Evening star., 1937-01-02
Sale of EtchingS and
other Prints Increases.
THE Society Of American Etchers

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T'HE Society Of American Etchers
has just concluded its twenty
first annual exhibition held, as has
lately become customary, in the Ma
tional Arts Club, New York Not only
was this exhibition, with its 1874 sep
arate items, upheld to high standard
and we'll worth the effort it cost, but
numerous sales we're made, evidencing
interest and cooperation on the part
of the public-a healthy and invig-
Grating sign. Indeed. of one of the
prints. an etching by Samuel Cham
berlain - Summer Street, Marble
head"-shown if we are not mistaken
in the Arts Club of Washington not
long ago-20 copies were sold before
the exhibition had been open week.
In fact. all through the exhibition at
that time were to be seen stars in
groups. indicating popular purchases.
AS John Taylor Arms said in the fore
word to the catalog of this exhibition,
this is "a fitting moment for emphasis
on the eternal verities' of which art
is one"
Manship's Sculpture Exhibition
In Corcoran Outstanding.
ONE Of the most important and
" thought-provoking exhibitions to
be neld in Washington in recent years
is that of sculpture by Paul Manship,
which opened yesterday in the Cor
coran Gallery of Art. Not only is
Mr. Manship one of our foremost
American sculptors. but one of the
most individual He is one of those
who have led rather than followed
who, while respecting tradition, has
made it, through his own creative
genius. England has honored him by
an exhibition in her National Gallery
the Tate: France has made him a
chevalier of the Legion of Honor and
acquired one of his works; he is rep
resented in all our leading art mu-
seums. There has been no one more
honored, more discussed, more liked
and questioned than he. Some years
ago the Corcoran Gallery Of Art ac-
quired his Dancer and Gazelles." a
very characteristic work. Now it is
showing. on its way from Richmond.
where it was displayed in the Vir-
ginia Museum of Art, to New York,
comprehensive collection Of Mr..
Manship's works in bronze and In
marble-a collection such as may
never be gotten together again. The
value of such an exhibition lies in
the opportunity it affords the public
to see and study such work and be-
come familiar with it. Art is visual
and must be seen to be appreciated,
understood. Such work speaks for
itself if allowed to do so, but its full
significance cannot be comprehended
at a glance. This exhibition will be
reviewed at length with illustrations
in these columns next Saturday. It
will continue for several weeks.
Notable Exhibition of Drawings
And Prints by Clifford Beal.
IN THE print rooms at the Phillips
Memorial Gallery opens, today, an
exhibition of drawings and prints by
Clifford Beal, who happens to be both
National Academician and leader
in the so-called modern movement.
The outstanding characteristic of his
work is strength, and whatever he
does has this quality. The list of
awards received by Mr.. Beal is long
Qnd hla &c iv,fo f1
note that such have come to him not
only for oil paintings, but water COL
ors and prints. He is quite generally
represented in the leading art mu-
seums of this country. In his paint
ings he has at times specialized in
subjects-as for example, in circus
scenes and scenes of seafaring life.
But he is too big and competent an
artist to tie himself down to any sub
ject more than temporarily, and a
study Of his prints will evidence his
breadth. of interest and catholicity
Of taste First of all, he is capable
craftsman; secondly. he is keenly in
terested, if we read his works cor
rectly, in the drama of life. This is
a good combination. The exhibition
opening today has been gotten to-
gether at the request of Mrs. Phillips,
by whom it is specially sponsored.
Landscape Painters
In the Women'S City Club.
THE January exhibition in the Wom-
ems City Club consists of works
by members of the Landscape Club of
Washington, headed by its president,
Bruce Horsfall, and including works
by Garnet Jex, Roger B. Rittase, John
w. Perkins. Roy Clark. Omar H. Car
rington, Benson B. Moore. Minor S.
Jameson, l.. o. Norris, Rowland Lyon,
Charles Whepley, Russell c. Parr,
Roy Clark and A. H. o. Role.
Paintings by Blue Eagle
To Be Seen for Another Week.
THE exhibition of paintings by
Chief Acee Blue Eagle continues
at the Arts Club of Washington for
another week, much to the gratifi-
cation Of those who have found in it
much to admire and ponder. Blue
Eagles art, like that of his Indian
confreres in Oklahoma and New Mex
leo, is essentially racial, but it is at
the same time new. 1t possesses the
qualities of the best Indian art that
has been preserved to us from the
past. but it is of our time. Especially
does Blue Eagle in his paintings evi-
dence a keen appreciation of deco
rative values, and with especial felic-
ity does he employ the art of elm
nation. Strangely enough. there is
something in these paintings, without
background. of figures which cut
sharply and clearly against the white
paper in silhouette. that recalls the
figures ON Greek vases Of the most