Evening star., 1928-03-25
BY LEILA MECHLIN,

Fine Arts Galleries, New York,
last Tuesday with the usual
Avsr1,ishiue day, press View and after
knaon reception. II is all excellent eX~
shhiiion. by no means academic as th3f
sterm Is az present interpreted, but fresh
land vigorous and essentially youthful IN
Esprit So good q Showing of contempa-
srary work has not been made for some
fyesrS
From Washington included in this
Eexhioi;ion are two portraits by Richard
eMerynsn and a figure study The
perennial GYPSY" by Jerry FaTuSworth.
eAnlong the erStwhile WaShlngtoN artists
srepresente5 are Hobart and Spencer
SN,chols, the former by q picture Of
swts,ter wcorS~-Tsrk tree trunks stand
Enz out starkly against the Snow-covered
sgro0nd from which they sprine: the
61stter by 8 dramatic painting Of an ice
Ebers: and Everett Warner. who, oddly
kenoUsh. also shows Winter picture.
#'Sucw Fall"
{ :. Howard Isrls Of washington Pa.
80 whom & prize WIS awarded IN the
eaacert exhibition of the Society of
sWsShlngtcn Artists hegs shows in the
Ecsdeiny sn extremely interesting and
snemorable small painting entitled
s'SiH2pie Faith a picture of two figures,
= man and a wcaaa1 passing along an
%fSsSfa ANNA. ~ l4ES StN4E tk Which, >iA-
@outed sgainS the twilight sky. is a
rrucifx
An exceedingly dramatic and unusual
snslntins entitled Maternity and Moon-
zieht" hy Truman z FaSSeGt. is included
j. This exhibition. a picture somewhat
zn the style Of Rockwell Kent with
EQusl strength but less exaggeration.
There Is an excellent portrait By Ernest
L fpsen of Cas- Gilbert. now president
81 the National Academy OF Design but
Soetter known here as the designer Of
ahe TressITr Annex and of the Wool
worth Building in New York and past
president Of the American Institute of
sArehItects- Albert L. Gvoll. who is best
known for his pictures OF the desert.
shows q new departure. n picture en-
1itleG "Chtisto Gel Monte 3 gaunt.
dramatic landscape with a cruciix as
its focal interest, Ernest l. Blunlen-
ecllein. who is most closely associated
an the mind Of the public by his Taos
Subjects. shows likewise a completely
rev departure in a picture Of lower
Manhattan, a picture Of buildings.
angular and rnany-windowed
Two or three o. the etche-s show in
teTestIng paintings, eyidencing the fact
tla; medium does not signify as much
IS one might suppose. Among these are
William Auerbach Levy and Ernest
David Roth
I Il Van Buren Msgonigle. we'll known
es architect, and especially famous as
the designer of the Kansas CITY war
memorial is also among the exhibitors.
kavlng contributed a painting. The
House by the Causeway"
Z Robert Reid. who has repeatedly
exhibited N washington. has many
friends here. and has lately been in
eapacitated by a stroke OF paralysis.
$ent two excellent pictures this year.
painted with his left hand. and had
tne gallantry 70 request that they be
Accepted or rejected on their merits.
disclaiming the privileges which his
membership IN the academy assured.
BIS style has changed. but the quality
q as excellent as before
Interesting figure studies are contrib
uteG by Gertrude Fiske-a double
portrait OK an elderly couple; and by
Marie Danforth Page Of q coachman
Pal" both painters Bostonians. both
works striking characterizations There
4re impressive. marines by Woodbury.
and by Woodward There are many
very 0esuttfu still life studies and
In short. ii Is delightful and en-
Ezg11g showing. and those who have
opportunity 70 see il should not fail 10
do 50, IL viii remain on view until
April 8. So
At the Grand Central Galleries. New
York. during the past fortnight
there have been on view two interest
1rg e1ia3bfions-on Of distinguished
portraits Of women. which was held
under the auspices of the Spence
Aurnse Society for the benefit Of the
Spence Baby Nursery: the other 8
.4es Fb-ss - -
william Baxter Closson. whose works
are included Ia our National Gallery
ard uho was exceedingly well known
and nsefiT esteemed here.
The portrait exhibition vas made
up of loans and included works By
Sargent, Cecilia Reauy, John Alex
sncey George Or Forest Brush. Jean
McLane, Ellen Enmet Rand, Leopold
6eyIert. IRVING r. Wiies Louis Belts
ard other well knozn American
portrait painters. az Reli as works by
foreigners Of note The WORKS we're
vel selected. admirably hung and ex.
tEeme3y effective II nothing else. ihis
exhibition gave indication Of the fac1
fi9st here n knGeTica excellent work L
being coyae "a this field today and thai
CTR American portrait; painters stznc
w1tn the pest Of those In other coun-
tires
TIE Csosson exhibition occupied on
snail gallery and vas exceedingly wei
chosen ard significant There was =
little portrait of MF ClossGns fneyi
were figure stUcieF, groups and land
seS p@t pY rim. All indicating Z Keer
artistic segAse and a very un lsu&i tsp'
Cf 2nss1sg3stio one cs the ian6srsp y
T3fo5ecss waS panied h@re ia Rocj
Greek PARK ptneFs III Neg England
Asac1F tE2e figure st8oseg we're fapcifu
grGaDs-7E Rainbow Fefe " a Welies
ley College Fese" PREPARING soT IA
Pagan" +" An OUt1o0f Costume Party
little remluiscent psrnape 81 bsont1
Gels Snc yet 50 cgfterent. 70 fresh y
lgptlY FegdeTec, Indicating - s!gusb
caEfY tas artists own log IN oeaus
sHc II is transcription. Memorial ~
ftbltBgns 90 h0t always increase repu
fatsop or open, ss 6Oes this. t0s doc
10 oetteg alhceystaaGlng and fuller az
pyeclstaog of the gift and contribution
sgzHgeo by EYs Closs0n N3tA mos
excellent g4agn2snt and taste.
NHEs DUNCAN Pflu.LIPG Is hol4sa
~ 81 tne DEeseni tlIEe 81 eshlgiti1
- gslnt res 81 t4ss Hrs Jsfasar Galaefry'
6Ss F.ftn aVertSe New Tosk !n Wnlc
fke shows no leSs Afzu - works t.
sTs3oe1ty pa3s2teo feaT the pf'lAsp
4 lnaufF home Ia Pennsylvania there
tore showing hil!y landscape Hltn Il
geEt.e DDc 1l&tlgu& Ts 8DoceG acceff
Eae EJnoefcf admirably in inGics}in
al impression ~ height of .DftY safB
pint. au1 E9f introduces moss success
s8tg 3nto ner isno3cape f93ses u
Ma5ea they ERE eg4lsYeuec be.eF Z
ssfae lB1tle figures btr4oe ilDqu II
;sEcscspe neither d. t9ey SEEM craage
80 psH 81 natUgsi part as tBe foN
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