Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-28

OF ART.
paintings in the Corcoran Gallery ex-
hibitioH. The majority are recent
works and were painted in the vicin-
ity of his home at Center Bridge. Pa.
| ono is a. large canvas. entitled
! Woodland Solitude" showing snow
| laden foliage framing an unfrozen
brook. This is a remarkable piece Of
, painting, setting forth with both
breadth and intimacy bit OF nature
seen at close range. The sunlight NJ
| tiers through from above apd gives
| sparkle to the picture. Twachtman
| could not have rendered the theme with
more subtlety. but his work would have
| lacked Redfield's breadth. Rarely has
Mr.. Redf1eld produced a work showing
SO much emotion. and rarely is a finer
painting of this kind to be seen. Be-
| side 1t some of the other paintings ex-
hibited seem rather commonplace and
drear.
Gray Day" and soho. Pittsburgh"
are both excellent paintings. but most
| embarrassing themes. Every city shows
| such vistas, but neither the art OF the
| painter nor the magic of nature can.
| really give them loneliness.
May" Delaware Valley" is a cheerier
subject and will doubtless find many
admirers. One misses. however. in this
e eS p.s to some extent the tonic
pictures. robust in spirit, joyous in
! color. which have always been welcome
additions to exhibitions as true inter-
pretatIons OF the great outdoors.
Mr.. Redheld. as is pretty well known,
has made specially of snow pictures.
7, painted directly from nature and rarely
| retouched after being brought indoors.
! He Is a realist. plein air painter and
| one whose influence has been strongly
felt in the contemporary American
landscape school.
! The Tarbell-RedfeId exhibition will
continue to be on view in the special
! exhibition gallery in the Corcoran CAL.
iery OF Art until May. 81.
] A portrait bust of President Wilson
| by p. Bryant Baker, a British artist.
| who has studio in Boston. is now on
| view in the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
In many respects this is the strong
| est and most satisfactory portrait of
President Wilson that has yet been exc
cuted-far stronger and more satisfac-
| tory than the painted portrait by Mr.
Sargent shown in the Corcoran Gallery
some months ago. Whether or not II IL
a good likeness is for the friends OF
the President to say, but that 1t IS
finely modelled. full of character and in
d:cative of the personality with which
one would invest the Chief Executive.
| there can be no doubt. In this por-
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not only thoughtful. but alert; not
only Intellectual. but powerful: not
alone the great national leader, but the
man, sensitive and human, self-pos-
l. democratic.
Mr.. Baker. the sculptor, is one who
has achieved in his own country excep-
liona! success. In the Lambeth and
quent prize winner, and when. as a nov
ice. he made his debut in the ROYAL
academy with a bust of King Edward
the queen was SO pleased that she Sc
cured tne likeness Immediately and the
marble bust now stands in the drawing
room of Marlborough House.
Inc portrait bust of the President is
being exhibited here by the artist after
having peen shown in New York. where
1t attracted much favorable attention
1t has, 1t is said. received the approval
OF the President himself
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An exceedingly interesting early
painting by Winslow Homer, owned by
Mrs. Alexander r. Shepherd of this city.
was to be seen lately in the Library OF
the Corcoran Gallery of Art
1t Is picture of civil war camp
painted at the time that Winslow
Homer was special artist at the front
for Harper's Weekly. 1t shows two SOL
diers in uniform standing before two
tents and pictures in minute detail the
camp surroundings and local landscape
No doubt this painting antedates the
painting in the Evans National Gallery
collection. THE Visit of the Mistress"
In fact. 1T may be one Of the earliest
of Winslow Homer's paintings. 1t is ex-
cellently drawn, well colored and goes
to show on how sound a basis this great
painters art was built
Though Winslow Homer was essen
TALLY hermit. his pictures invariably
t,sar h 4y.<N
over. lesson for the present time
showing the lasting value of works of .
art which convey a definite message.
To students and collectors of Ameri-
early picture by Winslow Homer, OF
which no record seems to have existed, y
is matter of very considerable inter-
est and importance.
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Large appropriations have recently
been made by the government to pro-
vide suitable housing for industrial
workers, nutrition makers. ship build
ers and others.
The bureau of Industrial housing, I'M
der whose direction these appropria-
lions will be spent. has appointed Fred
erick Law Olmsted chief town planner.
This appointment Is Of the utmost sig
nificance. Mr.. Olmsted is the foremost
landscape architect in this country. and
his employment by the government for T.
this work at this time goes to show that
the value of art is being recognized by
those in authority to an extent that IT
has not been recognized since the early
DAYS of the republic.
The planning of these Industrial cen .
tiers will. 1t Is understood. be along the
lines of those SO efficiently and effec-
lively planned in England since the
war; but with full appreciation OF the
particular requirements Of time ana
place.
The art collection OF the late F'reder-
lex May of this city is to be sold in
New York from the .6th to the 10th Of
May. The exhibition Of the collection
opens there tomorrow.
This collection comprises color prints.
lacQuers, pottery and other OBJECTS
from the far east. The color prints
form the most important section OF the
collection. These include prints BY all "a
the leading Ukiyoe artists except Shar-
aku and are of an unusually hi8h aver
age of merit. ,"
The catalogue of the collection has
been prepared by such well known au-,
thorities as Edward S. Morse and Fred
erick w. Goodkin and has foreword
by Howard Mansfield. himself an emf 81
nent collector and. treasurer OF the
Museum of Art -
LEILA MCCLELLAN