Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17
Notes of Art and Artists.

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| The Landscape Club IL holding an
exhibition Of paintings by its mem
bers at the studio. 1921 18th street,
which Is open every evening from
to o'clock. This club has sixteen
members. the majority Of whom are
occupied during working hours with
| business and turn to art on holidays
and at other leisure times for rec
reation. This does not mean that |
they are not serious painters, or
| that their Accomplishments are OF |
an amateur character. Some OF the
best work in art has been produced |
under these conditions; for instance. !
the water colors of William II. |
Holmes. one of the leading American
scientists and now director OF the !
There are 109 little pictures in |
cluded in the exhibition. Some are |
in water colors, others in oils: few |
in black and white. Not every one |
cessful achievement. but each be- |
speakes serious effort or real love !
Of nature and of art. The average |
of merit Is more than fair. and there |
are some examples which are exceed
ingly admirable as well as attrac-
tive.
Benson B. Moore exhibits a num-
! Der of water colors possessing ex-
ceptional decorative quality and
showing very remarkable and inter-
| A H. o. Role has contributed
sketches entitled Evening Light"
and Moonlight. Leonardtown." both
OF which are charmingly toneful and
| full of nice sentiment.
! Charles H. seaton displays two a.
| tracSive sketches of mountain
stream in Pennsylvania which are di-
rect and we'll composed.
| There are some exceedingly clever
little sketches in water color. mere
impressions. but admirably rendered,
by w. Bowyer Pain.
| Capt. Winfield Scott Cline shows
most Interesting drawings in black
and white. made abroad while in the
A. f. n as we'll as more lately in
| this country. besides a number Of
sketches in color which deserve spe-
| oial note.
There is a series Of book-pla.es BY c.
| F. Wittenauer.
Others capably represented are Fred
p. Code. Edwin G. Cassidy, Herbert
Francis Clark. A. J. Schram, Hedley V.
Patterson. jr.: George D: Mitchell. F.
| Rowan and r. F. Corrett.
| This exhibition is far superior in
| quality to any exhibition which the club
has yet held and shows distinct prog
ress on the part of the members.
/ The purpose of the club is not mere
, ly to exhibit its members work, but to
give them opportunity of measuring
their own strength with others and Of
congcnial association. The club MEM
hers make sketching trips together and
derive much benefit from mutual criti-
cisln. Regardless of the actual accom-
plishment. sketching Of this sort goes far
toward opening the eyes of those par
ticipating to the beauties of nature.
The exhibition will continue through !
out this month.
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Miss Henrietta Barnett. who initiated |
visiting this country and will give lee |
ture in Washington this week on the |
subject of housing, under the auspices /
of Neighborhood House.
This is one of the subjects which is |!
engrossing most attention today, not only /
in this country but in all countries, and !
it is one which combines in a striking \
manner both art and utility.
Great Britain has accomplished much \
in the development of housing schemes, 4
such as those at Hampstead Heath and 1
Port Sunlight, and though we have done 1
quite a little ourselves in this country. Il
We still have a great deal to learn. II
Great Britain's problems are not our l
problems, but in many instances they II
are very similar.
esting housing projects came into exist 1
ence through the government and its
special housing bureau. One OF the I
most interesting and successful of these 4
is at Indian Head. where the Naval |
providing grounds are located. ,
The Washington Arts Club is plan !
nins. unoer the direction of Miss !
Bertha E. Perrie, chairman of a special /
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hibitions for the present season. The !
first of these has just opened. and !
comprises decorated textiles and en- ;
broideries by Miss Lydia Bush-Brown |!
Of this city and New York. daughter !
Of Mr.. and Mrs H. x. Bush-Brown, ]
both distinguished artists.
Miss Bush-Brown has an e1traordi- |
nary gift for design and a keen sense /,
OF the value or the relations OF color. !
Her decorative textiles are, therefore, I
distinctly works Of art and are of |
unique interest
The exhibition is open to the public !
between the hours of 10 and 4:30 daily. |
The club is located at 2017 ] street, !
the old residence at one time occupied |
by President Monroe and later by the |
membered. gave two Presidents to- the |
United States. i
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Miss Bertha f. Perrie spent the
summer at East Gloucester as usual, !,
and reports a most successful season. |
good sketching weather and altogether !
attractive material Much of her time |,
was spent on the wharves, painting |
the picturesque fishing boats, which |
she knows SO well how to, interpret.
Miss Perrte painted for the most part
this summer in oils rather than water |
! colors. and she has brought back with
her quite large number of exceeding ,
! ly attractive pictures.
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F.! The American Federation of Arts.
| which has it's main office and head
quarters in the Octagon, this city, is
! Steadily increasing the scope of its
activities. 1t is announcing over forty
| travelling exhibitions for the coming
| season. These comprise not only oil
paintings and water colors. but great
variety Of subjects, such as town
| planning, interior decoration. landscape
architecture and the decorative and in
dustrial arts.
| Among the most interesting of its
! new exhibitions are two from Great
Britain. one comprising approximately
| seventy-five commercial posters of a
| very artistic and decorative ORDER,
| advertising the tram routes. the rail-
| roads shops, newspapers and other
publications. This is a branch of art
l in which tho British have excelled.
Tho other Is a collection Of forty
five etchings by the Print Society Of
RingWood, HampShire, ENGLAND. a