Evening star., 1917-05-20
NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS

trees than the artists OF this or other
countries.
There is a 1ithograph by George
Frederick Watts. a head, and a pre-
sumably early work of Herman A.
AS a whole the collection is exceed
ingly diverse and both widely and sym-
pathetically chosen.
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In the center of the pavilion at the
Library of Congress in which the re-
cent acquisitions to the Gardiner
Greene Hubbard collection are shown
Is an interesting and valuable techni-
cal exhibit showing by means Of tools.
plates and prints the various methods
OF etchfng and engraving, as well as
other reproductive arts To the student
ana layman this exhibit offers real en-
|lightenment.
Frances Benjamin Johnston, who, as
an artistic photographer. won much
distinction. has lately been making a
specially of autochromes and with ex-
ceptional success. For several sum-
mers she has been photographing In
colors the most beautiful gardens Of
our east. and these she has now taken
for exhibition to the far west
among the eastern estates that she
has photographed in various stages of
colorful bloom are those of Mrs. F. F.
Peabody on Lake George, Mrs. Walter
Jennings and Mrs. Harold Pratt in Glen
Cove, long Island: Mrs. J. P. Morgan Of
Tuxedo Park; Mrs. Finley J. Shepard
Irvington; Mrs. Moses Taylor Pyne
Princeton: Mrs. Larz Anderson. Brook,
line. Mass; Mrs. Vanderbilt, Newport.
and others. -
gardens In California and the other
Pacific coast states. These she will
prlng back with her to show to art and
garden lovers of the east.
MS MISS 49, Johnston began her experience
dlo here In Washington and has
brought to bear upon her work n
knowledge Of art which leads to GOOD
composition and proper relation of COL
A bronze statue of Washington. by
Houdon. is to be presented by the state
Of Virginia to England. This ia a rem.
ilca OF Houdon's statue in Richmond
and identical with the bronze stat
now In the Corcoran Gallery Of Art
winch has been loaned to the gallery
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The exhibition OF etchings by Frank
W. Senson, now in progress In the
Dayton gallery on Connecticut ave-
nue., fs exceptionally Interesting. M
Senson.s subjects are distinctly out OF
.ne oroinary. and his treatment is thor
many etchers Of landscapes and of
architectural themes who are doing
work OF excellent character. hut thare
is no one etching wild birds and the
Benson. eNeepl !hf.
The qualities which give this artists
etcnlngs distinction are the sembIance
OF spaciousness. light and air. TO the
tSa sSSh@Paenetic @ observer he opens wide
the door OF the world of nature throueh
MS sincere and virile interpretations.
NOT only. furthermore, are the birds he
pictures well drawn. but decorativeiy
phtaSea; .haS as ,,,s spots in the composition.
But as some one has said. their decora.
tive quality is merely an added charm:
primarily. they are pictorial,
Ihere are fifty etchings in the col
LEGION, and ..,t ana each @ one has it's interest
ana merit But peculiarly attractive
and notable are three in entirely diff
ferent veins which by chance have
been placed in the same group. One.
Ine seiner. Is Of fishing sloop at
N.-' oSSso AllSnGlnS, shows
two birds in fight, one with wings ex-
tended, the other with wings dropped.
both nearing the shore: the third. .dThe
Gunner" q sturdy man going forth in
the early morning for game. All are
different, each in it's way a master
piece. work not only we'll done. but
full OF enduring charm and Interest
This exhibition continued until the
31st OF the month.
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A collection of wood block prints bv
Bertha Lum Is now on exhibition at the
Veerhoff galleries. Mrs. Lum is an
American. but she has spent many
years in Japan, and it was during her
residence there that she studied and
became proficient in the art of wood
block printing. The majority Of her
prints are OF Japanese themes, but they
are done in manner which is by no
means initiative. Mrs. Lum has sue
ceeded in securing delicate effects by
this process which are very engaging.
The special exhibition room at the
Corcoran Gallery of Art is occupied at
present by a collection of paintings,
chiefly landscapes. by Albert Gihon, the
son of a former medical director of the
United states Navy. who has. however.
spent the last twenty-six years in
rural France. These pictures are. as
it were, portraits of place. souvenirs OF
the artists long sojourn In the pic
LEILA MEcHLN.