Evening star., 1930-11-30


houses, typical street and alley scenes-subjects
which indicate on the part of the artist sensi-
tfveneSS to beauty and interest in architectural
design as well as nice sense Of human rela-
tionshipS and humor
Mr. Rogers is well known as an illustrator
and cartoonist. Born in Sp ingheid, Ohio more
than SO years ago, he has spent the greater
part of his life in New York. 1t is only within
recent years that he has taken up his residence
in Washington. He is honorary member
of the Society of Illustrators and also OF the
Artists Guild of the Authofs' League OF
America During the war he did splendid
service his cartoons of war in the New York
Herald attracting worldwide attention, and his
posters such as paid in Full" now in the
Smithsonian Institution in this city, being
extraordinarily effective and significant. AT
the close of the war. under the auspices OF the
Society of Illustrators, he undertook recon-
struction work for veterans conducting class
IN illustrating and cartooning for those who
had been disabled and who hoped through this
medium either to secure restorat to health
or means of future livelihood. In recognition
Of his service, both during and after the war,
France made him a chevalier Of the Legion Of
Honor. Mr. Rogers Is an author as well as an
artist and his book entitled "a World Worth
While" Is full of delightful "reminiscences Of
art and artists in New York during the last
double decade.
Lithography. Mr.. Rogers holds is the most
direct Of all the mediums for graphic express
sion, and now that drawings can be made on
zinc plates, instead of as heretofore stone,
technical difhculties are greatly minimized. In
every instance his drawings are made directly
on the zinc plate from which they are printed,
therefore they preserve the spontaneity Of an
original. The potentialities in this medium
include reproduction of both fine delicate lines
and tints and Deep strong, black lines and
shadows side by side. Thus the artist can run
. complete scale and indulge at the same time
tn both tonal subtletieS and strong contrasts.
Among the most interesting Of the prints he
Is now showing is of a row Of old houses
in Georgetown and another of a group Of
Negroes indulging in various amuSements in
front Of their own homes-character studies Of
an exceeding skillful sort.
In all of Mr.. Rogers drawings he follows the
accepted rule concentrating interest in the
center Of his composition, diminishing that
interest through simplifcation it radiates TO
the margin. To manifest beauty in the common
place and In those things which the average
person passes unseen is perhaps the artists
chief function and privilege.
Tor some years it has been the custom OF
Frank Gardner Hale. master craftsman Of
Boston, to hold an exhibition for week in
November here in Washington at Jane Bart
let's. This year. happily, he Is giving WASH
tngton two weeks 50 that the exhibition, which
opened last Monday, will continue through next
Saturday. That it is well worth seeing goes
without saying
Mr.. Hale's reputation as o designer and
maker Of jewelry and enamels is well known.
When recently he showed ID pieces of his work
In members exhibition at the Society Of Arts