Evening star., 1923-11-04
y spite of the fact that the Ma
tional Gallery of Art has no
building Of its own and not half

tional Gallery of Art has nc
building Of its own and not halt
enough space in the National
Museum to show its possessions. the
permanent collection continues to
grow through the generosity of pub
!ic-spirited private collectors. Among
the recent acquisitions is painting
by Emile Walters. entitled Roosevelt
Haunts-Early Autumn" This pic
ture was painted near Sycamore Hill
and shows a group of wooden build
ings behind a screen of poplars and
against the hill forever to be asso-
ciated with the name Of Roosevelt.
Last winter this picture was exhib-
9ted at the National Academy OF De-
signs annual show. Later it was in
cluded in the international at Pitts
burgh: When shown in 1921 at the
awarded the William @. Goodman
prize. At the present time it is in
cluded in n travelling exhibition sent
out to half a dozen or more cities i9
,he middle west under the auspices
OF the American Federation of Arts.
This travelling exhibition serves
double purpose. 1t shares with the
vities at distance the privilege
which the National Gallery extends
brings TO the knowledge of persons
afar the purposes and the expecta-
yioIs of such a gallery as a national
institution. This collection includes
a painting by the late John w. Alex
sinder, Carroll Beckwith's we'll known
study. 1.-THE Blacksmith: one of Rob
ert Blums characteristic Venetian
pictures. George de Forest Brush s
celebrated Moose Chase" charming
Sunset. San Giorgio, Venice by
cd prInna
Dabos Evening on the Hudson
Most notable in the collection also is
Summer" by T. w. Dewing, of
whose works in the Freer Gallery,
written delightfully."- in the current
number of Scribner's Magazine.
Childe Hassam is represented by a
figure painting, "the Georgian Chair =
and a typical landscape, Spring"
There is an Inness and Homer
Wyant. George H. Story's portrait of
Abraham Lincoln and Robert Reid's
white Parasol' are also included, be-
sides Elihu Vedder's painting, the Cup
sor the "Rubaiyat''
sented are Hobart Nichols. whose
'Moonrise at Ogunquit" was pur-
chased by Mr.. Evans and added to the
Evans collection, AM Guy Carleton
Virgins. whose excellent Gloucester
Harbor'' Is invariably a favorite.
William Ritschers superb marine,
Evening Tide. California" secured
through the medium of the Ranger
oequest, and Henry Rangers own
t'Groton Long Point Dunes are
among other notable examples.
In sending out this loan collection
under the auspices of the national
association the National Gallery of
Art is following the precedent of the
Luxembourg in Paris, which lends
regularly from it's collections to the
provincial museums. Among the
cities where the exhibition has al
ready been shown are Detroit and
Nashville. 1t is now in Kansas City,
from where 1t will go to Peoria and
Memphis.
AN engaging little exhibition by
members of the Landscape Club
IS now to be seen in the lounge of
the Ambassador Theater. This ex-
nibition, arr nged through the cor
dial cooperation of the theater man
agement, is an innovation for Wash
ington, though similar exhibitions
have been held in theater Iobbies in
Philadelphia. No effort has been
made to feature the showing. but the
works apparently speak for them
note and making inquiries.
The collection comprises twenty
seven pictures in all, and among
the artists represented are William
Moore. Charles H. seaton. a: J.
Schram, H. Boyer Paine. A H. O.
Role and Mr.. Jameson, a new mem
Der. The majority of the pictures
were painted in leisure or holiday
hours in the vicinity of Washington
hy-in inf n nj
ture theater the spirit of the out
: door world and remind the theaters
patrons of the beauty of nature and
Of the significance of art.
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THERE are quite number of sold
4 signs in the. Washington Water
Color Clubs exhibition which opened In
the Corcoran gallery a week ago yes
terday and will continue until Novem-
ber 20. after which the gallery will be
closed for nearly month prior to the
presentation of the great biennial.
Four of Miss Jackson's little water
colors Of a French village have found
purchasers and other selections have
been made with discrimination from the
works of other contributors. The wonder
Is not that these have sold, but that Sc
many, apparently, have been passed by,
for rarely has an exhibition here az
forded so much material of covetable
character and obtainable at such mod
est price, many Of the pictures shown,
which would give lasting pleasure, be-
ing purclasable at far less than the
cost Of a single automobile tire.
The exhibition wears well, the first
impression Of merit and charm being
strengthened rather than diminished
by second viewing. Mrs. Leisenring
shows two Charming little studies in
charcoal and colored chalk on tinted
paper Of subjects found last summer at
Nantucket. Lucien Powell is repre-
sented by q characteristic view Of the
Grand Canon-a mosaic of color, bring
ing to mind the richness and beauty OF
Q Persian rug. Alfred Hutty's etchings
Of 'Birches'' and Trees Against the
sky are an Interesting note. But one
returns again and again to the little
rortrait study Of John Bruce, by Hilda