Evening star., 1935-01-13

teresting breadth and assurance:
Elizabeth Sawtelles "Old Elm, Cape
Neddick, Me-" Is picturesque village
street dominated by great tree, ad-
mirably painted. Ruth Osgoods Back
Cove" and William Walters ice Pond
have some of the same desirable quail
tiles of intimacy and sympathy in
the matter OF rendition. as well as
accuracy in perception, grasp Of sub
ject as a whole.
Wells M. Sawyer's Spanish Castle
Alcazar, Segovia" and Edith Hoyt's
st. Urbain," on its hillside in Canada,
take the visitor far afleld, and pleas
urably. They are both charming.
While Bertha Noyes demonstrates
anew, in her study Of Light and
Shadow" ON a group Of white sheds,
how near at hand beauty may be
found and how much more important
is the artists interpretative power
than his subject. Interesting and ex-
cellent Winter landscapes are con-
tributed by Tom Brown and A. j.
Schram. Carl Rakeman shows fine
study Of rocky gorge, Rock Walls"
In this, as in all exhibitions today,
still-life studies take prominent place
and lend charm through colOrful quail
ity and content. Beautiful indeed
and rarely we'll painted is a study of
"Magnolias." by Ruth Porter Ward.
This study. which was not in the prize
competition, as the painter had pre-
viously won the highest award, is in
comparably lovely and rendered in
such wise that none sensitive to that
which is best in art could pass it by
unnoticed. Mary Hope Cabaniss Of
Savannah and May c. Marshall Of
Columbia. S. c., have both sent
studies of magnoliaS admirably paint
ed. but quite different in character.
Elizabeth Muhlhofer, who has made
name for herself in this and other
cities by her paintings Of flowers, is
represented in this exhibition by a
study Of "Petunias and Still Lille"
very well rendered. From Iona Miller
Keplinger has come a unique compo-
Sition, Sacred Corn" in which ears
of ripe corn are combined with OBJ
jects Of Indian craft very effectively.
Grace Merrill Ruckman shows still
life (fruit, bowl and other objects
on q table by a window, which is very
pleasing in color and atmospheric
effect. A flower study by Gladys Mel
son Smith and a still life by Rose
Wagner. elaborate in composition are
outstanding in excellence. From Clara
r. Saunders. who is best known for
her water color painting, has come
still life entitled That Dark Corner"
rendered in dark tones and sparkling
color in a very distinguished manner.
Some of the same quality is to be
found in a Garden Nosegay." which
stands to the credit of Caroline van
H. Bean, with whose portrait-draw-
ings all are familiar.
To this exhibition Mathilde M. Lei
senring has contributed two ''Bou-
quets." Each mixed garden flowers
in a vase) is shown against a light
background, without accessories. Ex-
quisitely rendered, these paintings
take one back to Colonial days and
to the daintiness that marked the
creations that then came overseas
from France.
Among other notable contributions
are the prize-winning still Life" by
Rowland Lyon, two toneful still life
studies by Dorothy Barnes and Cor
nelia R. Yuditsky. also Well-painted
study of yellow Jassamine" by Emma
c. Wilkins and colorful and deco
rative study of "Petunias" in a blue
bowl by Catharine c. Crichter of this
city, to which honorable mention was
voted.
And still nothing has been said Of
Dorsey Doniphan's forceful and effec-
tive painting, South of the Treasury"
which sets forth the statue Of Alex
ander Hamilton as a dominant fea-
ture in the composition and shows a
long vista down Pennsylvania ave-
nue.; nor Of Meta Craig's well-painted
Georgetown Interior" Mention
should also be made of Peter Wagner's
painting of Indians and Angry Sea-"
to which the Hanging Committee gave
q place Of honor.
From outside of Washington, among
other paintings, have come After
thoughts of Heaven" by Blanchard
Gummo, to which the jury of award
gave the medal for figure compost
tion; Dance Practice" by Florence w.
Loebl, and I'm Hollywood" by F. Cor
adal, all three homely and dreary and
utterly uninspiring. A Degas or a
Daumier or a Rembrandt might have,
in interpreting these themes. pro-
duced great works of art, but to do so
requires rare genius.
The prize awards in this exhibition,
announced In Wednesdays Star, were
made by a jury composed of John c.
Johansen Of New York, George Hard
ing of Philadelphia, Henry S. Hubbell
of New York and more lately Florida
and Hans Schuler of Baltimore, all Of
high professional standing. OF the
n paintings catalogued all but 6
competed for honors, and all of the II
works in sculpture were eligible for
award. In several instances the
awards made will prove bewildering,
as usual. The only explanation in
this and similar instances is that the
artist Jurors see in the works premier
ated some quality which to the lay
man does not declare itself.
The sculpture section Of this ex-
hibition Is larger than usual. Carl
Nose, who received the medal for
sculpture, shows, in addition to the
head of his brother, which received
the award, two small heads of inter-
esting character. H. K. Bush Brown
contributed two bas-reliefs, hung with
the paintings: Kathleen Wheeler shows
q strong life-size head Of Socialist"