National Academy of Design  New York, NY

Erin Beth Hughes

Dear Katherine Smith,

My name is Erin Hughes and I am the young woman who was awarded the Stanley R. and Robert E. Wright Foundation Scholarship. I would like to personally express my appreciation to you and all who have made this possible for me. I am now able to particpate in the National Academy's program.

This scholarship grant has enabled me to pursue my life long goal. Becoming a professional artist is serious business for me and those who are supporting me along the way will not be forgotten. I am truly, truly grateful for this gift that was given to me. Thank you so very much.

Sincerely yours,
Erin Beth Hughes
National Academy of Design

Noah Bowers

To the Stanley R. and Robert E. Wright Foundation for The Arts,

   I feel blessed by your generosity that has allowed many others and myself to continue to study an art form at the National Academy of Design.
    For me, free study is one of the greatest gifts that I could have received. ... I am quite fortunate to have been selected for your scholarship and plan to take advantage of the opportunity.

Sincerely
Noah Bowers
National Academy of Design

Dear Mr. Wright,

I was a recipient of the Wright Foundation Scholarship at the National Academy of Design School in NYC in 2003. I hope the belated nature of this correspondence does not negate its message of gratitude, or its value to you. I have spent much of the last two years painting and studying in different locations overseas and I have often been somewhat out of touch or not in a position to produce photos of my work. So it is that I regrettably am only writing now to express my thanks for your support of my studies. Your scholarship enabled me to study at the National Academy School, where otherwise I would have been unable to do so. Their exceptional teachers and their excellent studios have been key factors in the development of my work.

I have enclosed five images of paintings which directly relate to my work at the school. These works have all been completed in the last two years. Three of them: Unfinished Portrait of a Man, Donna, and Two Figures, were done at the National Academy School under your foundation's scholarship. The fourth painting in this group, Maharashtran Girl, was done last fall in the village of Arangaon in rural Maharashtra, India. The scale of all of the paintings is life-sized or greater.

I have included a short biographical statement below. Again, thank you for your support, which has been invaluable to me, and I hope that you are able to make use of the images below.

Sincerely,
Alexander Cox

Alexander Cox studied English and Classics at the University of Texas at Austin, before deciding to dedicate himself exclusively to studying classical piano performance. He studied under Wei Tsin-Fu and taught piano at the Musikakademie Tbingen, in Tbingen, Germany, before an injury forced him to abandon the piano. In January of 2002 he began studying art at The Art Students' League of New York and the National Academy School of Design, primarily with Mary Beth McKenzie. He has received two first prizes at the National Academy School Year-End Juried Exhibition, a scholarship to study in Florence, Italy, from the Newington Cropsey Foundation, and numerous other scholarships and prizes. He recently returned from a painting trip in rural Maharashtra, India, and currently lives and paints in New Jersey while continuing to study part-time at the National Academy School.

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Dear Mr. Wright,

I am so pleased that we were able to award the Stanley R. & Robert E. Wright Foundation for the Arts Scholarship to Esteban Jefferson. He is a 17 year old high school student, who has been studying at the National Academy of Fine Arts since he was 10 years old. At the age of 15 he was permitted to attend the adult class on Saturday with Dan Gheno, one of our very fine painting instructors. ....

Yours sincerely, Nancy Little, School Director

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