Evening star., 1915-11-14

Fred a. Farrell. is also an excellent
print showing admirable handling of
light and shade and distribution of
| masses. Five etchings by Brangwyn
| are exhibited, each demonstrating the
genius and extraordinary individuality
| of the etcher, who is also distin guished
as painter and illustrator. Brangwyn's s
line is heavy and peculiarly his own
his effects however. are poignant and
! directly significant
Among the strongest of the English
| etchers are Hester Frood, Edward Mil
lington Synge and William Walker. all
of whom deserve special recognition
and permanent place among the etchers
| OF note. Hester Frood renders chiefly
, architectural themes. Her line is very
sensitive, her arrangements are very
| simple. Edward Synse interprets land
scape as well as buildings and COM
| bines mass with line in a very delight
| full and accomplished manner. William
| walker deals with architecture chiefly
and renders surfaces with exquisite
| texture. Possibly he may be disciple
! of Cameron, the great Scotch etcher,
who, by the way. is not represented in
| this collection. Other English etchers
| well represented are William Hole,
Gertrude Hayes. Martin Hardie, F.
Molony, J. Hamilton Mackenzie, Ian
/ Strang and Charles ]. Watson.
In point of numerical and artistic
strength the American etchers come
next and the showing might be much
stronger than it is. There are many
really capable American etchers who are
not represented at all and some of those
who are represented, Lester Hornhy. for
instance. are by no means shown at their
| best. George Aid is admirably repre-
sented. There are two very charming
and characteristic etchings by a. y.
| Blum, examples of etching in pure line,
| compar able with some of Whistler's
done in the same manner.
T. r. Congdon'S work is interesting
in effect. though his line is heavy and
his method rather bungling. Mathlde
Ge Cordoba shows two heads, one of a
child especially pleasing. Anne Cold
thwaite is represented by dancing figures
which express to an amazing degree the
joy of motion. and also by one very ad-
mira bly, etched portrait OF a man.
OF all the American etchers whose
works are shown in the exhibition. Her
man Webster makes probably the strong
est showing. He attacks his subjects
with evident assurance and distinctly
from the etchers viewpoint. His themes
are almost invariably architectural. and
though often commonplace, are so rem
dered as to possess real distinction.
George E. Burr's winter landscapes are
unique and deserve more than passing
note.
The French school is meagerly repre-
sented. Eugene Bejot being its chief ex-
ponent His work is pleasing and very
artistic One of his etchings PICTURES
Paris at the time of the great flood
some years ago. and shows the possbil-
ity of finding artistic effects even under
such untoward circumstances.
The Germans have never been skill
full as etchers. Their art is not and
has never been subtle. and subtlety is
teresting to note the difference in the
handling of the medium and the
marked characteristics of nationality.
Among the German etchers represented
are Fritz Lederer. Walter Kuhne, Max
Lieberman. who is better known as a
painter; Emil Orlick and r. F. X.
Scholtz.-
One entire case in the exhibition is
given over to color etching. George
Senseney. who is perhaps the foremost
color etcher. not only in this country,
but abroad. is not represented, and the
showing does not tend to ingratiate
the observer with experimentation
along this line. BY far the most inter-
ings or cuts. These are of flowers by
ing or cuts. These are of flowers by
Edna Boies Hopkins. an American. and
of rabbits and a pelican by Walter
K1enlm. a German.
The exhibition will continue for some
time.
T1HE death last week at Dublin. n.
H., of Arthur Jeffrey Parsons,
chief of the division of prints of the
Library of Congress, removed one vino
has long been intimately associated
with activities in Washington in the
field of art. In 1897, when the Library
of Congress moved into its then new
building, the division of prints was
formed. with Mr.. Parsons at its head.
Under his more than capable direction
the division was built up from almost
nothing to the size and international
importance which it has today. With
him prints were an absorbing interest.
and he brought to the work of assem-
bling the national collection. rare
and endless enthusiasm.
The series of notable exhibitions which
during the past twenty years have been
held under the direction of the division !
of prints have all been planned by |
him and assembled under his direction. |
Doubtless many of the splendid gifts |
made to the national collection have !
been inspired by confidence in his |
Judgment and the contagion of his en-
thuSiaSm.
Temperamentally he was keenly ar
tistic. but he was not merely n d lettante |
in art The policy which he framed for |
the division of prints at the library |
was along broad lines and invariably ,
with the benefit of students and the |
general public in view.
Mr. Parsons was a director of the
Corcoran Gallery of Art, and for some
years director and treasurer of the =,
American Federation of Arts. as well |
as a, member. of the executive council
Of the. Washington Society. of the Fine
Arts. LEILA MECHLM.