The New York herald., 1922-03-19
RT NEWS AND REVIEWS-ABBOTTTH THAYER EXHIBITION
Notes and Activities
Of the World of Art


Jaime E. Garrett. who is exhibiting now
In the Babcock Galleries, is an exceeding
ly interesting painter. His pictures are
rich in color and significantly imagina-
tive. In the rich unctiousness of his
use OF paint he occasionally reminds one
of George Luks at his best. though there
is no hint in Mr.. Carrots work OF 6es-
rowlngs OF style. He is himself
very considerate person and 1t is strange
he should be so little known. There Is
fine interior with figures called For
Charity" and the Fairy Tale" a study
OF girl reading is poetic GEM Inc
landscapes are sometimes sombre' but
always full of vitality and movement
In the same galleries John Westerberg
shows some promising landscape pas
tells, imbued with feeling and achieved
in most agreeable color.
A. H Gorson, Pittsburgh. is exhibit
ing his latest landscapes In the John
Levy Galleries. and though 1t includes
some views of New York, il is likely
that the average visitor win linger
longer before the studies of Mr. Cor
sons home town. Here he has very
rightly given scant concern to the resi-
Dental and park sections of the expand
ing city, but has borne all his artistic
weight upon the delineation OF the great
steel plants that are one OF the wonders
OF the present day world.
lie has seen them In state OF almost
complete combustion at night and at
other times when almost In repose, but
he always has managed to unite them
with the river and the docks and the
coal barges into interesting compost
tons.
1t would be a real pity were such hon
est endeavor to pass unregarded on It's
native heath, but happily. from the cat
alogue, it can be learned that this Is
not the case and that among this ar
lists patrons were the late Andrew Car
negie. Mr.. w. l.. Mellon. Mr. B. F.
Jones. C. d. Armstrong, Mr.. w. S. Stim-
mel and the Duquesne Club.
The three women artists most dig
cussed in Paris to-day are Marie Lau-
rencin, Irene Layout and Gwen John.
The first two arc Frenchwomen. Gwen
John is an Englishwoman. born in
Wales, who has lived fifteen or sixteen
years in Paris She is the sister OF
Augustus John and in her early years
studied with him In the English art
schools.
After she came to Paris her contact
with French art and her friendship
with certain modernjsts turned her
away from the worship OF mere skill
I'm representation She started to clear
away the debris OF the superfluous from
her work and accepted the technique of
the unodernists to utilize II In femi-
nized. charming manner, entirely indi-
viduai to herself.
Lacking superficial brilliance, the
subtlcty OF her recorded facts, the cut
ing edge OF intellectualism In her work,
its sincerity and power and femininity
have in the minds OF French critics
given her work pre-eminence over that
Of her gifted brother.
Her studio is at Meudon in an old
| house near the Terasse. From her win
dows she looks up the road that leads
10 the Bois de Meudon and out over the
walls, now covered with knots OF grass
| and variegated flowers, that once
guarded the cid chateau on the Terasse,
which was destroyed in 1870.
She IS slow worker, who often
draws AMI paints the same subject sew
eral times before she Is satisfied to cx-
J hibit her work. Personally she is a
rather shy person. extremely modest
about her Painting, and she prefers 10
lead the life of recluse in order Ia
have more leisure for her craft She
has no art theories; II she were to say
anything on theory she would say. BE
truthful be natural"
Fenway Court, tho home ana art n,u-
scum of Mrs John L. Gardner, will be
open for four days this spring, April g.
4. and s. The hours are from ~ 70 3
o'clock. and the attendance Is limited to
25o daily. so that each visitor may have
an opportunity TO enjoy to the fllies,
without overcrowding the inspection OF
this world famous collection of master
pieces, considered the finest private COL
lection OF paintings in the world.
The springtime Is always beautiful In
the courtyard. IL one time can be more
beautiful than another there. and this
spring II will be I'm gorgeous array with
tulips and other Easter flowers.
In the Dutch Room will be shown for
the first time a wonderful bronze group
Diana, the Goddess OF the Hunt and her
| hound, done by the world famous Amer.
/ lean sculptor Paul Manship.
Mrs. Gardner has just purchased nj
the New York sale of the Kelekian col.
lection an oil by Manct and titled "Che5
| Tortoni." This will be shown in tho
| Blue Reception Room, and IN of a mar
writing a letter In the famous Parisiar
cafe. Tortonis.
Owing TO the limited number admitted
tickets should be procured as early a.
possible.
Further details and information car
be obtained from Thomas Il. Marr 4
Son. Mrs. Gardner's art representatives
or tickets may be purchased as usua1
AZ Herrick's. Copley Square, Boston