Evening star., 1924-12-14

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L. Society of Etchers. which is now
on view in our Smithsonian In
stitution. Far from being restricted to
/ the work of Chicago etchers, this col
lection comprises works by etchers from
all parts of the United States, from
England, France Holland and other
countries of Europe. II is a thoroughly
representative showing. To those who
are watching with interest the devel-
opment Of art in the United States two
significant features Of this exhibition
will be remarked with satisfaction; first,
that the American etcherS fully hold
their own with the best etchers abroad;
second, that excellent work Is coming,
not merely from that section Of the
country east of the Alieghenes, which
is so largely associated in our minds
with productiveness in this field, but
from all over the country-the Middle
and the Far West.
Frank W. Benson of Boston, the we'll
known painter-etcher, is represented by
two characteristic works. one of men
in canoes in the New England River
country, the other OF wild fowl. Ralph
NJ. Pearson, who spends part of his time
at Milton on the Hudson and the rest
at Santa Fe, n. NJ, shows a typical ex-
ample of New Mexican architecture.
rendered distinctly in the modernistic
style.
There are two pictures of Washington
one the Lincoln Memorial as seen
from the river shore, with the Washing
ton Monument appearing. over its shoul-
der, the work of Stanley Woodward of
Boston; the other a view Of the south
front of the White House, by Emily
Burling Waite.
Will Simmons of New York. the
son of the well known mural painter
whose series of MUSES." in the
Library of Congress is SO justly
famous, exhibits an exquisite little
etching, "Humming Bird in Quest of
Nectar" Gabrielle Clements Of this
city exhibits a charming little picture
of Gloucester Harbor.
John Taylor Arms, formerly of
Washington, but now residing in
Connecticut, and secretary of the
Brooklyn Society of Etchers. exhibits
one of his architectural themes rem
dered during his recent sojourn abroad
an exquisite piece of work.,
Alfred Hutty. who is well known
here, If not d resident, sends an
etching of trees and a figure blown
by the wind. E. D. Roth, one Of the
best Of our American etchers, IS rep
resented by an etching Of an Italian
hill town in the Spring. Arthur
Heintzelman shows not only beau
tiful etching Of 1.-The Mother and
Child" but q rendition of a little shop
on a side street before which a tiny
child is playing. The title Of this is
"Objects Of Art" William Auerbach
Levy shows an etching Of dog and
a cat.
Roi Partridge, w. w. Winkler,
Lee SturEes and Thomas Tallmadgc
are all we'll represented.
There is charming etching by
Charles B. Keeler of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, and one scarcely less engaging
or meritorious by George Resler OF
st. Paul.
Among the foreign etchers repre-
sented are Dirk Baksteen of Holland,
Martin Harding of London and w. +.
Robbins, likewise an Engiishman.
Lusy Of Lausanne, Switzerland, and
], C. Vondrous of Prague.
Almost all Of these works are MOD
erateIy priced and a number OF them
will in a short time greatly increase
in value.
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A UNIQUE and interesting conec-
"a ton of pictures of our national
parks water colors. by a Swedish
artist, Gunnar Widforss-are now on