Evening star., 1921-10-02

annual exhibition of contemporary
American oil paintings. to be held this
midwinter. The exhibition will open
to the public on December Is and con-
lection is exceptionally strong, con-
sisting of Frank w. Benson Of Bos-
ton. chairman: Clifford Zeal and
Charles H. Davis OK New York. Vic
tor Higgins Of Chicago and Taos.
n: NJ. and Joseph r. kearson. jr.. of
Philadelphia.
During the past year former SEN
Corcoran Gallery Of Art 100000 to
perpetuate the William A. Clark
prizes. amounting to $4,000. which
have. through his generosity. been
awarded in connection with the Cor
coran Gallery's medals at these ex-
hibitions for several years. There
fore the much coveted prizes Of $4,000,
$500. $1,000 and $500 will be awarded
as usual. In addition to these, how
ever, the surplus income not so ex-
pended may, by the terms of the gift,
be. at the discretion of the trustees.
expended in the purchase of pictures
included in the exhibition.
In the most recent Of these exhi-
bitions the sales amounted to over
$4,000, thirty-nine pictures being
sold. The Corcoran Gallery has al.
ways been a liberal purchaser and
the Clark fund will now insure an
even more generous continuance Of
this policy. For the artists nothing
could be more stimulating or grateful
The Corcoran Gallery's exhibition
best held in the United States that
year or for several years. There is
no reason why the coming exhibition
should not uphold the same high
standard. Such exhibitions held here
at the National Capital do much to
Ast< ust
and to give Washington recognition
as an American art center.
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The Corcoran Gallery Of Art opens
tomorrow with one gap in its fac
dea ath-and one change-Burtis Baker
of Boston taking the place Of Alex
ander James. who. on account of i'll
health. was obliged to resign: Mr..
Baker was a pupil Of Ernest Major.
Joseph De Camp and Edward H. Bar
nard. He has made a speciality of
portrait painting and his works are
to be found in the Massachusetts, state
house. girls high school and Harvard
ward Law School. In the Corcoran
represented by picture Of a girl
playing a guitar and by a still life
subject. He comes highly recon-
mended.
Mr.. Tarbell continues principal Of
the school and Mrs. Leisenring re-
tains the secretaryship as well as
her place on the faculty. which in
cludes. as before, Richard Meryman.
c. Powell Mennigerode. director Of
the Corcoran Gallery of Art. made an
extended tour Of the art museums
abroad this past summer, visiting
in E1c Y1l1
Italy and Spain. He returned the
early part Of September, and has been
since with arrangements not only for
the great exhibition of contemporary
paintings, but for the csual series Of
unusual small exhibitions which has
come to be reckoned one of the pleas
ant features of the winter in the field
of art.
The first of these special exhibi-
tions at the Corcoran Gallery of Art
consists OF a collection Of color etch-
ings by George Senseney, and is now
on view. Mr.. Senseney was a Wash
ington boy and studied at the Cor
coran School Of Art and also for
number of years under the late How
ard Helmick. 1t was while he was
first experiments in color etching
were made-experiments which were
SO successful that later on he spe-
cialized in this medium and became
its leading exponent.
A color etching in its first stages is
like any other etching. A copper
plate is used and the subject is
lines being scratched upon the sur
face with needle. In printing,
however. colored inkssafe applied fn-
stead Of black, and often more than