New-York tribune., 1921-11-13
Random Impressions
In Current Exhibitions

Inc brown Robertson gallery holds
until the end Of this month an exhibi-
tion OF American sporting pictures BY
Mr.. w. j. Hays. This show includes
the first set Of fox-hunting prints eyer
issued in this country.
The exhibition of paintings and
sculptures by anonymous artists opens
ON Tuesday at the gallery of the
Junior Art Patrons Of America. II IL
announced that the gift of a painting
Will be made to the Iaymar guessing
the greatest number Of the names. The
admission fee that will be charged is
to he given to the Poe Memorial in
the Bronx.
The American Federation Of Arts has
included among its travelling exhibi-
.tions for the present season a group Of
forty paintings, fifteen miniatures and
twenty sculptures by members Of the
National Association Of Women Paint
ers and Sculptors- The circuit for this
group extends through cities in Michi-
gan, Ohio and New York.
Mr.. Gordon Grant at the Howard
Young Gallery shows small group
Of paintings of square-rigged ships.
Some - them, like the Flying Cloud"
and the "Dreadnought," are primarily
portraits and have more painstak-
ing than artistic quality. But there
are others which are painted with an
infectious swing. "The Indiaman'' ig
capital canvas, sparkling in color, well
designed and expressing the romantic
charm of the subject. When he wants
to do SO Mr.. Grant can paint the sea
with genuine insight. "Of the Grand
Banks" the best picture on the walls,
is good study Of atmosphere and
quiet color.
Besides the paintings by Mr.. Glenn
ents at the Mich gallery there is
shown in the inner room a group of
flower pictures by Miss Matilda Browne.
They are sumptuously decorative af-
fairs. Local color is given its full
value and the dazzling mass of blooms
is at the same time kept true to judi
cious key. Miss Browne displays some
small sculptures with her paintings,
clever studies of fowls and animals.
The Civic Club announces that its
art gallery is now open to artists for
exhibitions of fortnight's duration.
It's purpose is to provide direct con-
nection between the artist and the
public and to pave the way for q civic
art gallery. Artists may obtain fur
ther information from the secretary
at ID West Twelfth Street.
The Durand- Ruel gallery opens to-
morrow an exhibition Of paintings by
Mr.. W. G. De Glehn. They include
colors.
Students of ecclesiastical handicraft
will be interested in the eighth annual
exhibition OF the st. Hilda Guild,
which will be held this week at 1852
Madison Avenue. Some beautiful old
vestments are included Among the
modern productions there may be seen
the alhe, amice and chasuble which
were recently presented to Bishop
Manning.
The overseas exhibition at the
studio of Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney,
attractive in itself, is doubly interest
ing as showing US just what types of
American art she sent abroad to repre-
sent US in the exhibitions she arranged
st Venice, London, Paris and Sheffield.
They are oddly contrasted. One or two
OF the older men are nciuded--Eakins
and Thayef. Then comes later group
consisting OF Twatchtman, Hassam,
Weir and Theodore Robinson. The
bulk OF the. collection is made up of
such individuals as George Bellows and
Robert w. Chanier, Arthur B. Davies
and Robert Henri, Rockwell Kent and
W. J. Glackens. George Luks and Err
nest Lawson. Every one Of them was