Evening star., 1934-12-30
BY LEILA MECHLIN

resented by figure of nude child
and tiny sketch Of the Nativity.
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A NUMBER Of Washington artists
"a members Of the Society of Wash
ington Artists, have lately contributed
| generously to a small exhibition OF
oils and water colors, shown during
the first three weeks in December in
Lees College, jackson, KY. This is
in Breathitt County, in a mountain
region but lately opened up by the
building of State or interstate road
This road, the college and a group
of welfare workers. sponsored by the
brought about great changes, and an
insistent demand for an exhibition Of
original works Of art to further ad-
| vance standards of living was made
The exhibition, assembled and sent
out under the auspices Of Southern
Art Projects, Of which Frank p.
Graham, president of the University
| of North Carolina, Is chairman, con-
sisted Of 18 oil paintings and water
colors, figures, flowers, landscapes and
marines, each one Of which had not
only merit but, it was thought, the
power to open the eyes of those who
saw them. to new beauty. Those who
contributed were Eben Comins, Cath
crime G. Critcher, Lucia Hollerith
Minor S. Jameson, Garnet Jex. Math-
ilde M. Leisenring, Richard Meryman
Benson Moore, Marguerite Mum, A
H. o. Role, A. J. Schram, Hans
Schlereth, Gladys Nelson Smith, Will
liam F. Walter. Margaret Zimmele
Gertrude Brown, Susan B. Chase
Lesley jackson. Iona Miller KEEP
linger, Margaret Lent ans Clara r
Saunders.
Over five hundred adults and many
children from the high and grade
schools attended, quite a number OF
whom had never before seen an
original painting. Great enthusiasm
and interest was shown, and in every
detail the exhibition was so handled
that the maximum benefit and pleas
ure were derived.
INTEREST in lithography as a me.
dium for artistic expression /,
steadily increasing. The youngest oi
the graphic arts, this medium lends
itself very satisfactorially to first.
hand Interpretation of drawings, as
in charcoal or crayon, and to the de-
sires of the skilled craftsman. Miss
Hattie E. Burdette has been expert
menting with this medium of late
and with excellent result. Among a
series of drawings made last Sum-
mer at Sorrento, Me, was one of twin
trees, interesting in line and couture
This subject she has now redrawn on
specially prepared plate with grease
crayon and printed in an edition OF
SO. 1t has all the appearance and
spontaneity of charcoal drawing and
the effect of light and shade on the
noble trunks and spreading branches
is very impressive. In England sew
eral women have made names fol
| themselves as photographers, but ir
this country so far these laurels have
been claimed chiefly by men. Miss
Burdette has also made a very at
tractive small print of a group OF
swamp magnolias.
Miss Burdette is at present painting
from a charming old portrait by
Sully, miniature for one of the de-
scendants Of the person portrayed. It
is an excellent subject-a young and
beautiful woman rather breezily set
forth against bluffs and sea-a more
| animated portrait than our early
American painters usually painted
and quite in the picturesque manner
J of the English school. Miss Burdette
| is making the miniature from a copy
OF the original, which she, herself,
painted some years ago. The original
| is in the possession of a member of
its spirit has been admirably PEE
served.
GORDON DUNTHORNE, who 70,
some years had a print shop here,
is now specializing in old flower prints
and prints Of English gardens, for
which he has a special flare, and of
which he has assembled a notable COL
lection. In connection with these,
and under the auspices of various
garden clubs and art associations, he
isgiving illustrated lectures and in
formal talks for which there is a
widespread and eager demand. His
three subjects are "Old Flower Prints
and Books" ""Oxford and Its Gardens"
and Seventeenth and Eighteenth
Century Prints of English Gardens. ="
Mr.. Dunthorne is still makingWash-
ington his home and headquarters.
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A NEWCOMER to Washington Is
Mrs. Carl S. Pomeroy elsie
Lower of Southern California, who
has lately been assigned to the posi-
| ton of botanical artist or illustrator
| for the Forest Service Of the De-
partment Of Agriculture. Mrs. Pom
eroy is president of the Art Associa-
| ton Of Riverside, but also a member
Of the washington Water Color Club
in whose current annual exhibition
she is admirably represented by a
| painting of cactus. She has made
quite a collection Of paintings of
cacti in bloom, and it is hoped that
she may exhibit them here before her
assignment ends and she returns to
California. Mrs. Pomeroy Is a native
Washingtonian, having been born and
spent her girlhood here. She studied
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