Evening star., 1926-05-23

Mrs. Cresson has undoubtedly in.
herited from her father, Daniel Ches
ter French, an unusual talent; IN
other words, she has plastic intuition
and she has had good training. Nc
wonder that whatever she does shows
q feeling for plastic form. a sensitive
touch and comprehension OF classic
requirements. In no sense 10 she an
amateur, and, above all. her rendering
invariably embodies spiritual quality
as well as sculptural form.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cresson close their
house in Washington the first Of this
week and 60 to Stockbridge. their
Summer home. for the coming
'CLARA' HILL has lately shown in
- the Dunthorne Galleries q por-
trait head Of a baby and q bas.relief
Of Lieut.. Gordon Dodge, a young
aviator who lost his life in the World
War. as well as a number Of other
earlier portraits in relief. During the
past Winter she has produced q wood
nymph and faun to be used a. Carya.
tides in mantel for the Kendall Man.
sion. Bradley Hills, Nd, Of which
Walter Clarke Wasgaman is the ar
chitect. Miss Hill will spend the Sum.
mer at Bronxville. N. Y, as usual.
THE French government has lately
purchased q painting entitled
"Azaleas and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Gar.
dens, Charleston" by William p.
Silva, formerly Of this city, now Of
California. Mr.. Silva, who for several
years had q studio in Washington.
passed through this city last week
on his way back to Carmel from Eu-
rope. The early part Of the Winter
was spent in Venice. Later he and
Mrs. Silva were for a time In g. little
town on the French Riviera. From
there they went to Paris, where Mr..
Silva not only exhibited at the salon.
but held q one.man exhibition.
The picture purchased by the
lar to the painting Of the Magnolia
Gardens shown in the latest annual
exhibition Of the Society OF Washing.
ton Artists. 1t was described in the
Paris edition Of the New York Herald
Of May 8 as follows: This is a paint
ing Of a certain garden in Charleston,
s. c., a. spot which MIR. Silva has
painted many times. This garden OF
exquisite remOteneSs is saturated with
a haze Of gentle lavender and gray.
The dropping MOSES and festooned
wtstarias which hang from the trees.
and the azaleas spreading their soft.
rose.tinted petals below, are enveloped
in the atmosphere of a dream
Mr.. Silva was represented in the
Paris Salon by a painting Of the Pa
cific Ocean seen through the cypress
trees at Carmel.
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abroad and has brought back some
charming views OF Venice, Of Spring
on the Riviera and of Paris. He has
lately been elected first vice president
Of the Southern States Art League be-
cause he Is a native Of Savannah and
a long resident Of Chattanooga. one
extremely interested in the develop.
ment Of art in the South.
THE Landscape Club is holding an
1ther exhibition at the Amba ssa.
dor Theater. Eighteenth and ColumS
bia road. This exhibition opened a
week or more ago and will continue
for q month or six weeks. II consists
OF oil paintings and water colors by
members Of the club-30 works being
shown. 1t fs the third exhibition Of
the klno Heiu III tHe IOunkc VI tHlS
theater. The purpose is to bring ART
to the people. 1t Is all important that
efforts OF this sort should find local
support. the local support which they
essentially deserve.
A COLLECTION Of water colors
and etchings Of Egypt and Lon
don by Capt. Longstaff Of England is
now being shown by Miss Furbanks
at 1401 Twenty.frst street. Capt.
LonGstan is an ex.service man, who
is now giving his time to water-color
painting and etching. His pictures Of
London are especially graphic and
pleasing and to those who know and
loye nndnn must make strong anneal