Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-26

The National Museum has recently
received as a gift from the artist
a portrait bust in bronze of Gen
George Owen Squier. chief sig.
nal officer. United States Army, By
Moses Wainer-Dykaar, Russian
sculptor, who has recently come to
Washington with the intent of max
ing 1t his home.
This bust. which viii be perma-
nent1y included in the historical col
lection Of the museum. is forceful
work, well modelled and impressive
1t shows Gen. Squier, man of vigor-
GUS and determined character. with
high intellectual forehead and keen
seeing eyes. a typical American face
a representative leader of men
Mr.. Dykaar has, furthermore, placed
IN the National Museum a portrait
Champ Clark, which is likewise con-
sidered an excellent likeness His
work is Russian in feeling-simple
almost abrupt and rather elemental
It lacks the suavity and grace OF the
works Of such sculptors as Augustus
Saint Gaudens and Daniel c. French.
Some may find it Rodinesque, but II
does not as yet show the inspiration
of q master in vital. palpitating spirit
indicative of great genius. Mr.. by.
kaar undoubtedly possesses unusual
ability and plastic sense. He has the
gift Of getting what is called likeness
and his work is structurally good, al
though it is a little crude and distinct
ly immobile.
Moses Wainer Dykaar was born II
Wilma, Russia, in 1884. the SON OF work
| ing people. He was one of ten chill
dren. Of whom five were girls and f1vt
boys. At the age Of seventeen he be.
came interested in art, getting at thai
time little instruction, which he fol
lowed up assiduously, finally maxine
his way to Paris, where he studied
under Raoul Verlet. His first recog-
woman, exhibited at the salon. Later
he received much praise for sym.
bolic, ideal figure, which he called
1.-THE First Flower" A group of MI
Dykaar's sculpture was shown In the
early part of last summer in the Cor
coran Gallery of Art.
A collection Of miniature portraits
on ivory by Charles Turreu OF Lon
don, England. is now on view in the
Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Mr., Turrell has been a regular ex-
hibitor at the Royal Academy in Lon
don and at the Grafton Galleries and
Is fairly we'll known in this country
through having spent winter OF
more in Boston. He has had, appar-
entity, many distinguished sitters. His
style is essentially that of the Eng
| lish miniaturists-very finished-his
color being applied in delicate stiff1e
or wash showing through the texture
and quality of the ivory.
The present collection, embracing
forty works, includes portraits OF
Queen Mary Of England, Queen Alex
I andra when Princess of Wales. the
Princess Mary, the Duchess of MARI
of No v.rxyi .lr
Mrs. Leopold de Rothschild, and
among notable Americans, Cardinal
Gibbons Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph +.
Thropp of this city and Mrs. Percy
r. Pyne.
When a similar collection to this
was shown in Boston while ago.
William Howe Downes, one of the
leading art critics of that city. spoke
of the work as well done with all
the delicate. pretty finished quality
that is looked for in miniatures
His portraits of women and chill
dren." said Mr.. Downes. ARE COM
posed and colored with much skill
and have an air of quaintness which
IS particularly pleasing"
The portrait of Cardinal Gibbons
was painted in 1918, and has been
much praised by Baltimoreans.
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The Corcoran Gallery has recently Sc
display Of miniatures, etchings and
works Of this sort. These are of rather
unusual style and were designed by
Charles A. Platt, the well known archi-
tect, as well as executed under his di-
rection.
In these at present are shown etchings
by D. Y. Cameron and Anders Zorn,
loaned by Charles King of Cleveland.
These are master works. etchings that
attain to the highest standard.
None has ever wrought more beautiful
work in this field than D. Y. Cameron,
the great Scotch etcher of our day
There is something about Cameron's
etchings that differentiates them from
the work Of all others, a rich elegance,
an exquisite refinement of velvety tex
ture unlike that attained by any other
He is equally successful in his etchings
of architectural subjects and landscape
themes. He handles broad views with
the same skill that he renders detailed
subjects seen at short range
In this collection are beautiful inter-
pretations Of Italian and Scotch archi-