Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

attractive exhibitions OF the year is 10
be seen now at the Arts Club. 2O17 l
street 1t consists of paintings. draw
ings and etchings by Miss Ellen Day
Hale and Miss Gabrielle de V. Glenn
ents of this city. There are portraits
figure paintings, decorative paneis'
sketches, studies for mural decora-
tion-in short. a great variety OF suo-
jects, witnessing to versatility on the
part of the artists. and dellShtiui
breadth of vision. Furthermore, whether
it is sketch or finished prodnct. eac'
exhibit is imbued with -artlStic ieeii'4s'
an evident love of beauty and sensl-
tiyeness to the significance OF color
and form. The studies are exceeding
~ intimate; an atmosphere OF senile
but robust refinement perVaoes the
whole.
The portraits are hung as group on
the west wall of the large front room.
two are by Miss Clements-one OF IieI
mother, the, other OF an auns; ;1, pG jrn
very sincerely and sympathetlcaiiE w
terpreted The others are by MISS ftaIe
and include interesting and exceIient
Gkenesses of her distinguished latheI'
Edward Everett Hale, and her mother.
both naiuted after they took up their
residence here and also inquire STUDY
..The Teacups" very lately competed,
showing perhaps a somewhat 1reSher
use of color. but no greater sA'ii III
on the north wall is 4 group OF smah
canvases among which may De spe
cially mentioned 4 nymph ana sew ~
notable landscape studies ny MISS
Clements. and flower studies. charm
in-ly elusive. by both painters kltheT
side of the Inantel hang. IN Whi'e "HaI
mats and frames. floral conposi'loIISS
BY Miss Clements, purposed as wan
pane!s for a pavate house These were
both painted East summer and IRON
flowers gathered from Miss Hale ana ana
Miss Clements summer garden "a. r o4i =;
Cove, Cape Ann, Mass. In one there Is
a bowl of tulips. in the other lriS'
colunbine and other seasonable hlos-
SONS They are both charminslE coioi-
full and beautifully rendered possess,
ing the real spirit of the flowers ana
vet in arrangement genuinely decora-
tive Miss Hale shows decorative
panel of Easter lilies, painted some
time ago. which has lasting interest
over the mante1 hangs Miss Clements
painting of St. Peter, made as a STUDY
for a mural painting, and in the ada
of her large completed mural decora,
tions in churches in Baltimore ana
here. as well as Miss Hale's Original
studies in color for her painting; ire
NATIVITY" in DR.. Hale's old church.
The South Congregational Church
Boston.
II in the second room that the etehings
are to be found, as well as some YER
the etchings are by Miss Clements, who
has made quite an enviable name for
herself through her work IN lhis
medium. Some of the etchings are IN
color and series of three shows in
an interesting manner the evolution OF
the process.
The exhibition opened with a private
view Friday afternoon and VIII en-
tinue until March %. 1t is open TO the
public from 10 o'clock in the morning
to 4:s0 o'clock in the afternoon
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A collection of etchings and drawings
by ]. Andre Smith is now on exhibit
ton in the Dayton gallery on Con-
necticut avenue
This well known etcher is one of
eight artists recently commi ssioTed
captains to serve as official artists with
the American eXpeditionary forces, and
he is one of the first four to be sent
TO France Capt. Smith volunteered his
services TO the government almost as
soon as war was declared and served
all last winter as first lieutenant in the
Engineer Reserve Corps, being station
ell as member of the camoufage unit
At University camp, just outside OF this
city.
The collection now on view covers a
comparatively long period Of produc-
ton and includes etchings made by
Capt Smith Some years ago in Europe
as well as very r,cent drawings made
in New York, showing some of that
city's most modern aspects There is
strong contrast between the simplicity
of one of his etchingS of a bit OF Ire
land. showing a broad stretch of open
country with two tiny cottages of
farmer folk inconSpicuouS in the mid
ole distance. and his elaborate etching
of the doorway of the Doge's palace,
Venice. with the grand stairway visible
through the arch. and the elaborate
facade reproduced in mInuteSt detail
Equally interesting is one of his etch-
ings of a famous street. in BrugeS
looking down toward the cath ,dral.
CaptSmith i an excellent craftsman.
His work is sincere and veracious and
though his line is not always as sensi-
tive as one would desire, it is sure and
intelligent, indicative of both skill and
training.
The drawings are for the most part
on gray paper and in colored crayons
One gives a glimpse under the elevated
railroad of poster covered walls and the
unattractive rears of tenaments, clothes
lines filled with freshly washed clothes
bespeaking domesticiJy, not beautiful
subject, but one in which the artist
himself evidently found interest. Others
picture the skyscrapers from different
angles and suggest their romantic pos
sibilities. But Capt. Smith is one who
evidently keeps his feet firmly on the
ground and interprets honestly what he
sees without allowing his Imagination
to take flight For this reason his ap-
pointment as one of the official artists
though it should not be forgotten that
an artists mission is something more
than that of a witness-bearer and that
1t is personal viewpoint which gives to
works of art their real distinction and
value.
Fred h Marvin and Todd Lindenmuth,
who are at present showing pencil
drawings and wood block prints, re-
spectively, at the Moore galleries on
18th street. are both members of the
Provincetown art colony.
Mr.. Marvin is a New Yorker by birth
and got his art training in Paris, being
student at Julian's- \ group of his
drawings was exhibited al the Paris
salon the year before the war began.
At the opening OF the war Mr. Mar
win went TO Italy. where the Venetian
sketches included in this exhibition
were made by special permission given
by the government authorities.
Mr. Lindenmuth is a native of Allen
town. Pa. and studied at the Academy
of Fine Arts in Philadelphia and abroad
This is the second time these two ar
lists have had a joint exhibition the
first being held at the Toledo Museum
by invitation, at which time a number
of examples of both Mr.. Marvin's and
Mr.. Lindenmuth's work was secured for
the museums permanent collection.
Mr.. Lindenmuth is also represented in
the print department of the New York
Public Library. His WooG-biock prints