Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS
American Artists Show Their Work International Expo
sition in Florence-Water Colors View.
! Pictures Cut in White Wood

graphic, but upon examination will be
found widely different.
Mr.. Wells has chosen for interpre-
tation to a great extent architectural
subjects, though he shows in a few
instances examples of pure landscape.
The method seems best adapted for
the architectural theme, and those OF
the cathedral interiors which he shows
are most engaging. In one instance
he has introduced color in a stained
glass window with excellent result; In
another he has attained an amazing
effect of sunlight pouring through a
clerestory window.
That Mr.. Wells works in this new
and original medium have found favor
is testified by the numerous little
signs in gold and black, Sold" be-
meath these exhibits.
Mr.. Wells is a business man of
Evanston, ILL.,, and does this work as
a pastime. Another of his artistic
hobbies Is the making of autochromes.
of which he now has a collection Of
more than 1000 plates-Western seem
cry, gardens, and in some instances
figures. He is entirely selftaught.
THE Society of Washington Artists
exhibition, which closes today, has
proved uncommonly successful. FIJI
teen paintings have been sold and sew
eral orders taken for works by paint
ers represented. This is a degree of
local patronage which Is very crafty
ing. 1t is worthy of note. too, that the
purchases made all evidence discrimi-
mating judgment.
MISS JOSEPHINE GLOETZNER of
A'A this city has just completed q
very important commission-a series
of IA paintings, 30x40 inches each,
representing the IA Stations of the
Cross, for the Church Of the Little
Flower, Baltimore, of which Father
Wheeler is priest in charge. Miss
Gloetzner has been working on this
series Of paintings for the past seven
years, devoting almost her entire time
to 1t. She has made an exhaustive
study of historic costume and back
ground of the works of the great mas
tiers, and she has produced a series OF
paintings which not only do her great
credit but which will certainly admi-
rably serve the purpose for which 1t
was painted. The paintings depict the
IA events in that greatest Of world
dramas, beginning with the condem.
nation of Christ by PLATE and ending
with the entombment of the sacred
body.
Miss Gloetzner's paintings possess
some Of that naive quality to be found
in the works of the primitive painters
to whom art was indeed but the In
strument of religion. Her compost
tons are excellent, her figures well
drawn, her color simple and in accord
with modern church lighting. The
work obviously Is inherently illustra-
tive; technical quality does not OBJ
trude. The story is well told, dramat
ically moving. Before such a task
the most accomplished might well
have quailed. Miss Gloetzner, with
sincere singleness of purpose, has
achieved real success.
A T the Arts Club last Tuesday eve
n ming, when Felix Mahony, chair
man Of the art committee, was host, a
most interesting illustrated talk on
Japanese art was given by Hashime
Murayama, who installed and deco
rated the japanese Hall Of Armor at
the Metropolitan Museum and Is now
scientific illustrator for the National
Geographic Society. Following his
talk. in which, incidentally. he re-
marked that 'art is an international
eye and the universal language Of
mankind" a number of the lecturers
own remarkable paintings of birds and
fish were shown by special request.
Gutzon Borglum, the well known
sculptor, whose equestrian statue Of
Sheridan is in Sheridan Circle and
colossal head of Lincoln in the rotunda
Of the Capitol in this city, was one Of
the honor guests upon this occasion,
and spoke briefly on the value OF art
in city planning and architectural de-
sign creating the city picture. and the
actual return which such makes to a
community.
Burtis Baker, whose exhibition Of
paintings is on view at the Arts Club
in the room in which the meeting was
held, when called on emphasized the
great need of q national gallery of
art. the value of the present art col
lections in Washington and the impor.
lance of adding color to architectural