Evening star., 1937-03-28

childish, rendition by Doris Lee Of .
Landscape With Hunter"-a man on
the bank of woodland stream with
deer and fox approaching simul-
taneously from different directions.
Paintings Of an almost primitive
naivete are especially to the fore
today.
Lahey Portrait Is Commanding.
Passing through the galleries set
aside for the Clark collection by
either of two routes, the visitor finds
himself in the main building with
nine more rooms and the atrium given
over to the continuation of the cur
rent exhibition. In the center of the
wall in Gallery I, Of the east range,
where have successfully hung some
OF the greatest pictures shown in these
biennials is now to be seen a full
length. standing portrait by Richard
H. Lahey of his wife No greater
compliment could have been paid any
painter. Although Mr.. Lahey is re-
garded as progressive, this portrait
is essentially conservative in style and
rendering, the color Is pleasing, and
the subjects gentle personality per-
vades the work. BY no means q
tour de force" this painting wins
regard through its exceptional sin
cerity.
It is in this gallery that Johanson's
splendid portrait OF DR.. Mauck hangs,
and here, too, is to be seen a portrait
by Edmund c. Tarbell Of his wife
painted in his convincing manner with
full brush and assured knowledge. A
strong portrait study Of a Mexican,
Jose Lupez," by Wayman Adams,
dominates in this gallery on one end
wall, IS does = seated full-length,
Jean in Costume" by Eugene
Speicher, another.
OF special interest will be found
in this group arrangement of two
large paintings by John Steuart Curry,
member of the Jury of Award, artist
in-residence at the University Of Wis
consin, the third of the much-publi-
cized trio Of which Benton and Wood
are the other members. One of these
is entitled The Rainbow" an shows
a man driving herd of cattle through
very green, lush landscape over
topped by rainbow of dazzling bril-
liancy; the other is called Return Of
Private Davis From the Argonne," and
Is funeral scene painted with all the
sarcasm and satire this painter can
summon. The former should be beau
tiful. but is not, because of forcing Of
effect and consciousness of medium,
the latter makes Of solemn occasion
horrifying joke. which is pity.
This somewhat painful impression
Is pleasantly Offset by oolorful and
excellent painting of amaryllis by
Henry Varnum Poor, whose wall
paintings in the Justice Building have
been by no means favorably received
and by two interiors by local artists,
one Of the Drawing Room at Airing
ton," broadly and very we'll painted by
Charles Bittinger-a delightful piece
of work, and the other of the "Old
Supreme Court Room" in the Capitol,
also competently rendered by Clarke
Daniel.
Ending and dominating the long
vista of this range Of galleries is an
allegorical painting by r. H. Ives
Gammell Of Providence. R. l., and
Boston. 1t is entitled Testimonial"
and is purposed as q protest against
war. A very elaborate composition
with many figures, it has been handled
with great cleverness, has strength
and dignity, and, what Is more, ex-
plains itself. On either side Of this
hang two very charming little land
scapes by Daniel CARRIER, who was
also, it will be remembered, = member
Of the jury for this Fifteenth Biennial.
Outstanding among the landscapes