Group Winners of Inaugural Morris & Essex Kennel Club Art Show From among 119 entries received, the following seven Group Winners have been selected by Juror William Secord in the Inaugural Morris & Essex Kennel Club Juried Fine Arts Competition. The Art Show was displayed in the Catalog Tent at M&E with Best in Show being awarded by Mr. Secord at 10:30 a.m. on October 7. The BIS winning piece will also be displayed at the William Secord Gallery, the world's leading gallery of dog art, in NYC, during Westminster Week 2011. William Secord is the world famous author Juror: Mr. William Secord of the William Secord Gallery, NY City is an expert on nineteenth century dog painting. He is the first author to explore the representation of the dog from its origins to the remarkable paintings of the eighteenth /nineteenth century and up to modern times. Secord was the founding director of
The Dog Museum of America
Sporting Group: Patricia Janzen of Somerset, KY ,"Aurora Swimming" , Pastel, $4,300 |
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Working Group: Michelle Valborg Kondos of New Orleans, LA,"The Faithful Team", oil, $5,000 |
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BEST IN SHOW
Hound Group: Marion Needham Krupp of Solebury, PA ,"Pretty Lady", gouache/colored pencils, $22,000 Our Sincere Congratulations to Marion Needham Krupp - the animal artist (specializing in dogs) who created this sensitive look at the Borzoi - for winning the Artshow at the Morris & Essex Kennel Club. You can see more of Marion Needham Krupp's work at |
Terrier Group: Claudia Coleman of Southern Pines, NC, "Aussies at the Sand Pit", oil on linen, $5,000 |
Toy Group: Joyce Danko of Bethlehem, PA,"A Regal Pose" ,Acrylic, $900 |
Non-Sporting Group: Janice W. Cobb of Tulsa, OK, "His Lordship", oil on canvas, $675 |
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Herding Group: Beth Carlson of Bath, ME, "The Guardian," oil, $2,900 |
