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motion, the decorative effect, the place of the
bird in the landscape composition.
Mr.. Brasher's bird pictures are primarily
scientific, seccndarily artistic. They parallel
as it were, Audubon's monumental work with
perhaps added astuteness: and, in another
field, Mrs. Walcotts large series of water
colors. SO superby reproduced In color of the
wild flowers of the West, published, it will be
recalled. few years ago by the Smithsonian
Institution.
Works of this sort draw art and science into
closer relationship, to their great mutual
advantage
This exhibition will continue throughout the
month of March.
A GROUP of paintings by Washington artists
are now view in the new Northeast
Branch of Nhe Public Library, Seventh street
and Maryland avenue northeast, designed by
Albert Harris municipal architect. These
paintings, oils and water colors, were selected
by the public librarian, DR.. Bowerman and his
associates. from a collection shown recently
at the Art League of Washington. The oil
paintings are in the main reading room over
the book shelves: the water colors in the
children's room and lobby on the second floor.
There are three portraits among the oils
one OF a German peasant woman. Frau
Gelder" by Gladys Nelson Smith, the head
OF which is extremely well modelled and
rendered in the traditional manner q portrait
of Q man in scholastic robes by Bjorn Egeli; q
strong and dignified work. The Girl in Gold"
by Azadia Herman. but less pleasing
Among the Landscapes are two, EARLY Spring.
and Sunlight and Shadow" Winter picture
by Benson Moore. and an Arizona landscape,
desert and sky, by Alice L. L. Ferguson; two
Greek landscapes by Russell c. Parr; Spring
Along the Canal by Gertrude Kuetemeier,
and The Old Monarch" great tree in
Autumn foliage. by Eunice Clay Pritchett good
in color. though not well drawn.
Lillian Moore Abbot, wife of the distinguished
secretary OF the Smithsonian institution. il
represented by painting Of zinnias.
The water colors. above stairs, are less studied
but perhaps for that very reason more In
gratiating. Here are two notably good works
BY Ehot OHsra-one Of q dinosaur in the
National Museum. Margarete Lent is repre-
sented by "A Street in Bavaria" Susan B.
Chase by charming boat picture, Beyond
the Shed, Gloucester" and an extremely color
ful study. "On the River Road"
IRWIN O. Christensen and Grant H Code
both members of the stad Of the American
Federation Of Arts, are represented by a pic
ture each-"Grain Elevators" and Belmont
Woods" respectively
Uric Bell shows three pastels, two of them
Georgetown subjects skilfully rendered. Rob-
ert Franklin Gates shows two interesting black
and white hnoleum prints and three water
coaors. one Of which, '"Tropic Showers" is es-
sentially dramatic in effect
This library is fortunate In having at present
- loan a most interesting cabinet made by
the school children Of Mexico and containing
examples Of their craft work among them
little nsurines skillfully modelled
HE Society Of Washington Artists forty-sec-
ond annual exhibition closes TODAY to te
followed week hence by the Washington
Water Color Clubs annual showing Up to
the middle of last week two works had been
sold from this exhbition-"The Snow Storm"
BY Grace Merrill Ruckman, and MY Ami
versary.' by Lillian Moore Abbot Mrs Abbot
Is to have one-man show at the Art League
OF Washington March to Is
THE death OF j. Maxwell Miller sculptor. of
Baltimore, and instructor in sculpture at
the Corcoran School of Art which occurred
last week. is much to be lamented
Mr.. Miller born in Baltimore in 1877
He studied at the Maryland Institute the
Rinehart School Of Sculpture and the Char
coal Club in Baltimore later at the Julian
Academy In Paris. He and the late Edward
Berge and Hans Schuler who survives his two
associates. made strong trio in their native
city. producing sculpture Of . high order Of
excellence. The first important exhibition of
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