The Washington times., 1922-06-11

artists have been attracted here. In
cluding Pierre Neytens. the etcher:
Miss Juliet Thompson. who was .
Washington girl. but had lived
many years In New York. with .
studio In Greenwich Village. ana
the sculptor. David Ddstrom. wLo
has been spending the winter here
while completing tho model for his
colossal monument. ''Afan Tr'uru.
phant." Miss Saunders. whose work
10 vigorous and fun Of color, hAs
not been exhibiting Of late. but II
II hoped that We shah soon see
mvrs OF her pictures. Her sum-
msis she usually spends in Prov.
incetown. Miss Saunders II . highly
successful art teacher.
And now why mot take me troll
Icy car which passes the Art csn.
ter and run over 70 Mss Dcrtny
Dents Oriental studio. at COS A
street southeast, ... ,"
81 cannot explain why I !as
such q deep interest In Chin,ha.
japanese ana East Indian
oonfsssss Miss Dent. 1T weG-I
seem that I should fssl the 70
nance Of American history. bu,
do not react that way. Yet At any
photograph Of an Oriental art OBJ
jsot or picturesQuely clad rativc,
since my earliest recollection. my
mind has lxindlsd, and I felt my
desires drawn - II to my own"
DESIGNED JEwELED ARCH.
Possibly Miss Dents exotic taste
developed from an exceedingly
youthful visit to the Worlds Fair
in Chicago. to which her parents
took her ss an infant, and which
event assumed large proportions
in her baby thought and always
remained with her a. an influence.
It was Miss Dent who made the
very beautiful designs for the Pan
American Jewelsd arches ip the
Armistice Day celebrate last No
vsmber at the opening Of the dis
armament conference. More re-
Gently she has exhibited various
examples Of illumination and handi-
craft designs 1t the Art Center,
and Or. Das Gupta, who held the
important Hindu exhibit thsre, told
Victor B1ambeau that Miss Dents
illumination Of Valentine Kirbys
thsms. "what Art Means to Me-"
was one Of the most beautiful he
had ever sesn anywhere, even In
the Orient Miss Dent has . rare
collection of Oriental curios. Ono
Of these objects II . handsome red
lacqusred chair. used exclusively
In Japan by the priests Of tho tenn
pie. and brought to this country
a. loot. 90 Miss Dent says. adding.
that there h only one other like
It. and that is In the Nationsl Mu-
scum. A japanese brides kimono.
Of SNOWY silk, In another curiosity.
Miss Dent studied at the School Of
Industrial Art in Philadelphia and
at the Parsons School Of Fine and
Applied Art IN New York Mr..
Daoud, Of Washington. taught her
the Persian script, in which she
signs her signature to many Of
her designs. r~
Another Warrington artist
with oriental ieanings, 10 Miss
Lesley jackson. whose lovely Jap
anese scenes. shown at the Arts
Club this spring. oaptivated al
who saw them. There were sew.
enty pictures, landscapes, figure
and architectural SUBJECTS. mostly
In water color. and their beauty
reminded enc that Miss jackson
was for several years secretary
Of the washinston Water Color
Club, ana 10 an exceptionally suo-
osssfui water coiorist. She has
also painted much IN New Eng
land and elsewhere
WORK rs REMEMBERED.
And one cannot forget today.
In any review Of Washington
women paintsrs. Miss Bertha Per-
ris. who Just . year ago was con-
cluding . busy and prosperous
year Of art work In Washington.
to 20 to Gloucester for summer
study. from whence she never re-
turned to US. She painted there
with great success during the sea-
son, landscapes, marines. Giou-
cester fishins smacks, the en-
vironment she loved 90 much.
Some even thought her work the
very best she had ever done.
Then . sudden illness. unlocked
for results. q brave light suddenly
extinguished. +"
Miss Perrie was widely known
a. an artist and teacher. In
structor In the Corcoran School.
q founder OF the Arts Club. and