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THE WEATHERFORD DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 1999 PAGE 1C
LIFE
liiM^ M ed in art and painting, some twenty years. was given for donors of
Chandor pursued studies'> Chandor's life was hon- paintings and dignitaries.
> ^ at the Slade School in ored on the centennial A book signing of Chan-
London. year of his birth with the dot's biography by author
In 1926 he traveled to Chandor Celebration, Dr. Harold Lawrence of
HHbl New York where his tal- which ran from April 24 Weatherford College was
# | ents continued to gain through dune 27, 1999 inamong the events and a
. mm him recognition and soon Weatherford. student art contest for
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The Chandor Memorial Garden was ere Win$tonChurohiH,F.D. his paintings, and his life. Hatter’s Tee Party was
ited at Black Warrior Creek, on the/, noosey^HandCkieen Eliz- Planning the project was presented at Chandor
jrounds of Weatherford High School. The nhf^th. a lengthy process taking Gardens, performed by
iroject was designed and created by in 1934 Chandor mar- two-years’time. Theatre Off the Square
VHS students for the Douglas Chandor rjed a concert pianist Coordinated by The and a luncheon was held
Celebration. John Powell of Weatherford from Weatherford by the Steering Committee, at Texas Hall that inckid-
iardens Nursery and Landscaping taught name of Ina Kuteman Hill, sponsors included Weath- ed a discussion of peo-
i five week class at WHS on the art of The couple moved to erford College, Chandor pie’s remembrances
Oriental gardening and the students used Weatherford to a seven Gardens, Heritage Gallery the Chanitors and Whfte
heir knowledge to design the garden by acre, cactus-filled hill- at Weatherford Public Shadows. , . .
he creek. Powell worked the garden to side. Determined to turn Library, and the Weather P®steJ? wer0 designe<l
he students’ specifications. The pVoject the hillside into a garden font-*/ Parker County *"^5^ rt8^f ^
vas funded by the Meadows Foundation
ind a service learning grant. The gafden “reMhf planned w nis unoer tro u or ^
eaves a lasting memorial and a legacy to landscape. Detailed |pnc Development no nouatas Chandor.” from
ui«h Cnhnni I sketches were drawn and The committee consist- wugias irom
Weatherford High School. his artwork became a ed of twenty-four volun- «?a rfc°Tdl"9s of storms
1 map, which he carefully teers, made up of chair. Chandor and the
wKBimolded into a palette of persons of eleven differ- building of his gardens as
k,J~—t—JDpBpy textures, patterns and ent subcommittees. toM by persons who knew
colors. Also dedicating their ^
: A 40-foot rock mountain time, to the event were The video was made from
was moved onto the numerous local organize- at^
S , M # estate, one piece at a tions and scores of volun- ^9#f *
* ^ * A times When the stones did teers. Many others served Jbe funalI y«ersi w s P«*
^ not match the artist’s con- as tour guides and tessionaiiy edited and
ception of the design, he docents during the event.
painted them by hand, to Throughout the artist’s ^
f I achieve Hie' desired careen some of the most ,,,
. fj. w^ll-known people of Harold Lawrence. Copies
K tookiS years for him Texas were forever ^ ^
to create the perfect bal- immortalized in his por-
............... " Ma3Mar" .......-1 ance. the labor of love traits, many of which ^Homage Gallery.^
”1 resulted in a remarkable were, on loan by their )n!®a*nerTortl KMD ,C
transformation of thecae- owners for an exhibit ..
: tus-laden hillside, to that held fit texas Hall at the * s®^ve",r.
of a gardener's paradise, Weatherford College Fine Tto’wSS
l^ip^ the gardens he called Arts Center. and
“White Shadows.” . An exhibit at the Her- ?nd white puMication
Chandor built his studio itage Gallery at Weather- 'nc'udes interesting men
in the center of the gar- ford Public LBirary fea- f*“u* ®”n<lor aml
. ■ 1VJ H& den, where he continued hired some of Chandra'S '"eludes photos and infor.
_I, to paint. He created a personal memorabilia and matron abotrthis life, his
■ :,* world that truly surround- included a photographic Passl°" a"d hjfwo**-Su®
ed the Chandors in beau- display of the original gar-: Ann Wosthoff gathered
** f' i 'Jtmmiipd tours of Cham
« In 1953, Chandor was to dor Gardens. ,n ® book» wJ,ch
.« * be the first person hon- Also included in the f!vai.lft>l° <or P"?*1*356 31
ored by tils Chamber of venue was the Chandor the Hentage Gallery.
Commerce as Weather- Memorial ' Garden, Proceeds from ^ these
Above: The “Douglas Chandor, His Life ford’s Outstanding Clti- designed and created for projects are applied to the
and Gardens” exhibit was featured at zen, but on January 13the celebration by Weath- museum fund.,^■
the Heritage Gallery of the Weatherford Chandor died, just throe erford High School stu- Approximately $24»00G
Public Library. short weeks before the dents on a site at Black was netted and applied t«
The exhibit offered information and scheduled presentation. Warrior Creek on the high the museum fund as s
me exnimt ottered information ana ^ T-ag after the school cammis A lasting result of the celebration.
personal memorabilia. Among items on ttTtte stwtortt^ An added bonus included
display were a number of STS dltomKn two Chandor painting,
donees to the Chandors from Eleanor “Chandor Gardens.” and creativity tfra1 were purchased fa
Roosevelt, highlighting the procedures ^ gardens were weB A gala tflnner and auc- the futaire museum.
■, Chandor Gala
WEATHERFORD — Graciously closing
iheir doors to the public for the evening,
Squaw Cfceek Downs welcomed guests,
valets parked vehicles, and management
rolled out the red carpet and pointed the
_ M • ». *U—LaIJ .< J-Ain.,-,,- |-_J
way to the threshold of the doorways lead>
ing to the Chandor Gala, held within.
Over 260 people passed through the door-
ways to the, gala, dressed in varying attire.
A variety of food selections made up a
buffet style \ dinner and guests enjoyed
friendship, laughter and new acquain-
tances. . ■
The view’outside was breathtaking on the
evening of the gala, as the sun slipped
down Into the distance, merging a kaleido-
scope of colors Into the night sky.
An atmosphere of excitement was soon
to bS born as the bidding began with an
energetic chorus of auctioneering led by
Jim Lee^ Items up for bid included dinners,
suites for sorting events, furniture, art
and vabatipri packages. The bidding was
fast and fierce, but lighthearted, and par-
ticipants rallied for the cause with much
enthuslbsrnf throughout the entire event.
Following the auction, some of the guests
retired to the dance floor where they were
entertained by tjie music by Tom and Pam
bufchili arid,the Weatherford College Jazz
: “Chandor’s Gala” /
By Helen Davidson
The last bit of sun
c; Was sinking deep in the
/> west, :-:4
When they started fo
gather
Decked out in their best,
the soft glow of candles
Made shapes on the
walls,
And the sound of a brook
Turn the
falls. 1
Crystal stems linkled
Held by red fingernails,
Many wore/tuxes,
But no one wore tails.
The wares Were lined up
In merry array.
And the bidding Was
i % fieroe,
. In a neighborly way.
“Who’ll buy the painting?
< And who wants the
V lunch?
If you take home the
sculpture,
It’ll cost you a bunch!”
{ The auctioneer chanted
And the dinner guests
bid.
The sky was the limit;
The price had no lid.
Purse strings were loos-
ened
And hearts opened wide,
The cash register jingled
As the car dealers vied.
When dessert was all
gone
And the bidding was
done,
The dance floor held
promise
Of even more fun.
“Til midnight we frol-
icked,
And sometimes got loud.
If Chandor was looking,
He must have been
portra.t ot Queen Elizabeth, pnd later Rjg||t5 /v variety- of Douglas Chamfer's
that of Eleanor Roosevelt. Also includ-^ p0rtraits were assembled from museums
ed was a handwritten fee schedule list- arid private collections ^and brought to
ing the price of painting portraits ja dis- Weatherford for an exhibit held in Texas
count was offered to people willing to Hall at the Weatherford College Fine Arts
travel to Weatherford for the sitting), Building. The exhibit was a part of the
three dresses that belonged tW Ina Chandor^elebratibn i$99.
Chandor — one she wore at Queeit Eliz- A $5,000 grant was awarded by the
abeth’s Coronation, one to the d0ica- Texas Comnijssion on the Arts to Civic
tion at the British Embassy in Wastiing- Development to offset expensps related
ton D.C., for the unveiling of Chandor’s to the display of the 20 diiandbr portraits
portrait of the queen, and a number of shown in Texas Hall of the Weatherford
Chandor’s personal belongings were on College Fine Arts Center* -Thp grant also
loan to the exhibit. Several items helped with cost of packing, shipping, and
regarding the actual construction of delivery by the art transport company,
“White Shadows” and excerpts from which picked up Chandor paintings from
Chandor’s garden journals and diaries owners m the Fort Worth/Dallas
were included. / \ i area and delivered thorp for the exhibit
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