Evening star., 1935-01-27

Society Of Miniature Painters, Sculp-
tors and Gravers, which opened ap-
proximately at the same time, will
continue accordingly. Both deserve
attention and patronage. In most in
stances the works In both these ex-
hibitions are priced exceedingly low.
In the s. w. A. exhibition the STILL
life studies are particularly attractive,
as for example those by Grace Merrill
Ruckman, Iona Miller Keplinger,
Gladys Nelson Smith, Rosa Wagner,
Ruth Potter Ward, Elizabeth Muhl-
hofer and others. Elizabeth Saw
telle's "Old Elm, Cape Neddick,
Maine" o. r. Carrington's "Old
Pennsylvania" and Hattie saussy's
Farm in the Valley" are utterly diff.
ferent one from another but equally
clever in rendering and delightful.
There is q freshness and vigor about
these paintings which marks them
as of the present-but they also have
kinship with the past. Much praise
has been heard Of Benson B. Moore's 8
effective painting entitled Winter en-
the Potomac" an interesting study
of light reflected on the water. against
which the dark trunks Of leaveless
trees are sharply silhouetted. Richard
H. Merymans portrait study Of q
young woman, seen in profile, Ia
which honorable mention was given
is distinguished piece Of work. There
is something very decorative as well
as charming about the two bouquets
OF dainty old-fashion flowers painted
by Mathilde Leisenring. These are
few of the outstanding works in
this exhibition. Our local artists merit
support.
In the Miniature Society's exhibit
ton there are also some excellent and
covetable works-works purchasable
at, comparatively, a trifle, say, from
$40 up. This includes paintings, still
life and landscape; sculpture in wax
and other media, including bronze;
etchings, lithograps and book illustra-
tions and bindings. Even very small
things may possess, as do some OF
these, genuine artistic quality, in
large measure.
ON FEBRUARY 28th the Corcoran
~ Gallery Of Art will close its
series of American galleries on the
second floor. in preparation for the
fourteenth biennial exhibition to open
on March "a and continue to May 5.
For the first time this important ex-
hibition will be held in the Spring
rather than in the late Autumn or
early Winter. The reason for the
change Is, it is said, the large at
tendance at the P. w. A. P. exhibi-
ton held last year at about this
time. The result Of the experiment
will be interesting. especially in view
Of the fact that in recent years the
Carnegie Institute. Pittsburgh, has
changed its dates from Spring to Fall
for somewhat similar reason. These
biennial exhibitions in the Corcoran
Gallery of Art are made possible
through funds established by the late
Senator w. A. Clark and his widow
the one established by the former
supplying the prizes. and that by
the latter meeting the cost of or
ganizing the exhibition. The surplus
income from both Of these funds is
applicable to purchases From the
l3 preceding exhibitions 3l9 paint
ings were sold aggregating, in price.
about half a million dollars. The
hope is that the fourteenth biennial
will keep up this excellent record.
Prizes aggregate $4,000 in value. The
jury Of selection and award will. this
year, consist of Jonas Lie, president
of the National Academy Of Design,
chairman; George Harding, Victor
Higgins. Henry McFee and Richard
E. Miller, with the director Of the
Corcoran Gallery of Art. C. Powell
Minnigerode, ex-oficio. The last day
for receiving exhibits here will be
March 4. The private view and re-
ception will occur on March %.
& COLLECTION of original prints
IA by members of the Society of
Washington Etchers is being held at
this time in the Mount Pleasant
Branch Library on Lamont street.
An interesting article on the organiZa-
ton of this society was published in
the November number of Prints" +"
bi-monthly edited and published
by William Salisbury in New York,
which carried, as illustrations, repro
ductions of etchings by Inez NJ. De-
monet, the secretary-treasurer, and
Minnie L. Briggs. vice president. Ben
son B. Moore is president Of this
society, which, incidentally has sent
out this season a very creditab,e little
travelling exhibition.
At STUDIO HOUSE, 1914 Twenty
"A first street northwest, a second
exhibition of Old Washington Prints
and Flower Prints from England has
been put on. because of the popularity
Of the first, shown earlier in the year.