Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Corcoran Gallery Offer Special Exhibition of Work by Students
During Past Ten Years-Modern American Art Is
Shown in Two Local Collections.

portrait of her sister was less elab-
crate, but equally sincere. Miss Nc
CARNEY has . special flair for child
portraiture in pastel, and on the
walls of her studio are several that
she has done for the fun Of the do
ing that bespeak skill and gift. Also
she is very adept ut flower and still
life painting, giving to whatever she
does of this sort style and distinc-
ton.
Hattie E. Burdette VIII Exhibit
A Group OF Her Flo1oer
Paintings.
An exhibition Of flower paintings
by Hattie E. Burdette will be held
from November today) to the
goth, in the studio Of Doris Uppercue,
interior decorator. 100 H street.
Miss Burdette is best known IS .
painter Of portraits and miniatures,
but she Is q great lover Of flowers
and every now and then paints such
. composition with the keenest
pleasure, suiting her style to her
theme. For example, among the
works that she will exhibit will be
one of single peonies in . large bowl,
very colorful and painted almost
with bravado which the flowers
themselves display, against which
In contrast may be placed . painting
of white iris in = white jar rendered
with the utmost Subtlety and reserve.
Included also in the collection will
be . study Of giant dahlias, set
forth in rather modern manner, 4
bit bold and aggressive. but very
handsome: also lovely composition
Of lotus lilies with . background
which suggests their native land.
Purely decorative and very graceful
will be found . vase Of spring flow
ers, an echo from the past, sug-
costing flower-bedecked chintzes,
silks from China and other treasures
Of . time which is no more. In all,
disposed as in . drawing room rather
than in . gallery "on parade" these
paintings of flowers by Miss Bur-
dette should make = charming dis
play.
Tuo Exhibitions of Modern
American Art to Open Today
With Private VietDs.
Washington Is to have more than
. taste Of the art called Modern
American" this coming week and
for . still logger period, Is both
the Museum OF Modern Art Gallery
of Washington and the Arts Club
Of Washington will open today, with
private views, exhibitions Of paint
inss by artists whose works are in
this category.
The Arts Club exhibition will con-
sist of 20 canvases selected by A. D.
Gruskin, director of the Midtown
Galleries, New York, by artists who
in recent years have become 30 we'll
known as Isabel Bishop, Waldo
Pierce, Paul Cadmus. William Pal
mer and Isaac Soyer, to name only
= few. The private view will take
place this afternoon in connection
with the usual tea, and from to-
morrow to the 18th of the month
the collection will be free to the
public.
The exhibition in the Museum Of
Modern Art Gallery of Warrington
is announced Is Of Paintings by
Living Americans" and will come
exclusively from the Whitney
Museum Of American Art, New
York. Its opening this evening with
q reception from 8 to II O'Clock, to
which cards Of invitation have been
issued, will 1naugurate the second
season Of this newest Of Washing
ton galleries. But Is the Museum
Of Modern Art Gallery Of Washing
ton Is invariably closed on Monday
the public will not be admitted until
Tuesday. From then until Deem
Der 4, the collection, comprising 46
paintings, may be seen every Tues
day. Thursday, Friday and Saturday
from 1880 an. to $50 pm, when
there will be an admission fee of
IS cents. On Wednesdays during
the same hours, and on Sunday
afternoons from 2 to 9 O'Clock it will
be free. During the period Of this
exhibition an informal lecture and
. tour of the gallery will be given
twice q week on Tuesdays at II
o'clock and on Fridays 1T $50. For
these an additional charge will be
made.
Among the artists who will be
represented in this exhibition-se-
lected, by the way. by Mrs. Julianna
Force, director Of the Whitney
Museum Of American Art-will be
George Biddle, Arnold Blanch, Peter
Blume, Alexander Brook, Charles
Burchfield, John steuart Curry, Guy
Pene du Bots, Ernest Fene, Joe
Jones, Bernard Karfiol, Walt Kuhn,
Peppino Mangravite, Reginald
Marsh, Georgia OKeefYe, Henry
varnum Poor, H. E. schnakenberg,
John Sloan and Maurice Sterne.
Four Washinkton artists will also be
represented: Edward Bruce, head
Of the lately established division
Of 1ine arts Of the Treasury De-
partment: Richard Lahey, principal
of the Corcoran School of Art;
Marjorie Phillips, wife Of Duncan
Phillips Of the Phillips Memorial
Gallery, and Nan Watson. wife Of
Forbes Watson, art critic.
Despite the fact that the Museum
Of Modern Art Gallery Of Washing
ton makes . practice Of charging IN
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