Evening star., 1932-01-31

Mr.. Lichtenauer is a portrait and mural
painter, pupil of Mowbray in New York and
Laurens in Paris, member of the New York
Architectural League, the Mural Painters, the
Art Students League and the Silvermine Guild
of Artists Among his best known works are
the proscenium arch, Wallach Theater, New
York; 35 panels in the Shubert Theater New
York; "a bas-reliefs for Rice Memorial Play
field. Pelham. New York, and portraits of Gen.
Stahei and Gen. Palmer Pierce In the SMITH
Sonian Institution in this city.
A T the Smithsonian Institution, beginning
tomorrow a collection of etchings by j. &.
Claghorn Of this city will be placed on view.
This LIS perhaps the first time that the DeparI-
ment OF Graphic Arts, United States National
Museum, has given a local etcher q one-man
showing.
Mr.. Ciaghorn has taken up etching compara-
lively recently. and has already achieved signal
success through his skillful handling of the
medium. Among his most successful works is
view of Mount Vernon. Mention has already
been made in these columns of the charming
character OF his Christmas caro-, recently
etched
The Claghorn etchings will be on view in the
Smithsonian Throughout the month of Feb
ruary.
THE Landscape Club of Washington has late
ly held its annual meeting and elected Of
ficers for the coming year follows: President,
A. II. o. Role; vice president, Felix Mahony;
treasurer, c. F. Wittenauer; secretary Garnet
w. Jex: assistant secretaries, Rowland Lyon
and R. E. Motley
The Landscape Club has again sent out this
Winter q travelling exhibition which is being
circulated among smaller cities in the East and
West, extending interest in and knowledge Of
szt. and doubtless giving much pleasure.
INTERESTING work is being done In classes
Ia art appreciation conducted by Nav Ash
ton, at the Business High School A painting OF
. young girl by Miss Ashton received the por-
trnAt prize in the Society Of Washington Artists
recent exhibition Each student has done sse-
cal reading On some phase OF the history Of
art and has then produced creative work In
the spirit a the period studied. George Ander-
son and Oliver Jones have made frescoes feet
long representing ancient ci<ilintions-Exypt,
Crete And Greece. Minnie Sadie and Yalands
forecaia have reproduced statues of Greek seds
~ scooscs from ancient casts. Greek vases and
Greek dancers as pictured thereon have further
cseryed IS inspiration for the young students.
On January 20 and u the group produced for
their fellow students in the school through the
medium OF lectures, frescoes, casts and dances
SAc AAe Oh the people OF Egypt, Crete and
Greece as shown in their art. In this way the
art 0 the past becomes to the students of pres
eat interest and a part Of their own lives.
A SERIES Of illustrated lectures on Historic
Temples" will be given in the Chinese room
OF the Mayfiower Hotel February 26 March T.
III and April l. under the auspices of the DIS
rict subcommittee Of the National Womens
Committee for the National Cathedral of which
Mrs. Frank B. Noyes is chairman. The proceeds
from these lectures will be used to complete the
beautiful north portico of the National Cathe-
dral in time for the Bcentennial services to be
held there.
The first lecture, on Ancient Temples
Assyrian. Egyptian, ETC." will be given by
George Henry Chase, professor of archaeology
and dean of the Graduate School of Harvard
University. The second lecture will be ON
Roman and Greek Temples" and will be pre-
Sented by David Moore Robinson, professor Of
archaeology and geography at Johns Hopkins
University and director of the Johns Hopkins
Museum The third, on Oriental Temples"
will be given by Miss Gertrude Emerson CO.
editor of Asia and author Of "Voiceless India"
The subject of the fourth lecture will bo
Medieval and Renaissance Cathedrals" but
the speaker has not yet been announced. The