Evening star., 1924-01-06
Notes of Art and Artists

Earl of Liverpool. which is one Of
the ensravtngs by Murphy.
There are two paintings by Gilbert
Stuart in the collection, both of which
were undoubtedly painted while Stu
art was In ireland prior to his return
to the United States. Neither has
1een SHOWN In this country before.
One is full-length portrait OF Field
Marshal. the Marques Of Townshend,
o wno took command Of the H.itish
Woe and tat"r became lord lieutenant
Of Ireland. The other is 4 portrait
OF the RI. Hon. John Beresford, who
was prominent in irish politics for
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tyre. which was engraved by william
Sharp. comes from the collection OF
the present Lord Decies, q descendant
OF the one who Is portrayed.
traits are included In this collection
two typical Guards. a landscape BY
Richard Wilson. one by Constable--a
view of Hampstead Heath, and a por-
trait Of a Dutch lady. by Nicholas
THERE are sixty-tow moderate
sized paintings included in the
exhibition Of the National Associa-
tion OF Women Painters and Sculp-
tors now to be seen at the Arts Club.
which, after being shown here. Is to
60 to Lynchburg, Va. and Atlanta.
Ga. Among the local artists repre-
sented are Bertha Noyes and Gather
inc Carter crttcher Miss Noyes send
Indian Child; Mary Riley showing a
still life and Marguerite Mum, Lesley
Jackson. Sarah Munroe. Susan B.
Chaso. Katherine y. Lynn and Flea
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scapes.
There is quite group OF Baltimore
artists represented. among them Ca
melia Whitehurst. Mary Kremelbsrg.
Law and Elizabeth II. Evans. The
contributing artists of Baltimore and
of Washington are to be entertained
on January 13, at tea and recep.
ton. Il
rally come from New York, Philadel.
phia and Boston. Among the exhibit
Ing artists from these cities are such
well known painters as Susan Kicker
Mssxer Kssx PlGTsHss NJ GitI sries
Bertha Menzler Peyton. Emily Mich
OILS Hatch. Alethsa Platt Gladys
Brannigan. Constance Curtis, Mary
Butler. Gertrude B. Bourne. Mary
Barnes. II is an extremely interest
ing showing.
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HOWARD RUSSELL BUTLER'S
IL portrait of Thomas Moran, now
on view in the Corcoran Gallerys
biennial exhibition, has been pur-
chased by a Philadelphia collector
and in all probability. 1t is under
stood. will later go to the Pennsyl-
yania Art Museum. This portrait was
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cent sojourn in California, where MIR.
Moran resides.
This veteran American painter.
whose pictures of the great western
Rocky mountains. have never yet
been surpa ssed, has lately celebrated
Ills eishty-siXth birthday. and, though
no longer producing. fs hale ana
hearty and able to enter into the full
enjoyment of life. lie is pictur-
esque figure in American art. which
he has seen develop from its infancy,
and Mr.. Butler has portrayed him
with great sympathy and understand
ing.
Mr.. Butler was in Washington last
week for few days, visiting his
brother. Charles Henry Butler of this
CITY, and went from here to the uai-
versity of virginia, where s.,,n ne was va no to
eclipse of 1923. Mr.. Butler has work
ed out a most interesting system for
registering color values In rapid
sketches. through which he was en-
abled to make scientifically accurate
solar eciipses. He is the author of
q recently published and very inter-
esting book entitled Painter and
Space.
THE woodcut seems to be becoming
to its own again. Woodblocks are
quite the rage both for illustrative
purposes and as framed pictures.
number of extremely interesting cuts
of Washington subjects have been
made and published Of late by ]. j.
Lankes Of New York state. Among
the most interesting of these are two
old houses In Georgetown and the
garden Of the Octagon House. In the
last Mr.. Lankes has given himself.
should one say, poetic or artistic Ii
cense by unhesitatingly sweeping
aside the Department OF the Interior,
looms high across the way. and re-
ulacing it with an open field ami sky
such as the visitor or resident once
undoubtedly looked upon from this
garden in days gone by.
A y interesting exhibition Of costume
"a designs made In the classes of
Miss Grace o. Clarke. formerly Of this
city, now of the Pratt Institute,
Brooklyn, has been lately held in
Filene's store, Boston. These designs
were inspired, it is said, by the study
Of materials in the Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art and were exhibited at
the request Of the clothing informa-
tion bureau Of the Filene Company.
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MISS ELLEN DAY HALE and Miss
w Gabrielle Clements are spending
the winter at Chestnut Hill, Phila-
delphia. where they have taken a
house. In this house they have es-
tablished their etching press, taking,
Miss Hale admits in one Of her recent
letters. a large portion Of space. but
holding its arms up in benedietion.
They are both busily at work.
LEILA MECHLIN.