Evening star., 1937-03-13

strongly affects the photographers
output. His mechanical limitations
serve as challenge. Thus we find In
the present show. industrial subjects
dealt with in such fortnight manner
as Frank Werner's "Tunneling," por-
traying laborers with blow torches (n
that is their correct designation) or
in the abstract manner as represented
by Charles K. Agle's Sand and Steel"
seen from perilous angle. Isham w.
Perkins has photographed the
Stairs" of the State Department in
such a way that they would probably
not be recognized unless labeled, even
by those who tread them daily. Sec
tions of four flights of Stairs" COM
pose an interesting whorl design.
"HaWsers" by Fassett, is another very
modern photograph, an all-over pat
tern of rope coils which would make
nice textile design, worked out in var
ious color combinations. P. Ingemann
Sekaer seems to have approached his
subject, Tenth Avenue" with his
tongue in his cheek 1t shows three
old tenements, with every foot Of
space between their windows on sew
eral floors occupied by Coughlin poster
announcements. H. De Mers betrays
a romantic attitude toward his sub
Ject, THE Spectre" and has played
an optical trick with his camera. He
shows an old brick house Illuminated
by street lamp which casts sts
shadow on the snow. between the
lamp and the shadow stands ghost,
substantial, but transparent. contern-
plating the house Among the vari-
Gus portraits, Peggy Duffy's Alice and
Her Doll' has considerable appeal,
Stephen Waterman's portrait of q cat
will doubtless attract lovers of ami
mails. OF the few photographs IN
colors shown, ]. P. Johanson's Fruit
Basket" is outstanding. Lloyd c.
Mather's "Cumulo Nimbus Over
Haiti is one of the most beautiful
landscapes. p"
Decorative Works By Dutch %
Artist in Studio Shouting.
WILLIAM DE GRoOT is holdins
his inaugural exhibition in Wash
ington, throughout this month, to
open his studio of decorative art,
which he established here in February.
1t is at 1852 Florida avenue north
west. Although a native of Holland,
he has lived in the United States
since 1928, he came to Washington
from Harrisburg, Pa. He is church
decorator who has designed and eK-
ecuted many types of ecclesiastical
work in various media. y
The major portion of his opening
exhibition comprises original designs,
and photographs for work executed
in other cities. such as fresco paint
ings, altars, triptychs, etc He shows
photographs of his fresco decorations
in st. Lawrence Church, Harrisburg,
Pa, done in 1926; detailed water
color paintings, embellished with gold
OF his baldachinum for the chapel 1ot
the Right Rev. Philip R. McDevitt,
D. D.: of a crucifix in polychromed
wood for the Very Rev. C. E. Parke,
j. U. D., executed in 1884: and of
a group of stage settings of his de-
sign, which were used for a religious
production given at Utrecht during
the international mission congress
there
Mr.. De Groot seems to be at home
IN many media. He shows original
blocks, both wood and linoleum, for
posters, book and magazine illustra-
tions, and prints taken from them,
There is full-sized water color de-
sign of the crucifixion, to be exc
cuted in loaded glass, and similar de-
signs for muralS. Several batiks give
evidence OF the artists familiarity
with this medium. Completed orig
lnal works on view include a large
painting in oils and gold of THE
Doubling Thomas" several smaller
paintings and number of charcoal
drawings, of which Virgin and Child"
and "Salve Regina" were the most
impressive.