The Washington times., 1919-12-21
PASS BUCK TO D. c. ARTISTS
PRESIDENT ON IN EXHIBITION
RENT BOARD AT CORCORAN
Seven Local Painters Among
2a6 Whose Works Are Shown
In Private View.

The seventh exhibition OF contem-
porary american oil paintings was
held ~ he corcoran Art Gallery last
night. official Washington. members
of the Diplomatic Corps. representa-
tives os the country's most noted
museums and some Of the foremost
artists OF America attended the first
private exhibition of these paintings.
Among the ;3s artistD who con-
tributed to this exhibition, were ten
Washingtonians. However, no one
from the District succeeded in obtain
Senator William y. Clark. Of New
York.
The Prize Winners.
Tho winners were: Frank ". Ben.
son, The Open Window" Charles II.
Davis, The sunny Hillside:r Edward
+. Rook, "Peonies," and William 8.
$4,000. $1,000, $1,000 and $500. Silver,
gold and brown medals were also
awarded.
The exhibition last night was very
formal. The board Of trustees, COM
posed of Charles c. Glover, william
Corcoran Eustis, William A. Clark,
Henry White, c. Powell Minnigerode,
George K. Hamilton, James Parmelee
and Rudolph Kaufman were on the
receiving line. More than $500 per-
sons attended.
has been put In storage while the 316
paintings accepted are on exhibition.
Hundreds of pictures were submitted
for presentation at the exhibition.
willard l.. Metcaff, chairman: Rich
ard E. Miller, Lawton Parker and
Charles H. Woodbury. composed the
jury to select and INSTALL the exhibits
and make the awards.
The District Artists.
The District artists represented In
the exhibition were Cleon Throck.
morton. 1886 Kingman place north
west; William II. Holmes. National
Museum; Richard S. Merryman, Cor
coran School OF Art: Sarah Monroe,
1903 y street northwest: Edgar Nye,
I5 Bryant street northwest; Bertha
K. Perrie, so7 Eighth street north
west; Stanley L. Reckless, 6se7 Con-
necticut avenue northwest; r. c..
Richmond, 3055 Q street northwest;
Mary G. Riley. e1f1 Leroy place, and
Edward c. Tarbell, Corcoran School Of
Art.
The gallery last night was eiab-
wreathed with ropes of laurel; ropes
of laurel hung down from the CELL
ings of the nine exhibition rooms,
while the marble steps were banked
on either side with palms. An orches-
ira played throughout the evening.
First of Kind Since 1917.
This Is the first exhibition o. its
kind held since 1917. Washington
a su<s h,u
this exhibit for many months, and
arrangements have been made to put
the paintings on exhibition daily up
to and including January 25.
The gallery will be opened daily
from a. N. until 4:30 p. m: Sunday.
from 80 to 4:30. 1t will be closed
all day Christmas, but will open from
10 a. IN. to p. m on New Year Day.
Many noted painters are represent
ed in the exhibition. Among these
are: Cecilia BeauX. Hugh II. Brechen-
ridge, Emil Carlson, Mary Cassatt.
Bruce Crane, Arthur 3. Davis, Joseph
DeCamp, T. w. Dewing, Paul Dough-
erty, Ben Foster, Walter Griffin, Mr..
and Mrs. Hale, Childe HaSsam,
Charles W. Hawthorne. Sergeant Ken
dali. W. l.. Lathrop. Jones Lie, George
B. Luks, Walter a,acEwen, William NJ.
Paxton, 4. ". Rsdfield. Robert Reid.
W. Elmer Schofield, Helen NJ. Turner.
Elihu Neddcr, Horatio Walker. and
many more.
visitors Who Attended.
Nielsen Laurvik. representing the
Art Museum OF San Francisco; Mrs
c. 3. Sage-Quinton. representing Al
bright Gallery, OF Buffalo. and John
Andrew Meyers, manager OF the Penn
sylyania Academy OF Fine Arts. Phila-
delphia, were present last night. They
made special trip here to view the
exhibition.
Many artists whose paintings were
included in The exhibition attended
the reception.