The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
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By E. c. DRUM-HUNT


Byron Khun has offered two prizes,
the first of $3.50 and the second of
800. in memory of the French water
color artists who lost their lives in
the great war. This artist doesn't
paint for the money he makes out
of it, but instead spends all money
he receives through his exhibits in
prizes. The main object of his work
Is to educate the Americans to ap-
preciate water colors more. He feels
that they are appreciated in Eng
land. but not in America. lie has
Joined the Washington Water Color
Club and thinks as he has had
such a good time during his six
months in America that he will re-
turn next year and perhaps compete
himself just for the fun of II. for
his own prize here in Washington.
He has given four prizes in France
and two here, this one in Washing
ton and 'one in Boston. His collec-
tion has been shown at the Knoed-
Ter Galleries in New York and at
Miami, Fla, last winter. He and
his party were there for quite a
while and exhibited his sketches on
board their yacht. the Navajo, on
which he also explored the Ever
glades.
They entertained quite a bit on
the yacht. but the exhibit was the
most novel occasion when the yacht
was painted black like a pirate ship
and the crew were all dressed as
pirates They were all in Magnolia
last summer.
HAS BYRON COLLECTIONS,
STUDENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY.
This youth is a singer of Gran,
promise and studied under Jean de
Reszke in Paris. lie Is a most pic
turesque person; exactly resembles
portraits of Lord Byron and sur-
gests reincarnation Immediately to
ones mind. He has the biggest COL
lection of Byron in Europe, includ-
ing such fascinating mementoes as
the marriage signatures of Byron
and his wife, all Of his poems, sew.
eral OF his clOaks, one of which il
ornamented with huge silver buckles
OF interest and goodness only knows
now many more things, These are
all at his home in Nice, where he
also has collection of antiques In
Guiding such very ancient curios as
Nero's little finger. taken from that
ancient's tomb, and a Grecian urn.
from the Parthenon. In addition to
all of the other interests of this
versatile young man, he Is some-
thing of an archeOlogist and is pIan-
ming to do some research work in
that line in Yucatan next year. He
was born in Mexico, whern his
father has large business interests
his rather Is French and his mother
English. His brothers are not at all
temperamental, like him: they look
and are just typical American busI-
fess men. Yet though so very temper
amental Byron-Khun is unusually
well-balanced and practical, with a
shrewd business mind and has a de-
cided taste for athletics.
He is a champion tennis DIavar
and a member OF the French lawn
tennis committee. In fact, they are
all going to Europe at this time
mainly for the Olympic games and
Tor the international championship
of the world tennis tournament to
be held at Wimbledon. England, the
1st Of June. His very close friend
and former tennis pupil is the
worlds woman champion, Mile. Su-
zanne Lenglen. of France, who has
never lost set. you know. / under
stand she is training very hard now
as sne Is going to play against
Molla Bjurstedt at Wimbledon.
Mountain climbing is another Of
his specialties; has done much OF IL
in Switzerland, and Is coming back
here in year or so with some Swiss
guides to climb Mt. Hayden-I think
1t is-in Wyoming. yet unclimbed BY
anyone. He has a strong desire to
paint its summit He and his party
VIII leave Washington some time
this week to sail for London and
then later to Paris. This boy - SO
much boy and yet very much the
man has travelled all over the
world, and seen many beautiful
places, SAYS Rome is the most de.
ightful place in the world to live.
but don't believe that he has found
anything lovelier than their own
home in Nice, very coIorful house,
sitting out on a rocky promontory
overhanging which the sea is con-
stantly beating. throwing high the
whlte spray. The rocks are reddish
in color and the sea extremely blue
but l haven't words to describe IT.
But Byron-Khun sits down and nuts
those marvellous colors in his
sketches and expresses his apprecla-
tion that way. which must be very
satisfactory indeed. He has a mar
Velous ability to express himself in
so many different ways; is quite a
clever actor as well as artist, musi-
clan and various other things.
HARD RED CROSS WORK
BROKE HIS HEALTH.
Byron-Khun is so active that he
just wears himself out occasionally
he broke down completely after
his Red Cross work during the war
and then he takes himself off far
from the maddening crowds to some
lonely spot-sometimes to a mon
astery or off to some lonely isle to
rest and paint. for he says painting
Is very restful. He has studied
much the ancient poets and often
seeks their haunts and lives in
their atmosphere.
Mrs. Coonley Ward, mother of
Avery Coonley, who bought the
lovely old place of Mrs. Louisa Key
Norton, "Rosedale," in Cleveland
nark ia in tnWp and