Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-26
Notes of Art and Artists

who was, 1t will be remembered. a
close friend of w. w. Corcoran and
at one time a director Of the Corcoran
Gallery Of Art. Among the paintings
the French school of the latter half
Of the last century Is particularly
well represented.
The new wing contains series OF
period rooms. showing the decora-
the environment which gave them
birth. A replica of Robins Thinker"
is one of the features of this gallery.
as Is also large collection of Barge
bronZes.
The Handicraft cab Of Baltimore.
which has its headquarters now in
Studio House. e4s West Biddle street.
announces an exhibition of prints. as
sembled by the Print Makers Society
Of California. from March 10 to 81.
The collection will comprise ITO etch-
prints, representing sixty five art
lists, both foreign and American.
The American Academy of Arts and
Letters, with headquarters at is West
S1st street, New York, announces an
exhibition of modern American etch-
ings and engravings in the Academy
Galleries from March Is to April l,
the purpose of which is to show the
best American work in. the graphic
arts. The committee in charge COM
prises Timothy Cole. the distinguish
ed wood engraver; Childe Hassaw,
painter and etcher. and Joseph PEN
nell. etcher. photographer and author.
1t is the opinion Of the academy that
such an exhibition will do much TO
foster and encourage graphic arts IN
America.
At the Art Center. 11O6 Connecticut
avenue. there is now being shown.
under the auspices of the Bulgarian
minister. a collection OF embroidery
and ceramics. by Nine. Hadeja S. Vas
siier of Sofia, Bulgaria. Mime. Vas
silcff studied at the Academy OF Art
in Sofia and is in the true sense or
the word an accomplished artist. Her
embroidery. which is in the early
Bulgarian style, is truly exquisitely
beautiful in design and perfect in ex~
ecution. The patterns she uses are
adaptations of old conventional de-
signs evidently derived from Byzan-
tine tradition. In color. composition.
balance and proportion they conform
to the highest artistic principles and.
aside from the usefulness of the ma
terials. are lovely in themselves.
Some of this embroidery is done In
WoTSleu, Out tHe III Siih.
Reds predominant, but invariably
there is touch of black. which gives
character and distinction.
Nine. Vassileff is a potter as well
as an embroiderer and decorator and
some of the pottery which she shows
is of her own making. In other in
stances she has merely provided the
decoration, all of which is in conven-
! tional Bulgarian design.
| Handicraft of this order is rare and
more than welcome. Happily. Nine.
| Vassileff proposes to hereafter make
| Washington her home and has taken
| studio in the Art Center building.
! The exhibition OF her work, which
now occupies the Art Center gallery,
| will continue through February 2S.
| At the Washington Arts Club. 20IT
street. will open next Saturday.
| March 4. an exhibition Of decorated
! textiles. by Lydia Bush Brown of
| this city and New York. These will,
| wood block printing and embroidery
and peculiarly artistic. Miss Bush
Brown has delightful color sense as
J we'll as an appreciation of the re-
| works are, therefore, not only effec-
| tive but of continuing interest.
| In the lower room at the arts club
will be simultaneously shown num-
| Der of paintings and sculpture. by
| Mr.. and Mrs. Bush Brown, Miss Bush
| Browns parents, constituting as ii
| were a family showing-and one of
very interesting character.
+ X * i:
| A talk on THE Philosophy OF
Chinese Art Compared to That of
| Europe will be given by William
Gates at the Art Center, Monday
morning at IL o'clock. and the public
| is invited. A very rare Tibetan wall
| painting will be exhibited at the same
| time.
| SEILA MECHLIN.