Evening star., 1936-02-15
By Leila Mechlin.


n notable forthcoming events to
be held under its auspices. These are
an exhibition of THE Sea and Ships,
consisting of paintings by Gordon
Grant, to be held in the Corcoran
Gallery of Art from March to 80.
with the President of the United
States heading the list of sponsors,
and on the evening of March 25 a
dinner at the Mayflower in honor Of
Cyrus E. Dallin, the distinguished
sculptor.
Gordon Grant is we'll known as a
painter in oils and water color and
as an etcher. He has devoted himself
almost exclusively to interpreting pic
torially the sea and sailors. making
profound study of the history and
development of sailing craft. No one
knows ships better than he and none
has ever pictured them more accu-
rately. Through the medium of his
art Mr.. Grant has visualiZed the ro-
nance of the sea in the days that are
past, the days before steam and elec-
tricity, when sails were the motive
power and sailors what their name
implies. These were the days of the
full-rigged ship, of the clipper, the
barque, the frigate, all of which are
commemorated, as of yesterday. in
MIR. Grants paintings. 1t was he who,
a few years ago, painted for the Navy
Department the picture of the frigate
Constitution, whicl was reproduced in
color and the reproductions sold all
over the country to raise funds for the
reconstruction of Old IronsideS. This
painting, which now hangs in the
White House, will, through the kind
permission of the President, be in
cluded in the Forthcoming exhibition.
Others sponsoring this exhibition are
Secretary of the Navy Claude A.
Swanson, Rear Admiral c. c. Bloch,
judge advocate general of the Navy;
Rear Admiral j. K. Taussig, acting
chief Of naval operations; Rear Ad-
miral AdolphuS Andrews, chief of the
Bureau of Navigation, and Rear Ad-
mirals F. B. Upham and Spencer S.
Wood.
CYRUS E. DALLIN, who will be
honored at the dinner as an
nounced. is best known by his inter-
pretations of the American Indian in
sculpture. Among his most distin-
guished works are The Appeal to the
Great Spirit" which stands in front
Of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
"The Medicine Man." in Fairmount
Park, Philadelphia; The Scout, "
Kansas City, Mo. and The Signal of
Peace" Lincoln Park. Chicago.
Born in Springville, Utah, in No.
vember, 1861, of pioneer parents, he
studied in Paris under Chapu and
Dampt. He is member of the Ma
tional Academy of Design and of the
American Academy of Arts and Let
tiers and he has received numerous
Awards.
Growing up as boy in the Far
West, he had playmates among the
Indians, and for these playmates and
those OF their race he has never ceased
to feel affection and admiration. It
is for this reason that his Indian
sculpture has had different quality
from that of persons whose knowledge
has come through the medium of lit
erature-there is an inherent dignity
In 1t which is true to the race. When,
couple of years ago, a memorial to
the pioneer mother by Mr.. Dallin was
unveiled in Springville he flew out by
plane to the ceremony, not forgetting
that his father and mother had
crossed the plains in covered wagon.
Thus, 1t will be seen, the history of
the development of our Nation from
pioneer days to the present is epi-
tomized in the life of the single in
dlvldual. In this day of emphasis on
the American scene and native sub
Jects, Cyrus E. Dallin is outstanding
because of both the character and
the quality of his commemorative
work.
HE black and white section of the
Water Color Clubs current an
nual in the Corcoran Gallery of Art
Is extremely interesting and varied.
IL includes drawings in pen and ink,
pencil and crayon, etchings. dry
points, aquatints, block prints. Ill
black and white and in color, works
by artists of wide reputation and by
those whose laurels are still to be won.
This is well. If new talent did not
assert itself continuously, art would,
to all intents, be dead. But never
before in the history of art has there
been so great interest and diversity
In prlnt-making as now. In part, this
is due to demand. Prints are within
the means of the modestly endowed
and they sell. The efforts of such
organizations as the Chicago Society
OF Etchers and the California Print
Makers. through their annual inter-
national and travelling exhibitions,
demonstrations, etc, to create interest
and appreciation have not been in
vain. A wide circle of print lovers
has been cultivated.
Perhaps none has done more to this
end than John Taylor Arms, the
etcher, who is represented here in
this exhibition by several typical
prints. one of 1.-THE Collegiate Church,
Toro," one, not bigger than a mans
hand, entitled Miniature" an Old
World bit of architecture, rendered
with unbelievable skill and accuracy
of vision and hand, one 1.-THE Valley
of the Savery," broad view of Wyo-
ming country. All show the master
touch-that of one who completely
commands his medium and counts no
labor too great in pursuit Of an ideal
Of perfection.
Younger. but likewise well known
and accomplished, is Philip Kappel,
represented by print entitled Holy
stoners"-men on boat "holystoning"
the deck-and one of a meeting of
riders at Crossed Trails" both ex-
cellent.
Then there are four etchings by
Alfred Hutty Of Charleston, S. c., and
Woodstock. N. Y, than whom none
has escneo trees with more sensitive
feeling and understanding North
ern Pines," shown here, is an ex-
rellent example, besides which he