Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-29

many awards-honorable mention in the Paris
Salon, the Clark and Hallgarten prizes at the
National Academy of Design, medals in the
Paris Exposition and in expcsitions in this
country, also. in 1906 the first Corcoran prize
in the Society of Washington Artists exhibit
tion He is represented in many of the lead
ing museums.
A MOTHER we'll known exhibitor in this COM
n pany is Mary Butler of Philadelphia, for
many years secretary of the fellowship of the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
of the strongest of our woman painters and
like Mr. Curran, a devoted worker in the field
of art, giving herself and her time without
stint to the advancement of understanding
and increase Of appreciation, interested in every
forward-lookmg movement with this end in
view. She will show in the approaching ex-
hibition only water colorS, but she is equally
well known for her works in Oil. Miss Butler
has made a speciality of paintings of noun
tains, working in the Canadian Rockies, the
mountains in the eastern portions of the United
States and in Scotland and Ireland. Her work
has virile quality and great sincerity besides
which it is distinctly individual
IN interesting contrast to the works by Mr..
! Curran and Miss Butler will be those of
William SchWartz-paintings and Autographs
which will be simultaneously shown. Mr..
Schwartz is a Russian by birth, American by
adoption. He paints in a strong, individualistic
manner, pleasing to some dispensing to 9TH
ers-works which once seen are not easily
forgotten because of their dominant strength.
A different note will also be given by the
water colorS CT Walt Dekrer art director of
the University of Porto Rico and by etchings
and wocdblock prints in color, the former by
Thomas Handforth, original genius; the
latter by W. S. Rice. Both Mr.. Handforth and
Mr.. Rice come from the Wet Coast, Mr..
Handforth from the State of Washington Mr..
from
known all the United States and in art
centers abroad. Both have enviable repu-
tations
From Friday morning. December 4, to
Thursday, December 81, inclusive, these ex-
hibitionS will be open to the public
THE little auditorium at the Arts Club 2017
I street, is colorfully gay at the present
time with paintings by Garnet Jex of this city.
These arc practically all landscapes, and the
majority have been painted in the vicinity of
Washington, but the exhibition does not lack
variety. Such showing brings to mind the
beauty Of our outlying country. a beauty of
rolling hills river valley, woods and fields
which is rarely excelied.
Mr. Jex is a good craftsman and all of his
compositions are well constructed. He has
an excellent sense of for y and is a strong
painter. For this very reason and because of
his use of strong color his works do not gain
By aggregation. His canvases should not be
shown, in this instance, shoulder to Shout
der, but with ample space between, in order
that they should not cry each other down.
But Should not grumble at too generous
feast. 1t is quite possible to concentrate on
a single canvas and find enjoyment. thus one
by one.
Most engaging of the works which Mr.. Jex
exhibits at this time his pictures of the
gorge of the Potomac, beautiful renditicns of
rocks and rushing water, tree-grown shores.
Other interesting and outstanding exhibits are
of Harpers Ferry, the town itself, the noun
tain rising abruptly on the far side of the
river. But Mr.. Jex chooses his subjects well,
and in almost every instance sets forth pleasing
compositions. In many respects this is a no.
table display