Evening star., 1937-02-06
,erse and reverse of the Cleveland CEN
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verse and reverse Of the Cleveland CEN
tennial coin, which she designed-were
contributed to and actually should be
considered as part of the miniature
painters, sculptors and gravers' ex.
hibition, which is being held in con-
junction with the Society of Washing
ton Artists show. These and other lit.
tie pieces Of sculpture catalogued by
both exhibiting bodies are set forth ir
a case in the atrium of the Corcorar
Gallery of Art at the head of the stair
case. All art, if it is really fine, has 8
precious quality, but particularly il
this evident when the works, as in this
instance, are on small scale.
Obviously, everything in miniature
exhibition must be diminutive. Ano
how very diminutive some of the works
in this exhibition actually are! Fol
instance, John Taylor Arms shows two
etchings, one of the Nativity" the
other of 'Notre Dame" which are in
circles not more than an inch in di-
ameter, but, examined under a mag
nifying glass. will be found perfect n
workmanship, amazing almost beyond
belief as technical achievements. Nor
ris Henry Hobbs, an etcher, shows nine
little nudes and nine etchings of build
ings and places-no one of which is
larger than postage Stamp-aS well
as four dry points of European SUBJ
jects about the size of playing card
and very skilfully rendered.
A unique feature of this exhibition
is series of six street scenes in vari-
GUS cities here and abroad done in
gouache by Eleanor Parke Gusts.
Each is about by 6 inches in dimen-
sion, in full color and very elaborate in
detail
Elizabeth Muhlhofer shows here
three little still-life studies done with
the exquisite perfection of miniatures,
but on paper rather than ivory. One is
of dogwood, one of bittersweet and the
third of red berries in vase. All three
are charmingly colorful.
In the realm of landscape painting
A. H. o. Role and Frank L. Mackenzie
have both made delightful contribu-
tions, Mr.. Role showing four and Mr.
Mackenzie two, the later oils and very
toneful, the former water colors and
in theme most varied.
COLOR etchings as we'll as work in
black and white have come from
Benson B. Moore, who in a way quite
his own, employees this very difficult
medium. c. Allen Sherwin exhibits
two book plates, well designed and
rendered. letter head, unique and
very personal to the user, and three
admirable little etchings, recent works,
which, while slight in composition and
light in touch, show exceptional tech
nical skill and sensitiveness of feeling
Mime L. Briggs is represented by
etchings of growing things-"Golden
and "Dutchman's Breeches,"
both Of which sold almost as soon as
the exhibition opened
One case in this exhibition is given
over to bookbindings-tiny little vol
lmes in exquisite dress-from the
binderies Of Marian Lane and George
A. Scheirer. Here also to be seen are
some fine illuminations by Miss Lane,
who does very beautiful hand letter.
ing. Among these is Cardinal New
mans prayer, in general use in all
churches. Lending further variety and
interest are four designs by Friedrich
yon Dachenhausen, Persian in spirit
and flavor and Illuminating Persian
tales in verse and prose. Also among
this artists contributions is "Por-
trait of a Gentleman" in which one
ylimpses a bit of Holbein tradition
like an old poem set to new music.
But, Of course, In a miniature ex-
nibition attention is primarily focused
On miniatures on ivory. which, as
rule, are portraits or figures. While
such are not preponderant here, as
might be expected OF desired, they are
oy no means lacking. Hattie E. Bur-
dette shows five, two of which are in
of old portraits of dis
members Of the Du Pont
family, Irenee and Pierre Samuel,
founders Of the family in Delaware.
One of Miss Burdette's contributions
Is Of "A Dancer" and is seen here
after having been shown in the PENN
,ylvania Society of Miniature Painters
exhibition in Philadelphia last Fall.
Another is of an elusive pictorial
theme, will O. the Wisp" Eva Spring.
sr, for many years resident of Wash
ngton, sends two portrait miniatures
and New Mexico landscape done in
little on ivory. Katherine s. Page and
Nelly Mckenzie Tolman of this city
are both well represented, as are Nina
Nash Cron, Mary Elizabeth King and
others.
Both this exhibition and that of the
Society of Washington Artists will
continue through February ~.
Water Colors of Spain and Ne,o
England at Arts Club.
TWO exhibitions of water colors
= opened simultaneously in the Arts
Club Of Washington this week. one of
Of Spain, by Wells M. Saw
yer; the other paintings, chiefly Of
New England, by Russell Train Smith.
they are in adjacent rooms and make
interesting contrast. The paintings Of
Spain were done In that country by
Mr.. Sawyer during various visits there
turing the past 10 years. They show
Is Spanish landscape and Spanish
the high Pyrenees and the
ow-lying coast. They are doubtless
'ery true. The Spanish people in
Madrid and Malaga, where they were
gave them high praise and
ound them very satisfactory. Il