Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-14
Society Of Washington Artists '
O1ens Its Exhibition Tomorrow
Corcon Art Gallery Display by Local and Outof-T os0n
Painters Will Continue Until January 29th
+ Prizes Are Awarded.

, shows an attractive life-size portrait OF
| two little children on beach
Jane Peterson sends a fascinating in
depreciation of Boats at Rest" sparkling
| with color and interesting in design
Bertha f. Perrie of Washington is
i, seen at her best in a Gloucester sub
ject, a group of boats Before the Rain.
She is also admirably represented by
met Members and their Boats"
William Silva has sent from Callfor-
mia Morning. Camel Bay" And Allen
Cochran has contributed a brilliant in
terpretation of the forest in winter.
The president of the society. William
H. Holmes. is represented by two char
acteristic works. summer pictures de-
lishtful in composition, rich in tone. in
dividual in treatment.
There are some excellent portraits and
figure studies. f. s. Meryman is 'ad-
mirably represented by his portrait of
MIR. Albert Douglas. strikingly fine
likeness. Miss Hale and Mrs. Bush
Brown, both show figure studies in which
are significant factors. Bertha Noyes
shows an excellent figure study of a
young woman, entitled THE Jade
Neclace," pleasing in color and subtle in
handling. Jerry Farnsworth, pupil of
Hawthorne's. shows a remarkable char
acter study of an old man.
Miss Margaret c. Mum. in little
picture entitled Manor Gates" A. HI o.
Role, in a landscape entitled after the
Shower; Richard D. Engle, in a still
life, 'Zinnias"; Gladys Brannigan.- in
picture of Gloucester boats: Benson b.
Moore, Frank Neipold. Edgar Nye and
A. j. Schram, to mention only rev,
have suddenly come not only to the fore,
but to a standard of excellence that puts
them on a par with the most success
full of contemporary painters.
There are excellent examples of still
life paintings in this collection. some
lovely iris in evening light. by
Gabrille De V. Clements: still-life
group by Gertrude Heilprin, who also
sends a portrait of girl; mower
study by Mary G. Riley. Japanese mar,
cissus by Elizabeth Muhlhoffer and
garden flowers by Elizabeth H. How
land Maurice Molasky sends an at
tractiye group of fruit. and Miss
Critcher shows. besides her children's
portrait, study Of zinnias, colorful
and fine.
Picture of Great Falls.
1t is impossible to mention all. yet
each is deserving of notice. Philip
Adams, new exhibitor. shows pic
ture of the rapids above Great Falls.
Hattie E. Burdette has sent a portrait
study Of young girl sympathetically
interpreted. From Olaf Brauner Of
d
navian group, have come two virile
paintings Miss Susan Kicker Knox of
Poland Springs has sent figure study
entitled "A Daughter Of Moab" Dixie
Selden of Cincinnati has contributed
an exceedingly interesting figure COM
position showing the crowded vege-
table market at Concarneau.
William H. Howe. who is, it will be
remembered. spending the winter in
Washington, has generously sent to
this exhibition a cattle picture en-
titled salt Meadows OF the Sound.
Lyme. Conn.,"
c. B. Seaton, Wynne johnson. Mar
guerite Neuhauser, Herbert F. Clark.
J. C. Claghorn and Ruel p. Tolman all
make interesting contributions.
Three of the notable works of which
no previous mention has been made
are a little painting of the sea by Mrs.
MacD. Sleeth, a very brilliant, color
full and charming landscape by Alice
Worthington Ball of Baltimore and an
unusual picture of crowded strict
by Nancy NJ. Ferguson,
The sculptorS represented are H. K.
Bush-Brown. Clara Hill, George Julian
Zolnay and NJ. w. Dykaar. Mr.. Bush
Brown shows a portrait bust Of Presi-
dent Wilson and a portrait medallion
of Samuel Gompers among other
things.
Miss Hill contributes two portraits
in bas-relief, one of Miss Blodgett, the