Evening star., 1931-11-22

Last June Mr.. de Laszlo held an exhibition
of his portraits in Paris which attracted wide
attention and called forth high praise. de-
lightful preface to the catalogue of this exhbi-
tion was written by a person of no less dis
tinction than Camille Mauclair.
Among Mr.. de LaSzlo's most successful por-
traits and he has painted many, is the double
portrait painted when he was last here of Mr..
and Mrs. Larz Anderson of this city-a superb
work.
4 ILSS GRACE E. McKNSTRY has returned
IVl to Washington and taken a studio at 8O8
Seventeenth street. Miss McKinstry Is Min
nesotan by birth and long residence and many
of her portraits are in well known public and
private collections in that State. She was in
washington the greater part of last Winter
and executed in studio lent her by the Corco-
AMES @. PORTER of the faculty of the art
- department of Howard University was reu-
resented in the recent annual exhibition of the
American Water Color Society held In New
York by pastel entitled Bronze Figure" n
very capable work.
THE Art and Archaeology League held its first
meeting Of the season last Friday evening
at Gunston Hall, at which time Arthur Stanley
Riggs, fellow Of the Royal Geographic Society,"
gave a lecture on ''The Greek Pageant" Illus
trated in color. Mrs. Mitchell Carroll is presi-
dent OF the league. Miss Harriet e. Garrells
secretary.
HIRTY or more years ago one of the well
known portrait painters Of washington was
Jerome Uhl, now for some years deceased It
Will interest many, however, who knew Mr.
Uhl to learn that his son. Jerome Uhl has
attained considerable reputation as a portrait
painter and is painting and teaching in Chi
cago. MI. UNI for some years divided his time
between Chicago and Paris
AMES M. NEWELL, a mural painter, who
- has made special study of methods en-
ployed by the old masters in fresco painting
both from original works and under masters
at the Fontainebieau School of Art (executing
himself, some notable commissions in this me-
dunn, is occupying studio at 1882 K street.
ouiit and used for years by Winnie Ream Hoxie.
A N exhibition of paintings viii be held at
the Critcher School of Painting and Au-
Piled Arts 1726 Connecticut avenue (formeriv
the Dunthorne Galleries) from November 28
to December 10. The exhibitors will be Har-
net Fitzgerald OF Danville, Va, and Isabel
Hamilton OF New York City both Young artists
working in q distinctly modern vein and show
ing In their work much that is original and
forward-looking. Miss Fitzgerald was a pupil
OF E. Ambrose Webster of Provincetown Mass
ana her work is said to show imaginative
ures, landscapes and some abstract compose
uons. Miss Hamilton is pupil of John Sloan
OF New York and Santa Fe NJ Mex Included
In her exhibit will be paintings in tempera ON
wood
This exhibition, which win open to the pub.
lie on Saturday afternoon November g. with a
tea, should prove of real interest to the public
as well as to students.
HE Abbott School of Fine and Commercial
Art announces a special course In profess
SlonaI design, under the personal direction of
Hugo linden, classes to meet on Monday eve
ningS from to O'Clock at the school 1924 III
street.
HE first of Sir Edward Denison Ross lee
! lures on the Literary Backgrounds of Is
lamic Painting in Persia" was given at the
Freer Gallery of Art yesterday afternoon No.
Vember 2l. Subsequent lectures will be tomor-
row, Monday afternoon, November 23 and
wednesday afternoon, November 25. These
lectures are Illustrated with stereopticon slides
Ihey are open to the public. Admission is by
the south door of the Freer Gallery on street
southwest.
\ /UCH interest has been aroused in New
NiYork and elsewhere by the opening dur
ing the past week Of the Whitney Museum Of
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