Evening star., 1918-04-14
NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS

brother. Bolton Jones. the dtstinguishsA
landscape painter. have painted ten Or
et .aas sas,s sssss asv
lem and all splsndidly meeting the
neods OF the military instructors
Poster painting. or even the imprSe>.
guished cotemporary artists, 10 Of no
use Tor this purpose. The pictures
must DO exact and. while broadly ren-
dered considerable in detail. the vista
Of coun.ry neiydiOw aOse1s s,,i. rOs nns r.s
trees and bushes. houses. railways.
bridges. streams, even telegraph poles
and the like. Better. It is said, are
tass for han the Sf
scape. and SO vividly real are the paints
ings that one IL inclined to feel thAs
the places must exist and that one 10
tS1Arns but nnen not upon painted piosurs
COW. By those in authority At the
camps they are said to be Of the utmost
value. adding to the mems skill ii
msrksmanship and shortening the pr.os
The posters placed on exhibition In
the Corcoran Gallery OF Art last Mons
day week are now to be seen In dupli-
cation in all parts OF our city. The
great Brangwyn poster, with an ere
cellent background. occupies many o3
the boardings, and the smaller posters
announcing the third liberty loan Ap>
pear In windows and on buildings et
almost every turn. That they are Do
the rapidity with which subscriptions
have been made.
This exhibition in the Corcoran Cal
lery closed on Thursday and was re-
placed Friday by a collection OF paint
ings by Ossip Perelma, the Russian
artist. who for about q year has had .
studio in this city.
Mr.. Perelma's work 10 forceful and tns
pressive and though many Of the cane
vases in the present exhibition have
been shown before At the National 0aiS
his sincerity and skill Though Nh
Perelma studied and lived long In
Paris. his work II osssntially Russian IN
spirit and to Russia At this time al
wishes ana oonosrn.
Ono feels in Mr.. Porelma's paintings
the dynamic fofos Of the nation =
which he belongs. and though his paint.
ings sometimes seem to lack some oe
subtle beauty to Be found IN the grt Of
the foremost painters Of other na4tooa,
still they almost invariably not ouly
engage attention but carry oonvicdon.
It Is interesting and we'll to have thei
tion offers Of seeing these PAINTINGS
under the same roof ~ the more fA-
sasYaIB usoIIsuv 6q s9uY1ureo SSNIu3
Washington has always attracted ass
lists of international reputation, bus
it has had little to offer in the way oe
studio accommodations.
Some years ago when Paul Bartlst4
came here to model his pediment for
the Capitol he built a studio for him
self in lexington. George Julian Zoi-l
nay. another well known sculptor. oc-
on the corner of z and 18th streets, but
has lately purchased and remodeled =
large stable in the center of the block
bounded by N street, Rhode Island ave.
nue.. 18th and 18th streets Another
stable in the same block and at the
rear of her residence has been pur-
chased by Miss Ellen Day Hale and No.
likewise being made over Into stud,o.
So adaptable has this property proved
for this purpose It Is quite likely 3
little settlement OF artists studios wtil
grow UP there not unlike the famous
MacDougal Alley colony in Washfngton
Square. New York.
Next Thursday evening. April 10,
Frank Alvah Parsons will give the
nth of his series of lectures on the
decorative arts under the auspices OF
the Washington Society of Fine Arts in
the Central High School auditorium.
The subject of this lecture Will be "Art
in Dress"
At the same time. occupying q few
minutes prior to the lecture, the Wash-
ington Society will hold its thirteenths
annual meeting. The report OF the year
will be presented in brief form and Of
ficers for the ensuing year will be
elected LEILA MECHLIN.