The Washington herald., 1922-04-09
Terra Gotta Glazes.

Terra Gotta G1azes.
A second delightful, smaller ex-
hbition at the Corcoran Is the dis
play of Terra Gotta Glazes," by
Winant P. Johnston, now, of Wash
ington but formerly from PhiIadel-
phia, where he studied before going
to London and Paris. This is his
nrst exhibition here. though he has
exhibited in Philadelphia. New York
and Paris.
His process Of color glazing his
subjects, including portraits en-
hancing the effect by different
color for each one, Is believed to
be original Themes are sometimes
original. at others mythologfc
Thus he presents the 'Medusa"
mead IN black; the Three Weird
sisters IN a cool gray; a compost
tion OF a fallen figure. Van
quisned' in a rich brown; Mad
anne De L. Portrait" in jade-like
green: Chance" 4 blindfold figure
with a wreath to bestow, in a light
bronze green: "Sloth," a reclining
woman's figure in cream color. The
Gree" charming garlanded en-
chantress, with fawning male fe-
ures on one side and swine upon
the other. is one of the best, while
the Land and the Sea-" a man and
woman, in a pale marine blue, Is
another success. The struggle
Everlasting" man and woman.
composition in black, is marked by
the dramatic Intensity which char
acterizes Johnston's work, and
which gives promise Of such splen-
did things to come, as the artist Is
still so young.
Since earliest childhood wInart
johnston has shown marked
tendency to sculpturaI study. His
three years in the service on the
other side only intensified his love
Tor his art, though he served with
the regular army and was in the
hfst line trenches, afterward being
promoted to a captaincy.
He has also modelled in the
heroic though his work exhibited
mere Is in statuette size.
One Man Exhibition.
At the Arts Club. 2O17 I street
northwest, a big one-man exhIbi-
ton opened yesterday of the paint
ings of Lucien Powell, widely
known as the American Turner"
Mr.. Powell exhibits here a yarietv
Of brilliant canvases: the 'Pyra-
mids and Sphinx" at sunset, char
acterized by the weird mystery or
the desert; the Grand Canyon" in
one OF his best interpretations, and
nearer home but equally pleasing,
the old Bridge at Leesburg, Va
a recent commission for the pres
ldent of Riggs Bank, Washington,
besides many others.
Mr.. Powell has had notabI.
career, with extended travel in
many lands, and now at the aE. OF
7s he Is painting some of his best
work, to a discussion of which The
Herald has recently given space.
The secret Of Lucien Powell's suc-
cess. the reason why the public
continues to buy his work as en-
thusiastically as ever, and perhaps
even more so. lies in the sentiment
the feeling, the sympathy, the love.
the passion for perfection which The
true artist has. Mr.. Powell has
never lost his vision. his inspira-
tion. and his many friends WELCOME
him back to Washington again.
New Sculpture By Dunbar.
One Of our best sculptors, u g.
J. Dunbar, Is producing several in-
teresting things at present in his
studio, 1917 H street northwest.
The latest of these Is a head OF
Mrs. John Howard Paine, recently
Of New York but now living in
Washington. The piquancy of face
Mr.. Dunbar has caught and en-
phasized with success. Another Is