Evening star., 1935-10-20

ASSURES NEEDED GALLERY
Donation of Ten Million Dollars for Building to House Owr
Collection and Others Will Raise Capital to Standard of
Old-World Political Centers-Exhibtion Opens.

by e. T. Hurley, and Rodney Thomp-
sons "The Watcher"-a crouching
jaguar-are outstanding.
Philip Kappel has made an en-
viable name for himself by his etch-
ings of boats and his print entitled
Marine Pathway is fully representa-
tive. So also Is the charming view
Of Salem Harbor," with its old ware
houses and little fitting sails, by
Philip Little, Of that small, historic
city on the Massachusetts, coast.
Kerr Eby's Scout Planes" harks
back to the Great War, but still holds
its own among the finest works that
have been produced here or in other
countries. Although this is primarily
an American collection. several foreign
artists are represented. and well.
There are, for instance, THE Ghetto,
Siena," by Hugh Fisher, and Ped
dlars," by Hesketh Hubbard, besides
beautiful print, San Michael" by
Malcolm Osborne. and landscape by
Martin Hardie, all four British etchers
of distinction-the last the keeper
of the print department of the Vic
toria and Albert Museum, an eminent
authority. Hubbard's print is a IA
vorite subject Of his and q very good
one. He is leader Of a rural print
makers group and the author of an
excellent book on etching. One
italian, Fabio Mauroner. is repre-
sented. Mr.. Mauroner is held in high
esteem in his own country as well
as ours.
The president of the Chicago Society
Of Etchers, Lee Sturges. is, with char
acteristic modesty. represented by q
single print-a view of a mountain
seen across the plains-a very sue
cessful plate. Mr.. Sturges is one Of
those business men who turn to art
for recreation and not only find it
very satisfying but attain professional
standard. He Is a manufacturer of
machinery. and, incidentally, of
printing presses for etchers. His con-
tributions to the advancement Of
etching have been numerous and i'm
portant.
A word should be said for some Of
the other landscape etchers whose
works will certainly find favor among
those who visit this exhibition-such
as Hornby, Bradner, Dahlgreen, Dodge,
Policy. Luquiens-the last now Of
Honolulu. 1t Is in this class that the
representation Is perhaps weakest.
strangely so, in as much as our Ameri-
can etchers have been most prolific
in landscape work. But those men,
toned and some others make inter-
esting contribution.
Note should be made of the fact
that this collection is very conServa-
tive. very few examples Of the So
called modern school being included.
Ralph Pearson who for years has been
an exponent of modernism is repre-
sented by one of his very conservative
and charming early works-a land
scape-and one recent and rather
radical print. But almost entirely the
works shown are according to tradi-
ton. To be sure there Is q typical
study of trees by Birger Sandzen which
is new in style and very Individual
istic, and there is coaching party In
the Orient by Thomas Handforth
which might likewise be found accept
able by a modernists' jury but neither
is extreme. In fact they add spice to
the flavor Of the whole. This also
may be said of Martin Lewis two
mastery prints-New York genre
Trees" and Haunted" which would
lend distinction to any print show
nocturnes both, and replete with life.
Finally, it is pleasure to find in
the collection three color etchings by
Helen Hyde of Chicago, the first
American artist to study wood-block
printing in Japan and to introduce it
through her prize winning works in
this country. All three of these etch-
ings are of little children and they
are rendered with great sensitiveness
and charm.
AN EXHIBITION of oil and water
color paintings by Hilda Belcher
of New York City and Vermont and
an exhibition of paintings and draw