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ence, and at the same time demonstrated to
the initiated his gift Of craftsmanship and
knowledge Of the value and use Of line. Never,
In one Of these portraits was there line too
many nor too few. In every case Mr.. Berry
man seemed to have a complete knowledge,
furthermore, of the essential for likeness
turn Of the eyebrow, quirk of the mouth,
even the inclination of an ear
Turning out cartoon every day for the 365
days of the year for 40 or more years On end,
one must be quick and accurate and clever
but there Is still freshness in Mr.. Berryman's
art that may almost be said to betoken youth
"a freshness bred undoubtedly, of sustained
interest, as well as a power at the same time
which only experience and command Of both
talent and medium will give. A cartoonist
such as Mr. Bergman must have a grasp of
national and sometimes international affairs:
he must have discrimination and judgment; he
must be able to express a vital truth or fact
pungently: he must at the same time be an
accomplished artist. All this was forcefully
Illustrated in Mr.. Berryman's Chalk Talk"
IT is interesting to know that Adrian Barnouw,
who Is now exhibiting portrait sketches
Of American Indians and African Bantus at the
Sears, Roebuck & Co. Galleries on Connecticut
avenue, is the holder of the Queen wilhelmina
professorsfip of Dutch language and literature
at Columbia University, and that he has lately
returned from a 10 months trip IN Africa
where, as Carnegie corporation research
worker, he made study of the African Ian
guages and lectured at the universities OF the
Union. It was during this time, while living
for the most part in native villages making
hrst-hand observations. that he produced the
portrait sketches now on view. The Indian
portraits were made in the Summer Of 1891 in
Montana and are for the most part of Black
feet Indians. In January he held an exhibition
Of these portrait sketches at the Argent Gallery
in New York, emitting the collection Portrait
Sketches From Two Continents Native Types
Prom South and Eastern Africa, and Blackfeet
Indians"
Prof. Barnouw studied in Europe under Dys-
seihof and Noes, and worked in New York with
Winoad Reiss, the last himself making a
speciality Of Indian portraits
THERE are four oil paintings IN this exhihi-
ton at the Sears Roebuck Galleries BY
Ivan Swift of Detroit. who is as well known
Is poet, lecturer and traveller, as he Is as
painter. He is direct descendant of Brig
Gen. John Swift, who fought in the War of
1872 Among his best known poetieal works
are "Faggots Of Cedar" Blue Crane" and
Shore Sons" He is essentially. IN his poems
and his writings American. His woodblock
prints are forceful and vigorous. But through
his paintings, such as the four now on exhibi-
ton here, runs a poetic note, subtle and at the
same time significant.
CLIOT OHARA has returned from his trip to
l. South America with more than 100
Arge-si7e sketches In water color and q
great enthusiasm for what he has seen, the
kind Of enthusiasm which is most Contagious,
engineering q desire not only to know, but to
see. OF an the countries he visited-and these
included Brazil Argentina, Chile and BoaiviA-
the last seems to have appealed most strongly
to him and he tells delightfully."- Of having lent
assurance In the establishment Of . national
art gallery there; Of q graduate Of the Yale
School Of Fine Arts who Is not only producing
fine paintings, but creating public interest; Of
sculptor in wood, comparable in stra1Rth
and originality with Mestrovic, the Serb
III. OHara went as far South Is the Straits
Of Magellan and has brought back interesting
paintings Of that solemn. rock-bound coast
He has painted delightfully."- views ACROSS the
world-famoss harbor Of Rio. Included In his
collection are pictures Of the snow-capped
mouptains separating Argentina from Chile,
and the emerald streams and lakes watered
from these mountains, in short Of q country
SO vast and 50 varied that one can hardly be-
heve 1t to be true.
It Is announced that Mr.. O'Hara viii exhibit
his paintings ct the Corcoran Gallery Of Art
beginning March 30.
A N exhibition Of miniatures, about 10 in
number, large size on ivory by Eulabee
Dix, who lectured here before the Washington
Society Of the Fine Arts 10 days ago. viii be
held in the Corcoran Gallery Of Art beginning
April I. Mime. Dix Is one Of our foremost
miniature painters and has . style which Is