Evening star., 1930-05-04
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spend the greater part of the year and where
a majority of his paintings produced.
In the Corcoran Gallery of Art is q typical
painting by Daniel CARRIER, a Spring landscape
showing the play of cool light and blue shadows
in the old quarry across the river at New Hope,
which has dwindled to about the width Of
creek. No one should judge these drawings
and Ttchings now view without seeing and
studying this painting, because the two compile
ment one another and collectively give the
gamut of the artists skill. The National CAL
lery of Art is also fortunate in possessing an
excellent painting by CARRIER, painting of the
same quarry later in the season. seen through
screen Of trees-a superbly strong work.
There is no more sincere lover of nature than
Daniel CARRIER and artist who holds his
art in higher regard. Nothing that CARRIER puts
out is less good than he can make it at the
time, and at his best few are his equal. He,
too, is a man Of visions, dreamer; but excep-
tional technical equipment, habits of work and
study, sound craftsmanship and knowledge of
tradition have made it possible for him to find
sound and adequate expression.
AN exhibition of paintings by an English
artist Vivian Guy will open in the Yorke
Gallery tomorrow, to continue through May 10.
Capt. Guy studied at the Slade School in
London and at the Academic Julien in Paris.
During the he laid aside his art and saw
captain when he wounded and invalided
home, but later, fortunately, was able to turn
again to his art. He had the good fortune to
be allowed to accompany the Prince of Wales
on his trip to India, during which time he made
numerous studies of Indian life. Eight months
ago he and his wife came to this country and
after short stay in New York, bought q
"d1vver" and started out to the United
States, going first to Niagara, then to the
Yellowstone Park to California, to Arizona and
AYnwr
the South and Middle West. In order to better
understand the country that they passed
through, they camped and lodged with other
tourists, met the people in spirit of comrade-
ship, and, happily for our American pride, have
returned enthusiastic America.
1t is difficult for Capt. Guy to understand
why American painters do not more generally
paint American subjects why they have not
already given more adequate expression to
American thought and life. It is distinctive
he declares, as any life with which he has ever
come in contact And yet, for the most part
he finds our American painting closely akin to
the painting Of the past produced by Euro
peanS.
Among the works which he will show at the
Yorke Gallery pictures of New York with
its towering skyscraper buildings its jagged
unbelievable skyline, and of the Indians of
Santa Fe and Taos, where, by the way he is
returning with group of mature students
to spend the Summer, to paint and teach
There is every reason to anticipate the exhi-
bition OF this visiting artist with exceptional
interest.
THE chief of the division of fine arts of the
- Library Of Congress, Dr. Leicester Holland
made known this week grant of $5 900 re-
ceived from the Carnegie Corporation of New
York for the development of the work. lately
undertaken, of assembling pictorial archives of
early American architecture
TliS work was initiated w he Ioa,, ovbil;t;o,,
of photographs by Miss Frances Benjamin
Johnston Of Fredericksburg, Va, executed under
commission from resident of that historic
city. Announcement made at that time
of the intention of the new division of fine
arts OF accommodating collection of negatives,
which would be available to students and
others. Of examples of early American archi-
tecture-that is, of buildings erected before
1920 The appropriation made by the Carnegie
Corporation will give opportunity to test out