Evening star., 1937-04-24

| toneful-outstandin Catherine C..
Crltcher, who has, as every one
knows, won enviable reputation by her
paintings of Indians, exhibits here q
group Of two, behind table, on which
stands bowl of bright colored zin-
MAS, quite in her usual manner and
style.
Mathilde Mueden Leisenring makes
valuable contribution to the collective
showing through two still life
| studies-one of Things From Nam
tucket," group of objects of nauti-
cal origin on very plain table, and
the other red zinnias on a red table
| both Of which are gravely but very
knowingly painted Whatever Mrs.
Leisenring paints invariably shows
knowledge and sensitive emotional
| Quality-charm.
Other still-life paintings of notable
merit are White Roses" a water
color by Clara R. Saunders, very
subtle in treatment; "Cyclamen," by
Elizabeth E. Graves, which is delight
fully colorful and well composed, and
Winter Bouquet" boldly rendered
| and very impressive in color as well
| as treatment, by Iona Miller KEEP
| linger.
Among the water colors of special
| note are three foreign scenes-one
in Tripoli, another in Rhodes, and a
| third in Morocco-by Eleanore Parke
Gusts, done in her skillful and &C
customed way in gouache; an in
terror, The Studio" and two street
scenes. one in Taxco, Mexico, and
the other in Sarajevo, by Susan B.
Chase, the accomplished secretary of
the Water Color Club; marine,
Gray Day, Bass Rocks" by Lucia
B. Hollerith, painted with breadth
and excellent feeling; two by Mar
garete Lent Mulford-a Light House"
standing stark against the sky, the
other, Christmas Snow In Washing
ton," more elaborate composition
presented no less boldly, and The
Edge of the Wood" by Ruth Osgood,
which is pleasing In color and good
in construction.
Others making interesting contri-
buttons are Helen F. Collision, Grace
NJ Ruckman, Cathrine P. Melton,
Blanche H. Stanley, Edith Hoyt, Mary
K. Porter and Gladys Milligan. This
exhibition continues to the end of
the coming week.
FIoUers and Figures
Constitute April Exhibition.
IN THE Women's City Club, Jackson
place. is now to be seen a collection
of paintings by Hattie E. Burdette Of
this city. Miss Burdette is best known
as portrait and figure painter but
she is exceptionally skillful also in
the painting of still life and flowers,
by which in this exhibition she is
largely represented. These have charm
of color, are decorative and very dis
tinguished. One of the canvaseS is
of a great bunch OF peonies in a jar,
very double and handsome; another
no less pleasing is of single peonies
In exquisite arrangement. There is
something splendid in the arrogance
of these flowers, and yet with all their
color they are no more engaging than
her study Of white iris or of q few
white roses in a cream cOlored vase.
These last are toneful and in rather
low key, but quite opposite are studies
of Garden Flowers and "Old Glass"
high-keyed and rather impressionisti-
cally rendered.
Among the portraits shown are the
three-quarter length Of Miss Helen
Lippitt in ivory satin gown, which
found much favor when shown in the
Society of Washington Artists most
recent exhibition, and head In profile
Of Miss Dudley Gregory" "The
White Hat" and "a Wanderer" are
studies made In the studio from
chance models and revealing as we'll
as strong. In addition there Is a
landscape painted some Summers ago
at Sorrento, Me, showing one OF the
mountains of Mount Desert in the
distance; a Decorative Panel with
figures, a figure of a young woman
examining "Old Prints" and several
intimate little garden pictures with
interesting vistas.
The more than 20 paintings in
this exhibition are distributed through
three rooms and take their places on
the walls with appropriateness, as
well as effectively. No one could fail
to find the collection pleasing, and
fortunately the Women's City Club is,
under such circumstances, hospitable
in admitting visitors.
Paintings By Glackens Purchased
By Corcordn Gallery of Art.
THE Corcoran Gallery OF Art an
nounced this week the purchase
of painting by William j. Glackens
entitled "The Luxembourg Gardens"
included In the Fifteenth Biennial
Exhibition Of Contemporary American
Paintings for its permanent collection.
1t is small canvas, picturing adults
and children in a section OF a green
park which might be in Paris-and
doubtless was-or in New York or
Washington. It Is one OF three paint
ings by which Mr.. Glackens, chairman
OF the jury Of admissions and awards
for this biennial exhibition, was repre-
sented therein. It is q comparatively
early work, but considered representa-
tive.
Glackens was born in Philadelphia
in 1870. After studying at the Penn
sylvania Academy Of Fine Arts he
went abroad, where he worked under
well-known masters Of the day. In