Evening star., 1922-11-26

seums in Cincinnati, Cleveland and
other cities. He Is q member Of the
washington Water Color Club and the
Society Of Washington Artists, as well
as Of the New York Water Color Clut
His pictures are co!orful and freshly
painted, and show an essentially artistic
point of view.
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A RTHUR SPEAR. son Of the late Ellis
Spear. at one time commissioner OF
patents. has been holding an exhibition
Of paintings at the Guild Of Boston Art
lists, Newbury street. Boston, which has
been attracting considerable favorable
attention.
The art critic Of the Boston Globe has
said: ':AIr. Spear has i sort Of musica'
beautiful color harmony Of every one OF
his pictures" and declares there is
something refined and chaste about his
figures" which IS. indeed. high praise
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EVENTY-O ONE miniatures by men,
~ bers Of the American Society OF
Miniature Painters are now on view in
the Corcoran Gallery OF Art, giving an
excellent idea of the extent to which the
art Of miniature painting has been car
ried in this country. This exhibit. whic'
is displayed in cases in the anteroom
to the special exhibition gallery. in
ciudes an exceedingly beautiful example
Of the work Of Laura COOmbs Hills. p
portrait OF young woman entitled
Fire and Ashes" on account OF the
color scheme being flame and gray
Miss Hills is one Of the foremost minia-
ture painters not only Of this country
but Of the present day. She has style
time individual and engaging. She is
present s' -"Gi"e n year ah-"ad
Very different in character bu,
equally important from the artistic
standpoint is the work Of MARGARET
Foote Hawley. formerly Of Washing
ton. whose miniatures have been
given place in the permanent collec-
ton Of the Metropolitan Museum OF
Art. Five examples of Miss Hawley's
work are irc'''d"d in his axh bi ion
all of exceptionally fine character.
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|(ARLOTTA SAINT daugh-
ter-in-law Of the late Augustus
Saint -Gaudens and wife Of Homer
Saint-Gau6ens. now director of the
art department OF earn .gie Institute
of Theodore Roosevelt, one Of Charles
Wadsworth Camp and another OF
Madeline Camp.
From Lucia Fairchild Fuller. whose
work is always Of the highest stan
dard, comes l. miniature entitled
"Char'otte F"
Elsie Dodge Pattee is especially
well represented by three-quarter-
length portrait of lady in green
gown holding a black fan. charming
! ly rendered. with almost perfection OF
finish. as we'll as two other excellent
examples of her work.
Lucy NJ. Stanton shows negro por-
'-ai@ "Uncle g o-~e" kath-rin" S,1i'f
Myrick is represented by miniature
portraits of her father and moth r. as
and William j.. .Whittemore make no.
| table contributions. as do also Alice
Beckington. Mabel Welch. Maria J
Stream. Sally Cross. William j. Bael
and others.
The American miniature differs
from the English miniature in being
more freely rendered and more viva
cious In aspect. q little portrait lack
ing the prettiness of the old ia shion ed
painting on ivory but retaining the
intimacy of charm.
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TT is interesting to note that both
- Richard Meryman and Bertis
Baker, instructors in the Corcoran
School of Art. are represented in the
Chicago Art Institutes thirty-f1fth
annual exhibition of American paint
ings and sculpture. which is now in
progress. Mr.. Meryman shows a por-
trait and Mr.. Baker two figure
studies, THE Black Mantilla" and an
Interior With Figure"
LEILA MECHLIN.