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the art tradition. She studied at the
Philadelphia School Of Design for
Women under Henry q. Smell and
Leopold Seyffert, but she has o very
distinct gift and her work is both
original and clever. Mrs. Wright is,
in fact. one Of the rnany-taleneed few
and whatever she turns her hand to
she does well. For some years now
her paintings both in oil and water
colors have found ready admission
to the leading exhibitions and in not
few instances have carried OF much
coveted prizes. such as the Mary
Smith prize, Pennsylvania Academy
Of the Fine Arts: Second Hallgarten
prize, National Academy Of Design;
0reenough prize, Newport Art Asso-
citation. Two years ago she was elect
ed as associate member Of the Ma
tional Academy Of Design.
Mr.. Fraprie is fellow Of the Royal
Photographic Society Of London, edi-
tor Of the magazine American Photog-
raphy and the American Annua!
Of Photography, rs well as author
Of many books on photography and
travel, such as "The Elements OF
Photography" Among Bavarian
Inns" THE Spell Of Provence" etc.
He has been awarded the medal sof
the Royal Photographic Society of
London for pictorial excellence, the
medal Of the Societe Franchise de
Photographic of Paris for collabora-
tion and the great gold medal Of the
Vienna Photographic Society for
pr.-eminent achievement in photog-
raphy. He has succeeded through
q knowledge Of chemistry. which he
studied both at Harvard and in
Munich, and an understanding Of
art. to produce effects which are ex-
tremely subtle and beautiful-works
Of art in the best sense.
Mr.. Fraprie is at present on his way
back from Summer in Europe. 1t is
understood, however, that Mrs. Wright
will attend the tea at the Arts Club
this afternoon. Miss Aline Solomons
and Mrs. Frances Hungerford Combs
will be hostesses. The exhibitions,
which will as usual be open to the
public, will continue until November
l6.
A SPECIAL exhibition of etchings
and dry points by Walter Mac
Even, q distinguished American art
ist, who has long resided in Paris,
will open in the Corcoran Gallery of
Art Tuesday Of this week to continue
for fortnight. Twenty-six subjects
will be shown. chiefly figure subjects,
and all but seven will be in
more than one impression. For in
stance, An Ancestor" an etched plate
Of the subject of the painting by this
artist, which the Corcoran Gallery
owns. will be seen as printed on an
tique paper. Dutch paper, English
paper, but all in full strength" In
other instances other kinds Of paper
have been used and light, as well as
strong prints will be set forth. A num-
Der Of these prints were made by
Eugen Delatre, the well-known print
er and engraver Of Paris, who, it will
be recalled. all through his long life
printed from time to time etchings by
Whistler and Seymour Haden. De-
latre's name was on at least two Of
the Whistler etchings in the Gar
1nckel collection. 1t was he who first
suggested to Mr.. MacEwen the making
Of light prints, selecting such a one
for ownership and declaring that
neither he nor any other printer could
have produced the essentially delicate
effect. that 1t required the knowledge
OF the painter.
Walter MacEwen was born in Chi
cago in 1860. In 1886 he received an
honorable mention in the Paris Salon
and since that time many awards and
nonors have been bestowed upon him
by his confreres in this country and
abroad, and by foreign nations.
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ON SATURDAY of this week the
Corcoran Gallery Of Art will open
Its frst large exhibition of the cur
rent season. This will consist of works
by former P. w. A. p. artists in re-
gion 4 and is avowedly for the pur-
pose OF selling. In showing this ex-
hibition. which Is not governmental,
the Corcoran Gallery endeavors to
carry on the work started by the Pub
lie Works Of Art Project last Winter,
The artists aided by this project were
for the most part young men and
women who had not had opportunity
to win their spurs, but who under
Government patronage demonstrated
ability. The pictures painted during
the relief period became the property
Of the Government and were not for
sale. The exhibition which the Cor
coran Gallery has invited and will set
forth Is to consist Of works produced
on an Independent basis and as the