Evening star., 1923-04-29

ton. past president Of the Palette AL
Chisel Club. member OF the Chicago
Society OF Artists. the Artists GuiiG.
the Beach Comber's Club OF Province
town and the North Shore Art Asso-
citation OF Massachusetts. The sub
jects that he presents are landscapes
and coast scenes, in some OF which he
has introduced figures. They are
broadly painted. colorfu1 and effective.
primarily sketches. rather than fin
ished works. but showing a real love
torial values.
The second exhibition comprises
wood block prints, etchinEs and lith-
ographs by +. T Hurley OF Cincin-
natl. who is connected with the RooE-
wood pottery. The majority are Of
Cincinnati subjects and are exceed
ingly we'll done. typical of the city
10 he found in its streets and in
i Views from is encirclins hills.
Among the most interesting are
PRINTS. partly in color market
printed on brown paper and touched
here and there with bit OF enliven
Ing color.
TN Baltimore at the Art Museum is
now being shown an important
exhibition OF paintings by Carl Me-
cherss lent by private collectors. This
exhibition includes a painting en-
titled Maternity" owned by the Cor
coran Gallery OF Art: "The Smithy."
owned by the Phillips Memorial Gal
lery of this city: Writing owned
10y Charles V. Wheeler of Washing
! Ton. and two delightful little can
s' ,ases' one .nt entitled ID, .HGusehoid DIV
owned and lent by Mrs. Edward c.
Walker. formerly of Canada but nov
to be reckoned among Washing
| tunians, who. by the way, owns
/, most admirable portrait by Mr.. Mel
Chers. The Minneapolis Institute OF
Arts. the Detroit Institute of Arts.
The Butler Art Institute of Youngs
town, Ohio; the Pennsylvania Acad-
emy of the Fine Arts, the Albright
fair Academy of Savannah are all
! lenders.
| Carl Melchers was born in Detroit.
Mich. III 1860 and is undoubtedly one
of the strongest OF the American
| painters Of today. His work is col
orful. vigorous, robust and skillfu,
essentially American and modern. Out
in no wise rejecting present-day fads.
After residing for many years III
Lurope-chiefy In Holland-Mr. Mel
| cners has established his studio III
| New York city. but the greater part
of the year he spends at very lovell
country home near Fredericksburs
! Va. which he purchased about seven
Years ago.
In the Baltimore Museum Ia also
to be seen at the present time q
charming exhibition of flower paint
ings. assembled and sent out by the
American Federation Of Arts. through
the cooperation of the Garden Clubs
| Of America
The museum Is open without charge
from 10 am. to pm. on week days
| from to 8 pm. on Sunday and on
Friday evenings from to 10. II js
| the old Garrett mansion, on Mount
Vernon place.
THE Washington Handicraft Guild
l opens its annual spring exhib-
tion at the Art Center this afternoon
at o'clock The exhibition will COM
prise articles by local craftsmen
wood carving. jewelry. textiles. tie
dyed and Batik, basketry, book bind
ing and Illuminating. weaving. pot
terry and china decoration.
On Tuesday evening at o'clock. in
the Art Center gallery. where the e1
I hibition is set forth. DR.. walter
Hough, head curator OF anthropology
at the National Museum, will give an
illustrated lecture on Indian baskets,
explaining how they are made. pr.
Hough lived for many years among
the Indians and is an authority on
the subject. having written a volu+
minous book on Indian basketry, pub
lished. with numerous illustrations
by the Smithsonian Institution.
The gallery will be open every
week day from 10 am. until 10 pm
and on Sundays, May and 13, from
10 10 pm. LEILA MECHLEN