The Washington times., 1937-05-01

At Studio House, prints ana
drawings by Mateo Hernandez, one
of the foremost sculptors Of ami
mails of the present time, were
shown to the Washington public
for the first time at an exhibition
A., which opened on Thursday. The
show will continue through
May 10.
Mr.. Hernandez prints and draw
ings follow the theme Of his sculp-
ture. They are principally Of AMI
mails as drawn by the artist from
life.
Although little known for his
drawings and prints, Hernandez,
during the short time that the
American public has come to know
him, has become quite famous.
Last year, his fame spread when
the Metropolitan Museum of Art
in New York acquired his BLACK
Panther" carved, as are most Of
his pieces, in diorite, a black stone
to which Hernandez gives a round
and smooth finish.
His drawings are decorative and
interesting. In his prints, he uses
the traditional media of the print
maker, and with the freedom I'M
inhibited by pre-coneeived formu.
lac of technique. In his drawings,
however, he has experimental with
new materials, among the most
successful of which are those
where he has painted with en-,
caustic on cement panels.
Also in the exhibition are sew
eral of the Autographs he made
as illustrations for a folio OF
Aesop's Fables, published in
France and presented in a limited
edition.
Previous to this exhibition at
Studio House, Hernandez prints
and drawings have been seen only
in Philadelphia and New York
The first show of his work in this
country was held at the Drummer
Galleries in New York in 1885.
He is an entirely self-taught
artist, never having attended an
art school of any kind. His
father was a master builder in
Bejar where Hernandez first
work was executed at the age of
IL, when he carved directly on a
granite facade.
Local Artists ~
In addition to Hernandez work,
Studio House is exhibiting the
latest work Of several local artists.
This work is as varied as the
number of artists represented
would indicate. From the brushes
of "a artists, there are portraits,
still hfes, landscapes and interiors
in water colors, oils. wash, pen
Gil and all the other media.
The artists represented in this
exhibition are Alice Acheson, Rob.
ert AIDES, Paul Arlt, Sarah Baker,
Eunice Barzynski, Sybil Bonbright,
Mary Bradley, Bernice Cross, Julia
Eckel, Janet Emmerich, Robert F.
Gates, John Gernand. Margaret
Hall, Richard Lahey, Herman
MariI, Katherine Munroe, Mar
jorie Phillips, Elizabeth e. Poe,
Elizabeth Roberts daughter OF
Justice Owen j. Roberts Of the
Supreme Court, Edward Rosen-
field, Aaron Sopher, PrentisS Tay-
lor and Charles Walther.,
Water COlorS
In an attractive gallery at 1867
Connecticut Ave-, the Gallery OF
Modern Masters, run by Auriel
Ressemer, the water colors Of the
famous Howard Giles are being
shown.
The Giles water colors, done in
the manner of the moderns with
a touch of the academic, are eX-
tremely striking and effective
They are, in addition, very much
in keeping with the spirit of the
artist, who once expressed his
philosophy in art as follows:
81 hold that, although a pic
ture Is an attempt to discover a
form, an observer ought to be
able to tell what it's about with
out being told"
His work is spectacular, yet
Strikingly simple. The simplicity
arises, no doubt, from his use OF
straight lines, which he does with
! great effect. The dynamic sym