Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20

/ History of Indian and Indonesian Art;
| February 10.
To-day and Tomorrow In American
| Architecture" by Everett v. MeekS,
dean and professor of architecture,
School Of Fine Arts, Yale University,
! March 10.
The Washington Society of Fine Arts
was organized in 1905 and has been
active ever since, arranging for lee
I lures, holding an occasional exhibition,
supporting the Washington plan and in
other ways aiding the development of
art here at the National. Capital. For
| the past two or three years it has CO.
operated with the Community Institute
of Washington In giving a course of 10
lectures, concerts, etc, in Central High
School. 1t is still supporting this popu-
lar movement, but, with the belief that
there are those in Washington, includ-
ing its present and potential members,
who desire to keep in touch with the
best thought of the day on subjects
directly within the field of the fine arts,
its executive council determined to re-
establish a scholarly lecture course.
The response already received would
seem to confirm this judgment.
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A T the Arts Club today two interest
ing exhibitions will open, one of
original water colors by Miss Lesley
jackson, from which the Roundabout
Prints of Washington have been made;
the other of paintings and designs made
for book jackets. some by well known
artists and illustrators, lent by New
York publishers unique showing.
These exhibitions will be opened by
tea this afternoon, at which Miss Jes-
sic Baker and Miss Ethel Prince will be
hoStesSeS. The exhibition will continue
for two weeks, as usual.
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THE first special exhibition to be held
= under the auspices of the National
Gallery of Art this season will consist
of paintings purchased by the Ranger
Fund-76 in number-which will open
early in December and continue for q
month.
THE Yorke Gallery, 1000 S street. re-
opens on October % with an ex-
hibition by Mrs. Jesse Lasky, whose
work is on view at the present time In
the Anderson Galleries, New York
A T the Mich Galleries, New York
an exhibition of painting by Wells
M. Sawyer. formerly Of Washington, is
being held. These paintings. all of
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past two years which Mr.. and Mrs.
Sawyer have spent in Spain. They
were exhibited in the Salon de EXPOSE
clones in the National Museum of Mod
ern Art, Madrid. They are now shown
for the first time in the United States.
When exhibited in Spain they called
forth from the Spanish critics very
favorable comment.
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THEO. ]. MORGAN, after an absence
of several years. has returned to
washington and re-eStablished himself
in the historic old house on N street,
between Four and Half and Sixth
streets southwest, which he bought
and remodeled. During his absence
he spent considerable time in Texas
and there last Spring he was
awarded one of the much coveted
prizes in the international COMPETE
tive exhibition of painting of Texas
wildf1owers and typical Texan scenes
He also won prize in an unusually
interesting exhibition held at Spring.
vile, Utah, last season, and his picture,
to which this award was made was pur-
chased by the City of Salt Lake for
permanent placement in the Salt Lake
High School.
Lately Mr.. Morgan has been in AShe-
vile. N. c., where he has not only done
considerable painting but held an ex-
hibition. Largely through his initiative
and influence an art museum is to be