Evening star., 1917-12-23


represented by a characteristic figure
painting of tall, slender woman
gowned in white. in blue room, idly
holding a fan.
There are excellent marine paintings
by Frederick Waugh. Charles Wood
bury. Howard Russell Butler and Will
liam Ritschel; there are landscapes OF
special charm by Bruce Crane, John
Carlson; William Wendt.. George Bo-
Eert and others: delightful figure paint
ings with sincere significance by Max
Bohm. William G. Loring. Helen Tur-
ner. Childe Hassam and many others.
Leopold Seyffert shows a portrait of
Fritz Kreisler, the violinist. and Jonas
Lie stirring picture Of one of our gun
factories. with Our Armies at Home
painted in the same vital way in which
he painted the scenes in connection
with the building of the Panama canal.
Indeed. from first to last this Is an ex-
hfbltion well worth the seeing 1t con-
tfnues until January 13. after which
some of the pictures will be sent out
as travelling exhibit by the American
Federation of Arts.
The American Federation of Arts an
nounces that its ninth annual conven-
tion will be held in Detroit, Mich, next
May. These conventions have, with one
exception, heretofore been held in
Washington. The change was made on
account of the difficulty of obtaining
accommodations under the present war
time conditions and in response to a
very cordial and urgent invitation ex-
tended by the representatives of the
Detroit chapters
Believing art to be a factor In civil
izatfon. the American Federation of
Arts is continuing its work, which is
distinctly of an educational Character,
sending out exhibitions, lectures and
publications, keeping up the interest in
art. encouraging the best art and em-
phasizing the value of beauty The
headauareers OF the organization are in
TINS city. The membership extends
throughout the country and embraces
all the leading art museums and So
cieties.
The war work Autographs by Josenh
Fennel. which were first shown here
In the National Gallery Of Art are
being exhibited all over the United
States. simultaneously exhibitions have
oeen recently held in Boston, Provj-
dence. New York, Rochester, Mtlwau-
kee, Norman, Denver Los Angeles and
at Stanford, Cal At Denver the ey-
hibition was opened by the Governor OF
colorado and the mayor of the CITY. at
milwaukee Gen. Charles King delivered
the opening address and Gen WinkIer
Col Watrous and Col. Seaman vera
present In their official capacities The
exhibitions have done an enormona
amount toward arousing interest and
demonstrating the extent to which var
work Is being carried on by the gov
ernment
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IakaShiro kanOkopi J,v
VINO for some years past has been lIv-
ing and studying in Paris, is exhibit
ing collection of his paintings and
drawings in the Moore gallery. on 17th
street Mr.. Kanokogi paints in the or
cidental manner. but there is flavor
of orientalism in his work. He show
IN line good feeling for form, and his
craftsmanship lis almost in every in
stance excellent, His drawings of
streets in Paris are graphic and
among his best His landscapes are
except in few cases. much less inter
estine. Mr.. kanokogi's work is evil
IDENTIFY sincere. but it lacks the fmaei-
tive and subtle qualities remembered
who exhibited here with him sixteen
years ago.
Aibin Polasek. who is one of the
Academy of Rome men, having won
some years ago q fellowship in sculp-
ture. has just been awarded $1,000
prize at the Chicago Art Institutes an
naai eShinition for n portrait bust of
Charles w. Hawthorne, the painter
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Among the sculptors who have gone
into the Army since the beginning of
! the war is Charles Cary Rumsey. who
spent winter before last In Washing
| tse. He is captain in the Reserve
Co.'s. Others are Robert Aitken, who
( left commissions in his studio amount
! ing to more than 100000; Sherry f,
| Fry. who won one of the prizes for
! sculpture in the National Academy of
Designs exhibition just opened, and
Harry d. Thrasher. another of the
! Academy of Rome men.
| LEILA MECHLIN.