Evening star., 1927-03-13

/ Sionally his compositions seem a little
oveFcrowded. but in most instances
they are well disposed
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lGREAT preparations are being made
- for and attention is fixed upon the
| opening of the Independent Exhibi
| tion TO be held here in the Carleton
Hotel, beginning March Ia. The idea
| of this exhibition was conceived by
Miss Dorothy Vedder, comparatively
a newcomer. to Washington. who has
succeeded in securing the cooperation
Of numberDf the Washington artists
and leading local art patrons.
The exhibition will follow the rules
of the famous Independent Exhibition
in Paris and those held In New York,
Boston and elsewhere. Any one pay
ing fee Of s. Is privileged to con.
tribute one or more works, and all
will be shown on an equal footing.
There viii be no jury and no prizes.
The pictures will be hung alphabet
cally, according to the. names OF the
painters. tbs object of such an eX-
Eihiti0u is to give every one. who is
able to pay the price an opportunity
not only to show his or her work but
to show il in competition with others.
Originally. the independent EXhibi-
"
officiaidom. Certain artists who sub
rnitted their works to the salon had
met with rejection. They dubbed to-
gether and had their own showing.
Among the refused canvases were
some by artists who have since come
tC considerable fame, innovators whose
innovations in time found acceptance
and we're influential in directing art
into new channels. The Societe des
Artistes Independents of Paris is at
this very time holding its thirty
eighth exhibition, included in which
are no less than 1000 canvases. This
exhibition is characterized by Paris
g .:tic as "a trifie leas violent perhaps
than it has been, but on the whole an
alarming rather than soothing
eight" Certain of the good artists
whose works have been included here
tofore are not exhibiting this year. but
it still embraces paintings by Bon
nard. Matisse, Signac, Charles Guerin
and others. and that it has not only
gone on but retained its independent
character for all these years undoubt.
edIv bears witness to the vitality OF
the movement.
For such an exhibition to be of real
value, discriminating public is es,
sential. When, some years ago, the
first exhibition of this kind was held
in New York in one of the great armo-
ries. it created a tremendous sensa'
tion. Crowds attended it, The pic
lures were invited To other cities. but
so far no great results have accrued,
nor has the sensation been repeated,
though a similar exhibition has been
held practically every year since In
New York.
The Washington exhibition will, 1t
is said. not be limited to the works or
Washingtonians. Artists from New
York and other cities are making con,
tributions. The chances are that the
showing will be more conservative
here than in New York, Boston or
Philadelphia. but it should arouse in
terest and do good.
X y X y
WINFIELD SCOTT CLINE. for
merly of this city, now of New
York, has been spending portion OF
the Winter in Florida. and recently
gave a lecture at Tarpon Springs on
"The History of American Landscape
Art" 1t was at Tarpon Springs that
George Inness painted for several sea-
sons and II was there that George
Inness, jr.. spent his Winters for a
good many years prior to his deatn.
In the latter part of Mr.. Chimes lee
ture he paid special tribute to the art,
of the Illnesses. father and son.
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T ORADO TAFT, sculptor and writer,
IL is to give a lecture demonstration
on sculpture here next Wednesday
evening. March 16. in the auditorium
of the Central High School, under the
auspices of the Washington Society of
the Fine Arts. Mr.. Taft will at that
time set up on the stage "a typical
sculptor's studio of the time of the
Italian Renaissance and. assuming
the character of one of the great mas
ters in sculpture OF that era, will, with
the aid of a single assistant, act out
scene such as might have occurred
in such a place and at such time.
Thus he will demonstrate how sculp-
tor works-how sculpture is produced.
dorado Taft is the sculptor OF the
Columbus Fountain in this city and
of the Fountain of the Lakes and the
Fountain of Time in Chicago. Some
years ago he executed very remark
able group, entitled "The Blind" in
terpretative OF the onrush Of civiiiza-
ton. the cropping Of the people for
something beyond. During the
Worlds Fair he gathered around him
in his improvised studio in Chicago
a group of young men and women.
whom he employed as assistants and
instructed as apprentices, from among
whom have come some of the leading
sculptors of our day. His studio in
Chicago has been a place not only of
resort but of inspiration. He has
been the master, and many a cropping
talent he has helped to encourage and
develop. His book on American sculp-