Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-31

ings being chiefly of figures and not
fully accomplishing the etcher's pur-
pose. EARLY Morning in the Chapel
of the Saint Sang: Bruges." is an am
bilious subject land has on the whole.
though not entirely successful. much
to commend it. THE Dying Tramp"
and THE Kiss are distinctly dis
Leslie M. Ward attains unusual sue
cess in his Poole Bridge and his
"Moonrise in Pineland" is one of the
delights of the collection.
On the whole, the exhibition is ad-
mfrable. the work thoroughly sane in
vision and sound in craftsmanship.
And that 1t Ia all by members of the
younger generation speaks well for
the progress of the art in England.
Miss Catharine Carter Critcher has
reopened her studio. No 3 st. Mat
thew's court, and has resumed her art
classes both for indoor work in draw
ing and painting. and out of door
Miss Critcher divided her summer
between Ocean City. Nd, and Ashe-
vile, N. c.
In her studio at present is an ex-
ceilent portrait; not quite finished.
of Mr.. Zolnay, the well known sculp-
tor, who is her studio neighbor. and
the first to remodel one of these
stable-garages for studio purposes. 1t
is an excellent likeness. vital and
convincing, suggestive of Mr.. Zolnay's
extraordinary nervous energy and ar
tistic temperament.
Miss Critcher is painting at the
present time a number Of very at
tractive, colorful flower studies which
have enormous decorative quality and
have proved very popular.
X X **
George Julian Zolnay. now presi-
dent of the Washington Arts Club,
has on hand q present a most inter-
esting as we'll as unique commits
sion.
In 1897. the great Parthenon of
Greece was reproduced in temporary
material at Nashville, Tenn, to house
the art exhibit of the Tennessee CEN
tennial exposition. In this building.
for the past eight or ten years, has
been held yearly, under the auspices
Of the Nashville Art Association, ex-
hibitions Of paintings sent out by the
American Federation of Arts and this
together with the building itself have,
as Mr.. Zolnay himself expresses it,
cast a spell over the people, who now
demand the buildings preservation.
Under the direction of local archi-
tect who has made a special study Of
classic architecture. this TRANSFORMED
ton has taken place. the temporary
structure being rebuilt in lasting con-
crete.
To Mr.; zolnay has been given the
commission to reproduce for this
building the great sculptures OF the
original. This means not only re-
production. but reconstruction. There
are more than two hundred figures,
and their reproduction is made pos
sible by the recent publication of pho
tographic copies of every remaining
museums of the world. These figures
will be not in marble or stone, but in
petrinite, a so-called synthetic stone
discovered by Mr.. zolnay, in which
color may be introduced in the same
manner as in concrete. This material
is said to be indestructible.
This is one Of the greatest commits
sions that a sculptor Of modern times
has received.
On or about November an exhibi-
ton of pictorial photography by the
Pictorial Photographers of America.
which is being circulated by the
American Federation of Arts, will be
opened in the, Public library. This is
the first of a series of exhibitions to
be held at the Public library through
the cooperation of the Washington
Society of the Fine Arts.
X
Two paintings were mentioned in.
the Versailles treaty Of peace Arti-
Gle PAT of this great document pro-
vides that Germany shall undertake
to deliver to Belgium through the
PREPARATION commission, within six
months Of the coming into force of
the treaty: First the leaves of the
|triptych Of the Mystic Lamb, painted
by the Van Eyck brothers, formerly
in the Chnech Of st. Bevon, at Client,