Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-12

LOCAL ART EXHIBIT.
Notable Showing Made by
Washington Painters.
PRIVATE VIEW TONIGHT
Open to Public in Hemicycle
for Two Weeks-Women
Painters Honored.

Painters Honored.
The nineteenth annual exhibition. set
forth by the Society of Washington Ar
lists, opens this evening in the hemicycle
hall of the Corcoran Gallery Of Art with
a private view, and will be found of in
terest. 1t comprehends chiefly works by
local artists, but includes over eighty
exhibits.
Washington Is not supposed to be a
producing center. There has been for
many years now, however, a group OF
artists who have made their residence in
this city, and through their work and
efforts have helped to quicken the in
terest in art in the community.
Back in the days of the invention OF
the telegraph S. F. 3. Morse was one
of these. Studies were chiefly in Yer
non row. on Pennsylvania avenue. Then
the Corcoran building became the studio
center, until the Art Students League
was opened, on 18th street. when again
the colony migrated westward.
Art Organizations All New.
Quite number of artists now exhibit
ing remember the early days, recalling
the establishment of the Corcoran Gal
lery and the opening of the Corcoran
School. All within a double decade have
come the formation of the Society OF
Washington Artists and the Washington
Water Color Club. the building of the
new Corcoran Gallery. the institution .!
great biennial exhibitions of paintings by
American artists, and the development
of a National Gallery of Art.
Much of this growth is due to seed
sown by the Society of Washington Ar
fists. During the first years of its ex-
istence this organization held it's annual
exhibitions in whatever gallery was avail
able, once or twice at Woodward (
Lothrops. several times in the assembly
hall Of the Cosmos Club, for a while
avenue, then. finally, when the Corcoran
Gallery erected its new building, in its
hemicycle hall, originally intended as a
lecture room.
At the outset the exhibitions we're
composed entirely of local work. Then,
when the hemicycle hall became avail
able outside artists were invited to ex-
hiblt.
Exhibits Have Been Notable.
No choicer little shows have been as
sembled than those set forth by the
Society of Washington Artists during
this period. The best painters in Amer
lea maze ConITlbutlOn.
So patiently was il demonstrated what
might he done in this direction that the
Corcoran Gallery determined to take ur
the enterprise and institute a great ex-
hibition of the same order. The first OF
these exhibitions was held three years
ago and as an experiment.
So successful did il prove that the
custom was esta ,lished Immediately
Washington took it's place among the
art centerS of the country, and so wide
Il q l.< f,,t@r -I,<~
liam 7. Evans was prompted to Offer
a collection of paintings 10 the nation
a permanent exhibit.
Since the esta blishmert Of the Corcorar
biennial exhibitions the Society of Wash
ington Artists has returned to it's origina
custom of setting forth only local work
or at least the work of painters closely
associated with the local fraternity. I
is true that this. TO an extent limits tn.
range of its exhibitions but high stand
ard is still maintained.
Exhibitors Are Varied.
or course from year to year the cx
hibits vary. artists coming and going
the ranks thinning and being reflled
| Very much today are missed the strong
telling portrait and figure paintings il
pastel formerly contributed by Miss Julie
Thompson. Mrs. Jane Bridgham Chill,
il the absence of landscape paintings h.
Everett l.. Warner. Robert Coleman
Child aud II. Dobcrt Nichols noted.
But change is ineyitabe-the tides rs
| and eail. Occasionally the local colony i
strengthened by the temporary residence
of ,painter from another city Away
| the stream is fed by the incoming of TIL
| Younger students entering tn
ranks of professionals.
/ All these elements enter into the com
position of the present exhibition. Tw'
or three notable contributions have conn
/ from nonresident artists. Never befor
HAY" there been as many new names il
/ the catalogue indicating the influx @
Younger painters. Rarely have the vet
Grams been better represented.
| Through the iberality of Ralph eros
! Johnson two prizes We're offered this year
one of $50 and the other of 500. 70
| the two best works in oil, without regar,
10 subject These We're offered with tn
| object of stimulating endeavor and TIL
understanding that if no single worl
reached an exceptional standard tn
award would be withheld
Two Woman Painters Honored.
/ The jury of award. composed Of F. D
! Millet. William II. Holmes and Mrs. Fl
X Bush Brown. met in the hemicycl
i hall Thursday afternoon After careful
consideration the jury announced deci
sion. unanimous, in favor-frst. of Stud
| for Portrait by Miss Ellen Day Hale
and. second, "A Study" by Miss Berth
| Moves.
! The painting which received the frs
award is a hree-Quarter-length portrai
| of Miss Hale's mother. Mrs. EdWer
! Everett Hale. and pictures her in a sim
| the black gown. seated in a Morris chat
! with her hands in her lap. II Is, as 1t
| title states. only study, but is beauti
/ fully interpretative OF character and com
plctely pervaded by a gentle personality
i 1t has. I'm fact rare qualities which NOR
i finished and technically better works ofte
| lack
| The second prize winner is different i
| style-a head of young girl rendere
4 in n mora aNaAevY1ic vua pN0V The n I'll