Evening star., 1936-02-02


of Greenwood, Miss, the artists
father -law-an extremely strong
and interesting work. Sara Pryor
Dodge is the daughter of the late
William de LeftWich Dodge OF New
York an eminent painter. She
studied undar him and other mas
tcrs. Because of her husbands en-
p!oyment in the Housing Bureau, she
is now living in Washington. Hc-'
residence here is as yet only mat
ter OF few months and this will h
her first Washington exhibition.
A COLLECTION Of water colors h
Mrs. Lena Miller Keplinger Of TINS
city is now to be seen at the Woman's
City Club on Jackson place. Mrs.
Keplinger is best known for her flower
and still-life studies, but in the cur
rent exhibition landscapes are most
in evidence. One of these. of particu-
lar charm. shows maple tree by a
roadside in gorgeous, crimson, autumn
dress; another pictures two White
birch trees-a common but ever
beautiful sight in New England. There
are also some studies OF boats and
wharves. Mrs Keplinger was ad-
mirably represented in the Society OF
Washington Artists most recent an
nual exhibition-which, incidentally.
closes today-by painting of mari
Colds in a bowl on a table covered
with blue checked cloth--very hand
some in color and we'll painted.
THE Junior League of Washington
is organizing a washington pho
tographiC show, purposed hencefortn
as an annual affair to be held in its
new gallery at 200l Massachusetts,
avenue ideally suited in size and
simplicity to such display. Caroline
H. Thompson, Harold Rodenbaugh
and Prentiss Taylor have been ap-
pointed judges. Contributions are
invited from makers of photographs
in Washington and vicinity. They
may be of all kinds. pictorial, portrait
or news. Each exhibitor may submit
six but they must be mounted on
plain white board 1414 by 1914 inches
in dimensions Exhibits must be de-
livered on February 10. and called
for Immediately after the exhibition
closes The dates will be February "a
to March 8. Some work by nation
ally-known photographers will be
included
DRENTISs TAYLOR has just held
an exhibition of his water colors
and Autographs in Goucher College,
Baltimore, which called forth interest
and comment.
A verv notable exhibition OF prints
and drawings by Mary Cassatt has
been arranged by the Baltimore Mu-
scum and may be seen therein until
| February 10. Miss Cassatt. who was
grea. exponent of impressionlsm,
| shares with Whistler the distinction
of being better known and held IN
higher esteem abroad than any other
American artist, living or deceased.
| The collection now on view in Balti-
more, collected from private sources,
includes about 80 examples Of her
works
| At the conclusion of its display in
this city the collection of bronzes by
Malvira Hoffman, now in the Hall
of Explorers, National Geographic
Society will be exhibited in the Bal
| tinore Museum.
THE WASHINGTON WATER COLI
4 OR CLUB will open its fortieth
annual exhibit in the Corcoran GAL
lery of Art next Saturday afternoon
with a preview, for which cards have
been issued. 1t will be open to the
public from February 9 to March l,
inclusive.
AN EXHIBITION of water colors
by Hugh Collins of this city will
be on view in the Public Library. main
building during the month Of Feb
ruary. At the same time, on the walls
of the art reference room, will be
shown a number of paintings lent by
/ the National Gallery of Art. including
an early Winslow Homer, whose CEN
tenary will be celebrated this year.
AN EXHIBITION of paintings by
Paula MacWhite, wife Of the
Minister from the Irish Free State,
will be held in the gallery OF Mrs
Cornelius j. Sullivan, East Fifty
sixth street, New York. from February
4 to %. Mrs. MacWhite is representeo1
In the Society of Washington Artists
exhibition by . painting Of Taos.