Evening star., 1921-06-19

The Corcoran Gallery of Ar, has
placed on exhibition as a loan a por-
trai, of Elihu Root by Philip !. de
Lasz.o. painted last month in New
York for the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace. The trustees of
this institution. which has its offlces
this institution. which has its offices at
No. 2 Jackson place. in this city. great
American and their fellow trustee.
painted while in his present full visor
of health although in his seventy-ffth
year.
Securing Mr.. Roots consent and
consulting his wishes. as well as the
advice of others. the commission was
given TO Philip a. de Laszlo Hun
garian BY birth. naturalized citizen OF
Great Britain and one Of the foremost
portrait painters of our day. VINO
chanced al this time to be in America
The choice of Mr.. de Laszlo was log
ical and at the same time appropriate.
giving emphasis to that for which the
Carnegie Endowment for Information
a! Peace consistently stands.
The portrait is three-quarter length
and represents Mr.. Root in the act ot
stepping forward and as about 70
speak. The figure is turned slshtH
to the right. the head trlhe TO the
left. the face toward the observer.
The trustees of the Carnegie En-
dowment for International Peace have
found the portrait eminen;iy salts
factory. an excellent likeness. eX-
pressing action in repose. the pent-up
energy and vitality which are notapie
elements in Mr.. Roots leadership.
IL .,f -
who observe ii see IN IL ana II th!s
nortra;t SO interprets Mr.. Root to the
majority il indeed attainS TO hlen
sta.dard. perhaps the highest s'anu-
ard of merit. To the writer II does
NOT so satisfactorily interpret the SUP
ject nor measure up 10 the pest IN
nor,raiture that this great painter mas
nroduced. MIR. Root. more than aimost
my other man of action. possesses an
extraordinary external calm. ana IL
dominant characteristic to those who
meet him casually is his amazing re-
nose of manner. Though he IS entire
iv CAPABLE Of putting much fire INTO
his speech. it is his habit to speak
slowly. deliberately and thoughttuiiF.
EiS actions are not nervous nor M
netuous and his whole conduct is ap-
narently governed by dellberatioh.
The fire of his energy and capabilltE
are beneath. but held IN remafkaote
control.
.reted the fierce of his energy. but no;
the control which makes for greatness
and raises man above ms lei"N
men. The expression ol restieshess IS
increased by the pose. the suggestion
of foreward movement ana IN MOTION
in the green curtain which hangs TO
the right. Again. the expression OF
,h. face. while in a measure pleasing:
alert. significant, is Il triiie severe ana
a little hard. Again one notfces evil
dence of dynamic force. but absence oi
that quality of mind which through
far seeing and much wisdom makes
Tor soundness and breadth in JudE-
ment. The great CALM which Tar
vision gives and which Mr.. Root has
in unusual measure is not there.
Furthermore, the actual craftsman
ship is not as good as usual. Tor Mr'
de Laszlu IS Il most brilliant tech
nician, eminently able as he mas often
shown TO Skillfully conceal his art
II is known that Mr.. dc iaszio has
for Mr.. Root a profound admiration.
and counted the privilege of painting
his portrait one OF the greatest that
has come to him. Perhaps for in.s
very reason he was unable TO do his
best. SUCH. indeed. is often the eN-
PLANTATION of the failure of official
portraiture. But let it be admitted
straightway that Mr.. Root is a most
difficult subject. and even though this
portrait does not tell the whole story.
what it does tell is true. and to ask
for moSe may be unreasonable. Ger
tainly among many of Mr.. Roots col
leagues it has found high favor.
An exhibition of water colors by
members of the American Water
Color Society was placed on exhibf-
ton in the Corcoran Gallery of Art
on June and will remain on view
until September /. This is the Amer
lean Water Color Society's Rotary
exhibition. sent out on circuit to the
museums and art associations of the
country under the auspices of the
American Federation of Art. 1t COM
prises ninety-eight works selected
from the water color society's annual
exhibition. held in New York last
spring. and has already been shown In
Rochester and Utica. n. Y. and
Omaha, Eeb.
The character of the exhibits IS
widely diverse. The exhibitors are not
alone from New York. but from diff
ferent parts Of the country. There are
and sea pictures. figures
and portraits. some in pure color, otn-
ers in gouachc. Some are in the more
lnOQcTn manner, lOIlo~ tilC IL
dition of other days.
An interesting picture called The
showing Il young girl in
blue ovcralls feeding flock of chick
ems and drove of pigs. has the place
of honor on the semi-circular wall
and deserves it, being a difficult SUBJ
feet admirably handled. 1t is by Ma.
thilda Brown. who also contributes
an excellent little study entitled THE
Wharton Edwards. Charles p. Gruppe
shows "a Gray Day--ifo!land." which
Is of the type Of subject.usualiy found
popular. From Arthur I. Keller. the
well known illustrator come four pic
tdres, one of which shows an old man
and his wife starting to church Sun
iay morning IN their one-hursc shay. !
Mary N MacCord shows three very
attractive transcriptions of subjects
found IN shat familiar haunt OF /,
artists, East Gloucester. Mass.
Catherine Wharton Morris. daugh< |
.er of william Morris CT Philadelphia, |
EXHIBITS a clever Transcription OF a |
fshing schooner in the Gloucester !
port. Il /
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