The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-23
By GERTRUDE RICHARDSON
BRIGHAM, Ph.D.

BRIGHAM, Ph.D.
A notable picture display opening
last evening with a private view
And--to the public today and for
the next three weeks, is that Of
TOE Landscape Club Of Washington
AT their studio, 1871 Fifteenth
northwest, The forty at
|~tractipe contributions. most > OF
them in oil, are of significant in
terest because they are in nearly
every case the work Of young men
scattered through the various gov
J eminent departments. who have
round leisure to paint only on sun
days and holidays. but whose work
Is in many cases Of exceptional
| beauty and charm. Several of the
eighteen members of the Stub have
oeen students at the Corcoran.
others in New York. philadelphia.
boston or Providence, or possibly
abroad while a few have had little
or no formal training and yet
paint very well indeed.
Most OF the pictures are fairly
sood-sized. from 16 by 90 to 25 by
90 inches, with some smaller. ones
ABOUT IL by IA inches, suitably
framed.
Pictures by Mr.. Role.
Boats On the Beach. Ocean city
and Moonlight Night" are two of
Mt. A. II. ROLES landscapes, in his
usual pleasing style. An honorary
member. DR.. William II. Holmes,
president of the Washington Artists
and, director Of the National GAL
~ Al
TSesuvius from Naples"
\ nocturne. Evenings and a
scene. Overlooking Oxen Run" are
10y Herbert f. Clark, the we'll
known secretary Of the Washing
\ ton Artists. De Lancy GILL, whose
successful illustrations for the Blu
reau Of American EthnolOgy are so
favorably known, has an interesting
picture.
w Bowyer Pain. whose career is
one of the most interesting in the
club. since he studied at the South
kensington School in England and
illustrated great authors like
Dickens and Bunyan. has one of the
few water Colors. an exception
1 ally beautiful composition. sligo
Creek" W. c. Cline. is represented
while Charles II. Seaton. the literary
| member Of the club as he is an
editor in the Department of Agri-
culture, has two harmonious views
Cedar Knoll and Near Eastern
Branch" A. ]. Schram shows "Old
Virginia Barn" and Gray Day"
Paints Local Scene.
The following suggest the va
l riety of subject and scene; Bushes
! Along Rock Creek" and From the
Hilltop" two poetic studies by r.
+. Cornett. who is from Louisiana
and, claims to have had but little
4rt instruction. though he paints so
we'll: Hedley v. Patterson, jr., who
shows The Blacksmith Shop" and
NDown By the Spring." Benson &.
Moore's Sunshine After Storm" and
"wntry Woodlands" George d.
MitcheT's Along Queens Chapel
Road" ]. b. Richardson's Near
TwininE City" c. +. Wittenauer's
Frog Rock. Rock Creek" Frank w.
Movers Willows" and Fred Codes
Chilly Weather" Edwin G. Cas-
sedH who is also a member that
paints well. is absent in the South
and has not contributed.
washington and its suburbs are
shown in all seasons and weathers,
in a variety of styles and treat
meuts, some palette knife compost
tIons. others with a futurist slant.
hut most of the work is sane and
simpTe. and would please the ma
jority.
The exhibition is oper daily from
Sis to D. m. and on Sundays from
. to p. m. through May IS.
Art Center Activities.
An event Of the week was Mr..
Dayfd Edstrom's reception at the
Art Center. 11O6 Connecticut ave-
nue northwest, last Thursday, from
z to- s, when he exhibited for the
frst time the model for his heroic
monument, Man triumphant,
khich it is anticipated will be erect
ed later in washiniiton. The Min
=. ter of Sweden and Nine. Wallen-
Aoerg received for Mr. Edstrom' ana
q most interesting assemblaEc of
quests, official. social and artistic,
fhrohged the auditorium of the Art
MT Edstrom in a talk explained
his conception for the colossal but
ideaIistic monument, representing
three Herculean figures in Titanic
struggle with a gigantic serpent
which seeks to stranSle and devour
tbem- He told of his own early
pesslfnistic attitude toward life and
Of his healthier reaction about
twenty years ago upon seeing the
fataIIstic Greek LAGOON group in
the Vatican Galleries at Rome, of
how he revoIted from such a pas
sfye condition. and Resolved. No.
that is not true. Man can triumph
over Fate" And forthwith came
the studies for Man Triumphant"
which he developed first in several
dinerent compositions. but which
gradually evolved into the present
model, with the obelisk base. above
which the group Man Triumphant
forms the pyramidaI apex. The base
in two divisions, is Ornamented
with categorical subjects. represent
ing the varied interests. ambitions
and ideals of mankind.
Z Made BY Patients.
Another valuable contribution by
the Art Center is the exhibition of
bandIcrafts from the OccupationaI
Therapeutic Association. opening
tomorrow. April "a. These objects,
made by patients in the hospitals,
many Of them gassed or she'll
shocked boys at Walter Reed, 9TH
ers at st. Elizabeth's. show not only
in many cases artistic merit but are
an expression of recovered health.
Attractive rugs and other examples
on weaving. ingenious and artistic
Sood-carving and carpentry, metal
work. jewelry and leather work in
tasteful design. show the POSSIBLE
ItIes of this work. which Is finding
such favor with patients, physicians
80 ,,,rses because IL Occupies hand