Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16

THE exhibition Of sculpture by Edgardo
Simone, which opened In the National
Gallery Of Art February g. to continue through
out the month, has several facets Of interest
for WaShingtonians- quality Of the exhi-
bition itself the inclusion Of number Of por-
trait busts of persons well known in official
and social circles here, and the fact that most
Of these buSts have been executed I'm the past
six weeks, during which time the sculptor has
been making Washington his temporary resi-
dence. Signor- Simone has been IN the United
States only two years. His first exhibition was
held in Boston last Summer. The current
showing here Is his second.
Fhty-four works in plaster, bronze and
marble, chiefly portrait busts, bas-reliefs and
fountain figures. are included IN this showing.
Among the portraits are HkenesSes Of Justice
Oliver Wendell Holmes reproduced In The Star
last week; George w. Wickersham and Pat
rick j. Hurley. There e an exceptionally
felicitOus likeness in silver bronze OF AIRS. Jane
Kendall Mason, one OF Washingt0nls young
matrons, In which the modelling Is delicate and
sensitive, the pose well taken and character
istie.
Three marble busts of Italian noblewomen
are representative of the race, as well as OF
the individuals depicted. Under the small
featured, fun faces one gets . hint Of . typical
Latin bone construction.
There are included in this exhibition two
beautiful fountain groups, THE kiss" and
Life and Love-" third composition entitled
Love" combines balance with complete nat
uralism.
Signor Sinone works entirely in the tradi-
uonal manner He has produced quite num-
Der of monumental compositions and has to his
credit war memorials in Is italian cities, with
monuments of other sorts In cities of his
native land. One of his monumental works
has already been erected here, IN Tampa, Fla.
A T the National Gallery Of Art there opened
yesterday, to continue for month at least,
an exhibition Of portraits by Edwin B. Child
OF Dorset. VT.
Mr.. Child grew up in Pawtucket, r. l., .
textile manufacturing center, and was graduated
from Amherst College where he was captain of
the track team. He helped to pay his way
through college by doing charcoal portrait
drawings and selling occasional landscapes.
After college he studied at the Art Students
League OF New York, and later became chief
assistant to John La Fargo in mural painting.
He has done magazine Illustration, some writ
ing and considerable landscape painting for
which he received . medal at the st. Louis
Exposition. but his specially has been figures
and portraits. Columbia University has his
portraits Of Profs George r. Canfleld and
Francis N. Burdick and OF Dean w. A. Keener.
In New York University Is his portrait Of Dean
Francis NJ Stoddard; in Amherst portraits OF
Profs. Emerson, Harris, Crowen and Ward.
His portrait of Robert w. Paterson Is In the
Brooklyn Museum.
This Is Mr.. Childs first exhibition in wash
inetOn.
A T the YOrke Gallery an engaging exhibition
Of Spanish paintings by Alfonso Crosse
Of Seville may nov be seen. This includes
portraits, figures and compositions Q dramatic
picture Of Spanish bun fight. the patios OF
some OF Sevilles loveliest houses. Probably
the most distinguished painting in the collec-
ton Is the artists portrait Of his mother, to
which q gold medal was awarded when shown
IN the Paris Salon.
Among the other portraits is one Of the King