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comprising the artists most recent
productions and also examples OF ms
earlier work. To him the sea and the
mountains have made an almost equal
| appeal and in his paintings and etch-
| ings he has given their message ade-
quate interpretations.
| II anything; his etchingS are bOlder
| and more virile than his paintings,
for. in the use of pigment the
strength of his line is sometimes
made less insistent through his in
terest in surface texture and the nice
| adjust ment of color and tone.
Mr., Woodbury. stands today as one
| of the foremost American marine
| painters, and his pictures of the sea
will be found to possess strong in
dividuality and great charm He is
coming to Washington to hang the
exhibition and to be present at the
here.
Mrs Bush Browns interesting lit
tie exhibition of portrait drawings at
the Washington Arts Club. which has
attracted much favorable attention
this week. will be continued until
February s.
Miss Lesley Jackson has cabled her
safe arrival in Japan and has writ
ten from Honolulu interestingly of
her voyage from San Francisco to
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at least in Kioto. studying at the
famous school there and working in
dependently. after which her plan is
to travel for six months, returning to
Washington year from now.
Miss Catherine Critcher. who has
one of the interesting remodeled
studios in st. Matthews alley. has
been invited to hold 'one-man" eN-
hibition in Charleston. S. c.. this
spring.
the Corcoran School here and then
in Paris, conducting in the latter
city for some seasons "a school for
American art students. One of the
instructors in the Paris school was
Richard E. Miller. After returning
to this city Miss Critcher was 1oi
some time instructor in the Corcoran
School. but resigned this year IN
order to give more time to her own
work.
She has exhibited in the Paris salon
and in the leading American exhlhl-
tions, and her portraits and hgure
paintings have not only the interest
of fresh color and the charm of good
brush work, but also real distinction.
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The Architectural League of New
York opened its annual exhibition yes
terday which will continue for sew
eraI weeks This exhibition is held in
the Fine Arts Galleries, 215 w est o.th
street. and includes not only archltec-
tural subjects. but the allied artS'
painting, sculpture and the handl-
crafts. such as stained glass, carvings,
etc.
A special feature of this exhibition
this year is a section devoted to 90
mestic architecture, designs for SIM
pie homes for town and country and
which will later be circulated by the
American Federation of Arts.
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts, one of the oldest institu-
tons in this country, will open its an
nual exhibition in Philadelphia with
private view and reception next sat
, urday evening. This will include oil
paintings and sculpture by American
artists and is always regarded as one
of the events of great note in the
American art world. 1t, too. will con-
March.
Miss Virginia Butler is giving a
series of illustrated talks on part at
the Womens City Club on Saturdays
of this month. February and March.
Beginning with the art of Egypt she
is tracing the development of art his
torically, including ancient. medieval.
renaissance and modern schools. One
lecture will be devoted to the art of
Japan.
Miss Butler has spent much time
abroad and made a special study of
art historically. LEILA MECHLIN.