Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01

Museum, Tenth and B streets. It.
consists Of 162 paintings and 81 works In
sculpture, and because both of the character
Of the works shown and the high standard
upheld cannot fail to attract wide and favor
able attention. It Is as lively and engaging an
exhibition Of contemporary work as one may
hope to see and 1t shows that the work OF
our local artists need ask favor of none. There
are of course, some out-of-town contr1bu-
tions, but the majority of the exhibits are
by local painters, members Of the exhibiting
body.
me exhibition occupies the large main gal
ler- two adjacent galleries and the wide con-
Meeting corridor. The pictures are extremely
well hung, with keen regard to effect and con-
geniality of association, so that the appearance
at first sight is inviting. This first favorable
impression is confirmed upon acquaintance
The prize awards made by jury consisting
of Robert Spencer of New Hope, Pa; Joseph
T. Pearson of Philadelphia, Roy Brown Of
New York and J. Maxwell Miller Of Baltimore,
are unusually satisfactory. The prize for por-
traiture, including figure composition, was
awarded to N. c. wyeth, well known illustrator
of Chadd's Ford, Pa, for a painting, "The
Crystal Gazer," q dark-skinned Negro boy sit
ting on the floor beside a large clear-glass
Spanish bottle, into the depths Of which he
peers with apparent profound interest. The
prize for landscape was awarded to Eben
Conins of this city for painting, "Dogtown
Common" a unique place near Gloucester,
which he has set forth in all its dreariness,
with the additional human interest of inter-
SperSed figures picture painted with great
realism but also with more than spark
of Satirical suggestion. Mr.. Comins Is repre-
scented in this exhibition also by three-quar-
ter-length portrait OF John M. Cabot of Boston.
The stin life prize was awarded to Jack J.
Greitzer for "Stfn Life With Red Flower" while
. the award for sculpture made to Eleanor
M Mellon for portrait of BENJAMIN Kreiton."
There are an uncommon number of figure
paintings IN this exhibition, and figure paint
ingS of exceptional merit. In the main gall
lery, in addition to the two prize works al
ready mentioned, are paintings of character
istic excellence by Catherine c. Critcher and
Mathilde M. Leisenring. Miss Critcher's paint
ing is group of three Indians in a typical
Hopi home. Mrs Leisenrings is a portrait of
young pianist in an emerald green evening
dress reclining in red chair On the same
wall with the latter hangs a successful and
charming picture of a little girl in fancy
dress, ANNE Carver" by Camelia Whitehurst,
beautifully rendered, and not far beyond to
the right is a study, 1.-THE Orange Beret" by
Bertha Moves, which shows consummate tech
meal skill and rare gift of perception. Here,
too is a large and well arranged figure COM
pos ton by j. G. Claghorn entitled "Negligee,"
a lady in q pink kimono seated in a wicker
chair in front of a light-hooded Window
difficult subject successfully set forth with
excellent effect Of atmosphere From A. Henry
Nordhausen Of New York have come two very
well painted figure studies, "Bavarian Peasant
and The Gold Shawl" works in the manner
of the traditionalists, but with the glamour Of
technical necromancy. In the same gallery,