Evening star., 1935-10-20

in figure study by Howard Cook, while
the real thing Is set forth without
apology by Sequeiros, who is repre-
Sented by a nude, and by a man on
horseback. On the whole, If one is
not seeking beauty, this will be found
a very enhving and engaging show
and one that does not foreshadow still
more evil days ahead. Quite the con-
trary. The wheel goes around-as
does the world.
AT THE Corcoran Gallery of Art an
exhibition of water colors, 80 or
more in number. by Joseph Whitla
Stinson OF this city. will open today and
continue about ten days. These will
be placed in cases in the upper atrium
used for changing exhibitions OF un-
framed paintings and prints. The
majority of the paintings will be scenes
in Virginia and nearby Maryland.
although a few Of the subjects have
been found on the New England coast.
Mr.. StinSon, who was formerly in the
State Department and is now with
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taught and gives to his painting his
play time, but he has an excellent
color sense and a very real love Of
nature. His paintings. therefore, have
sincerity and at the same time much
charm. An exhibition Of his work was
held last season in Warrenton, Va,
attracting very favorable notice.
AN EXHIBITION of etchings by
Minnie L. Briggs of this city.
member of the Washington Etchers
Club, is being held under the auspices
of the District of Columbia League Of
American Pen Women in their club
rooms in the Burlington Hotel. 1920
Vermont avenue. There will be tea
today and until November the ex-
hibition will be open from 2 to
o'clock every afternoon. More than
so prints will be included in this exc
hibition-landscape subjects and now.
ers and fruit. The etcher has made
a special study of trees and is Begin
ming a series of plates Of historic
trees in Maryland and Virginia. On
a visit to Florida last Winter she
stopped over in Georgia to make an
etching of the Sidney Lanier Oak near
Brunswick, which inspired the poem
The Marshes of Glynn" and is now
preserved as memorial to the poet.
She has also more lately made Q
study of an historic oak in Dean
wood" this city. But most individual
and outstanding are her etchings OF
flowers and fruits, some of which she
has printed in color. For these she
seems to have instructive feeling ana
her transcriptions are not only correct
but decorative-of lasting worth.
AN INTERESTING competition for
a poster to induce travel to Eu-
rope has been announced by the In
stitute of Foreign Travel, 80 Broad
street, New York. Posters submitted
must be in color and to scale to Is
inches BY So inches. The slogan EN-.
phasized will be See Europe Next" :"
The prizes will be $500 and a round
trip to Europe, 5000 and sl0o. The
Art Directors Club of New York IS
sponsoring the competition and have
named a jury. Entries must be re-
ceived by December 81. Additional
information can be had by addressing
the institute. Here is opportunity
for one or more of our clever WASH
ington poster designers to win addi-
tional laurels.
HAZEL CAMERON -MENK. Eugenia
Miller and Alexander Lee Of Clar-
endon, Va. and this city are contrib.
uting a painting each to the first 1so-
chromatic Exhibition to be held in
this country. 1t will take place in the
Montgomery Museum Of Fine Arts,
Montgomery. Ala, in November. Its
purpose is ito determine the effect
of light and air upon pigment" II we
are not mistaken a painting OF this
sort was produced by a we'll known
New England painter and shown a
year or more ago in the exhibition at
Old Lyme, creating much interest.
THE Library of Congress opens to-
morrow a special exhibition OF the
illustrative work of Charles Stanley
Rinehart. The material to be shown
was in large part presented by the
artists son and daughters,