Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-03

The art season is opening late TINS
year. This may be partly due to the
approaching election and the general
unsettled state of the country, but it
is largely on account of the increaS-
ing tendency of those who have sum-
mer residences to delay until well
into the autumn returning to their
city homes. When the season does
open there is every prospect Of IN
creased activities. and locally lof a
series of events of more than usual
interest
The Corcoran Gallery of Art has
been closed since the early part of
July and it is doubtful il it will re-
open before the first of November
The reason for this phenomenal clos
ing is the inability of an out-of-
town firm to fulill it's contract to
de liver to the Corcoran Gallery OF
Art the new wall covering which was
to have been put in place during
midsummer.
For. some years. covering the full
period of the war. very few changes
and repairs were made in the gal
lcry, hence the general aspect had
become somewhat shabby. Under the
direction of Charles l.. Plat archi-
tect, some radical changes were to
be made, and before the gallery closed
one room was redecorated attractive
~ III lneFeWllH. IL was
felt that the gain both to the public
and to the gallery would be consider
able, but it was not for moment
supposed that the work would occupy
so prolonged period. This unavoid-
able delay has been embarrassing to
the, director and the trustees of the
s.allery and has brought disappoint-
-Ient 20 many out-of-town visitors,
who have been unable for this reason
to inspect the gallery'S collections.
That the work may soon be brought
to completion is greatly to be hoped.
ion of cotemporary American pant
in%s al the Corcoran Gallery this sea
son. the special exhibitions of this
sort being held biennially, but there
viii be series of small special eX-
cab tons of an extremely interesting
1,laracter, oil paintings water colors,
utchings and other prints, as we'll as
small bronzes. which will offer spe-
Ciai opportunity for acquaintance
with the works of leading cotem-
porary artists and furnish constantly
new material rewarding of study.
Until the exact date of reopening the
gallery is determined, no definite an
nouncement in regard to these spe-
cial exhibitions can be made.
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The Corcoran School of Art re-
opens tomorrow. Edmund c. Tarbell
continues principal. Rfcnard >. Merry
man, vice principal, with Alexander
r. James. Mrs. Mathilde NJ. Leisenring
and Miss Bertha E. Perrie as additional
instructors.
The Corcoran Gallery is fortunate
in having Mr.. Tarbel1 at the head of
it's school. for there is no more dis.
tingushed painter in this country to-
lay than he, and none better qualified
as teacher. Mr. Tarbell is one, who
keeps fully abreast of the times, and
yet has never been carried away by
the extreme phases of art, which from
time to time have been made popular
by faddists. Examples of his work
are to be found in all of the leading
art museums.
Mr.. Meryman is former pupil of
Mr.. Tarbelfs. and exhibitor in the
principal annual exhibitions. He was
associated with Mr.. Tarbell in the
work of the school last season. Dur
ing the past summer he and Alexan-
der r. James, who is likewise por-
trait painter. conducted classes in art
at Mr.. James summer home in Dublin,
NJ H.
Mrs. Leisenring and Miss Perrie
need no introduction to-the local pub
lie; they stand in the foremost rank
of Washington painters. Miss Perrie
will again have charge of the water