Evening star., 1936-03-14

and the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. She
is member Of the California Print
makers, the Society of American
Etchers and the Grand Central
Galleries Association. One of her
paintings is now with q collection
on circuit in Virginia. Her work has
merit and much charm.
r. A. Gates and A. S. Acheson
To Exhibit at Studio House.
p OBERT FRANKLIN GATES and
~ Alice S. Acheson will exhibit in
Studio House, beginning Monday and
continuing for a fortnight or more,
works by the former being shown in
the front and by the latter in the
rear gallery. Mr.. Gates came to WASH
ington from Detroit, after having
studied there, in the Art Institute, and
in the Art Students League, New
York. His debut here was in a side
walk sale, held when such events
were in vogue, on the site of the old
British Embassy, at which time the
merit of his work instantly declared
an association with the Phillips Gal
lery School, which has continued with
the school conducted at Studio House
under M. C. Law Watkins. The P.
w. A. encouraged his making a large
canvas in oil, representing adult edu-
cation-a picture Of a little school
house or repository Of learning set
on a hill toward which those eager
for knowledge were seen toiling up
ward.
More lately Mr.. Gates has devoted
himself almost exclusively to land
scape painting. in oils and water col
ors, and has not only exhibited wide
ly but succeeded in carrying OF sew
eral much-coveted prizes. In color
and style he follows to some extent
the Woodstock school, but his work
has better coordination, more rhythm
and pattern than is customarily found
in the paintings of artists belong
| ing to this group.
Alice S. Acheson, in private life
Mrs. Dean Acheson of Georgetown,
lldS cAlllDltEu dJ Ii4C NV ACo6dN Va
Washington and in exhibitions held
by the Society of Washington Art
lists, as well as elsewhere. In the
most recent exhibition of the So
ciety of Washington Artists she was
represented by Winter picture,
which featured skaters on a frozen
pond. Among the paintings exhib-
tied at the Art League were some
mountain themes, handled with great
simplicity and decorative effect. 1t
is some time now since she has held
a "one-man" show.
Olin Do1US Designs
Charming Stage Set.
IN CONNECTION with the pres
= entation, by the Friends Of Music
in the Library of Congress last Mon.
day evening, of an operetta, "The Un-
inhabited Island" by Joseph Haydn.
attention was called to a most in
teresting instance Of interrelation OF
| the arts. AS noted on the program,
the stage set and costumes for this
unique performance were designed
by Olin Dows, chief Of the Painting
and Sculpture Section. Procurement
Division, of the Treasury Depart
ment, whose paintings and wood
block prints are we'll known. The
success of his stage-set design was
evidenced by the spontaneous burst
of applause from the audience when
the curtain first rose. And for this
demonstration there was excellent rea-
son. The scene of the action was a
desert island, but the tone of the
libretto was European eighteenth CEN
tury. and with utmost skill and ap-
preparedness Mr.. Dows brought to-
gether and blended opposing elements
harmoniously in his set. Delicate
blue satin curtains, gracefully draped,
as in a drawing room. with an appro-
pirate cartouche above, separated FORE
ground from background. Through
these, dreamily unreal, was seen a
well-arranged composition of water
and rocks. Against curtains and dis
tant view punctuating the action
were clumps of tropical plants with
exotic coral-colored blossoms. The
| whole design was stylized admirably
and while completely unreal gave