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ton Water Color Club, the National
Association of Women Painters and
Sculptors and other organizations. She
has studied with Henry B. Smell, How
ard Giles and Eliot O'Hara and needs
no introduction to Washington art
lovers Miss Searcy is best known as
painter Of gardens and country estates
and for her etchings of the Mississippi
River and plantations in the deep
South She is represented in the per-
manent collections Of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art. Library Of Congress
and other public institutions. Miss
Mum and Miss Burdette will be host
esses at the opening tea.
Pupils of Ldhey and Corcoran
School to Exhibit at Public
Library.
A T THE Public Library, the first OF
= the coming week, an exhibition
OF the work of Richard Lahey, prin-
cipal of the Corcoran School Of Art,
will open and continue throughout the
month Announcement has just been
made by Goucher College, Baltimore,
of the appointment of Mr.. Lahey as
instructor in drawing and painting,
with the rank of full professor. This
appointment, which takes effect next
Fall, is said to signalize the develop
ment of the department of fine arts
of this college on a broad and up-to-
date basis
Paintings by Mr.. Levine and Janice
Holland will be shown during April in
the Mount Pleasant Branch Library.
At the Little Gallery,
Georgetown.
AN EXHIBITION OF paintings by
= members OF the art section of the
Womans Club of Chevy Chase opened
in the Little Gallery of the Intimate
Bookshop, Georgetown. March 30, to
continue to April -. The following
are represented: Iona Miller Keplin-
ger, Madison Small Leary, Jessie F.
Roudabush, Irene Underwood Trow-
bridge, Edna Webb Miles. NJ E. Parks,
Mrs. Letter Magnusson and Mrs Ma
belle F. Robertson.
Exhibition of Work OF Washing
ton Artists to Be Sponsored by
Women's Clubs.
A GAIN the District of Columbia
Federation of Womens Clubs will
sponsor an exhibition Of art to be held
in the foyer of the National Museum,
Tenth street and Constitution avenue.
This exhibition will open April 9 and
continue to the 29th. For this display
there Is q long list of distinguished
patronesses, headed by Miss Frances
Perkins, Secretary of Labor: Mrs.
Henry A. Wallace and Mrs Daniel c.
Roper.
Fakes OF Paintings in the
Biennial Exhibition limited.
THE Corcoran School of Art an
nounces an exhibition Of Fakes" "
inspired by paintings in the Cor
coran Gallery's Biennial Exhibition.
These may be burlesque subject mat
ter, title, manner OF painting, name
of artist or any aspect Of the works
shown. All artists in Washington and
vicinity are invited to make contrlbu-
tions. The best works sent in will
be exhibited In the Corcoran School
for three weeks beginning about the
middle of the month. Works intend
| ed for this exhibition must be sent in
before April 10. Two cash prizes
one $40 and the other $l0-will be
awarded, by an independent jury. to
| the best two works shown.
Notable Loan Exhibition to Be
Held for Benefit of Orchestra.
THE Phillips Memorial Gallery an
nounces the completion Of ar
rangements for q loan exhibition OF
important paintings, most of them
by the older masters, which are
owned in Washington. These paint
ings will be shown in its main gal
lery from April 16 to 20. There will
be an admission charge OF Is cents
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phony Orchestra.
Invitations will be issued for re-
ceptions on the opening and the clos
ing days, April IS and 30, when the
invited guests will each be asked to
pay 81 to the orchestra fund.
Among the lenders will be the Min
lister from Greece, Mr.. Andrew W.
Mellon, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Woods
Bliss, Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Laughlin
and Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Caspar
Miller.
Washington Artists to Participate
In National Exhibition,
Ne1D York.
THE Second National Exhibition OF
American Art Is to be held In
New York under the auspices Of the
Municipal Art Committee, headed by
the Mayor, in the American Fine
Arts Galleries, 215 West Fifty-seventh
street, from June IS to 81. Allotment
of space has been made to States
In accordance with their population;
for example, those with a population
OF 100000 or more may send II
paintings and works in sculpture;
possessions and Territories, as well as
States, having population OF less
than 100000 may send S paintings
and l work in sculpture.
The District Of Columbia falls into
the latter category-the last Of the
five classifications-and Mr.. c. Law
Watkins has been asked to serve as
| chairman of q committee TO make
selection. Mr.. Moneyway, president
and Miss Gusts, chairman of the
Exhibition Committee of the Arts
Club; Miss Hollerith, secretary OF the
Society Of Washington Artists, and Mr.
Jex Of the Landscape Club will serve