Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-02

transcription Of this subject, which has
poetic as well as pictorial charm.
A portion. of the rocks In "Sun!it shores
of Sheepscot Bay" Is also dengnttuny
rendered, suggesting an exquisite embr0l-
derry in many harmonious colors. In "A
Sunny Morning the water is most inter-
estingly Observation-Disclosures, restless. YET
CHEEKY in mood. "The Breaking or the
however, in this particular. the water
which has been whipped into an angry
froth by no means carrying conviction. A
big canvas entitled "a Relic OF History
Derby Wharf. Salem, which mas tne
place Of honor on the semicircular wall,
is rather a dreary achievement veracious
no doubt from the historical standpoint.
but without pictorial interest or cnarm.
On the other hand a less ambitious canvas
representing a view from the artists stu
dio window in winter, across the wharves
and the ice-edged water. Is one Of the
best things shown 1.-THE Frozen Missis-
sippi, Minneapolis" has also much to
commend it, although the perspective OF
somewhat awry.
In rather different manner from the
rest Mr.. Little has painted. with broader
stroke and smoother texture. a picture OF
a suuall moving across the water, when
the Rain Comes Before the Wind.
which is vital and realistic-a strong and
impressive work-and less important
canvas, SO far as size goes. TRANSFERRING
a night scene on harbor which is subtle
and attractive. Both are more than in
teresting, and indicate the inherent abfl-
ity of the painter. Two of the pictures
in the exhibition were painted last win
ter in Washington-one Is a night street
scene and the other an Intimate view of
the city taken from the top windows OF
the new National Museum. looking north.
The latter is exceedingly clever so far as
II goes. but it just falls short of accom-
plishing its purpose. AS SO often hap
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done the spark which lent 1t life flickered
out. One cannot but think what Raffaelli
or Childe Hassam would have made of
this same theme.
Mr.. Little is not a stranger in Wash
ington; he has exhibited here before from
time to time, but this Is his first separate
exhibition. In Minneapolis, st. Louis and
other western cities his work has been
exceedingly favorably received, and there
Is no doubt it will awaken here much in
terest. The exhibition Is free to the pub
lie and continues for two weeks.
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FRANK GARDINER HALE, one Of our
/ most accomplished American crafts
men. will hold an exhibition Of his work
at the Arts and Crafts Studio on Yer
mont avenue all next week. Mr.. Hale Is
a jeweler. a master craftsman AMI an
expert designer. The design Is. after all.
paramount; and it is in this that the ma
jority of the modern craftsmen fail. In
the days of the renaissance the greatest
artists did not think 1t beneath their dig
nifty to design for the crafts. nor did
they belittle their talents by SO doing. To
make a thing beautiful, whether 1t was
for use or ornament, was a joy. In the
paintings Of the great masters We find
that textiles. silks. velvets, laces. which
were fine and beautiful In themselves,
were rendered with affectiona.e caie and
apparent delight To an extent this same
feeling is returning. MacMonnies, the
sculptor of the great Columbian fountain
at the Chicago worlds fair, and of the
Mcclellan statue in this city, occasionally
designs silver ware: Stanford White. one
OF the best architects Of our time, design
ed magazine covers, and so 1t goes, but
still good designers are rare.
Miss Morris, daughter of William Nor
ris, said when she was in this country
that one Of the faults of modern jewelry
was that it paid SO little heed to the
value Of jewels, and hence SO little care
was bestowed upon their setting. 1t Is