Evening star., 1920-12-26
The National Museum has recently

received as gift from the arts,
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 it his home.
This bust, which win be perma-
nent1y included in the historical col
lection Of the museum. is a forceful
work, well modelled and impressive
It shows Gen. Squier, a man of vigor.
GUS and determined character. with
high intellectual forehead and keer
seeing eyes. typical American face
a representative leader of men.
Mr.. Dykaar has, furthermore, placed
IN the National Museum a portrait
bust in marble of Representative
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 i,
does not as yet show the inspiration
Of a master in vital, palpitating spirit
indicative of great genius. Mr.. Dy.
kaar undoubtedly possesses unusual
ability and plastic sense. He has the
gift Of getting what is called likeness
though it is little crude and distinct
Moses Wainer Dykaar was born IN
wilma, Russia, in 1884. the SON OF work
ing people. He was one of ten chill
dren, of whom five were girls and five
came interested in art, getting at tha'
time little instruction. which he fol-
lowed up assiduously, finally making
his way to Paris, where he studied
under Raoul Verlet- His first recog'
milton came for a figure of peasant
woman, exhibited at the salon. Later
he received much praise for a sym.
bolic, ideal figure, which he called
"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 Turren Of Lon
don, England. is now on view In the
Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Mr.. Turrel has been regular ex-
hibitor at the Royal Academy in Lon
don and at the Grafton Galleries and
Is fairly well known in this country
through having spent a 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-hls
color being applied in delicate stif1e
or wash showing through the texture
and quality Of the ivory.
The present collection, embracing
Queen Mary Of England. Queen Alex
andra when Princess of Wales. the
Princess Mary. the Duchess of Marl-
borough, the Countess of Warwick.
Mrs. Leopold de Rothsckild, and
among notable Americans, Cardinal
Thropp of this city and Mrs. Percy
r. Pyne.
When a similar collection to this
was shown in Boston a while ago.
William Howe Downes. one OF the
leading art critics of that city. spoke
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.
The Corcoran Gallery has recently Sc
cured a number OF new cases for the
display of miniatures, etchings and
works Of this sort. These are of rather
unusual style ana were designed Dy
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-