Evening star., 1923-12-23

lection will be given later in these
'olumns.
i 4 LYN WILLIAMS. president of the
Royal Society of Miniature Paint
ers. England, and we'll known in this
city. is holding an exhibition of his
miniatures in the sculpture gallery at
the Corcoran Gallery of Art at this
time. Mr.. Williams style Is essen
! tally that of the traditional English
scnool and his work has that ex-
qulslte daintineSS for which this
school is famous Among the most
pleasing of his present exhibits are
Meade Moore of this city: Mr. Will
llams own father. a distinguished
British scientist. and his mother-in-
! law, Mrs. Dorsey. formerly of Balti-
more. In connection with the ex-
| hibitfcn. an Interesting little book
| let on miniature portraiture, the
! history and revival of the art pre-
| pared by Mr.. Williams. has been and
| is being distributed
Mr.. Williams is temporarily occu-
| proposes to spend several weeks in
Washington.
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| TN conjunction with Mr.. Williams
miniatures, a group Of unique min
! iature works in sculpture by a Mr.
Rosenthal of London is being
; shown. These are tiny little things,
! some less than an inch in height, and
| yet representing equestrian statues
and groups. They are modelled in
| wax with the utmost care and skill
and recall classic works of some
what similar character to be seen in
the Naples Museum of Art. They are
curious. remarkable. if not perhaps
primarily plastic.
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T YDIA BUSH-BROwN. who now
has a studio in New York,
is spending the winter holidays with
her distinguished father and mother.
and in their studio will show in
formally during the present week
examples of some of her recent
works-hangingx and decora tive tex
|. tiles. Miss Bush Brown seems to
have an ineXhaustible supply of orig
inality in the matter of design and
her latest work Is said to be her best
A TTENT1oN may we'll again be
called to the exhibition of etch-
ings by William Meyerowitz of New
York. no won view at the Smithsonian
Institution. These comprise works
both in black and white and color
and of an extremely interesting and
meritorious sort. The subjects in
clude figure compositions, landscapes.
architectural themes and portraits
Among the last are likenesses OF
Einstein, the scientist: of Philip Hale.
the painter and the late Ralph Cross
Johnson, the well known connoisseur
and collector.
IN the new Vandyck galleries on
Connecticut avenue is now on
view a group of sixteen water colors
by Julian Dclbos, an Englishman:
some decorative flower paintings by
Felicie Waldo Howell. not previously
shown in this city. and the lately
completed painting of "A Mother and
Child by George de Forest Brush.
THE Washington Public Library, IN
cooperation with the Corcoran
Gallery of Art. has prepared helpful
reference list of books and periodicals
on many of the exhibitors in the Cor
coran Gallery's current exhibition.
Much of the material listed Is to he
found IN magazines. and it is difficult
~ u dSC SACcPl tHTOuSn some such
source as this. Those who are max
Ing study of the exhibition and Of
the painters represented will find this
list, which is distributed at the gall
lery free of charge, of great value
and assistance.
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THE little city Of Emporia. Kan, has
started permanent art collec-
ton through the purchase of a paint
ing by William p Silva. formerly of
this city, now Of California, which re-
ceived honorable mention when
shown in the Paris Salon a couple of
years ago and is now included in a
one-man exhibition touring the coun-
try. Mr.. Silva Is now at his perma-
nent home, Carmel-by-the- Sea, but
having been appointed member Of
the jury for the annual exhibition Of
the works of southern artists, to be
held next March in Savannah. he is
planning to come east at that time
and later stop for a while in Charles,
tho. LEILA MECHTJN