Evening star., 1937-03-27
other cities. A review Of this exhi-
bition will be published In the news
columns Of The Star tomorrow.

columns OF The Star tomorrow.
The Unique Art OF
Arthur G. DoDe Exhibited.
IN THE Phillips Memorial Gallery
was opened on Tuesday--to con-
tinue through April ia retrospec-
tive exhibition of the unique art Of
Arthur G. Dove, who has been aptly
described as IAN uncompromising
abstractionist." Mr. Dove was born
at Canandaigua, New York, in 1880.
graduated from Cornell when % or
%, and has lived on a farm almost
all Of his life. He began painting
shortly after leaving college. and has
persistently followed his own con-
victions and fancies ever since, despite
the bewilderment Of ieighbors and
the public-at-large He is essentially
an individualist and his individualistic
transcriptions have found favor and
given delight among those who viewed
them sympathetically.
Three galleries are given to the
current display. In the first are
shown his early works, in which he
used all manner of materials and
comparatively little paint. Take two
typical examples, "Recollections OF
My Grandmother" and "Nigger Goes
a-Fishing"-the former consists OF
a piece of needle work-a floral pat
tern in needle poir1t-a leaf from 4
Bible. some pressed flowers and ferns,
and some thin slabs Of gray, weathered
wood, put together with precision and
decorative effect; the latter has
painted sky, background of blue
shirt, and sections of bamboo fishing
pole arranged in parallel groups.
Here also hangs the little boat with
real canvas sail, which has for some
time been included in the Phillips
Memorial Gallery's collection. Three
other works in this first group are
notable-two, purely abstract, in color
and metallic paint-one titled Golden
Storm" the other Telegraph Pole"
both Of which from the standpoint
Of color and form have remarkable
potentialities, az curtains raised on
q new and strange world. The third,
q little canvas. Waterfall" is very
suggestive OF the Oriental point of
view.
In the adjoining gallery only works
in oil are shown. These include
Morning Sum-" which has hung for
some time in the middle gallery on
the first floor wherein the noted an
Gogh has been given placements
glimmering sun over fields of red
earth, patterned by plow burrows, and
also Red Sum-" graphic exaggera-
ton, which somehow carries convic-
ton and greatly, allures by fine color
quality. Here also are other adven-
lures into the world Of fantasy, in some
instances tinged with humor-incom-
prehensible to many, no doubt, but
not without meaning. Such is q
barnyard reminiscence in which, after
a period of inspection, one discovers
images OF all the denizens thereof.
Perhaps the most realistic OF the
paintings in this group is that OF q
RED Barge" which is well composed
and handsome in color.
Below stairs In the print room Is
shown large collection of Mr.. Doves
water colors-very small in dimensions
and very rapidly rendered. as memo
randa Of impressions, but fully sug-
gestive, significant. These are es-
sentially personal, but for that reason
the more enlightening.
In an estimate of the art OF Arthur
G. Dove, written some years ago, but
equally true and applicable today,
Mr Phillips says: He has dared to
express, with patterns of robust vi
tality, conception of life clear enough
to himself, though obscure no doubt
to casual Observers" adding, "he has
made no concessions to the public
but has consistently maintained his
perilous way ever since he launched
his original craft over the rapids and
the rocks" It is as an individualist.