Evening star., 1935-11-03

OH AQtOttHe v uH II. DeuNs
sculpture, modelling a portrait head
from life. The meeting on January 8
will take the form of a debate on
modern art-artists of the academic
and modernist schools discussing the
question Have We a Continuing Ira
dition Of Beauty" The two subse-
quent meetings will be held in the
United States Chamber of Commerce
hall Il" and will be lectures illus
trated by stereoptican. On March IL
Miss Violet Oakley, painter of the
in the Pennsylvania State
House at Harrisburg. will speak on
Mural Painting-Iesterday and To-
day." and on February IL the speaker
will be John Taylor Arms, the well
known etcher, whose subject will be
Contemporary Etching Versus the
Old Masters"
The society further announces that
1t will give dinner some time during
1A4OW4AlCC W SJAD-7. odl11l1, OSu1DIOL
Of "The Appeal to the Great Spirit"
"The Medicine Man." The Scout"
and other important works in sculp-
ture, in compliment to the valuable
contribution he has made to American
art through his work.
The Washington Society Of the
Fine Arts was organized in 1905 and
holds a somewhat similar place in
this city to that held by the Con-
temporary Club in Philadelphia, the
Authors Club in Boston, bringing
together those especially interested in
art, music and literature. It is always
glad to welcome such to membership,
and at the present time extends spe-
cial invitation to newcomers to Wash
ington. The officers are Lynch Luquer,
president; Albert w. Atwood, first vice
president; Frank c. Baldwin, second
vice president; Clarence A. Aspinwall,
treasurer. and Leila Mechlin, secre-
tary.
A CRAYON portrait of the late Gen.
Greely by Caroline Van H. Bean
(Mrs. A. H. Binyon) is now on view
with other examples of this artists
work in the veerhof1 Gallery, 1912
Connecticut avenue. This was done
by Mrs. Binyon the early part of last
Summer in Gen. Greely's home and
IS autographed by him. 1t is a most
excellent likeness, simple but ex-
pressive. Shortly after completing
this portrait Mrs. Binyon left for
Colorado Springs, where she had some
commissions for children's portraits,
Of which she has made a specially.
She drove out and back alone in her
car, with her little dog. and reports
no untoward adventures en- route.
Capt. and Mrs. Binyon have re-
modelled an old house on Dumbarton
avenue in Georgetown, so rearrang-
ing its plan that there is in the rear
a spacious studio, with north window
overlooking an old garden. Here it
Is that most of Mrs. Binyon's portrait
studies are made.
MRS. GEORGE OAKLEY ToTTEN
" (Vicken Won Post) will be rep
resented in the new post Office and
court house Of Newark, N. j., of which
her husband was the architectural
designer, by two circular wall panels
modelled in relief representing Light"
and Darkness" A single youthful
figure with wings is the central unit
in each omposition-starsa and circles
are used as symbols in the background.
Both are charming in conception and
treatment-very vital and yet frankly
decorative. In these most recent
works by Mrs. Totten one finds that
lightness of touch and blitheness of
spirit which characterized her little
porcelain groups of characters from
Swedish folklore, by which she first
attained distinction and through
which she Is widely known. They
are both fine and charming.
A T THE Public Library, main build
ing, an exhibition of recent paint
ings by Rowland Lyon opens tomor-
row to continue throughout the month.
The Landscape Clubs. exhibition at
the new Georgetown Branch Library
closed on November l, but some OF
the paintings have been allowed to
remain there for another fortnight
and q new exhibition of smaller cam
vases has opened in the Mount Pleas
ant Branch Library, where these works
have excellent and effective showing.
IN THE Women's City Club an ex-
= hibition Of block printing will open
this week. This will include not only
pictorial block prints. woodcuts and
linoleum blocks, but decorative de-
signs printed on fabrics-allowing
great variety. The exhibition Is being
assembl i and will be arranged by
Miss Clara Saunders, chairman of the
clubs Committee on Exhibitions.
A COLLECTION of small paintings
by John E. Thompson Of Denver.
Col, was placed on exhibition in the
upper atrium of the Corcoran Gallery
of Art last Friday. Mr.. Thompson was
represented in the Corcoran Gallerys
biennial exhibition last Spring by q
painting entitled Rubber Plant"
which the gallery purchased for its
permanent collection. This painter