The Washington herald., 1921-08-07

the fall. like Washington and the
people here. When / come back"
he anticipated, Il hope to paint
not leave America again until
have done So"
Recent commissions OF Mr.. de
Lazlo have Included more than a
dozen people Of note. among them.
besides those mentioned. Robert
Lansing for the State Department:
Mrs. Laughlin. of Pittsburgh: Mrs.
Newbold Noyes, Mrs. Howard King
Carley, Mrs. Marshall Field, Oscar
Fenlay. Mrs. Edward B. Mclean and
her children. and William r. Castle.
jr.. acting chief of the division OF
Western European affairs. State
Department.
An important summer exhibition
at the Corcoran is the work OF Jo
Davidson. striking portrait busts OF
great Europeans and Americans.
war diplomats and heroes, signed
in autograph by the sitters. The
sculptor's romantic career, his early
struggle with poverty and obscur-
ity, and his later well-earned sue
cess, makes an entertaining story.
of which this collection is the pres
ent elimination. Among the TWEEN
ty-seven busts ranged about the
wall it is not easy to say which are
best. The comments Of visitors are
interesting. Americans do not
judge sculpture so readily as paint
ing. The foreign heads. OF course.
they find OF great significance as
character interpretations. American
favorites are Col. House. Hon.
Frank Polk. Bernard NJ. Baruch.
former President Wilson. former
Secretary Lansing. and the bronze
Of Pershing. The golden bronze Of
Mr.. vi Kyuin Wellington Koo Is q
highly successful delineation Of
Oriental temperament and atmos-
phere.
Henshaw's PasteIs.
A new temporary exhibition at the
corcoran were the pastels of Glenn
Cooper Henshaw. shown a week ago.
Between thirty and forty pictures
were included-landscape por-
traits, scenes along the Hudson. The
BLUE Girl" Is a charming one. Mr..
Henshaw, though born in Indiana, Is
Of an old Virginia family, and on
his mothers side there is a strain
Of Spanish.
Mrs. Charles d. walcott's graceful
sketches of nearly 100 Canadian
wildfiowers are careful botanical
studies. These were temporarily re-
moved to make room for another
exhibition, but they went on view
again at the Corcoran last Mon
day.
Another exhibit here. to continue
to September FIRST, is water color
paintings of the Rotary exhibition
from the American Water Color So
ciety's Exhibition. 1921. received
through the American Federation OF
Arts. Many painters of note are in
cluded. The pictures are for sale
and a number of them deserve care
full study
Resumes Visits.
A visit to the studio Of De Lancey
Gill. in the old National Museum.
brought Interesting results in rem
iniscences and drawings. Mr.. Gill
contributed a pencil sketch by Mr.
Mahoney. left once at his door as o
visiting card. Pen-and-ink draw
tings by Mr.. Gill showed old WASH
ington sites as they looked thirty
years ago, before the erection Of
imposing modern buildings. like
that Of the Red Cross.
Asked IL there was an art colony
In Washington, Mr.. Gill answered:
Il know Of one group of men doing
earnest work, the Landscape Club,
led by Mr.. Role. They are soon to
send out a travelling exhibition.
Most Of the others today" he Ia
mented. ''are those who are painting
in orange, purple, and other colors
that We cannot see at ALL" 49,
/ A favorite canvass of Mr.. GflIs !
missed from the wall, and he told
me It was sold in New York, which,
he added, Is a very good market.
George Washington University
adds q class in drawing and sketch
Ing to its. summer curriculum this
season. A small exhibition. of stu
deufx rvork IN shown at lie class