Evening star., 1935-10-27

manner of illustrative work of the
past. One series of these has been
reproduced as post cards-souvenirs
of rural Maryland and Pennsylvania
very charming. Uncemmonly en-
gaging in this group is an 'tOld Stone
House" built on a hillside. at Char
mian, Pa; also one of q stone bridge
over Antietam Greek, Waynesboro. If
we could have more souvenir postals
of this kind 1t would be good thing.
Why not?
A SPECIAL exhibition Of Whitla
= Stinson's water colors opened
last week in the Corcoran Gallery of
Art. The subjects of the 81 paintings
composing the collection were found
for the most part in nearby Virginia
and Maryland. but also sometimes as
far af1eld as Kittery and Ogunquit,
Me. They are fresh In color and
quite broadly handled.
AN EXHIBITION of the winning
designs for murals for the decora-
ton Of public buildings throughout
the country will open in the Corcoran
Gallery of Art on Tuesday under the
auspices of the painting and sculp-
ture section Of the procurement di-
vision of the Treasury Department.
This section was set up october Is,
1884. therefore the exhibition will
practically represent the fruits of
year of effort. With the opening Of
this exhibition, announcement will be
made of the winners in the competi-
tions for murals and sculptures for
the new Post ONCE Building and the
Department Of Justice Building in this
city.
This exhibition, which will occupy
the two special exhibition galleries to
the right and the left Of the main
staircase in the Corcoran Gallery Of
Art, will undoubtedly attract great
deal of attention. The Federal Gov
ernment under the New Deal" pro-
gram plunged headlong into expendi-
lures for works of art. The P. w. A..
project which employed several thou
sand comparatively unknown artists
to produce 900 works. chiefly easel
pictures. in about four months was
first step, and the exhibition of selected
examples shown in the Corcoran Gal
lery of Art in the Spring of 1884 prac-
tically marked its conclusion. The
painting and sculpture section Of the
Treasury Department was the out
come of this first relief program. but
is not in any sense relief project.
The commissions awarded on the
recommendation of this section are on
merit and are made under the advice
Of invited, professional juries. There
is, however, in connection with this
section a Treasury relief art project
through which about 400 artists
painters, sculptors and craftsmen-will
receive employment. This Is for the
so-called white collar" class and the
works produced will. 1t Is understood,
find placement in Government build
ingS.
And there Is still a fourth project
taking shape in the rural resettle-
ment program for which Mr.. Tugwell
is responsible. This multiplicity Of
effort for the advancement Of art and
the benefit of artists on the part of
the Federal Government is little be-
wildering to those who may be con-
sidered as outsiders, but there will be
nothing Intangible about the exhibi-
ton to open this week. In 1t art will
speak for itself.
T INDER the auspices and inspiration
of the art department, o nice little
art gallery has been fitted up in the
basement of the chapel facing the
campus at Howard University and
some excellent exhibitions shown
therein during the past two or three
years. These are primarily for the
benefit of the student body and those
studying art, but they are also open
to the public. For the current year
very good program has been arranged,
including collections circulated by the
Museum Of Modern Art, the College
Art Association. New York, and the
American Federation Of Arts Of WASH
tngton.
The first exhibition Of the season
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