Evening star., 1934-11-18


that Mexican artists have captured
the United States. but If this be so,
it is also true that artists Of the
United States seem to have captured
Mexico.
THE first of the lectures to be given
here this Winter under the aus
pices Of the Washington Society of
the Fine Arts will be on this tasci-
mating subject, Mexico and Her
Ancient Art" 1t will be given
Wednesday evening. November 81, in
Barker Hall, Y. w. G. A. Building.
Seventeenth and K streets, and will
consist of a series of Lumiere auto
chromes In full color, shown by
stereopticon, which were made by
the lecturer, Fred Payne Clatworthy
of Estes Park, Colo, well known
photo-pictorialist, on a recent trip
across Mexico from Vera Cruz to
California. Mr.. Clatworthy's auto
chromes are works of art, fine in
composition, beautiful in color and
atmospheric effects. The beauty and
fascination of Mexico should, and
doubtless will. be graphically dem
onstrated at this time.
A N EXHIBITION Of oil paintings by
= Eugene Deland Sangstad, at
one time pupil of the Corcoran
School of Art and a contributor to
local shows, will be opened this after
noon in the club rooms of the Dis
trict Of Columbia League of Ameri-
can Pen Women and continue until
December 2, Sundays only. ! to 3 pm.
IN CONNECTION with her exhibi-
ton of water colors in the Wom-
ans Club of Arlington, Va. Mrs.
Iona Miller Keplinger recently gave
delightful paper on Water Color
Painting" tracing its historical de-
velopment and pointing out its dis
tinguishing characteristics. The ex-
hibition, consisting of landscapes,
flower and still life paintings, was
very effectively shown and created
much interest. There was standing
room only in the little hall on the
afternoon on which Mrs Keplinger
spoke.
THE Art and Archaeology League
held its November meeting, the
first of the current season, in Miss
Bertha Noyes' studio adjacent to her
home on Nineteenth street. Mrs.
Frederick harrington was the speaker
and her subject. Contemporary
Drama and Its Bearing on the Arts" i"
The leagues president is Mrs. Mitchell
Carroll. Meetings are held monthly
from November to May.
A N EXHIBITION of prints by men,
bers of the Photographic Society
of Philadelphia can be seen during
the month Of December in the Arts
and Industries Building of the United
States National Museum, on the south
side of the Mall, week days, 9 am.
to 4:30 pm, and Sundays. 1:30 to
430 pm, and will be found very
worth while.
THE International Art Forum, Nine
Amelia Cont. president, has an
nounced a series of art tours" to
view and study permanent and peri
odic art exhibits in Baltimore and
Washington this season.
Francis Jean Reuter-, chairman OF
fine arts Of the forum, invites per-
sons interested in participating in the
following tours to communicate with
him at 1920 Sixteenth street north
west, or telephone Columbia 3439:
December tour. "A Survey of French
Paintings" including 40 canvases
representing five centuries of French
painting, II loaned by the Louvre, on
view at the Baltimore Museum OF
Art: January tour, Foreign Section
Of the 1884 Carnegie International, /"
comprising 253 paintings representing
1913 artists from IL countries, on view
at Baltimore Museum of Art; Febru-
ary tour, THE Permanent Collection, u
recently rearranged and augmented
following remodeling of the institu-
ton, on view at the Walters Art Gal
lery of Baltimore; March tour, Per
manent Collection and Biennial Ex-
hibit," on view at the Corcoran Art
Gallery of Washington.