery as  jalanivich and olsen are making an attractive line of glazed pottery using a buffburning body and lead glazes their output is handmolded on a potter s wheel it is fired in a round kiln approximately 3 feet inside diameter designed by them and built by the gas company city gas being used for fuel the clay from california sources is fired to 2000 f and the glaze to 15001700 f  jalanivich and olsen marketed their ceramics well in addition to their bay area patronage gumps department store in san francisco vended jalan pottery jalan s adaptation to a chinesestyle form met with great success in san francisco as many affluent citizens were decorating their domiciles with teak furniture coromandel screens lacquered chests and middle eastern of oriental rugs  bray 1980 p 43  alice tee austin 19082001 nee weir who would reside on front beach near the ocean springs inner harbor in the parlinaustin house for nearly sixtyyears was also a student of miss dismukes she studied art contemporaneously with manuel jalanivich her ability as an artist was lauded at the may 1916 art exhibit held by ethel dismukes for her private students miss weir s paintings of a candle stick and wildflowers were noted by  the daily herald  columnist covering the event alice had also creatively decorated miss dismukes doorbell with raffia  the daily herald may 22 1916 p 3  miss alice t weir was also a pianist of note she was under the tutelage of the sisters of mercy at the sacred heart academy in december 1921 when her interpretation of puerto rican composer juan morel campos 18571896 indilio was praised by critics as played with perfect ease and carrying out a number of difficult passages while at newcomb college in 1930 miss weir won first prize for a poster contest sponsored by the louisiana society for prevention of cruelty to animals while at newcomb she continued to paint in oils and water color and won awards at several art exhibits for her excellent works  the daily herald december 15 1921 p 6 and may 27 1930 p 2  retirement in may 1914 ethel dismukes retired from her art teacher s status in the biloxi public school system the culmination of her career in education was marked by an exhibition of student works from all the city schools held at the central school s art department in june 1910 miss dismukes had opened a private art academy at 131 lameuse street her family home classes in drawing and painting were held in the weekday mornings during the summer months miss dismukes continued private art lessons well into her retirement years she was a major force with william woodward 18591939 in starting the gulf coast art association in the mid1920s  the daily herald may 22 1914 pp 12  william woodward in 1884 william woodward had relocated to new orleans from his native new england here he taught art as an associate professor at the new tulane college and high school professor woodward retired as   professor emeritus of the newcomb college of art   in 1921 he and his spouse retired to biloxi mississippi in 1924 after a laudable career in the crescent city among his many accomplishments william woodward helped organize the newcomb college founded the new orleans art pottery where he hired joseph fortune meyer 18481931 and george e ohr 18571918 assisted in the design of the early building on the tulane university campus protested the destruction of the cabildo founded the tulane school of architecture and was associated with the vieux carre commission s efforts to preserve the areas historical architecture iberville s marker and the dar in chapter xi of broken pot the unpublished historical narrative of schuyler poitevent 18751936 who resided at 318 lovers lane in ocean springs he relates the origin of the wooden cross and marker that in april 1920 were placed by the gulf coast chapter of the daughters of the american revolution on the back bay of biloxi in present day d iberville then called north biloxi or across de la baie to commemorate the april 1699 landing of pierre le moyne sieur d iberville 16611706 the site chosen by the dar was just east of the 1928 biloxi bay bridge prior to selecting north biloxi this organization approached schuyler poitevent and suggested that his biloxi bay home on lovers lane be the site of the memorial to iberville and fort maurepas mr poitevent vehemently opposed the idea in response to this rejection the local dar chose to build their memorial in what would become the schoolyard of st theresa s catholic school fortunately this travesty has been removed and now rests ironically in a glass case in the sacred heart catholic school on le moyne boulevard at d iberville  1699 historical committee iberville s landing by miss dismukes was acquired by the walter anderson museum of art in 2005 it was loaned to the 1699 historical committee for their april 25 th soiree held in the hancock bank lobby this event preceded the 2008 landing of iberville commemoration which was held on april 27 2008 on front beach with dr strawford hale dees representing iberville and dr william w walker as bienville this was the first landing celebration since hurricane katrina in august 2005  the ocean springs record april 24 2008 p a1   the 1699 historical committee commenced the iberville landing event in early april 1974 when the 275 th anniversary of french canadian hero pierre le moyne sieur d iberville 16711706 arrival and erection of fort maurepas at present day ocean springs was celebrated on front beach the first cast of this reenactment included orey a young 18921986 who portrayed iberville frank t pickel 19121982 as bienville and marby r penton 19221995 as commandant sauvolle the 1699 historical committee received its state charter in march 1971 betty bradford milsted was president  the ocean springs news march 11 1971 p 1 and april 11 1974 p 3    references  patti carr black  art in mississippi  17201980 university of mississippi press jackson mississippi1998 cantey v sutton  history of art in mississippi  dixie press gulfport mississippi1929  webster s new geographical dictionary  merriamwebster inc springfield massachusetts1988  journals the biloxi daily herald   art department   may 30 1902 the biloxi daily herald   city news   may 20 1903 the biloxi daily herald   city news   november 15 1904 the biloxi daily herald   city news   march 22 1909 the biloxi daily herald   city news   september 4 1909 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs   may 30 1910 the daily herald   leading memphian died early today at home in biloxi   april 19 1912 the daily herald   local news paragraphs of interest   july 7 1913 the daily herald   biloxi high school doings   april 18 1914 the daily herald   art exhibit at central school   may 22 1914 the daily herald   biloxi youth   manuel jalanivich  makes pottery   march 15 1915 the daily herald   class exhibits work of art   may 7 1915 the daily herald   art exhibit is enjoyed by many   may 22 1916 the daily herald   gulf coast association  november 30 1926 the daily herald   gulf coast association  november 30 1926 the daily herald   artist from coast attracts attention at orleans exhibit   december 3 1926 the daily herald   opening of art exhibit at library   february 3 1927 the daily herald   award made by jury of gifted and competent artists for gulf coast art association exhibition at biloxi february 4   february 5 1927 the daily herald   jalan pottery arrives   february 9 1927 the daily herald   opening of art exhibit at library   february 3 1927 the daily herald   art exhibits closes saturday   february 14 1927 the daily herald   art exhibits closes   february 21 1927 the daily herald   exhibition of pictures   february 22 1928 the daily herald   art exhibit at library   february 23 1928 the daily herald   art exhibit great success   february 25 1928 the daily herald   art exhibit to remain open   february 27 1928 the daily herald   fine arts department exhibit   january 11 1929 the daily herald   exhibit of women artists   january 14 1929 the daily herald   another biloxian exhibits   june 13 1929 the daily herald   woman s club meeting   march 20 1930 the daily herald   miss dismukes exhibit  october 31 1932 the daily herald   art center to open   december 6 1932 the daily herald   exhibit opens sunday   december 10 1932 the daily herald   art center interesting   december 29 1932 the daily herald   biloxi wins recognition   january 9 1934 the daily herald   coast artists are painting scenes for pwa art project   february 2 1934 the daily herald   fifty pictures at art exhibit   december 10 1934 the daily herald   annual art show opens   april 9 1935 the daily herald   talks on historic points of interest   december 8 1936 the daily herald   art exhibit excellent   march 2 1936 the daily herald   george dismukes dies   august 18 1937 the daily herald   exhibition of pictures   august 18 1941 the daily herald     biloxi camera club organized   september 19 1941  the daily herald   miss dismukes wins chamber of commerce cup   october 1 1943 the daily herald   miss dismukes is art week chairman   october 21 1943 the daily herald   art exhibition attracting many visitors   november 5 1943 the daily herald   opening art gallery   november 13 1948 the daily herald   art gallery opens   november 23 1948 the daily herald   visit art exhibit   may 31 1949 the daily herald   ceramics display   october 1 1949 the daily herald   fall art exhibit   october 22 1949 the daily herald   coast art exhibits are being planned   october 29 1949 the daily herald   art exhibit   november 7 1949 the daily herald   miss dismukes dies   february 18 1952 the daily herald   mrs dismukes dies   july 23 1953 p 12 the jackson county times   woman s club notes   november 9 1919 the ocean springs record   painting to be part of d iberville commemoration   april 24 2008 p b4 638 views  