Evening star., 1930-05-04
Notes of ART amdArrists.


, allowing funds for acquisition and for clerical
service, such catalogung, etc. The business
OF hbrariss and museums, obviously, is not only
to acquire but to make available, and this is
likewise the policy of the division of fine arts
of the Library of Congress.
Miss Johnston, during the next few months,
will make a pictorial survey of Leesburg and
prints from these negatives will constitute a
special exhibition at the library next Fall.
Meanwhile additional expert assistance will
be obtained to catalogue negatives already
available and organize the work of further
acquisition.
Such a collection as DIR. Holland has in
mind, and has already started should prove
invaluable to architects, historians, students and
many Others, especially as no other such col
lection now exists The Carnegie Corporation
grant, while small, evidences approval of the
project and gives opportunity to further demon
strate its potentialitieS.
At the Arts Club an exhibition of oil paint
ings by Minor S. Jameson, member of the
club, opens today. Mr.. Jameson is president of
the Society of Washington Artists and vice
president Of the Landscape Club of Washing
ton, and he exhibits regularly with these local
organizations.
Mr.. Jameson's work will be shown on the
walls of the little auditorium, while in the draw
ing room and dining room bromoils and
bromoil transfers by Paul P. Steintorf will be
on view. Mr.. Steintorf has spent much time
in Japan and has achieved exceptional artistic
effects through the medium of photography.
The water color studies Of fish and other
creatures of the sea by Ellie Cheverange will
be view in the second floor lounge for fort
night longer. Nd. Cheverlange will be the
guest of honor at dinner given at the club
May 13 and will give an intimate talk
on the marine life of the Pomotu Islands, Ia
hiti, etc. Mr.. and Mrs Harold Allen will be
hosts upon that occasion.
MORRIS LEISENRING has been reelected
president of the Arts Club, succeeding
viii c. Barnes. Fulton Lewis is vice president:
Henry Jay Staley,. corresponding secretary;
Harold Allen, recording secretary, and James
Otis Porter, treasurer. MIR. Leisenring is well
known both as architect and artist, and there Is
none more devoted to the interests of the Arts
Club than he and his gifted wife,
NEXT week art museum directors and repre-
sentatives of art associations from all parts
Of the country will be in Washington in at
tendance at the twenty-first annual convention
of the American Federation of Arts to be held
at the Mayhower Hotel, May H. is and 16
An innovation at this convention will be
special sessions the drama and on music
to be held on the second day. May 15-the
former in the morning at the Mayhower the
latter in the evening by special permission, in
the auditorium at the Library of Congress.
A special session on the morning of Nav l6
will be devoted to art in commerce and will
be held m the auditorium of the United States
Chamber Of Commerce by special permission.
The Introductory address at this session win be
by the Secretary of Commerce, Robert P La
mont, who is member of the board of di-
rectors of the federation.
The convention viii be concluded, as usual
with dinner at the Mayhower the eve
ming of May 16, at which there will be notable
speakers, among them the Canadian Minister,
Mr.. Massey; the well known murial painter,
Augustus Vincent Tack, and Thornton Oakley
Illustrator.
An italian sculptor, Louis di Valentin, has
come to Washington with the intent of
taking up permanent residence here and OPEN
ing studio. He has done number of small
portrait busts at the Capitol, among them an
excellent likeness of Senator Borah Mr. di
Valentin is a Venetian and not far past his
student days, but apparently is exceptionally
gifted