Evening star., 1922-11-12

boldly and convincingly rendered. by
Lucy M. Stanton. and an extremey
fine and sympathetic portrait OF miss
| Helen Pupke," by Lydia Longacre-
to mention only a few.
There are fourteen works In sculp- :
ture and all are Of a high standard
Bessie Potter Vonnoh has sent one Of
her charming figurines, "The Dancer,
a young girl stepping forward with
her skirt daintily held out in the
shape of a fan, the very embodiment
Of youth and grace. Janet Scudder
and Edith Barretto Stevens Parsons
have each sent frog fountains, jolly
little baby boys finding frogs for play
fellows. Alice Morgan Wright sends
a piping faun. Nessa Cohen shows
figure of young woman holding a
tray purposed as a receptacle Tor
cards. and Mabel Conkling has sent
bronze vase of Grecian type orna-
mented by nude female figures. rep
resenting the four winds. From Har,
riet w. Frismuth has come Glrl
eled and full Of grace: Margaret
Hoard has contributed figure some
what in the spirit of Meunier OF an
old woman. There is little por-
trait bust In marble of chubby little
boy. "Rutherford Hatch" by Renee
Prahar
Brenda Putnam the daughter OF the
librarian of Congress, has contributed
to this exhibition thoughtiul 'ahu
very serious work, entitled MUSIC
two figures, those of woman ana
man, are seen on rocky cras' tne
man before the woman, bending low
over a violin, which he plays. Both
scarcely emerge from the rock mass.
and the work as whole mas sreat
solidity and real bigness. tits IN tne
tradition Of Rodin. but 1t Is not mn
tative. The figures are e:miy moo
81, i.
1t is q large conception. q remarkapie
work for a woman. L,h,
Mamma Matthews Bryant. an exhlpi-
ton of whose work was helo d. nv
Arts Club here over year ago, snow
a bronze figure of a man nude, an q
seated. with his head bent forward on
his knee, in the throes either OF de-
spair or profound emotion.
Helen Sahlor sends the Spiru o.
Revolt" nude man handcuiie ea
which likewise goes to sno" ins
native thought and an ability TO rem
der through the medium OF
thought and emotion. :. 81,
Rut nerhaps most amazing OF an
and most skillful Is cohtfiou.io,
from Gertrude Vanderbilt hitles
(Mrs. Harry Payne "hitney!, WIS WIS y
Aztec fountain in the Fan an, 80
and who is the sculptor Of the Titanic
memorial to be erected in " ashlnS
ton She has sent little figure IN
marble entitled Despair, huue
woman kneeling with head penl 90 ~, j,
fun of sorrow. a figure OF ehqu.s,.e :.
beauty-beauty comparapie -,,. ~. a
found in the ancient Greek "ot ms.
nerfect figure and rendered with sush
daiicacv of touch that 1t seems 10
nuiyer with life-a nude 5" t.ias'e
th,t il almost awes by rs purity a
work of rare loveliness. genus anu
skill. .r,, ,y.ek
dav except Monday from in the
morning until 4:30 in the at.erhoo1no
The ouening hour on MONDAYS Is
o'clock, and on Sundays ADMISSION iS
from ! 30 to 4:3O pm.
y 1ExT Thursday evening Royal Cor
IN tissoz, art critic OF the New forh
Tr;h,ne and author of many notabie
hooks on art, will give the nrst OF
series of Illustrated lectures on ne
Genius of American Art. under 'he
auspices Of the Washington society
If rho Fine Arts. in the auditorium
~ rho Central High School. This
lecture will be on isYhe Foreia'ners'
or the early American painters. ar"
il will be of great interest 70
inptcnianS inaSmuch as auhiii ~.
exsmpies Of the works of these art
ists are to be found here In Wasn-
ineton in the National Gallery OF AT,
the Corcoran Gallery OF Art ana tne
National Capitol. All OF these Zee,
lures will be elaborately illustrated
by lantern slides: x;,n
Mr., Cortissoz is wltnout -.
one of the foremost American ART
critics Of the day. He is extraoral-
narily learned. but also extremeiy en-.
tertaining, and his lectures amuse at
tho same time they instruct his
thoueht is distinctly original. ana ne
tolls things in such way tnat thtH
ave not only understandable, but VIII
not be forgotten.
THE Society OF Washington Artists
held its annual meeting on NO
vember at the Washington Arts
Club. at which time William ii.
Holmes was unanimously elected
president, Miss Sawtelle vice pres
dent. H. F. Clark secretary ana MISS
clara Saunders treasurer. The 1oi-