Evening star., 1934-02-18

The Cove; to Sarah Roberta -Fiss Houses-
and Miabeth Muhlhofers carefully rendered
Cosmos" among othen.
THERE II an interesting contrast between
the prints and the paintings in this sx-
.hibition, contrast which msst be obvious to
even the average visitor. occasioned. perhaps,
not BY greater skin ON the part Of the print
makers. but the more exacting requirements OF
their media. Also 1t Is only fair to note that
included In the print section Of this exhibition
are works BY some. Of the foremost American
etchers Of today. such - John Taylor Arms,
Philip Kappei and Kerr Eby. That 50 many
contributions however. have come from local
artists and that these contributions stand 90
wen in comparison with the best. Is indeed
matter for consratulation. as5
There Is today no more skillful etcher than
John Taylor Arms. none who 80 commands his
medium that he can render with apparent ease
the most dinacult and elaborate subjects, such,
for example. - his Study in Stone" . recent
work included In this exhibition. How he does
IL. the most knowing Of his colleagues can not
say, but that 1t has been achieved without the
utmost devotion and profound study no one
can be foolish enough to suppose. Mr.. Arms
WA SI8AUcQ - &u hkCulbeCt ana was Always
skillful craftsman This gift he has cuiti-
waited to perfection. It should be noted, how
ever, that no matter how finely Mr.. Arms
etches he never loses in multiplicity Of detail
the simplicity Of effect, and that In setting
down facts he hterprets the spirit-the spirit
Of the monumental works Of art rendered In
stone and masonry by the great builders Of
the past Such Is his STUDY in Stone" such
Is his etching Of "Puerta del Obispo, Zamora,"
nd q okr po~
which y the joint product Of John Taylor
Arms and his colleague, Kerr Eby. It Is rarely
that two painters collaborate ON one plate
and rarely that when they do, 1t Is with such
success as In this etching. wherein, II we mis-
take not, the figures are the work Of Mr. Eby
and the architectural setting by Mr.. Arms.
Kerr Eby Is also seen at his best In an etching
entitled "Barrage," . war subject very
dramatically and magnincently rendered
Philip Kappel Is represented by two charac-
teristic works, one Of q boat, = great ocean
liner, high out Of the water, and the other
Of seamen on the bowsprit Of . ship UNDER
weigh, entitled Away Forward" Arthur w.
Heintzelman. one of. the foremost Of our
American etchers, is represented in this ex-
hibition by Portrait Of Nine. x" in which
the face is exquisitely modelled and the figure
presented in outline, and o group Of figures
entitled 'LEneuilleuse"
Sybilla Mittel Weber whose paintings Of
dogs have already been mentioned. shows etch-
ings Of dogs. her favorite subject, one of .
head OF "Borzoi," and the other Of two dogs
in open country, startled"
OF the local etchers Inez NJ Demonet makes
exceptionally good showing in her etchings.
"Yangtse Night" group Of boats and MAR
ket Place, Georgetown" Church Doorway"
by I. C.. Clark, is extremely well rendered as
Is also "Ponset Barns. Winter" by the same
etcher. Minnie l. Briggs shows two etchings
Of trees, fine in feeling and skillfully inter-
preted. Hirst Milholen makes . satisfactory
showing in "Old Ninth Street. Washington"
and Alice Z. Rumph in . city picture, con-
trasting old and new buildings.
ElizAbeth ONeill verEer is ct her best in an
etching entitled "springtime In Charleston"
showing one Of tie typical old Charleston
houses with . touch Of the fascinating old
Charleston atmosphere. A hthograph BY
Charles HArsanyi Of Peasant Woman" u
also excellent. Wuanita Smiths color prints
Little Potters Of Mexico" and Butterflies"
lend color and charm, as do Florence ". Cam
mons swimming Birds" with their red beaks
against the green water. Margaret Hcyt shows
charming color etchinss Of an "Old Apple
Tree" and Mountain House." Mary Mullineux
contributes In this medium one Of lilies. "Sum-