Evening star., 1938-05-01
MAYS ART CLIMAX
Interest Strongly Maintained as Final Days
of Season Approach-Prints at
SmithSOnian-Exhibits.

two boats lying at anchor near a
small wharf in the pale light of late
evening, when the setting sun has
but just given way to the rising
moon.
No wonder Mr. Nankivell's works
are found in many collections
among them the Metropolitan Mu-
scum Of Art. the Brooklyn Museum
and Harvard University.
An Excellent Portrait of
Bishop Rhinelander by
B5orn Egeli to Be HUNG in
The College of Preachers,
Mount st. Albdn.
RJORN EGMI Of this city has lust
completed portrait of the Right
Rev. Philip H. Rhinelander, which is
to be given permanent placement in
the College OF Preachers of the WASH
ington Cathedral of which he was,
since its inception until very recently.
head. 1t represents Bishop Rhine
lander seated in an armchair with a
book In his hands, closed, but as
though soon to be opened or as re-
Gently read. He wears his cassock
and pectoral cross; the face is toward
the observer, the expression alert. at
tentive, most kindly. Never was spir-
itual quality and character more i'm.
pressivly interpreted by a painter. 1t
Is an excellent likeness-but much
more than this-for it shows the
inner man as we'll as external appear
ance. While intensely vital, it is,
moreover, extraordinarily quiet. It is
alive and 1t will live as have some of
the great portraits Of the past.
As to the painting-the treatment is
broad but not careless. The hands
are we'll drawn and as characteristic
as the face-they belong with it. The
canvas has atmosphere but there Is
no evidence Of striving for effect,
One feels it to have been simply done
with directness and very unusual
skill-and. on the part of the painter,
complete ABSORPTION in correctly por-
traying his sitter.
1t is a very difficult thing to say
what are the components of a fine
work or art. and even when they are
enumerated the exposition is far from
complete. Equally impossible is it to
define genius, which also is mex
plicable. But this we do know. that
merit lies in the way a work is done
way which is the artists own-and
that this way unconsciously reflects
his wisdom, drawn from a source
within himself, which is at time al
most terrifyingly unfathomable.
B)orn Egeli was born in Sweden
and as little boy was sent to sea.
One of the boats on which he was a
seaman brought him to New York
and he decided to stay, and to learn
to draw and to paint. Coming to
Washington he studied at the Cor
coran School of Art. For the past
few years he has had his own studio.
TWO years ago by invitation he ex-
hibited in the foyer of the United
States National Museum. One of his
portraits hangs in the National COL
lection OF Fine Arts. He has steadily
gone forward. gaining in competence,
learning to command his talent. OF
late he has had numerous commits
sions, but success has not made him
less the earnest, arduous student
and that is well.
He is still fond of the sea. and in
spare time has been building himself
a boat in which he and his wife and
their two little sons can cruise in the
summer. He is good craftsman and
mechanic as well as sailor and painter.
What he does with his hands lie does
well and intelligently. He likes build
ing boats as we'll as portrait painting.
He has. it would seem, an exceptional
career before him. Since finishing this
excellent portrait Of Bishop Rhine
lander, Mr.. Egeli mas been commits
stoned to paint a portrait of DR..
Stuart MCGUIRE, the eminent Vir-
girlia surgeon. for which purpose he
will be in Richmond for the greater
part of May.
National League OF American
Pen Women Holds 18th Annual
Exhibition at Arts Club.
DURING the past week the 18th
annual exhibition assembled by
the National League Of American Pen
Women was held in the Arts Club in
this city, opening on Sunday, April "a,
and continuing until yesterday. Ap-
proximately 100 exhibits were set
forth, the works of Pen Women
throughout the United States. Nearly
half of these were paintings in OIL the
rest were water colors, prints, draw
lngs and miniatures. With regard to
representation it was interesting to
note that the largest was quite rea-
sonably local, from Washington, D. c.,