The Washington times., 1921-05-15

Philadelphia architect. will be speak
ers at the convention.
| A special exhibition OF examples of
modern British craftsmanship brought
to the United states through the
Detroit Society OF Arts and Crafts
viii open on Thursday at the Corcoran
Gallery. The Whittier collection at
the Library of Congress. presented to
the nation by Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
| Pennell, etchers and writer's on art.
will be visited by the delegates.
Mrs. Harding will receive the del
| egates at the White House on Thurs
| day afternoon. and there Will be other
receptions and garden parties at priv
ate residences. Mt Vernon Will be
visited Saturday.
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| A corking collection OF war pic
lures will be on view at the recep-
ton for the Federation Of Arts. and
the fuH-lsnsth portrait Of George
Washington by MILFORD s. Conrow,
hich has recently been shipped from
New York, win also be on view then.
Considerable Interest is being dis
played In this canvas. which has been
hailed as the nrst fully satisfactory
portrait In painting of our hrst
President.
The personal likeness is based upon
the Houdon bust OF Washington pre-
served at Mount Vernon which is con-
sidered the most satisfactory of all
the contemporary portraits. conrow
fss also pronted In his work by the
unique critical and convincing de-
scriptfon of Washington made by the
prominent portrait painter, Wertmul-
Ter. after a study of his person at q
military review. This description Of
professional artist gives us a better
and more truthful conception of
Nashington's personality than any
derived from the older paintings, the
undesirable features Of which have
with reason been eliminated from the
present work. Conrow's portrait rep
resents Washington animated with
life and energy, his face thoughtful,
but with peculiarly searching eyes,
with features indicative OF strength
tcgrity OF mind and purity of inten-
ton.
We are Impressed by the noble
pose, and we seem to be carried along
with his forward motion towards new
and important accomplishments. The
figurA 10 silhouetted against the sky
with remnants of mists at its base.
but with clearing air and sun around
the upper part OF the body. In his
right hand Washington holds q scroll.
symbolic Of the constitution, but the
left 10 placed with admirable energy
on the handle Of his sword. The pose
is easy but majestic. the movement Of
the body is animated by grace. life
and dignity. such as characterized
this man. Force, beauty, intel
+ ectuality and integrity are char
acteristics admirably expressed in
the face.
The quotation from proverbs
where there is no vision the people
perish" has been used as the title OF
the picture with singular appropriate
ness. for a vision Of the future seems
to be lighting UP the eyes of the
father of his country.
ARCHITECTC EXHIBIT PROVES
OF TIMELY INTEREST.
One Of the events of last week In
Washington was. the opening formal
view of the second national archi-
tectural exhibition of the American
Institute of Architects, Thursday
evening, at the National Museum.
This was a good introduction to next
! weeks program of art and Is of
| special interest at a time when build
| ing is so imperative and when the
nation is awakening to the need OF
applying the best ideas in construc-
ton. The first exhibition of the
American Institute of Architects Of
fered much Inspiration. and this sec
end exhibition is worthy of more than
one visit. The formal view brought
out persons of many tastes and inter-
ested the guests in a way that caused
! them to desire to go back again and
again.
Although the humorists write para
| graphs for the newspapers. in which