Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-17
ART WORKS REVEAL
FAMILIAR NAMES
Special Corcoran Exhibition
Provided for Former
Westinghouse.
AFTER ABSENCE OF YEARS

A special exhibition of paintings
etchings and sculpture by artists who
formerly resided in Washington has
lately been put on view in the semi
circular exhibition gallery of the Cor
coran Gallery of Art. This exhibition
brings together again artists who
perhaps ten or fifteen years ago were
active members of the Society of
Washington Artists and constant con-
tributorS to it's annual exhibitions,
but whose work is not frequently
seen here nowadays.
The place of honor has been given
to large oil painting by Arthur w.
Sparks, now of Pittsburgh, picturing
the Pittsburgh steel mills by night. a
remarkable painting manifesting real
beauty in these gigantic machine
shops typical of the industrial enter
prise of this particular region. Mr..
Sparks also shows an exceedingly
in Algeria.
Both Hobart and Spencer Nichols are
we'll represented, each by three paint
.ings- The former shows Flood Tide"
a marine probably off the coast of
Maine: Sapphire and Cold" a winter
picture contrasting the deep blue of
little stream with the golden, yell
low dry leaves of the trees overhang-
ing it. and Sunny Brook, Winter
another snow scene finely. rendered.
Spencer Nichols, who has given
for the Tiffanys. is represented by
landscape, a figure painting and
marine. The landscape Is nocturne
and shows great tree stlhouetted
star wrinkles. The coloring and the
brush work are both extremely indi-
vidual, decorative, atmospheric and
excellent, artistic in effect ana
poetic in feeling. The same is true of
the marine, a picture of the sea at
early dawn.
There are two extremely attractive
Landscapes by Harry F. Waltman. one
entitled simply Vermont" the other,
'where the Stream Runs Blue"
These are both rendered with much
refinement of feeling and an evident
keen sense of the pictorial in nature.
Charles Bittinger. who during the
war served in the Navy, contributes
his beautifully painted picture of the
blue room at the White House, and
q characteristic interior with inquire:
Ernest L. Major sends portrait
study of a young woman sitting by
the window in the warm light of sun
set glow.
: Marietta NJ Andrews shows a
charming portrait of little girl seat
ed at a table on piazza of an old
Virginia home which carries with it a
suggestion of the old-time southern
life: also an excellent painting of
woodland road.
: Mrs. Alice Archer Sewell James
shows a portrait of herself painted
some years ago and a picture of
woman and child which she entities
Venus and Cupid" the latter in her
characteristic and most attractive
style.
Carl Rakemann is at his best in a
portrait study Of young woman en-
titled Reading" though of much in
ferest also is his picture of the White
House grounds painted at the time of
one of the summer outdoor concerts.
Wells Sawyer has sent a pleasing
little landscape entitled Spring on
The Hudson" and also a marine on the
Maine coast.
Felicie Howell is represented by
two sketches. one of the Mall. Cen
trail Park; the other of the beach at
Rockport. neither quite representa-
tive Of her best. ----.s
Mrs. Ruth Heilprin Hammershough
shows a delightful little portrait of
Mrs. P. and Baby" as well as two
more studied. but possibly less pleas
ing, oil paintings.
Mrs. May Sigsbee Fisher, who has
made a real success of illustration.
and little baby boy sitting side by
side on a doorstep, entitled Com
panions." and very sympathetic in
depreciation in color of mother and
child.
From Mrs. Alice Farnsworth Drew
come two paintings. the one a por-
trait of a child, the other entitled
after the Gale"
George Senseney, the well known
etcher, is represented by three color
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mills River"
and Rising Moon"
There is a single work in sculpture,
q womans head. by Rudolph Evans.
These works will continue to be on
exhibition throughout the summer.
LEILA ME(~TIT IN