Evening star., 1932-10-02

note occupying front stage,
there might seem at the present time little
place for art or reason for its production and
exploitation But a. Nicholas Murray Butler
once said il. a memorable address. The two
things IL this world that endure, while all else
passes, are art and ideas
All Summer long artists have been busy
painting and modelling creating works in re-
sponse to what may seem to some an mex
phcable urge Exhibitions have been held and
attended-art goes That art sales have not
been curtailed and that art museums and as
sociations have not suffered through reduction
in income it would Be folly to suppose, but in
inverse ratio people in these so-called hard
times have been turning in larger numbers 70
art IS recreation ard stimulating interest.
THE ar. in Washington opens this
month With promise of much that should
prove picasurable The Corcoran Gallery of
Art has announced its thirteenth Biennial EX-
hibition OF Contemporary American Oil Paint
ings TO b, held during December and JanuarE.
opening with private view the evening OF
December and continuing through January
IS This is invariably al event of note, bring
ing together, as it Invariably does. the most re
cent wcrks of the leading American painters.
Many Of the works will in this instance
heretofore De invited but opportunity is given
to all artists 10 enter their works who may de-
sire 10 do Jures VIII meet in New York
City and at the Corooran Gallery. and no
Striction viii be placed on the number of works
which these Jurics may accept. although the
fright is reserved not to hang than two
pictures by any artist if space is limited.
As heretofore, five prizes, all much coveted,
will BE- awarded to works shown in this exnib-
ton. These known as the William A Clark
Prize Awards. are as follows: First 81. 600 ac-
companied Ey the Corcoran Gold Medal, sec
0nd. 81 800 accompanied BY the Corcoran Sill
Medal: third. $1,000, accompanied by the
Corcoran Bronze Medal. and fourth $500,
compGnied b. honorable mention certificate.
The fifth prize consists of 5000 and is awarded
by vote CT the visitors to the exhibition hence
is known Is the popular prize
The Jury to mae these awards. to select the
paintings and Ser.e as Hanging Committee.
will consist this year of Clifford Beal chairman:
Waynaan Adams. J. H. Gest Ernest Lawson and
Edward w. Rediicld. with the director of the
CALLER. c. ?. Minniserode. serving ex-officio
memoer Mr.. Bal is well known both for his
paintings and his etchinss many of which
OF coast gisa scenes. such as The Net Wagon
and The S"ord F1Sherman''-m works i'll
which subject is dominant. but strength and in
divduaiity pronounced. Wayman Adams is a
portrait and figure painter. j. H. Gest was for
many years director Of the Cincinnati Art Mu-
scum. Ernest lawson is landscape painter,
Stauiui.lS nail-"ay Del"eeH tle rIencn liHpFeS-
SiOnists and the modern expreSSionistS, Edward
w. RSdfield is also painter of landscapc-a
realist a So-cailed p!ein- artist one who has
specisilzed in Winter scenes Such jury should
be both brcadyisioncd and harmonious, repre-
senting divergent but not warning elements in
contemporary art
IN February and March the Washington
Wcter Color Club and the Society of Wash
ingtGn Artists will hold in turn their annual
exi'ici.cnS. each in the Corcoran Gallery of
Art.
Du,.ns Octo5er and the greater part of No
venba'. continuing until Thanksgiving day, the
two Important Bicentennial eXhibitionS-one in
the Ccrcoran Gallery of Art. consisting of por-
traits Of Washington and His Official Family
the other in the National Museum. consisting
OF mural paintings of the life of Washington,
Sculsture and photographs by American artists