Evening star., 1935-05-12

ary artist. was coming into vogue, and
while Carlsen had no quarrel with
the theory that an artist should re-
fleet or interpret the life of his time.
he was very impatient at much of
the sloppy work as he called 1t,
produced by many Of the younger
painters in their haste and anxiety TO
express themselves in commentaries
on the contemporary scene. Through
all the changes that took place in the
approach to art during the decade
preceding his death. Carlsen kept on
MS even way, searching out beauty
as it appeared and appealed TO him,
and reproducing it with infinite care,
understanding and affection
No wonder his work holds its place
and his message continues to find
listeners.
ELIOT O'HARA brought back with
- him from the South. where he
spent the greater part Of February,
March and April. some Of the most
successful and engaging water colors
he has yet produced. which. con-
sidering the character Of his previous
production, is saying great deal.
Almost from the time that he first
began paitning in water color, Mr..
O'Hara has had extraordinary COM
mand of his medium. and better than
all, save the outstanding few, ooes he
now how TO make water color be-
have" But into these recent works
Is seen to have crept, along with the
cleverneSs. a power 10 enviSion some
thing more than the factual-the abil-
ity to create atmosphere and inter-
pret, even through the medium of
the commonplace, beauty. Especially
was this notable in a very dramatic
rendering of a warehouse fire on the
Savannah water front when a pillar
of smoke and flame rose majestically
to a great height against a sunset sky:
also in a very simple rendition of live
oak trees draped with the silvery moss
so difficult to tranScribe because Of
its filmy character and constant mo-
ton, and finally likewise, in q num-
Der of paintings Of sculpture in the
beautiful setting afforded by famous
plantation garden still in the making.
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gifted sister, Brenda Putnam.
Mr. O'Hara has. since his return to
Washington, been conducting an in
tenSiye class in outdoor painting in
or near Annapolis as we'll as one here.
His Summer school at Goose Rocks.
near Biddeford, Me, will reopen at
the usual time.
An EXCELLENT and much needed
pocket directory Of the "Archi-
tectS and Sculptors of the Public
Buildings and Monuments in Wash
ington" has been published by the
Security Storage Co. Of this city.
This is reprint of an earlier publfca-
ton re-edited and brought up to date.
1t includes the names of the architects
of all the new public buildings and
also of the sculptors who have con-
tributed to their decoration. II lists
Furthermore, work authorized or
commissioned but not yet completed
such as the statue of Gallatin by
James Earle Fraser which is to stand
on the west steps of the Treasury.
and the Artemis Ward Memorial.
given by Harvard University, the
work of Leonard Crunelle of Chicago,
to be erected at the intersection of
and Nebraska avenues.
The foreword to this invaluable little
directory is by c. A. Aspinwau and
quotes a passage from the late Lord
Bryce, written when he was British
setting forth an ideal OF
as our National Capital
q city "of dignity and beauty" en-
bodying "all that is largest and most
luminous in American thought" To
the service rendered by the National
Commission of Fine Arts to the st
tainment of this end, due credit t
given. Copies of this pamphlet may
De had for the cost OF postage.