New-York tribune., 1922-03-26

degree of vividness to the ever gay
and picturesque dress costumes of the
chiefs, while his drawing is broad, al
most posterlke in simplicity and de-
sign. "Chief Eagle Calf "Big-Mike-
Left-Hand.' an oldtime warrior
against the Sioux; Curly Bear" CHIEF
of the Blackfeet, and "Wades-In-
Water CHIEF OF the Indian police,
stand out as imposing examples in
characterization.
Mrs. John L. Gardncr's famous col
lection in Boston, so seldom accessible
to the public, will be open on four
afternoons this spring April 8. 4. &
and 8. Particulars may be obtained
and tickets purchased from T. E. Marr
& Son, $50 fremont Street. The at
tendance Is limited to ESQ daily.
The Connecticut Academy Of Fine
Arts announces it's twelfth annual cx-
hibition at the Wadsworth Athennum
IN Hartford. 1t extends from April IT
to April so.
Some forty drawings. water colors
and oils by Albert Abramovitz, on dis
play at the Firefy Tavern, West DIRTY
seventh street, show q studied search
for expressive form. Street scenes and
interiors where people gather in home
", congenial fashion are made the con-
text OF a dozen or so rather deytrous
sketches and water colors, revealing a
read hand for registering the ever
changing expressions of physical char
acter There are several architectural
paintings made in Belgium. but thew
are quite colorless. Other specimens
rejecting q tendency toward modern
istic expression are at the best minor
experiments
After long absence Mr. Robert Reid
is to have exhibition in New York
II opens tomorrow at the Mich gal.
lery, to last until the middle of April.
Moonlight studies painted in the
Garden of the Gods, in Colorado, will
De included, along with a number of
things not hitherto seen here.
There Is tender beauty IN the
gllmpses of radinnt country atmos-
phere which ulic Mathilde Morrow Of
fers for inspection at the Gsllerie
lntime. Her chief concern Is with the
problems of sunlight which she handles
IN gays lghthearted manner. as
though to present them truthfullv
meant but to appreciate and eniov
Tier quiet, village streets simmer in
vibrant contrasts of sun and shade
beneath decorative tree forms. The
placid canals of New Hope cast re-
nectlons never more vivid or lovely
But for tendency toward magnifvine
and heightening the beauty of every
attendant factor, these paintings would
possess more conviction. "Hollvhocl
Lane" and Before the Leaves Ars
Green" are charming. but lack the
quaIlty of sober truth in her more re-
strained Provincetown shawls, Hin
doc bridal cloak and various specimens
OF costume, carved wood and art metal
work from India are shown here .lso IN
ar exhibition held by Brahma Behary
Slrcar, Of Calcutta. The affair is un-
der the patronage of Mrs. Willard
Straight, Mrs. Cornelius N. Bliss ir.
Mrs. Thomas Lamont and Mrs. V
Everit Macy.
At the Sterner gallery there Is 3 COL
lection Of paintings by Samuel Hal
pert. The Ferrargil Studio Is showing.
under the auspices Of Rosina Emmet. a
number of pastels by Arthur B. Davies
Margaret M. Law tells a story. vivid
in its human interest, of the habits
and occupations of the negro Of the
South. Her technical method Is all too
heavy-handed and lacking in a positive
1eehng Tor form sufficient to elevate
her figures from their somber-hued
environments. "The Draftee" IS
strongly suggestive bit of work. how
ever, which strikes note OF svrnathv
Tor the huddled group bidding goodbye
TO departing relative who Is seen
passing from view down q countrv road
"Saies Day" and "The Road to Town"
indicating the picturesque simplicity Of
life on the plantations, are more osv
and colorful.
Lone Wolf, Blackfoot Indian nair+-
er, will hold an exhibition of paintinos
OF native Indian life at the Babcock
gallery commencing tomorrow His
works take their subject from the
0rano canyon and the Glacier Park
country.
The Civic Club gallery announces an
exhibition Of silk paintings hool,od
rugs and drawings by Ami Mali Eicles
which will be open tomorrow and until
April /. Among the paintings on silk
VIII be the four prologue episode cur
tains oone for the play "Honors Are
Even"
one observes in the paintings of r
Melville Fisher phenomenon fr.
quentiy encountered, where, in tho