Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02

today are the old masters Of tomorrow, and fine
examples of craftsmanship are equally good In
any age.
THE exhibition Of paintings by members Of
- the Society Of Washington Artists, which
has been on view in the Corcoran Gallery OF
Art during the entire month Of October, closes
today. During the course Of this exhibition hve
paintings were purchased stin life, pink,
Green and Gray" by Mary Augusta Hoover;
"Frozen Stream" by A. J. Schram; Fishing
Boats Ocean City," BY A. II. o. Role; 'The
Potomac Smithy," by J. C. Claghorn, and
winter Morning, Rock Creek" by Benson B.
Moore.
Much interest was taken In the voting con-
test for the most popular painting which was
held during the week Of October 10. Nearly O
thousand votes were cast by visitors and Is O
result prize Of 800 donated by q washingto-
MAN, who prefers to remain anonymous, was
given to Peoples" by Elizabeth Mulhofer. A
figure painting, "A Gypsy" by Dorothy M.
Davidson, received the second largest number
OF votes, and the 1.-THE Potomac Smithy" by
J. G. Claghorn, stood third. It Is said that al
most every picture IN the exhibition received
one or more votes, showing diversity Of interest
and evenress Of merit Miss Mulhofer's Pop
pies" well deserved the honor it received being
excellently painted and extremely pleasing in
color and composition. For this painting both
laymen and artists cast votes, which may be
interpreted as indicating that it Is possible for
painting to be both artistically excellent and
pictorially charming.
One Of the paintings sold from this exhibition,
that Of Fishing Boats, Ocean CITY," by Mr..
Role, was purchased by fellow artist-a signal
honor. The prize painting, incidentally, was
not for sale.
THIS afternoon at o'clock an exhibition Of
pictorial photographs by Severe AntonelM
N hn in kho Arfe and Tn
dustries Building. National Museum, section OF
photography. under the auspices of the Smith.
sonian Institution. The Italian Ambassador,
the Secretary Of Labor and James M Beck are
expected to be present
Mr.. Antonelli came to America 10 years ago.
today being the anniversary of his arrival. He
was then Is years of age, and had already deter
mined to become an expert photographer Today
he is ranked among the leading photo-pictorial-
lists OF this country. His art is said to have
received the reclamation and praise of the
worlds leading connoisseurs, and it has won
for him many enviable honors. including the
diploma, International Salon Of Pictorial
Photography, Canada; diploma, International
Exhibit of Rotterdam Photographic Society.
England; prize, American annual competition,
Boston; gold medal, International Exhibit Of
Photographic Art, Antwerp; silver medal, In
ternational Photographic Salon, Toxic and sill
yer medal Middle Atlantic States Photographic
Society-an within the last two years
The exhibition Of Mr.. Antonelli's work, which
includes subject pictures, portraiture and illus.
trative work. viii continue on view, free to the
public, from today to the end of November.
THE exhibition Of prints in the Smithsonian
Building, division Of graphic arts, changes
at this time. Mrs. Jacques color etchings Of
flowers being taken down and etchings by Fred
erick T. Weber of New York replacing them.
Mr.. Weber Is the president Of the Brooklyn
Society OF Etchers. He was born in Columbia,
3. C., but was taken abroad at an early age
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