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WtDNtSOAY. MAY A, f»S9 lt;£*pttSCIWOODCAR.VTNGS of the late Moitse Potvin, internationally famed French-Canadioni wood carver and violin maker, will be on exhibit during the eight-day San Antonio [ Home Show May 10-17 at Bexar County Coliseum. Included in the $300,000 display of carving art will be a scene depicting the Lord's Supper (shown above).Collins in MexicoBY ASSOCIATED PRESSrUKRLA, Mexico. May 5,—U. S. Array Chief of Staff Gen. J, Law-ton Collins arrived Tuesday with Mexico's President Adolfo • Ruiz Cortines ami other high ranking Mexican military and civilian authorities. They are attending ceremonies marking the Msl anniversary of a Mexican victory over French forces near Puebla.Home Show Will Exhibit$300,000 Potvin DisplayBeiter VisionfhtiOcadgomerQOPTOMETRIST706 BroadwaySECONDFLOOROne of the most famous wood-j carving exhibits in the world—the $.100,000 Potvin display—will beshown to San Antonians during the' 19.) Home Show to be staged by San Antonin Home Builders* Association at Bexar County Coliseum for a week beginning Sunday.The Potvin exhibit, is a collection of scenes carved by the late Mulse Potvin, world famous French Canadian wood carver and violinmaker.This famed artist carved the exhibits by hand from 92 diifevem kinds of wood brought from all over the world. His work has been acclaimed by critics as “the most amazing examples of fine art produced in the past 50 years.”Poivin not only carved but animated the exhibit as well. In scenes where paintings appear, the artist copied in oils all the miniatures found in the exhibit.“Home Sweet Home.” a scene depicting the typical Victorian living room in all its splendor, is valued at $15,000 alone. This display took three years to complete.Another carving shows a blacksmith shop in operation. The “Stampede of the Texas Longhorns,” an Arizona scene, depicts 70 Texas steers in a mad stampede, complete with a cactus background and cowboys frantically trying to save the herd from disaster.The home show will be heid for eight days a*, the coliseum. This years show will feature a greater numl'er of furniture and interior decorating displays as well as the usual variety of the latest items in ail phases of home living — from building materials to ceramics and gift items ior the house, according to Carl Olson, show director.Highlight of the show wilt be presentation of a $750 cash award to the San Antonio high school boy whose scale model home is selected prize winner in the mode! home building contest, sponsored by the home builders' association for the show.Presentation of prizes in the con. test will be made opening day— .Sunday at 3 p.m. Gates at the show will open at 2 p.m. Sundav and close at It); 15 p.m.. Ladi ciav during the week theshow will open at fi p.m. ami closeat 1(1:15 p.m. Admission will he 50cents. Children under 12 will beadmitted free. Parking also will be free.Thousands of dollars in attendance prizes will be given away by exhibitors. Entertainment will be otfered twice nightly; three times daily on Saturday and Sunday,hhhO1.e\1rky\rt:nr
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San Antonio Express
San Antonio, Texas, US
Wed, May 06, 1953
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