Evening star., 1934-12-02
Notes of Art and Artists
BY LEHA.MECHLN

to the present time. Furthermore,
water colors today dare comparison
with oils, ana at the same time have
q freshness and sprightliness all their
own. When well done they are envia-
BILE possessions.
THE Society Of Washington Artists
= announces Its forty-fourth annual
exhibition to be held in the Corcoran
Gallery of Art from January IL,
through February 3. Paintings in oil
and sculpture not heretofore exhibited
in Washington only are eligible. -Four
bronze medals will be awarded for the
best work in the following classes, re-
spectively: Figure composition, includ-
ing portraiture; landscape, including
marines; still life, sculpture. Entry
cards and information can be OBJ
tanned from the secretary, Miss Lucia
B. Hollerith, 808 Seventeenth street.
The other officers Of the society are
Minor s. Jameson, president; Charles
Bittinger, vice president, and Clara r.
Saunders, treasurer.
~ ~ Ch1liblb1OAl Va tllC WI N VA AASA
- man Maril Is being held at this
time in the Art Gallery of Howard
University Mr. Maril is q Balti-
morean whose work under the p. w. A.
project brought him into prominence.
One Of his paintings, shown in the P.
w. A. project exhibition last Spring,
was selected for the White House, and
other examples Of his work have since
been purchased by Mr.. Phillips for
the Phillips Memorial Gallery. He is.
moreover, one of those represented in
the current exhibition in the Cor
coran Gallery and fortunate In the
number of sales. He is said to be
essentially modern" inaSmuch as he
reduces his painting TO the simplest
form and employs in juxtaposition
| nat tones , in excellent harmony"
Doubtless this Is an achievement, but
| to the uninitiated there Is certain
| dreariness about his work which takes
from its charm. To some 1t seems
immature, childish, rather than naive
| and unsophistocated. But it has Ger
tainly found favor among those whose
knowledge Of art Is sufficiently wide
to give. one would suppose, perspec-
tive. The exhibition at the Howard
University Gallery consists of oil
paintings, opaque water colors, work
in black and white. chiefly lent by
patrons. 1t will continue until De-
cember 81.
MARJORIE PHILLIPS Of this city
is one of those invited to con-
tribute to the Whitney Museums Sec
ond biennial exhibition. She will
show Landscape With Pine" The
representation in this exhibition is
sectional. covering the country from
the East Coast to the West and from
the Canada border to Mexico-thus
again general survey of American
art Of today will be given. In this
exhibition. which opened in New York
November 81, $4,000, donated by
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, will be
expended in purchases for the Whit
ney Museum.
ELIOT O'HARA has been holding
exhibitions Of his water colors in
Boston and at Middleburg. VT Under
the auspices Of Southern Art Projects
collection of 80 of his water colors
is now on view in Augusta, Ga. Mr..
O'Hara will conduct classes in water
color painting successfully in Augusta
and Savannah, Ga, and at the Uni
versity Of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
between February and April Is.
years was associated with a local
Photographic firm as portrait painter,
has severed this connection recently
and opened a studio in the La Sale
He is former pupil of Earl Mari, and
last year he won the prize for figure
painting in the Society Of Washington
Artists annual exhibition, by and ex-
ceedingly strong and we'll painted por-
trait study Mr.. Schlereth is repre-