The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-25
TWO WOMEN
SHOW WORK J.
At ART CLUB J.
Mrs. Leisenring Exhibiting
Twelve Medium Canvasses
and Number Of Sketches.
PORTRAITS AMONG THEM
Sculptures BY Miss q Hill "
Include Bronze ana
colored Clay Models
By v1KToR FLAMBEAU.

1.-TWO fine one-man shows at Cne
same time, and both by women!
That's what visitors at the Arts,
Climb: 2O17. 1 street northwest, are
eaviYp about the current exnlDl-
Hon. Downstairs are the scqlp-
tnres of Mis- Clara Hill, and up.
stairs the paintings and pastels OF
Mrs. Mathilde M. Leisenrlng, posA
prominent Washington artists.
PORTRAITS SHOWN. il.
Mrs. Leisenring, secretary OF the
corcoran school Of Art and It's IN
strucfor in antique and still life, IS
the wife of a Washington architect,
7, Morris Leisenring. 4 portrait Of
hsr husband. In. three quarter
,an.+b standing, and another Of her
&otto,. the late c.. G.. Muedenf ".
cuny1 the honor places: IN n eA...s -
S;b,f;on There are about 'tWetsMs;
haIf.Iarge canvases and q nufnUsS
nf small sketches. - 49,
The third Corccran prize OF. ~
Warrington artists was away III >:
Mrs. Leisenring in l9OS Ior ,. lls
portrait of her father. 49,
yards she has received are tnS
sacond Corcoran prize of the WasAsii
ineton water Color Club ano' 70
ION the second honor in the Ap1|
naIachian Exposition at Knoxv .tlI e
Tenn. -. zssif5
STILL LIFE. 5
Among the pictures In the pres:
.nt display. ..The Old Glass Bowl,
. SIN life with flowers and an
antique, matched by another. MID
victorian" which represents an old
foshioned shell-flower piece under
glass with walnut base. ..
.1rhe portrait Pastel, Roselle p, :
rnav he considered the best in the
exhibition. A profile portrait OF
craceful half-nude is eSpeclany
1leasing in color. The Portrait.
R1tn A." a recent one, also at
tracts. A still life pastel, Inc
Red Apple is another charming
The early sketches show a '.Bou,
logne Fisher Woman, Ven enc
the "Arc du CarouseP ana Piace
de Ia Concorde," Paris. besides
others Another portrait is of
.Mrs siebenfhal." opalescent color
a. Mrs. Leisenring's greatest achieve.
ment. =
MISE HILL . 0JOA<A = 1881 :
Miss Clara Hill.s exhibit of
sculpture includes about dozen
attractive works. large and small.
A neA theme for war memorial is
a sphinx-like head with insignia OF
sword and fleur-de-lis, "Primavera,
is q girls head, executed in bronze
green plaster Several portrait
6as.reliefs are interesting, as is the
bronze bust Of "S.' s. Mcclure.
The statuettes in color include
"Faun Piping" illustrating the
Greek pastoral.
Miss Hill, who was born in
Massachusetts,, was pupil OF Saints
Gaudens. She also studied at the
Julian Academy in Paris under
Puech, and at the Colarossi Acad'
envy under Injalbert.
CLUB ACTIVITIES.
These exhibitions will continue
through February %, and are open
daily. This afternoon, tea will be
served from 4:3O to $3.50 p. m. when
Mr. and Mrs. Fawcett will be the
hosts.
The Arts Club is having a sea-
son of unusually successful activity:
On washington blrIuQay d ulHHSf
was given to the new members,
with the entertainment committee
as hosts. The thirteen names re-
Gently added, who were guests Of
honor, are Mrs. Gerald Clark Brant,
Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Carmalt.
Mrs. Carl Casey. Mrs. Beale r.
Howard, Mrs. John Mock, Miss
Helen Nicolay, Miss Jane Ptummer,
Mrs. Harry Lee Rust, Mrs. Florence
Spofford, Miss SADIE Styron. all of
whom are active. with two non
resident members, Mrs. James Otis
Porter and Miss Rosamond H. Por-
ter, both of Concord, Mass. ,...-'
The officers of the Arts Club
are Henry K. Bush Brown, presi-
dent; Roy L. Neuhauser, treasurer;
George II. Dawson, recording secre-
tary, and Warren n. Akers, cor
responding secretary. The board of
governors includes the officers and
Mrs. Frederic E. Harrington. Miss
Lesley Jackson. ]. o. Porter, L.
Norris Leisenring, Felix Mahony,
and William l. Deming.
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