The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-25

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Il IL often . highly intellectual
quality. this capacity for himor.
The art Of the greatest nations
las revealed It. 0rotesQue fig
ures In the Egyptian papyri are
doubtless caricatures. It appears
IN the graphic arts OF the As
syrians, and the Greeks caricae
kured their gods and heroes. The
wandering Aeneas. In an old
Greek fresco. IL represented with
> dogs head.
American cartoons are famous
the world over. especially those
Of the Sunday supplement. The
development Of the political car
toon IN the Omitted States dates
from the civiI war, and has be-
come increasingly important Of
ate years. Other nations. too,
arc noted for political caricature.
IKE England. France. Germany.
Holland. and the Scandinavian
countries.
South American caricature IL
leas known 70 N. but Il 10 an
undisputsd fact that painting and
sculpture. especially the latter,
are highly developed among our
eouthern neighbors. and occasion
ally Q native artist finds his way
90 m instead Of going 20 Paris
10 study.
COMES FROM PERU.
Such an artist ana illustrator
b the young Peruvian. Alberto
Barreto. whose clever caricature
ef Coue appeared recently in
this section Of the Times-Herald.
In visit not long ago to the
studio OF Mr.. Barreto In the
Oxford building. Flambeau was
amazed at the genius displayed
In some OF the artists compost
lions. and also at the youthful
4 painter's pluck and energy In
establishing Q school Of art.
Barreto first came into gen.
eral notice by his exhibition at
the shorei1am e year ago, when
he showed color caricatures OF
President Harding, Secretary Of
State Hughes, the Peruvian Am
bassador. Alfonso Pezet: Mr.. Bal
four, Carlo Shanzer. BRAND.
Prince Tokugawa, LANG; the
Belgian ambassador, Baron de
Cartier, Sir Robert Borden, Sas-
tri from India, and DR.. Moresco
q the Netherlands. all prominent
In the Limitation OF Armaments
Conference. The ambassador Of
Peru appeared as q patron Of the
exhibition, and invited Mr.. Bar
reto to stay at the q bassy az
Q guest.
"I received the most wonderful
treatment" the artist confided to
Flambeau, owing to the kind.
ness Of the Ambassador and
Madame Pezet, and countrymen
diplomats, especially George
Pezet. the ambassadors nephew.
who was at that time attache to
the embassy" He added that
his friend George II now making
On immense success In the mo-
ton picture world.
EXHIBIT SUCCESSFUL.
Mr.. Barrete's second exhibition,
which proved no less successful,
was held q little later, at the
Wardman Park Hotel, when he
was invited to show his art at the
convention Of the League OF
American Pen Women, openine
with the authors breakfast last
April. The ten pastel paintings
ehen displayed proved the artist
20 be much more than a caricatur,
1t. and placed him definitely In
ne Held Of legitimate art as q
man OF versatile talent. The sub
5ects were even poetic, and a wide
r1nge was suggested for the boz
artist who had appeared only a.
clever caricaturist in the pre
vious exhibition. People began t.
ask, "Who IL Barreto? wher,
did he study?"
It was one Of those very pic
lures. "Remorse," a man burnins
bis fingers in the flames sur
pounding a beautiful woman I'D
held in the hand Of some unseer
ievil. whose evil eye IL visible
which attracted Flambeau's atten
ion in Mr.. Barreto's studio tn
,ther day, when the artist gave /,
delightful explanation, addir,
hat Man will always put ft
hands In the fire for woman"