Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18

urged upon the Carnegie Corpo:a alton of New
York and the American Federation of Arts the
assembling of a collection of Mexican arts to
be shown in this country, and himself commits
stoned Rivera to execute a. series Of mural
paintings for one Of the public buildings In
Mexico City. The exhibition of Mexican arts
financed by the Carnegie Corporation and cir
culated by the American Federation of Arts
became a reality and shown not only in
Washington last season but in the leading
museums throughout the United States and Is
still on the road. Rivera has just completed
series Of mural paintings for one Of the great
public buildings in California.
At the Pan-American Union in this city a
conference with representatives from all the
South and Central American Republics, has
lately been held, with the purpose of advancing
relationships between these republics and the
United States. Commerce and art today are
fairly met, and there Is every to believe
that through this union may come better un-
derstanding and closer international relation
ship throughout the world.
h IEXT Saturday at the Corcoran Gallery OF
Art a special exhibition of paintings by
Walter Elmer Schofeld will be opened Mr..
Schcfield is Of the foremost American
landscape painters, representative of what
may be termed the plen air schoof-men who
have profltcd by the discoveries and the expert
ments of the French impreSsonists, but have
found their own individualistic way of interpret
ing the illusions of light and air, not throwing
away traditions but adapting them to their
own needs.
Mr.. Schofeld is represented and we'll in the
Corcoran Gallery's permanent collection, and
to each of the Corcoran biennial exhibitions he
has made distinguished contribution. His COM
ing exhibition, comprising, as it will, % or "A
recent important canvases. cannot fail to be an
event of note.
THEODORE J. MORGAN, director Of the art
galleries Of the home construction division
Of Sears, Roebuck & Co.. has issued formal
announcement of the exhibition of a group Of
paintings by Mr. and Mrs Albert Ferter, w.
Lester Stevens and Harry Roseland; drawings
by Thornton Oakley etchings by Andre Smith
and Elizabeth Norton, silver points by DeWing
Woodward, bronzes by International FoundrieS,
ard fashion show to open in the new gall
leries, HOG Connecticut avenue with a private
view and reception on the evening of Novem-
Der g. This will constitute the inaugural Of
these galleries under the new management and
provide, for local art lovers, a sumptuous feast
Meanwhile, the galleries have been informally
opened with varied showing of exhibits Of
several sorts, as announced in these columns
last week.
= ORDON DUNTHORNE has re-opened his
~ galleries at 1143 Connecticut avenue and
is showing therein fine prints by the leading
print makers Of today in England and France,
as well as America. From Cadwallader Washa
burn he has lately received interesting
portfolio Of portrait and landscape etchingS
done, as the etcher himself puts it, in new
manner quite different from that which he
has used before. But whatever Mr.. Washburn
does gives evidence both of artistic skill and
Intellectual understanding; he is one Of the
big men of our day in the field of art.
Mr.. WaShburn is a great traveller and 8
seldom for long in one place. He has in recent
years visited China Siam. the South Sea Is-
lands Mexico and various parts Of Europe.
After a few months in this country he has nov
gone to the Island Of Mallorca, which Il q
great resort for artists, providing both In it,
scenery and its people picturesque material foe
the painters brush and the etchers needle.
CHARLES BTTTINGER has returned, WIN
~ his wife and family, from Duxbury, where
he has Summer home-one of the beautiful
old Colonial houses Of that historic neighbour
hood-and has reopened his home and studio
in Georgetown. Mr.. Bittinger has been teacha
ing during the Summer and was active in arr
ranging the Duxbury Art Associations annual
exhibition held in the Partridge Academy. Ina
cuded In this exhibition was portrait Of Ma
Bittinger and also one of his typical and
charming interiors.
Mr.. Bittinger, it will be remembered Is botE
artist and scientist, and in the latter field has
done interesting experimental work IN colov
Tor the Bureau Of Standards in this city. :
THE local art colony will be augmented ana
! strengthened this Winter by the addition a
Eliot O'Hara who has taken up residence here
and with his wife and children will be vii
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