Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20


galleries. and the exhibit to be shown
therein. comprising 262 works by CO.
Temporary American etchers. engraV-
ers. nthograp piers, etc, Is now CROSS
,ng the ocean.
This national collection was as
senbled in Washington by the Amer.
can Federation Of Arts. Inc jury Oh
selection comprised John Iaylor
Arms, Ernest David Roth. thornton
oakley and the secretary OF the A. n;a
lean Federation of Arts, ex-oinclV;
With but two or three exceptions: an
Of the leading etchers. woodpiock
printers and photographers OF this
country are represented, ana AT the,.
hest. save in four instances. the work
included is by living artists. Inese
executions are by distinguished artlsIs
recently deceased: Joseph Penneii:
Ernest Haskell, Henry WON ana
Helen Hyde. No artist Is representeo
by more than three examples ah eu"
hlitted to the jury.
The selection comprises the works
Ar the CONGRATULATIONS who are
following the tradition of Rempranot'
NJeryon and Whistler, and OF the raol-
GALS such as John Marin, VINO are
seekfng for an entirely new form Oh
expression. AS the conservatives III
actual fact largely outnumoer the r'u
icals, the representation Is III uu'
proportion. ,.h.r
graphic arts has greatly increased IN
the last few years, and the output IN
this field today Is both large ana es.
sentially meritorious. Those VINO had
the privilege of seeing this American
exhibition before It was packed LOT
shipment were not only warm IN
praise, but confident in expression
that as O national showing II woulo
reflect credit upon our country;
Every such showing mace aoroau
must strengthen our position as ma
ton and help to demonstrate TO otner
nationals that the United states Is
not solely given to money making.
Not only was one of the prlnclpal
Galleries in this international exhibit
fion assigned to the United States,
hut at the request of the committee,
the American Federation or Arts Is 10
decorate this gallery so that It may
be fully representative OF American
taste and that the works by American
artists NAV be given q fully congenlai
setting. The walls are to be covered
With two.toned printed burlap, in color
a warm gray. A few pieces OF nlapie
furniture, reproductions OF cary
American designs, will give a touch
of life. and color will be added through
the introduction of a display OF elgn.
or nine large pieces OF pottery Wy
American potters and two vases VI
Ttnany glass. On one OF the taoies
viii hs a number of copies of Ameri-
can art magazines. In short. tne
American Federation of Arts has sent
n italy a representative American
collection and provided Tor II, throusn
tha Courtesy of the committee OF ar,
rangements in Florence. a tasteiu.
setting. What better work couia our
national art association hnd 10 90:
It Is interesting to know tnal a. + .Ie
very time that this exhibition OF etch
49, anprayinrs. etc., by American
artists is to be shown in Italy, some,
what similar exhibition In black ana
u,hife nv Italian artists has peeh
brought TO this country and is belng
ovhih;ted here under the auspices OF
the Italy-America Society: me Col.
lection, which has already been sn0wn
In New York and other clues WIN ue
brought here and exnio!.eu ,as. n nf
Washington Arts Cluo the last Vi
March and early in April.
TN connection with the Tri'Unt ex'
J. hibition of paintings and sculpture
which opened in the Phillips Memorial
Gallery 1903 Twenty.frst street, the
first Of this month to continue through
March. a bulletin OF the Phli1pS cor
lection, containing catalogue anu
notes OF Interpretation relating 10 TINS
special exhibit. prepared oy Mr. fn M
Inns has been published for free ois-
t.;t,,,tinr THE cove shows the
Egvntian head lately acquired from
the Kann collection, as 1t Is seen In
the gallery, in front of Augustus Vln-
rant Tack's beautiful and impressive
nainting. "The Voice OF Many
Waters" .,
The text comprises descriptive ma
terial on the three exhibits and some
OF the painters whose works are IN.
Guided. Mr.. Phillips, after quoting at
Iang+h from DR.. Breasted's Conquest
Of Civilization" writes feelingly OF
this magnificent Egyptian stone head
OF the eighteenth dynasty. and ex-
plains his motives in bringing to-
eefher the works OF certain painters
10 be shown In conjunction with It.
This piece Of sculpture and these
paintings, he claims. illustrate sen.
sibility and simplification In art.
And so they do: The whole waii
which serves as BACKGROUND TOT .ne
Egyptian sculpture. Is lovely piece
of color composition. and none who
nossesses the trained eye or inherent
constituencies to beauty in color can
fail to secure aesthetic reaction there
from.
Probably because Pierre Bonnard
and John Marin are less easily under
stood than such painters. as Twacht
mann, Tack, Halpert, and even
sdatisse and Marquet. Mr.. Phillips or.
fers an appraisement OF the worth OF
these artists, not only by himself pu'
by other we'll known artists. 1t Is
difficult to believe, however, that art
which requires, so many words or ex
PLANTATION will be found to have lasting
value. Marin is said to put down a
world out of focus" to give us in
tense modern life In the midst of en-
circling and bewildering elements,
one who is experimenting on the from
tiers of visual consciousness" Doubt
less all this is true. but what does II
matter if the end attained Is tnco
herent, unintelligible?
The second unit Of this exhibition Ii
entitled I'm Praise Of Girls and Wom
en-" Here, as Mr.. Phillips says. for
month or more we may meet "tht
ladies of the nineties and of the TURF
OF the century" And charming they
are, too; as charming and as eternallI
feminine as are those OF the presen
day. Those who are fond OF argu
rnent may take issue with the tag
MI. Philips gives AndElcS W. nav
thorne. Sentimental" and Abbot
Thayer, "Idealist." and object to hi
classification Of George Fuller an,
Thomas Eakins as eminent Victo
r1ans, or their American equivalents,
but none can say that he has not II
this small room gathered together {
notable collection OF very beautiful
paintings Of femininity. among whicl
the ideal Head" OF young girl b.
George Fuller. recently acquired. ls
superb example, truly worthy OF place
mart IN the comm of the realisti