More Prizes and potted histories.

Continuing the art theme, also in the same competition was a Pencil drawing category. Top Prize for this was a measly 4th place.

Pencil Drawings

Fourth Prize - Lillian L. Davis, Leytonstone, Essex.

Certificate Awards
Maurice Randall - Littlehampton Sussex
Smart, George - Stonehaven

Brown, Edward A. - Clapton Park, E.London
Andrew, Albert Edward - Cheetham, Manchester
Hogg, Mary Maud - Carrol Road, N.W. London
Sangorski, Albert - Little Britain, E. C. London
Hamilton, William (jun) - Musselburgh, Edinburgh

Of the last blog, I am aware that many took very differing career paths. The two who most obviously stuck to their career paths were Ellen A. Bradshaw (Art Student two years later in 1881) and Andrew Allan who was teaching in 1881 and a Lithography Draughter ten years later. in contrast Herbert Scarlett was working as a Butcher in 1881 and H.J. Callingham and  Anthony Aburrow were Labourer and Agricultural Labourer respectively.

A word or two about our young entrants...then more prizes

I have been able to find a thing or two about some of the young men in my previous blog. By looking into census records I found that by 1881, two years later, Ernest Benning was a Draughtsman's Assistant and that Alfred C.C. Schmitz was a Student of Painting. He went on to become rather accomplished, changed his name to Alfred C. Conrade and did some splendid paintings that still sell well at Auction Houses like Christies. Harry Crowhall Farrar had become a Ship's Draughtsman by 1891. Maintaining a nautical theme Constance Emily Bushell's father had been a Naval Captain and in 1881, Miss Bushell was still a scholar.

Forever onward...here are those awards for Crayon Drawings:

First Prize - R. Wills (address stated as mislaid)
Second Prize - William A. Greig, Leatherhead, Surrey

Certificates for Crayon Drawings
Andrew Allan - Ardrossan, Scotland.
Charles Preston Stevenson - Stirling, Scotland
Anthony Aburrow - Southsea
Herbert Scarlett - Piccadilly, W. London
Charles S. Lakeman - (no address)
Ellen A. Bradshaw - Roupell Park, S.W. London
J. Robertson, junior - Dundee
H.J. Callingham - Surbiton, Surrey

Some ancestors who won things!

The following list of names is taken from a November 1879 issue of the Boy's Own Paper (UK). To learn more of this paper please read my excellent blog Leave the Dog Alone. The winners of an art competition were announced in this issue...today I publish the names (and in almost every case, basic addresses), of the winners in the Pen and Ink categories. Tune in tomorrow for more.

Albert G. Morrow (Belfast) - First Prize
no second prize!
Alfred C. Lovett (Addiscombe) - Third Prize

The following received certificates for Pen and Ink drawings
Ernest Benning (Great Portland Street, W London)
T.D. McKenzie (Lee, Kent)
Alfred C.C. Schmitz (Leeds) ...this guy ended up a famous(ish) painter
C.E. Pratt (Redland, nr Bristol)
Constance Emily Bushell (Teignmouth)
Henry Copeland Sillar (North Finchley, N. London)
Duncan Cameron (Inverness)
C.E. Buckeridge (Tunbridge Wells)

Please feel free to contact me or comment if you would like more information.