Evening star., 1923-04-29

| CORAN GALLERY OF ART.
TIME opening Of the Freer Gal
| lery this week overshadows in
! Importance all other events re-
lating TO art. Ever since the
late Charles l.. F'reer decided his re-
! markable collection to the nation the
public has looked forward some day
| ton OF the collection was exhibited
/ for short time some years ago in
| the National Museum. giving a fore
taste of the pleasure later to he
| realized when it would he shown in
! its own home.
/ Announcement has been made that
! only a portion Of the collection will
| ever be on public view at the same
! time. as II was the giver's idea not to
! show everything at once. but to show
certain things beautifully. There is
| reason TO believe that in every par
! tfcular. SO far as the matter of dis
play goes. Mr. Freer's wishes have
been followed out, and there is assur-
ance. Furthermore. that this has beer
| done through the medium OF most eX-
pert knowledge. There is. therefore. a
great deal to be expected i'll the mat
| ter Of display.
| Undoubtedly. curiosity has been
! whetted and interest increased i'm the
opening of this gallery. because of the
! fact that up to the present time it has
! been so tightly shut, none being ad-
! mitted for private views, no matter
! how great of how wise or how infiu-
entail.
| Tomorrow certain representatives
, of the press are to be admitted in the
morning. ON the seven follow ing
| days-that is. from the I'd TO the Sth.
| inclusive-specialy invited guests Will
be admitted by card. There Will be
1 no formal reception. no receiving
| committee. floral decorations music
or the like turning the opening into
| a festive social occasion. Primarily
I and entirely this is an art event. and
| those who are invited 10 have first
| view are merely given week pref
1 ence over the public. for from the 9th
on all will be admitted. The reason
| for the setting aside of the week for
! invited guests is presumably to give
! students of art and those most inter-
| ested technically or professionally
F, the opportunity of viewing the col
lections in comparatively privacy.
rather than in the midst of throngs
of interested but casual visitors.
| The opening Of this gallery is an
event Of national Importance and will
/ attract TO Washington leading rep
resetatives Of the art world. 1t is a
! distinct asset to the National Capital.
and it will give additional reason for
| art lovers TO make this city i'll the
! future a place of pilgrimage.
| * x
iTHE Corcoran Gallery Of Art an
nounces that arrangements have
4, been made TO continue the Emil Carl
sen exhibition until May 10. a well
come extension of privilege to many
! who have seen the exhibition and
/ wish to see it again. and particular
| lv to those who have not availed
| themselves Of the opportunity.
| There seems no dissent from the
| opinion that this is one OF the most
| ENJOYABLE and significant exhibitions
! that has been seen here for many
| years. and that it sets stanuard that
| will be hard for others TO uphold.
| MANY who have seen the exhibition
have been deeply moved by the beau
ty of the paintings. quiet beauty
which, however, makes itself Hitally
| felt
COLLECTION of sculpture by Z.
y BRYANT Baker has been placed on
view in the Corcoran Gallery Of Art.
! and adds an interesting note 10 the
( general collections. Mr.. Baker is an
/ Englishman by birth, but has liTed
| for some years in the United states
He has lately returned from a visit
home with the intention OF taking up
| nermaneut residence here. He is well
| trained and exceedingly talented ana
bis works have a freedom ana IN :,
! diyiduality as we'll as a strength anu
yjeor which are admirable anu az
tractive. =, ,,., sboy
ing at this time a group or WateI :
coIors BY William L. CarTlSdh u
Connecticut and New York, who is
California by birth. but former
pupil OF Emil Carlsen ,,,roa
eroup of water colors by Airen
unttv made during the past winter
500 son in Charleston. will also be eN-
bihited at the Corcoran Gallery some
time this week or next.
CHARLES HoPkINsoN of Boston
- and Manchester. Mass, is IN
Wa ashington painting portrait OF
the Secretary Of State for Brown Gn'-
yersitv. Mr Hopkins. who is. by the
uav. a nephew of President Emeritus
Eliot of Harvard University. was
ono of the painters, it will be recalled
selected by the National Art Commit
tee to paint portraits of men prom
inent and leaders in the great war
for the national portrait collection.
His three subjects were Premier
Bratiano. Premier Pashich and Prince
Saionji, all Of which he rendered with
conspicuous success.
Mr.. Hopkins is one OF the painters
Of today who is interested In the
science as we'll as the art of painting.
and he has made Il serious study
Of chemistry of paint, the relation OF
color and the various systems that
have been put forth in the last few
years for determining exact color
values. He is something of a modern
ist in spirit, open minded. given to
EXPERIMENTATION, eager to be abreast
, of the times. but his art is distinctly
built on tradition, and, therefore,
sound.
:: !: Il !
| L the Art Center there are two
; L exhibitions of passing interest.
one a group of twenty-five paintings
| by Joseph Birren. painter and lee
| turer on art of Chicago. founder OF
! the Art Institute Alumnia Associa-