Evening star., 1929-12-01
HANDWROUGHT JEWELRY BY FRANK GARDNER HALE OF
BOSTON ON EXHIBITION AT JANE BARTLETTS.

BOSTON ON EXHIBITIO
mand, Satluting its flagship. Others
are Of the packet ship Yorkshire and
of the Nina, the latter lithograph with
water color.
There are but three water colors-
"Coastwise," Revenue Cutter Bear"
and Clipper Ship Nightingale"-deli-
cately rendered IN pure wash. A real
page from our American history-a
very delightful exhibition.
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A BEAUTIFUL piece of sixteenth CEN
"A tury Flemish tapestry, purchased
by Mrs. EustiS in Europe last season,
has been permanently placed in the
EustiS memorial room in the Corcoran
Gallery of Art above the beautiful
sculptured memorial representing The
Lament of Sir Ector for Sir Launcelot."
This tapestry, which is almost
square, belongs in spirit, If not in fact
to the age of chivalry, and is fine ex-
ample of the weavers' art and at the
same time suitable as decoration. It
is a most interesting composition. In
the center is a croSs-section Of pala-
tial hall, classical in design, in which
group of figures is seen dining at long
table. In front of this Is a courtyard
or a walled garden, in which women are
gathering flowers or taking the air. In
the extreme foreground a hunt Is III
progreSs-huntSmen arriving on horse
back-and in the very center OF the
foreground is seen a wild boar, just
speared. But this pattern, which must
be studied out to be understood, is
woven in the midst, as it were. Of
multiplicity Of foliage forms, all held
within a beautiful conventional border.
Oddly enough, the simplicity with which
this composition is treated is what to-
day would be called extreme modernism.
The tone of the whole Is graye-green
and gray, but rich and very effective
an exceptionally interesting work.
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A PORTRAIT of william Cooper
n Proctor of the well known firm of
Proctor & Gamble, painted by Philip
de Laszlo has lately been placed on
view in the Corcoran Gallery as loan.
This portrait is a half-length and
shows Mr.. Proctor seated against
dark background with his face turned
slightly to the left His left hand rests
on his knee and holds his eyeglasses.
The head is a superb piece of painting
simple, direct, full of vitality-a tour
de force, a kind of technical acrobatic
technically trained, who realize in 1t
brilliant achievement. And what Is
more, the portrait is extremely personal,
alive indicative of spirit and character
as well as appearance.
The unexplained disappearance Of
the lower part of the right arm, which
simply goes out of the picture, Is not
agreeable, but when one has anything as
fine as the painting of this head, why
r.,,sl. 4vAaI INrnV
ing? Arms are not easily disposed IN,
and sometimes out, Of portraits. This
is a mastery painting-de Laszlo at
his best.
MARGARET FITZHUGH BROWNE,
ANA who is we'll known in this city
through exhibition and acquaintance
here. opens tomorrow in New York q
special exhibition of recent portraits at
the Ainslie Galleries, to continue for
fortnight
Included in this exhibition is a por-
trait which Miss Browne lately painted
in this city of John Hays Hammond.
Also included is portrait of Mrs. Rob-
ert c. Ransdell Of Washington, lent by
DR.. Ransdell.
Miss Browne was commissioned last
year by the New York Yacht Club TO
paint the portrait, for the club, Of the
King of Spain, who is an enthusiastic
yachtsman, as all know. She went u
Spain and the King graciously gave
her six or more sittings Of an hour each
an extraordinary concession. Her por-
trait, which has been declared very
| successful, will be shown in the coming
exhibition for the first time publicly
Other interesting personalities in the
group which Miss Browne will set forth
are Miss Martha Berry, a portrait lent
! by the Berry Schools, Georgia; Prof
| Elihu Thomson, lent by the MasSachu-
sets Institute Of Technology; Bobby
Jones. the golfer, lent by the city Of
| Atlanta. and Capt. Howard Blackburn
lent by the Master Mariners AsSocia-
| ton Of Gloucester, Mass.
Miss Browne has been doing gooC
work for some times, but in recent
| years she has made broad strides for
ward, until she now holds her place
among the foremost Of our American
portrait painters.
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IN the Smithsonian Building, under
l. the auspices Of the division OF
graphic arts of the National Museum
an exhibition of etchings by Dwight c
Sturges of Boston will be exhibited from
today TO December 20.
Mr.. SturgeS is a member of the
NIllCdSO, 6OSLOn ana oTOOklyu 6OClCGlSs
Of Etchers and of the Concord, Mass.
Art Association. He has received awards
in annual exhibitions and the Panama
Pacific Exposition, and is represented ir
the leading public as well as numerou:
private collections. The exhibition here
will comprise As prints.
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A T the Yorke Gallery, 1000 S street
"A beginning tomorrow and continu
ing to December IA, will be seer
paintings by Florence Gibson McCab'
and pictorial Photographic prints b!
Bertrand H. Wentworth Of Gardiner, Me
Florence Gibson McCabe studied q
the Art Institute of Chicago for fou
years, then after a year or two Of illus
trative work and mural decoration, sh
married and went to oregon, where, II
the solitude Of the forest and In the pres
ence of the great mountain peaks, sh
: began to paint Just for the Joy Of tn
) painting. Her pictures are mostly o
E our impressive Far Western scenery
D which she interprets sympathetically.
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