Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
Notes of Art and Artists


Washington artists are holding an
exhibition and sale at the Washing
ton Arts Club for the benefit OF the
relief fund for starving children in
Europe. During the war none re-
sponded to the calls OF the Red Cross
and OF the other great charities more
| promptly and generously than the
artists. contributing works which rep
resented both money and labor and
| serving in every capacity in the
| ranks as well as in civil life. Again
| has come a call to America for aid
| and again the artists have responded
generously.
| on the second floor of the Arts Club
are hung with paintings and etchings
, by the foremost Washington artists.
William H. Holmes curator of the
National Gallery of Art and presf-
dent both of the Society OF Washington
Artists and the Washington Water
| Color Club has given no less than
| seven water colors. Miss Bertha f.
Perrie has contributed one of her
| very best paintings of Gloucester
hshlng boats. De I4ancy Gill has con-
| tributed landscape notable for pic
| torial quality and artistic charm.
| =. Inere are excellent works by Miss
| Munroe. figure of a womab seated
on sunny porch; by Miss Critcher.
| bowl of bright zenias: by Benson
Moore. a poetic little landscape. and
! Miss Hattie Burdette has sent a
charcoal drawing. done in her own
| 1nimitable way. of young girl
localized. Miss Ellen Day Hale and
y, MISS Clements are represented by a
| number or their best etchings, among
which is portrait of Miss Hale's
| distinguished father, the late Edward
| Everett Hale.
On a stand by one of the windows
| are to be seen three little sculptures
by Miss Clara Hill. who, by the way,
trait OF Miss Helen Blodgett. One IS
| the little figure Of a daughter OF
| Hobart Nichols. formerly Of Wash
ington and well known in art circles
another is portrait study Of little
boy, done purposely for this eShi-
plaster, but charmingly colored. and
thus may he repeatedly duplicated.
! II. X. Bush Brown has given q
little portrait study in the round o.
lViscount Bryce former British am.
bassador: From Baltimore has com.
painting by Alice Worthingtor
Ball. a picture of a little house, col
orful and viri1e. The collection a!
a whole makes brave showing.
| In order to secure purchaser!
prices have been made very low. tn,
pictures selling from approximately
SIS to $50, the sculpture at SIS ant
$40. This should give mnay an op
portunfty to secure attractive origi
nal works of art for the home. ant
at the same time lend substantial
assistance to a much needed and
beneficent charity.
| The exhibition was arranged by Mr.
Bibb architect, and Miss Clara Hill
sculptor. with the assistance of 9th.
er members of the art committee Of
the club. 1t opened on Thursday ant
will continue for about a week.
| The president and trustees of tn,
Corcoran Gallery Of Art announce the
thirtieth annual exhibition held un
der the auspices of the Society o.
Washington Artists from Saturday
January Is. to Friday. January %
Inclusive.
The Society of Washington Artist.
has not for two years held its ex
hibitions at the Corcoran gallery. un
der the conviction that a larger at
tendance would be secured at mor'
frequented place, a conviction which
thing which requires for it's apprecia
ton repose of mind. The busy shop
per who SnatcheS a few moments t.
visit an exhibition is rarely in &
mood to find therein the right. kint
of enjoyment. Furthermore. as :
man" wants recreation of a rather
noisy sort. Those who have learned
to enjoy pictures, and to secure re-
freshment from them know they
must take the time to see them
properly and are willing to go to the
trouble to seek them out.
In any event it augurs we'll that
the Society of Washington Artists
+, is returning to the Corcoran Gallery's
hospitable quarters and there is rea-
son to believe that the coming ex-
hibition will be upheld to a befit.
! tingly high standard.
This exhibition will include not
only paintings by Washington art
lists, but out-of-town artists as well
The jury of selection consists of the
officers of the society. William H
Holmes. president; Miss Sarah Nun.
Kelly, treasurer; A. H. o. Role, sec
retart, and the executive committee
composed of H. K. Bush-Brown, Mis-.
Bertha Noyes, Miss Bertha Perrie
Richard D. Engel and Benson Moore
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| Richard Merryman, assistant prin
cipal Of the Corcoran School of Art
| is painting. in the board room of the
Corcoran Gallery. a portrait of Secre'
tary Daniels for the Navy Depart
ment. 1t is three-quarter length
and shows the Secretary seated in al
armchair looking squarely at the OBJ
server. The background is large
! painting of a naval subject by ar
English artist, Bernard F. Gribble
which hangs in the Secretary's office
The painting represents the return o.
the American feet, a battleship il
the foreground.
Mr.. Merryman came to Washington
from Boston a couple OF years ago
where he had already established al
! enviable reputation as a portrait
| painter.
During the past week several men
notable in the art world visited Wash
ington. Among these was c. Lewis
Hind, the well known English art
critic. who is on a mission TO TINS
country in behalf of the Imperial AS
sociation for Assisting Disabled Brit
ish Naval and Military officers. Mr..
Hind. who is the author of numerous
standard books on art, sucn as Az
ventures Among Pictures, POST
Impressionists" and ihe Eoaca'i VI.
If an Artist" was accompanied by
1ia wife. who was formerly Mrs.
caoree Hitchcock, and who. as lee
turer ON art, is likewise we'll known.
Mrs. Hitchcock gave memorable
lecture on american Painting be-
tore the Washington Society OF the
E;ne Arts in the hall of the National
Geographic Society, this city, some
years ago.
Ano+her visitor was Charles c. Cur