Evening star., 1923-01-07

T HE Washington Water Color
Clubs twenty-seventh annual
exhibition, reviewed in The
u Star Of yesterday, is the leading
local event Of the week, and sufficiently
important to attract wide attention.
Those who really love pictures and who
know good art cannot fail 20 find 1t full
OF pleasurable interest. II is modest
showing, set forth without special en-
phasis, more or less unheralded. No
rrizes are offered. no opening reception
held. but II is an exhibition which read
fly vies with the best that are held else
where. and 1t affords the public an op-
portunity Of not only seeing but acquir-
nality and real charm.
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S a special exhibition the Corcoran
: L Gallery Of Art will place on view
some time this week and for fortnight
or more an extremely unusual and at
tractivA collection of water colors by
Col. II. r. B. Dome of the British
Army, which is being shown in this
country at present BY special invitation.
Col. Donne's father was a distin-
guished water colorst. and from him he
received his training. He is not pro-
fessional painter. but like many an
other using his play time and painting
as recreation. he has excelled some who
have made it a life work. During his
boyhood he accompanied his father on
Alpine Eketching trips and in later
years many Of his own holidays have
been spent among the Alps. A large
number of the water colors In this col
lection, therefore, are of Swiss scenes,
others are Of the Italian lakes. while
others are of scenes on the Riviera and
in distant India, where for number of
years Col. Dome was on duty. They are
all extremely pictorial. The subjects
have been selected because of their in
trlnsic beauty and have been rendered
with keen sympathy and a fine sense
both of color and Of tone. It Is q
genuinely pleasurable collection, of par
ticular interest to those who have trav-
eled, but no less fascinating to those
who have not. opening the eyes OF such
to the natural beauty Of the old world
scenery in all its magnificence, and with
its peculiarly intimate appeal.
THE Instructive Visiting Nurses So
ciety has Instituted a competition
for a poster. Offering a cash prize for
the best submitted within a given
time. The jury of award will COM
prise Mrs. Minnigerode Andrews,
president of the Association of Thea
ter Arts: Clifford L. Bergman, The
Stars cartoonist; Mrs. L. M. Leisen-
ring, member OF the faculty at the
Corcoran School Of Art, and one other.
the secretary Of the American FEEDER
alton of Arts The posters submit
nd axhjhifnd -
ton Arts Club the week of January %.
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A r the Art Center. 11o6 Connecticut
L avenue, the first of a series of in
ternational exhibitions opened De-
cember 81, to continue throughout the
month of January. This comprises
pictures of W. Benda, Polish paint
ings, reproductions, books and toys.
On one evening during the first week
of the exhibition Polish fairy tales
were told, in national costume by a
Polish woman. On an evening during
the second week, Polish songs, games
and dances will be given by the Polish
Society of Washington. and on an
evening in the third week there will
be a concert by Polish musicians.
The purpose of these exhibitions is
to evidence the unity of nations In the
field of art and to thus increase
friendly International relationships.
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AT the Chicago Art Institute the
"A wildfiower Preservation Society
is now holding an exhibition. included
| in which as a special feature is a
| large collection of water colors OF
American wild flowers. by Mrs
Charles D. Walcott of Washington.
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A T the Greatorex Galleries, London,
"A II. Dewitt Welsh. who was In
charge OF the pictorial section of the
bureau of publicity during the war,
has been showing lately a series of
etchings illustrating the Life and
Death Of John Barleyeorn"-not
pretty pictures, but strong, signifi-
cant works, which have attracted
much attention.
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