The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-04


others we should like to have here
in our National Gallery had we a
large new building and plenty of
room for all the grand works we
like.
How Brooke's turkey picture has
come to be here is an interesting
story. told in q few words. It was
purchased. with several other
Brooke canvases. by DR.. Fred
Gochnauer. Of UpperviIle. Va, who
has lent It for exhibition at the
Art Center. DR.. Gochnauer viii,
no doubt, be in the receiving lire
there today.
"Our friend Mr.. Brooke has
immortalized ia bronze pardon
the pun" DR.. Gochnauer said to
Viktor Flambeau, "our very inter-
esttng but commonplace bird. the
turkey" Since DR.. Gochnauer
was years ago student in Greek
Of DR.. Carroll. who was professor
Of that subject at Richmond Col
lege, It ID peculiarly happy that
the Art and Archaeology League
should now become patrons Of his
picture.
VARIETY NOTABLE.
Mr.. Brooke left . remarkable
little book, telling in some detail
how the turkey came to interest
him. He wrote many other notes,
also, which would be worthy Of
memorial.
After one has looked wei at the
Turkey he VIII have no diff
Guilty in distinguishing on one side
Of the large gallery the work Of
Max Bohm. because it is so very
different from Theo. j.. Morgan's
painting on the other side. One
might call this an exhibition OF
realism, idealism,. and mysticism,
50 marked il the individuality of
each artist. -
There is interesting variety in
the canvases of Bohm. We learn
that during the first period Of his
artistic career he painted sea pic
lures with ships, boats. sailors and
fisher people. Next, having ma
tured in his art. he painted women
and their children, the joys and
unselfish love Of motherhood. one
Of these notable compositions be-
ing that purchased by the French
government for the Luxembourg.
He became also a mural painter,
and is represented by decorations
in the State capitol of. st. Paul,
Mimi, the new court house or
palace of justice. Cleveland, and
elsewhere, besides important
works in private homes. His most
notable mural decorations he con-
siderss the three large panels in,
the residence Of John Munro
Longyear, at Brookline. Mass.
Bohm has lectured on art. and
has exhibited not only at the Salon
in Paris, but also in the Royal
Academy, London. He is a mem
Der of many art societies at home
and abroad. the National Academy,
the Salmagundi Club, the Archi-
tectural League, and the National
Mural Painters: He is president
of the famous Beachcombers' Club.
of Provincetown.
BOHNPS MOTTO.
Produce, not reproduce" is
Bohm's motto, for he believes
the artist should create, that he
should say his message on can
vas, but never talk about 1t
otherwise. One might quote a
dozen favorable reviews Of Max
Bohm's remarkable, work from
authoritative periodicals, such as
1.-THE Studio" 1.-THE International
Studio" "Town and Country"
and many others. Those who
are curious to know an artists
home life may be interested to
learn that Mr.. Bohm was too
busy and too modest to give Vik-
tor Flambeau the information
artists are often so eager to
supply for publicity, but Mrs.
Bohm, who was formerly leila
Newcomb Of London, took care
that the notes were right, and
their daughter also assisted. Per-
haps both may be present today
at the reception.
MORGAN SELF-TAUGHT
He has just concluded an i'm
portant exhibition at the Salma-
gundi Club in New York, in
which his portraits received spe-
cial praise. A few of his most
successful have been Of Governor
Lind of Minnesota, Judge Ewing
of Chicago, Robert Longyear,
General Driscoll, and Judge Miller.
During his stay in Washington
he will paint several new COM
missionsA as yet unannounced.