Evening star., 1937-11-28

seen at Corcoran through tt
Charles B. Eddy.
for . while he painted under Now
bray and Chase in New York, later
under Sorolla in Spain and Besnard
In Paris. He is represented by etch-
ings in the Luxembourg and the
Bibliotheque Rationale, Paris; the Vic
toria and Albert Museum, and the
British Museum, London; the Rijks
Museum, Amsterdam, and in many
leading American collections. His ex-
hibition at the Corcoran Gallery at
tracted much favorable attention here,
and the prints that he will show at
the Arts Club are. he declares, even
better than those exhibited pre-
viously.
Wuminations by Miss Lane and
Others to Be placed on View.
THE exhibition of industrial arts at
the Arts Club was changed to-
day, zone Of illuminations, especially
stressing those done by Miss Marian
V. M. Lane. taking the place Of the
exhibition Of medals and medallions
lent by the Medallic Art Company of
New York and on view for the past
three weeks.
Bertha Noyes Appointed Chair
man OF Bal Boheme Committee.
A INVOLVEMENT has been made
by the Arts Club Of the appoint
ment Of Miss Bertha Noyes as chair
man for the Bal Boheme 1888. The
subject this year will be drawn from
the Far East-Java, Bali, and those
other mysterious islands lying to the
south Of Siam. which afford such
wealth of artistic material in them
selves. in the life Of their people and
in the arts they practice.
Miss Noyes has lately returned from
. voyage to Sumatra, in which she
stopped at Bali and other interesting
ports. She has associated with her
in preparing the program for the Bal
Boheme Mrs. Ethel Hoffman Kane,
we'll known club member, and guest
artists in her particular field, the
dance. Portrait sketches OF natives
made by Miss Noyes on her recent
trip have lately been exhibited by the
Art Association at Newport, R.
Exhibition of Rural Arts
May Be Seen This Afternoon.
CREAT interest has been shown in
the exhibition of the rural art.
set forth in the patio OF the admin
instration building of the Department
OF Agriculture. Unfortunately, the ex-
hibition will close on the 30th of this
month, but 1t will be open to the pub
lie this afternoon from to 5 O'Clock.
This is an exhibition which every
one can understand and appreciate,
and it is just as genuinely art as if it
were composed Of paintings and sculp-
ture. More than so organizations
and individuals interested in reviv-
ing and maintaining the rural arts CO.
operated toward its success. It is as
significant and charming an exhibi-
ton as ever held here in Washington.
Special commendation should be
given to the pottery in this exhibition
as we'll - the weaving and works in
pewter and copper. Among the UNIQUE
exhibits are = miniature dog show and
. Montana roundup carved by whit
tiers who knew their subjects. An at
tractive wayside stand was contributed
by the Garden Club of Willbrook, N. Y
Unique Portrait Exhibition Is
Coming Here From Philadelphia
THE Phillips Memorial Gallery an
nounces this week an exhibition
entitled Problems of Portraiture, +"
which will open q week from today
and continue to January 3. This ex-
hibition, which Is one Of q series as
sembled by E. M. Benson, critical
writer on the arts, now on the staff
of the Pennsylvania Museum, Phila-
delphia, through the aid of the Car
negie Corporation Of New York, will
come here from q six-week initial
showing In Philadelphia. In it for
the hrst time outstanding examples of
portraiture of all ages, Of all types and
in all media will be found. Included
will be examples Of portraiture from
antiquity to the present day. Even
the camera and the moving picture
will make contribution.
Augustus Tack's Drawings Shopn
In the Phillips Memorial Gallerv.
IN THE print rooms Of the Phillips
Memorial Gallery at present is to
be seen . collection Of fascinating
drawings by Augustus Vincent Tack,
whose decorative panels painted for
the Phillips Memorial Gallery are we'll
known. These are mostly figure
studies done in pencil, crayon, and
india ink with pen, pencil or brush.
They are essentially from an artists
sketch book, done As studies, but they
evidence to the utmost degree the
artists knowledge and sensitiveness Of
impression and conception. Nothing
could exceed the tenderness displayed
in studies Of youth and an older per-
son, or Of woman and child, or Of
. little child alone. So exquisitely
are these rendered. and with 30 light
q touch that they seem almost to give
of fragrance. The majority of these
studies, little things not much bigger
in some instances than . mans hand,
are In black and white; in q few in
stances there Is . touch Of color here
and there, and Of conspicuous interest
will be found . short series all in color,
studies Of mountains and Of the sea.
In this group one painting of ex-
traordinary charm Is Of blue water
swirling at the feet Of gigantic, jut-
ting rocks. After all, 1t is not what
We do, but the way We do it that
counts. Art n not merely Z thing Of
paint on canvas, but the spirit In