Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20

lection consists of IS prints made recently in
North Africa and not previously exhibited in
this country. They are superb works, rendered
with skill of a real master, one who perfectly
commands his medium and has a discerning
eye. Each is type. For instance, "a Soudan-
csc Chief" Horse Trader" Dock Hand" "A
Fakir," Bazaar Merchant" Money Lender"
"Tunisian jew" "a Gentleman" Each too, is
a real personality which the etcher has inter-
preted for all time. In every instance Mr.
Washburn has chosen to portray his subjects
with marked contrasts of light and shade, using
chiaroscuro with the utmost skill, to per-
lection.
When Mr. Washburn held a one-man exhibi-
ton in Paris a couple of years ago, Malcolm G.
Salaman, one of the leading British authorities
on prints, referred to him "a remarkably
intuitive etcher of heads, many mastery" and
outstanding for special excellence in ethno-
graphical and individual character" WASH
burn he continued, "has attained to such
mastery with his dry-point it is difficult to say
what he will do. He is certain not to stop still.
He may set forth on further travel,
seeking new adventure, but wherever it leads
the goal must be beauty"
Homely as are the subjects which Mr.. WASH
burn has chosen to interpret in the present
instance, there is in every one of his works
that dominant element of beauty, rejecting
deep significance of spirit and the eternal.
Cadwallader Washburn comes of distin-
gushed family. His father builder of
railroads and United States Senator; his uncle
a State governor and pioneer in Western enter
prise. He graduated from Gallaudet College in
1886, then went to the Massachusetts, Institute
of Technology, where he took up architecture.
But somehow his interest in beauty side
tracked him and instead of practicing as an
architect he entered the Art Students League
of New York as student. For time he
worked under Chase Then he went abroad.
Travelled and studied At the time of the Russo
japanese War he went to Manchuria as war
correspondent for the Chicago Daily News. In
1908 he visited Mexico He has seldom been
long In any one place since and has included
in his travels Siam, the South Sea Islands and
many other out-of- tile-way places. Wherever
he goes, his etching needle goes with him, and
each new set Of etchings that come back a. d
result is little finer, little more mastery,
than those that have preceded them-a splen-
did record
N the Little gallery at the Phillips Memorial
Gallery is now and until the end of the
month to be seen group of recent paintings
by Harold Weston, modernist of marked indi.
viduality.
Twelve paintings in oils constitute this exhi-
bition and so out of the ordinary are they that
the visitor may be disconnected by first glance.
But one should tarry and become acquainted
with these paintings for acquaintance Yields
pleasurable result, better UNDERSTANDING
Mr.. Weston has way all his own of inter-
preting sunlight, way that does not take into
consideration contrast of light and shade, depth
of shadow. This in itself is an achievement.
He has also pungent way of presenting facts
and his color is invariably good. Some of his
pictures bring to mind the mosaics of the better
class of lnoleum; others recall the flash of q
brtght-colored flower seen from the window OF
a rapidly moving train. But there is no doubt
that the painter himself knew what he was
about and also that he has sense of humor.
Cats Fighting" included i'm this exhibition, il
delightfully."- ferocious. every line-and there are
none too many-indicating restrained action.
feline fury. His "Grasshoppers" is grotesque
study, undoubtedly produced with the same
humorous intent.
1.-The New Stove" was presumably painted not
because of its inherent beauty, but the fact that
it lent the right note of black to an Interpreters
ton of sunlight, an open window. paris Wins
dow" THE Melon" and 1.-THE Wine Bottle" are
all equally interesting and of note One might
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