Evening star., 1937-10-23

Also, and OF great Importance, the
paintings acquired through bequest of
Mrs. Edward C. Walker will be put
on view in the gallery of recent acces-
sions.
Interesting Exhibition
OF Textiles to Open
At the Arts Club.
TOMORROW afternoon, October "a,
there will open at the Arts Club
an exhibition Of textiles assembled and
circulated by the American Federation
of Arts This consists OF 2s pieces, ~
OF which are three-yard lengths, the
remaining being from one yard to a
yard and q half. selected from q wide
range of sources chiefly for qualities
OF design and color. OF the entire
number shown the majority are
printed from designs by Miss Ruth
Reeves. one Of the most original and
Some OF the fabrics shown in this
collection belong to the original series
designed by Miss Reeves by way OF
experiment. promoted by w. & J.
Sloane Co. and put into effect through
the corporation OF the Cotton Textile
Institute and number Of other in
dustrial firms. They are tho: o:oughly
contemporary in design and bear, it
has been truly said. the unmistakable
stamp OF the artists personality.
The commission was originally given
for fabrics shown in an international
exhibition. These designs won not
only the admiration of art experts. but
also of the well-known novelist, Stark
Young. who said Of them, such
designing is neither restless nor nat.
not stale and not loud or trivial. 1t
Is the finest in American textiles that
have ever seen"
Simply the names Of the de-
signs arouse interest. For instance,
Green Pastures, Essex Hunt" PLAY
Boy" From an East River Apart
ment'. There are four in Hudson
River series. Bridge" "Westpoint."
this exhibition are designs by Dorothy
Bird Trout. who uses as motifs
Covered Wagon" "Moby Dick" I'm
Gle Toms Cabin" THE Show Boat"
etc. Others represented are Paul
Poiret, Henriette Reiss, Gregory Brown,
Anne Guerrsnt Green, Virginia Hamil.
Ann Siler. Marshall Field. Eight
commercial firms have co-operated in
making this exhibition possible. The
collection has been widely circulated
by the American Federation of Arts
among museums and art associations
throughout the country.
Washington Architect.
w. Clarke Waggaman,
Exhibits in NetO York.
WOLCOTT CLARKE WAGGAMAN.
OF Washington. best known for
his architectural work, has been ex-
hibiting this month, water colors.
drawings, plaques and architectural
renderings in the Gallery Of Decora-
tors Club, New York City. His water
colors range in subject from idyllic
landscapes to realistic renderings of
historic houses in Spain. and his
technique varies from sharp realism
to moderate impressionism. His plaques
done in black, gold and silver are said
to have found especial favor with the
decorators. A pair depicting the
tales Of 'Danae and the
Shower OF Gold" and 'Leda and the
Swan" are said to be among his best.
Derujinsky's Portrait RelietS
OF Former POStmaSterS General
To Be Installed in Post
Office Department Building.
EIGHT bas reliefs. carved in wood by
Gleb Derujinsky, of the first Post
masters General of the United States. |
which are to be installed shortly in
the reception room Of the Postmaster |
Generals ONCE in this city. were
shown on Monday, Tuesday and |
Wednesday OF this week in the Grand |
Central Art Galleries, New York
Mr.. Derujinsky received the COM
mission for these portraits year ago |
from the procurement division Of the |
Treasury Department and has been
upon them for the last IL
first searching for portarits
and authentic likenesses in the Library
If Congress and elsewhere, then model
ng busts in the round and from these
making the bas reliefs. Those por-
,rayed are Benjamin Franklin Samuel
Osgood, Timothy Pickering, Joseph
Gideon Granger. Return
Meigs. Richard Bache and Ebenezer
Hazard.
Biennial Exhibition OF
Painting
To Be Established
BIZ Richmond Museum.
THE Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts
at Richmond has just announced
is First Biennial Exhibition Of Con-
American Paintings, to be
1eld from March IL to April %, 1888
These Virginia Biennials will be held
hereafter on the alternate years with
he Biennial Exhibitions of Contem-
,orary Oil Paintings conducted by the
Corcorsn Gallery of Art. In con-
scetion with them. approximately
5000 will be expended for the pur-
,hase of paintings of real merit by
American artists. This, by an enabling
'esolution. will come from interest on