Evening star., 1933-02-19

COrcofan CTaiieryS recent biennial exhibition
by painting of Indian dolls. A similar subject
Is included among these prints In his home
in Santa Fe Mr.. Baumann has quite a collec-
ton of these dolls which he has been some
years assembling.
Other prints of special interest and beauty
are Rancho de Taos" Hunting Chipmonks"
April" 1.-The Serenade" and Procession"
Mr.. BauTnann has cut several hundred blocks
which he has in his studio adjacent to his
adobe house near Santa Fe. Several as every
one knows are required for each print, a key
block and one for each color, all of which must
register perfectly. He is an indefatigable and
painstaking worker, striving for perfection,
artfstica1y sensitive. He always does his own
printing, hence although impressions vary his
editions throughout of high standard, covet-
able possessions. As a rule woodblock prints
In color, charming as they are, do not hold
interest in comparison to paintings, partaking
OF the nature of reproductions rather than
original works This is not the case with Mr..
Baumanns which while decorative by no
means deliver their message at first sight, but
rather reserve their full significance for linger-
ing acquaintance. They are charming
A T the Grand Central Art Galleries, New
York, from February IA to Is, Brenda
Putnam, daughter of the librarian of Congress,
Is holding retrospective exhibition of her
sculpture. Thirtyone works included in
the catalogue-the first produced IN 1910, the
latest in 1933-and. oddly enough, unless one
recalls that the sculptor herself Is musician.
they both refer to music, the former abstractly.
the latter personally the titles heing Music
and "Bauer Plays Brahms" Also included in
this exhibition are Miss Putnam's excellent
portraits Of Pablo Casals, done in 1923, in
stzntly declaring exceptional gift, and Ossip
Gabrilowitsch dated 1888
Fun of gayety and laughter are her "Sea-
horse Sun DIAL" lent by Mrs. Herbert L.
Satteriee; "The Two Kids (also a sun dali,
lent by Mrs Archer NJ HUNTINGTON, and the
whimsical Puck of the Folger Shakespeare
Library here. As souvenir of the year 1875 is
q portrait of her nephew, Desmond OHara-
Three Days DID, the Of her sister and
Eliot OHara.
In this exhibition one finds to unusual degree
. record OF industry motivated by the artistic
urge, tempered by flashes Of deep emotion and
gay hunor. which makes perfect combination
inducing delightful result
CHORTLy before Christmas . disastrous fire
- occurred in Baltimore totally destroying q
little chapel belonging to ST. PauPs Church,
in the sanctuary of which was mural paint
ing by Miss Gabrielle deV. Clements of this
city This chapel was built about 1910, not
adjacent to st. Paul's Church but in an en-
tirely different neighborhood ministering chiefly
to working people. Miss Clements mural
painting represented Service" and was greatly
loved by the people of the church. Therefore
now that the chapel is to be rebuilt, she has
been asked to paint decoration for the
sanctuary as nearly as possible like the one
that was destroyed, but with freedom to re-
arrange her composition. Fortunately she had
good deal Of material with which to work
drawings Of the former work which can be
used. as the central group is to be repeated.
But taken all IN all, much must oe done over.
redesigned. This part of the work she is doing
here now in this city. The acaial painting
VIII be done in her studio at Folly Cove this
Summer
To be commissioned to replace the work at
tho request of the congregation Is Tangible
compliment. Miss Clements has accepted the
commission not only with enthusiasm but with
tho determination to achieve in 1t still better
result. II is not merely the doing but doing
better that Is the great spur 10 achievement.
THE Maryland Institute, Baltimore opens to
the public tomorrow a group of rare and
valuable etchings and Autographs by James
A. McNeia Whistler. This group will be drawn
frum the George A. Lucas collection, which
came into the institutes possession through
the death of Mr.. Lucas in 1909. The Lucas
collection comprises not only the Whistler
items but Barye bronzes, rare ceramics, palettes
OF famous French artists and about fourteen
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