The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-13
Art Exhibit
At Public
Library

parGa OF Lne knOW4eOg0 Oh
the ages, is now drawing on
another source for the dissent
nation of culture-the field Of
contemporary art.
Gradually and without fan
fare, the Public Library in
Washington has developed this
new feature, not only in its
main building but also in its
various branches, until now
there is always some art exhibit
ton or other going on at all
times.
At the main library, Eighth and
K Streets Northwest, there is on
exhibition for the rest of this
month, a group of Autographs by
Stow Wengenroth.
These Autographs, mostly of
rude contemporary scenes, are re-
markable for their artistry. There
are some in the collection which
are distinctively forceful and there
are some which have unusually
delicate lines.
Lithography being the difficult
art that it is, it is unusual to find
such graceful lines as are evident
in Mr.. Wengenroth's landscapes.
His shadings are really beautiful,
although in some Of his litho-
graphs, it might be hoped that
the skies were bit brighter.
Beginning Monday, the Land
scape Club of Washington will ex-
hibit a group of oils by local
artists at the Mount Pleasant
branch Of the Public Library.
This collection has been touring
art centers in the South and has
been acclaimed as peculiarly il
Illustrative of the trend in Ameri.
can contemporary painting.
At the same time, the portraits
of Mary Lewis Hall will be hung
at the Southeast branch. These
portraits have been exhibited at
the Arts Club of Washington for
some time and have been en-
Enthusiastically received. ..,.
The Arts Club, located at 2017
I st. N. w., announces the open
ing of two exhibitions tomorrow.
A group of oils by Ernest b.
Roth, well-knoWn artist who is
represented in many prominent
permanent collections and who
has taken several prizes, will be
exhibited in the clubs main gal
lery.
Mr.. Roth is represented in the
New York Public Library, the
Boston Museum of Art, Library
of Congress, Chicago Art Insti-
tute and others, including Uffizi
Gallery, Florence, Italy.
An exhibition of water colorS
by Lillian Giffen, of Baltimore,
will run concurrently with Mr..
Roth's oils. She has won wide
acclaim, particularly in the South,
and has been awarded the Ba1ti-
more Water Color Club member
ship prize and the League Of
American Penwomen water color
prize.
High ranking Government Off
Gals are interested in the special
exhibitions of sculpture of por-
trait heads of officials in the
present Administration by Reuben
Nakian.
The exhibition, which opens
with a private view today, will
continue through April % at the
Corcoran Galley of Art. Mr..
Nakian is a New York sculptor
who won the Guggenheim Fellow.
ship ip 1881.
DR.. Giorgio Chiarappa, former
professor of archaeology at the Uni.
Versity of Rome and an outStand.
ing authority on art, who will
speak in washington Tuesday.
has his own definite of "anthro-
poSophy," which the Arts Club
thought interesting enough to tell
the newspapers.
His definition follows:
"AnthrOpOSOphy: (frOm Greek
'anthrOpO' man plus Sophia
wisdom, science, knowIedge) the
science of humanity-the know
ledge Of Man as seen morally.
Really, anthrOpOsophy is, prop
erly speaking, the complement
of anthrOpOlOgy. 1t is the ex.
preston for the philosophy of
mans complex being and of its
phenomena.
'In other words, 1t Is q phi
lOSOphy which establishes a
moral, pedagogical and psyche.
logical teaching. Its large views
embrace all the history of hui
mainly and tend to instilI the
spiritual sense in modern science,
in art, etcetera, without depriv-
ing it Of its rigor and Of its
clearneSS.
"AnthropOs0phy Is the most
remarkable attempt of present
times to reeStabliSh the severed
harmony between the material
world and the spiritual world
and, consequently, between
Science and Religion, as well as
in the social domain"
The professor will give an Illus
trated lecture in the Arts Club all.
ditorium Tuesday night. The. title
of his lecture is THE GeniuseS Of
Science and Of Beauty-Leonardo