Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-21

the world. entitled. Home Lessons,
PAINTED by Lillian Wescott Hale.
Here also IS a portrait by Gertrude
Fiske of Charles H. Woodbury.. the
and Of the sea. whose mount Mpnad.
mock" is given notable place in one OF
the other galleries.
The first w. A. Clark prize and Cor
coran gold medal were given to Frank
w. Benson for an interior entitled.
young woman sitting sewing in SIM
pie room fairly flooded with spring
sunlight which pours in through two
great windows through which one
sees only the mist-veiled sky. In many
respects this painting is comparable
with that charming interior by Tar
bell. THE Girl Crocheting." owned by
I c. V. Wheeler of this city. 1t is in an
entirely different vein from the por-
trait of Mr.. Benson's daughter. pre-
viously purchased by the Corcora n
Gallery. The prize picture has. also
been added to the gal1ery's collection.
Mr.. Benson is represented in this ex-
hibition by a still life painting. pic
ture of dish of fruit on a table COW
cred with piece of blue damask,
a capital picture of s"The Steward"
painted by Mr.. De Camp for a. well
known club, a portrait and a record
of club life, and an admirable child
picture, Jean" by Robert Henri. .
In this hi Msp~ C Caass be fogHd pa and
Child" which is essentially a museum
picture, a picture which should be
given place in one Of the great gal
1eries of this country. 1t is painted
with all of Miss Casastt's brilliancy
and skill with the usual stigma of
and child in this picture are charming.
A second painting by Miss Cassatt is
to be found in gallery ID"
In the room with the De Camp. the
Henri, the Benson and the Cassatt is
hung George Bellows dramatic pic
Fture of 1.-The Murder Of Edith Cavell,' %
a work which stirs the emotion and
gives rise to righteous indignation.
Here is the landscape by William H.
Robinson. to which the fourth w. A.
Clark prize and the Corcoran honora-
BILE mention were given, with other
landscapes of striking interest and
beauty by Redfeld and Schofeld and
Bruce Crane and others.
Here. too, are a couple Of paintings
by Walter .Ufer. one Of the Taos
but of distinctly different character
from any that have been previously
set forth. They are remarkable works
tinged with the tradition Of the an
| cient people who first Inhabited our
country.
The Corcoran Gallery has purchased
nine paintings from this exhibition
for its permanent collection; four
have already been mentioned-works
by Benson and Symons. Spencer and
Bartlett-in addition to which are
paintings by Henri. a portrait of q
little colored boy; Frieseke. "Pink
Bodice; Bertha E. Perrie of this city
a picture Of Gloucester fishing boats
which stands comparison with the
| best; Edward Rock. "Peonies," and
| Felicie Waldo Howell, New England
| Street." Other works are under con-
sideration and further purchases will
probably be made.
The place of honor in the semi cir
cular exhibition gallery has been Civ
| en- to an unfinished painting by Alb
bolt Thayer. boy and Angel" And
an unfinished but equally powerful
| landscape by this distinguished artist
is given prominent place in gallery
''H."
To either side Of the Abbott Thayer
are hung interesting pictures OF
| Charleston streets by Alison s. Clark.
| John c. Johansen's portrait Of Mr.
| Drake is in this gallery, but by ia,
| his most interesting contribution is
! the little interior loaned BY the Sec
| rotary Of State, showing a group OF
peace commissioners meeting in one
of the great rooms at Versailles,
| painted during Mr. Johansen's So
| journ in Paris last summer.
"a Mother and Child" by Grace H
Turnbull, painted somewhat after the
manner Of Carriere, but deeply sig
| nificant, hangs near by the Drake por-
! trait. And little beyond. to the right
occupying the. place of honor. is a