Evening star., 1924-11-30

showing a group of her very inter-
esting portrait drawings. there will
be shown from tomorrow for three
weeks group of water colors by
Lucien Powell. for many years a resi-
dent of this city.
Mr. Powell is a Virginian. both by
family connection and present resi-
dence, and he has an instructive love
for beauty. His career has been not
only successful, but full of romantic
interest. and he has the satisfaction
of knowing that his pictures have
found homes not only in this coun-
try. but in many parts of the world.
Among his English patrons have been
the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord
and Lady Colin Campbell and the
London School of Art, where at one
time he was a teacher. Upon vari-
Gus occasions he made trips to diff
ferent parts Of the world for the pur-
pose of sketching. Returning from
such trip to the Holy Land, he held
an exhibition on the steamer, with
the result that many orders were
given for replicas, it being his GUS
tom always to retain his original
sketches. Several times he visited
the Far West, and among his best
works are his pictures of our great
canyons, one OF which was hung in
the White House during President
Roosevelt's administration, and an
other is to be seen today on the walls
of our Public Library. A third trip
was to Italy and Switzerland and a
delightful series of sketches resulted.
Mr.. Powelrs Venetian pictures have
been likened to Turner's. and
they have, indeed. decorative quality.
Thirty-six of his travel sketches
were given by Mr.. Corby to the
American University. Is are in
Georgetown College, II in the Public
Library, 2 are in the Congressional
Club in this city and of his large
wall paintings are in the corridor Of
the Colorado Building. Among the
paintings at the Public Library is his
Venetian picture which won the Par
sons prize one year in the Society OF
Washington Artists annual exhibf-
ton: another is a very fine marine
painted from a sketch made in mid
ocean. Mr.. Powell has been actively
engaged in the profession Of painting
for 81 years.
THE third special exhibition at the
Corcoran Gallery, which opens
tomorrow, is group of sculpture by
a Baltimorean, the late Edward Berge,
who. as a young man (and he was by
no means old at the time OF his
death), won, almost unaided and self
taught, distinction by the merit of his
work. He first came into prominence
at the time of the notable Armory
exhibition of American sculpture in
Baltimore, held now almost quar-
ter Of a century ago-one OF the most
interesting and notable sculpture ex-
hibitions assembled in this country.
Those visiting this exhibition were
surprised to find among the works by
well known sculptors ambitious
groups of very considerable merit
and Importance by two Baltimoreans.
Edward Berge and Hans Schuler.
Both have since done quite little
monumentak work, but Berge more,
perhaps, tht Schuler, had the light
touch, and has produced charming ex-
| amples in the form Of garden sculp-
ture and small bronzes-Works Of art
full of joyousness, ornamentally sig
nificant. His recent death came all
| too soon.
IN the Smithsonian Building, divi-
| sion Of graphic arts, the United
| States National Museum will set forth
! during the month. of December a
| travelling exhibition sent out by the
| Chicago Society of Etchers, a wide
! awake organization of high standing.
This society has done much to awaken
| an interest in etchings and other fine
prints throughout the Middle West. It
| holds an annual exhibition at the Chi
cago Art Institute, at which prizes
are awarded and from which many
| purchases are made. 1t issues each
year to it's lay members an etching
| by one Of its professional members,
| and 1t sends out etchers on lecture
tours to not only tell the public about
| etching, but to give actual demon
| strations. The secretary Is Mrs.
| Bertha Jaques. herself an etcher of
| very distinct ability. The extent and
success of the society's work Is large
| ly due to her initiative and executive
| ability. She is one of those artists
| who not only takes pleasure in pro-
| duction, but is essentially public
| THE beauty Of Washington and its
| environs at all seasons of the
year Is graphically presented in the
current exhibition Of the Landscape
Club, now on view at the clubrooms,
| 1921 Fifteenth street, from to {
pm. each day. The collection COM
prises 43 exhibits, OF which about
| half dozen are water colors, Il
etchings and the remainder oil paint.
| ings. When one finds that these are
| the output OF but IA Of the clubs
members one recognizes the volume
| Of the output, the seal Of the work.
| ers, who for the most part are EN-.
ployed by the Government and have
| only Sundays and holidays for their
| art. All Of the exhibits have beer
| painted within the last year. many
within the past few weeks when. al
some one has said, Autumn lay upon
| the land like a benediction in one
| of the most colorfui seasons for many
years"
Two delightful Autumn scenes are
Benson Moore's November Land