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able reputation by works insistently
individual.
The Society of Miniature Painters,
Sculptors and Gravers has been as
signed cases in the center Of the hall
and in these contributions upholds
high standard. These include minia-
lures on ivory, Examinations, little
paintings and sculptured groups
Among the last Is statuette in COL
ored and glazed pottery by Kathleen
Wheeler, entitled THE Royal Drum
mer," which is bound to attract much
attention. 1t represents in historic
costume the drummer who rides ahead
OF the royal coach at the corona
ton. His drum is of the round-bot-
tom variety; his steed holds his head
high and has noble stride. This is
Kathleen Wheeler's most recent work
and several copies are now on their
way to England to assist in celebrat-
ing the coronation. 1t, and second
group Of hunters and hounds, do this
artist great credit.
This exhibition will continue until
April 90.
Paintings and Prints
By Marguerite c. Mum
! On VietU in the Arts Club.
| NJ THE Arts Club, 2O17 I street
northwest an exhibition of paint
ingS in oil and water color and color
prints by Marguerite c. Mum of this
city opened with the customary tea
the first of this week. Hung in group
directly opposite the entrance to the
gallery, the color prints first catch the
visitors eye and focus attention
These, five in number, are unusual in
treatment, the lines which serve as
boundaries for the fat tints in which
they are presented being white instead
of as commonly black. This leaves
them without accent but raises the
color scheme to high key. In the
making of these prints Miss Mum
has practiced rigid simplification and
employed formula derived from
cubistic philosophy not altogether dis
similar from that Of the leading con-
temporary Mexican painters. She
finds, or makes it, equally applicable
to exceedingly varied subject matter
such as Provincetown houses and
streets, the Allegheny Mountains in
Virginia, her native State, as we'll as
deep quiet-flowing river, and Perugia
that lovely little town in Italy whence
came Perugino. OF all five prints that
OF the last is perhaps most complete in
composition, and satisfying.
The remainder, and major portion
OF this wall is given over to the dis.
play Of works in oils, whereas or
the long wall opposite hang only
paintings in water color Between
the works in these two media ther,
is remarkable difference. The former
adhere in large measure to the con.
ventional treatment for which the
prints are notable; the latter, to the
contrary, are distinctly naturalistic
Among the oils are three mountain
pictures, one of which is purely imag.
NATIVE; an equal number of still-life
studies, and Brittany view. In hel
paintings of mountains Miss Mum
shows an excellent sense of form anc
her paintings Of flowers and other still
life are very pleasing in color, but
perhaps she is at her best in her pic.
ture OF the little Brittany town with
its winding street and quaint, laven-
der rooted houses, in orderly array
climbing the steep hill upon which ii
is built.
Centering the group of water colors
on the west wall is a charming study
in water color of bright yellow prim-
roses in vase, against q purple cur
tain; at the extremity to the right
is an admirable representation of the
old Town Hail. Of FitzWilliam, N
H, with its tower and white painted
walls glinting in the Summer sun
light; while to the left, midway
and at the end, may be seen no less
skillful rendering Of Rockefeller
Center, New York." at highland
"Micky," a gray sleeping cat. These
and other water colors of kindred
subjects-gabled houses, brown barns
landscapes and f1owers-evidence Miss
Munn's ability to see correctly and to
transcribe accurately in naturalistic
and traditional manner when she SC
desires, and the fact is that in these
works more Of the painters person
ality may be found than in her more
stylized compositions in oils and in
prints. They have a charm quite her
own.
A Tennessee
Artist, Miss Se1rcy,
Exhibits Here By InUitation.
WATER coLoRs by Elisabeth
w Searcy Of Memphis, Tenn, are
being shown simultaneously In the re-
ception room Of the Arts Club. The
group is small-only eight paintings