The Washington herald., 1922-06-18
BY GERTRUDE r. BRIGHAM, Ph.D.

tors NO" Dcins SHOWN al the Cor
coran Gallery, in the Hemicycie,
draws an increasing number of
visitors. who find the rooms there
delightfully."- cool these hot days.
The place of honor on the front
wall is given to z. w. Redheld's
large canvas. River Islands," ano
on the other side Robert susans
very unusual standing full-lengtn
of The Dancer" quaint yet mod
ern type of beautiful woman. occu-
pies the honor position.
Many of the pictures are of the
sketchy character called impress
sionistic. They give an unusually
pleasing effect en- masse. A deli
cate aesthetic sense of beauty is
apparent in many of the pictures
among them r. Sloan Bredin's river
landscape, May Morning" and
Richard Blossom Farley's wonder
full marine, Pound ng Surf" Dan
lei CARRIERS girl reading at a bril-
liant sun-lit window, called the
Orchard Window" received the
Temple gold medal in 1919 at the
Pennsylvania Academy exhibition
CARRIER, who received first prize
of $4,000 and the Corcoran gold
medal in the last winter biennial,
has another picture, white Porch
a restful scene with woman reading
and softened masses of flowers.
Wayman Adams sketch Portrait
of Edward W. Redfeld" is Of inter-
est. as is Albert Rosenthars de-
lightful portraits. Betty HILL" and
his modern type. Ruth Stern; ;
Charles Rosen's river landscape,
Early Morning." with an Oriental
effect and broad treatment pro-
duced by the palette knife. and
George Gibbs Gold Screen" a
graceful figure and the only nude
in the exhibition. John F. Folins-
bee. a prize winner in the last
biennial. has a characteristic, WELL
painted scene. Gloucester Harbor.' -
while Paulette van Roekens has an
oil sketch. "Splashing Sunlight"
treated as though broadly painted
in water color. A charming effect
produced with the simplest means
is s. Walter Norris silver Cata-
ract." Redfield's Road to the
Milr' is an attractive winter land
scape. and another good picture Is
Fred Wagner's Ship Yard
Winter" The latter artist has a
new subject in Kelly Pool at the
Club" a group of men playing a
game in excellent style George
S. Harding's The Habitant" pre-
sents a devastated French village
and soldier figures. and many others
are worthy of note. as Robert
Spencer's The Stone Crusher" and
Five O'Clock, June" factory
scene: Alice Kent Stoddard's The
Lathrop's cleaning picture. Last
Light"
The sculpture Is especially fine.
Charles Grafy's bronze Portrait
of Paul wayland Bartlett" will be
of especial interest to Washing
ton visitors, as Mr.. Bartlett Is so
portant pedlments at the Capitol.
Crafty has also a green bronze
Portrait OF Childe Hassam," a lead
ing American painter and color in
novator. The eagle study, vic
tory" by Albert Laessle. is a strik-
ing composition, almost suggestive
Of ruthlessness.
Very different Is Beatrice Fen
toms Victory" laurel-crowned
boys head In golden bronze. por-
trait study. others of Importance
are Alexander Portnoff's Portrait:
Professor Alonzo Brown" Albert
Laessle's Bronze Turkey" a mag
nificent bird with spread tail;
Beatrice Fenton's "Sea-She Foun-
tain model: TAFT MeKenzies two
athletic nudes. Aurelius Renzettrs
GRANDMOTHER" and Helen A. Fox's
portrait of "Emitahquan." an
Oriental or Esquimaux type ir
golden bronze. The exhibition will
be continued during the entire sum-
mer and the works are most OF them
for sale.
Another very successful display
is the group of twenty-four bril-.
liat water colors by Frank W. Ben
son. Benson was born in Salem
Mass, in 1852, and after studying
at the Boston Museum School h.
was a pupil of Boulanger and
Lefebre in Paris. He has received
an extraordinary number Of medals
prizes. and important commissions
among them the william A Clark
first prize of $4,000 and the Corco.
ran gold medal at the biennial OF
1919. Benson is equally versatile in
oil. water color and etching. and
his style is vigorous and direct. In
the present water color scenes, he
produces strong results with quick
washes of color, and a minimum OF
manipulation.
New Peruvian Artist.
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hibitions shown here in a long time
was that of young Peruvian
artist. Senior Francisco Gonzalez
Gamarra. from Cuzco. South Amer
lea, at the wardman Park Hote,
after its display at the National
Museum. Senior Gamarra. who Is
a grandson of a former presiden,
of Peru. grew up in an old palace
of the Incas. called "Hatun-rumioc. "
house of the big stone. He studied
art first under his father. Later
he received a degree in philosophy
from the national university, his
principal contribution being a care
full archaeological study of the pre-
historic Peruvian decorative themes
of all kinds. These form a part
Of his present exhibition, which
disO lnCluues original water cOlOrs,
etchings. and other studies Of native
scenes and characters in Cuzco and
Lima, Peru. He has preserved
many of the old types. One of
these Is young Indian girl of
beauty, with very black hair, deep
expressive eyes, representative of
the vestal virgins for the cere-
monial functions. Features of the
native dress preserved from ancient
times are the "lliclla," a sort of
mantle. the "thiroux." gold or
silver pin used for fastening the
llicla across the bosom, and the
"chumpi" or oirdIe