The Washington herald., 1922-05-21
WASHINGTON ART
Czech ENJOYS Entertain
D. c. Artists at Legation
Art of Native Land Explained With It's Char
IS. acteristic Life and individuality.
By GERTRUDE RICHARDSON BR1oHM. phd

Csecho-Slovakia. and his charming
sister. Miss Anna Stepankova. re-
eeived the members Of the Art and
Archaeology League at the Czecho-
Slovak Legation, 2040 8 street north
west. yesterday afternoon from 4
to o'clock. A novel entertain
mont was provided. illustrative OF
the native arts of Czscho-Slovakia.
with an exhibition sent from
Prague. the capital. especially for
the occasion. Paintings. etchings,
and handicrafts were displayed. be-
sides moving pictures of national
scenes. The minister also gave an
Interesting address. DR.. Stepanek
10 not only an accomplished
linguist, scholar and diplomat, but
he IL equally skilled as a pianist
and an art connoisseur. Assisting
at the reception were DR.. Sum, DR..
and Madame Alois 2. Stangler. and
other members Of the legation, all
deeply Interested IN art.
While the native art of czecho-
Slovakia Is unlike our occidental
motifs. II has the Characteristic
life and individuality which mark
the strength of a young nation, and
the art sentiment is far more uni
vsrsal than In America. AS re-
viewed In The Herald a few Sum
days ago. the modern artists of
Czecho-Slovakia are wel7known.
Swabinsky. Simon. Names. and
Boettinger. Many have studied in
Paris, and a few have visited Amer
lea. Mucha's historical, tableaux
and other pictures are widely
known. and vaclav Brozik Is IA
nous the world over for historical
subjects, Jan Huss before the
Couhcil Of Constance" and "Colum-
bus before the Court of; Isabella"
The modern school OF etching dates
from Hollar, a celebrated Bohemian
etcher of the seventeenth CEN
tury. equally renowned in London.
Madame Stangler is the fortunate
possessor OF an original volume Of
his studies.
The art OF Czecho-Slovakia is SO
beautiful and so worthy OF study
that an entire number of Art and
Archaeology" the league magazine,
was devoted to reviews of II.
contributed by native Bohemian
scholars. like DR.. Ales Hrdlicka Of
the National Museum. Washington:
DR.. Oldrich Heidrich. formerly OF
the Czecho-Slovak legation here, and
Professor Karel Chotek OF the Ma
tional Academy In Prague. The
wide diffusion of art spirit in
Czeho-Slovakia is apparent in the
folk arts as we'll as in the fine
arts. The homes are tastefully dec
grated. and the native women EN-
broider with unusual skill. Though
the costumes are often very bright
II al
tastic.- yet they are never lacking
in harmony. Native costumes were
also a part of the exhibition at the
legation.
This is the first time that the
league has been entertained at an
embassy. and II is the beginning Of
new plans for the expansion and
development of league activities.
These will include the opening OF
club rooms. a regular weekly pro-
gram of art and literary lectures.
musicales. dramatics. and picture
exhibitions, with a membership in
creased to 1900.
Reception by Browns.
- On Friday afternoon and even
ing members of the Art and
Archaeology Leag1e with the Arts
Club were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Brown, at their residence.
1712 I street northwest, at a tea
and private view of two paintings
One of these is a very beautiful
portrait of Mrs. Brown in a full
length standing posture, by CharleA
c. Curran, noted American artist of
New York. who is exhibiting at the
Arts Club this week. The other is
~
gan. a Studio Scrubwoman," by
William Starkweather. also an
American artist. Both painters are
personal friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown: and another of Mr.. Stark
weather's pictures. of village
schoolhouse with the American flag,
in New Hampshire. is also owned
by them. and Is painted in a quite
different style. Mr.. and Mrs. Brown.
who have come here from Savan-
nah the past season, are planning
to make Washington their home.
Mr.. Curran. who studied first in
= Cincinnati. and later at the Ma
Ntional Academy and the Art Stu
dents League In New York, was a
Paris He has won many prizes and
vorably and widely known. He re-
eeived the nrst Corcoran prize In
Warrington. 5000. IN 1905.
Mr.. starkwsathsr, who was born
in Edinburgh. Scotland. came to
America whom young and studied
at the Ar Students League Of New
York, and later with Coiarossi In
Paris Aftsrwsrd he was associated
with the great Spanish painter.
seroIla, In Madrid, and he also
spent three years In Italy. He Is
shs author Of . recent book on
Paintings and Drawings BY Fran
cisco Goya In the Collection of the
Hspsnio Society >of America" In
New York.
To Rscsfvs Coamfttee,
The sxsoutivs' committee of the
AT and Archaeology League will
be the guests Of Mrs. Francis W.
piekins. fo1s Columbia road north
vest, from 4 to 9 o'clock. on Thurs
day afternoon,>Hsy zs. The oficers
and members Of the executive COM
mittss are: Rev. George s. Dun
can. president; Mrs. Mitchell Car
roll. vice president: q. Hamilton
Martin, jr- treasurer; Virgil Barker,
DIT. Mitchell Carroll. Miss Edith NJ.
Clark. Mrs. Francis W. Dickins. ].
p. q Neigh. of Neighborhood
House southwest, and the Art
Center; Miss Clara r. Saunders, and
g. R. Brigham secretary.
New Art Group.
One Of the most encouraging