Evening star., 1933-04-30

and in company with Allison Armour Of Chi
cago, he went exploring expedition to
Yucatan. In 1897 he returned to Washington
to become head Of the department Of anthrO-
pology Of the National Museum. In 1908 he
was awarded . prize of 81 900 provided by the
Due de Loubat for the most important work on
archeology for the year. This wc-k was on
the antiquities of the Chesap,ake-Potoma
tidewater region.
All Of this time, however. he continued his
drawing and painting. partly for illustrative
purposes. largely for the pleasure which he him.
self derived therefrom As some one has truly
said ITO the patient accuracy Of the scientist
he added the Illuminating vision Of the artist
and thus attained rare and sympathetic un-
der-tantirg of the fitness and beauty of mans
handiwork as an expression of his culture
In the use CT water color he q brilliant
technician. From Of his scientific trips
in South America he brought back an amazing
collection OF water colors crisp!y painted. with
assurance of swiftness of touch which has
seldom, been excelled. On being exhibited here
the ma oiity CT these paintings found pur-
ch2seTs and inclusion in private co;i,ci-oac.
One Of Dr. H0;mes' wot1r co'ors is owned by
tic, Corcc-en Gallery CT Ar. This is land
scope painted near c Surlmor home wi2ich he
occupied for a number CT yeas near Rockville,
Nd q property unfarnei bit genuinely p-o-
Guc.ivc in the material it ffc-Ged him for
pictorial transcription. Mr.. Hcin:es took
cations contribu ing re9l,arly to tie annual
exhibitions CT beth the Sccie,y of Washington
Ar ISIS and the Washington Water Cclor Cub.
and serving for a nunb1r OF years as president
Of the latter. DR.. Holmes w2s also az ono tine
prcc'dent CT tne W,s'1iry.rn Cocicty CT Fine
Arts.
I, cam, &l-u. I5sic.ly-, ,--re-o-c that DR..
Ho,rles' career cuinlinc.ei in the organization
of the National Gallery OF Art as an independ-
ent unit under the Smith oman Ir5titution.
To this greet enterprise he gave his entire
time and devotion for the last u Or more years
of his life Special recognition was gwen at
the memorial meeting to D.. Holmes skillful
arrangement of exhibitors and his deep inter-
es. in the works of other sr,is.s, his broad
sympathies. It is not often that one who is
practicing artist is SO EV.le limited by his
point of view.
One of the last Of Dr. Holmes woks while
connected with the Nation2l Gallery of Art
was the assembling of coilet ton CT data and
illustrative material on the life and WORKS of
Washington artists, the majority of whom he
had personally known.
Not only was DR.. Holmes iauded at the me-
mortal e,ting as a scienti-t an artist and an
executive, but also rs a ana gentleman"
an 'aristocrat" in the finest sense Of the word,
always friendly, courteous and kind, with high
ideals and noble ambitions.
IN the Corcoran Gallery Oh Art there opened
] on Thursday, April 81. to continue through
Sunday. May IA, special exhibition of prints
by Argentine artists, sent to the United States
by the Argentine-Anercan Cultural Institute
of Buenos Aires and shown under the patron
age of DR.. Felipe Espil, tn. Ambassador from
Argentina. This exhibition, following so closely
the exhibition of water colors of South America
by Eliot O'Hara, which occupied the walls in
the same gallery is Of peculiar interest, the one
representing the viewpoint Of stranger and
the other the viewpoint or viewpoints of those
who claim the land as home.