Evening star., 1931-12-06

servative, colorful and essentially picturesque
are paintings by Constance Cochrane of phiIa-
delphia all three pictures of the sea or of sea
and shore.
Lesley Jackson is represented both by water
cofors ard etchlngs, and her work should not be
passed lightly by. 1t deserves and reward,
study. Especially charming is her painting of
"A Cairo Street." manifesting to the initiated
complete mastery of medium and seriousness
OF purpose-a picture to be lived with one that
grows better upon acquaintance. S. Peter Wag-
ner contributes an excellent marine Tides at
Grand Manan," and from Gordon Grant who
mas specialized in pictures of the sea and of
boats, has come. besides group Of etchings, q
clever painting Down East Lobstermen"
George Pearse Ennis who conducts a Summer
school OF painting at Eastport, Me- and has
lately become head of the faculty of the new
school OF art in connection with the Ringing
Museum, Sarasota, Fla, is represented by two
characteristic works. Passing Sunlight" and
"A Sheltered Cove"
That painters have sent works to this exhibit
tion from considerable distance is worthy of
note. For example, among the contributors are
Boyer Gonzales OF Texas, Christopher Murphy
Jr, and Lila M. Cabaniss of Savannah, Ga
and Walt Dehner of Porto Rico.
Bertha Noyes shows an excellent portrait
study, life size, the only one of its kind in the
exhibition. There are just enough paintings of
flowers and still life to tighten the effect of the
variety in theme to retain throughout the Wis
itors interest
The drawings and etchings the latter in the
majority have been given one whole wall, and
here one finds excellent works by John Taylor
Arms and Philip Kappel, both with national
perhaps even international regulations: by
Benson B. Moore, Dorothy Clement Dodge Eliz-
abeth ONeill Werner Christopher Murphy, jr
j. G. Claghorn and Charles W. Smith and
others-an interesting group
AS this exhibition opened without a private
view arrangements have been made whereby
members OF the society and exhibiting artists
VIII be present this afternoon, when the Cor
coran Gallery will be open, as usual, to the
public from 1 80 to 4:30 o'clock The exhibi-
tion will continue through December q.
COME OF the same artists who are exhibiting
- with the Water Color Club are represented
in the miniature painters sculptors and grayers'
exhibition, which goes to show that those who
paint broadly may also do work which is es-
sentially intimate and fine. This exhibition
should go far to manifest to the public at large
the real charm Of work in little. the fact that
art Is in itself a precious quality
Naturally one might expect in an exhihi-
ton OF this sort to find predominance of min
iatures, but such is not the case There are
miniatures and excellent ones but there are
also miniature works in etching painting, illu-
minating and sculpture.
The first three numbers in the catalogue are
little etchings made by John Taylor Arms with
consummate skin, exquisite in detail for his
own personal use Christmas cards Ga
brtelle de v. Clements and Ellen Day Hale both
contribute charming groups, three each, Of lit
tie etchings, small in dimensions large in
significance. Prom Lesley Jackson q similar
group Of three small etchings has come Mr.
Holmes, on the other hand, has contributed
three tiny little water cofors each of which Is a
JOY to behold and might well be inclosed in 4
friendly letter All are of spacious landscsne
subjects
From Hermon MacNeil Paul Manship and
Laura Gardin Fraser have come medals, works
produced for the Society of Medalists. Clara
Hill shows group of IL exquisite little works
In sculpture portraits and fanciful figures
Cecil Thomas of the Royal Miniature Society
has sent spirited little nude entitled wind:
and from A. Lyndhurst Pocock of the British
sister society, have come a carving in amber
and carved brooch.
Six exquisite miniature portraits in wax by
Ethel Frances Mundy lend distinction to this
showing, as does group of handbound books of
small dimensions and 1luninations by Marian
Lane
From L. Chattel Rosenthal of PHILADELPHIA
have come the tniest works in sculpture Of
al-so tiny that one wonders how they could
nave been modelled by the hand of man.
Among the painters of portraits in miniature
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