Evening star., 1938-11-13

4, 3829 Lee highway. Exhibition
on Funk.
In a subtle study Of a "stooping
Man" and rather literal transcript
ton OF an "Interior-Mexican
School," Isaac Soyer shows two fig
ure paintings. one of a group of
School Girls" and the other of q
Mother and Child" the former not
particularly good in composition
and the latter extremely poor in the
matter OF craftsmanship, but both
indicative Of personality. In strik-
ing contrast is Self Portrait" by
Paul Cadmus, done with the preci-
sion and exactness of the old Ger
man maSters-a work more In line
than in mass, but indicative of con-
troll Of medium. William Palmer
shows two landscapes, one featuring
frightened Horses" and the other
a group of ruins, neither very vera
cious so far as nature goes, but al
most certain to catch the attention
OF the casual exhibition visitor.
Again. the choice of subject through
out seems deplorable. the ugly
rather than the beautiful being en-
phasized and the privilege of serv-
ing as interpreter Of beauty COM
pletely overlooked. But If this is the
kind Of painting that is being done
today and attracting favorable at
tention, it is right and reasonable
that the Arts Club of Washington
should give Its members and others
an opportunity of seeing 1t in order
to Judge for themselves.
Unusual Drawings in Line and
Wash by Mildred Crooks
On VieU.
While paintings from the Mid
town Galleries occupy the gallery Of
the Arts Club. water colors and
drawings by Mildred Crooks of New
York are to be seen on the walls of
the reception room. These are es-
sentially studies made with an OBJ
ject, which may or may not concern
the observer, but which do give an
inkling into the artists way of work.
ing. They are vague and unusual,
but suggest intelligent purpose. Miss
Crooks studied at the Art Institute
Of Chicago and later in Paris. In
the latter city she exhibited in the
Salon des Tuilleries and the Salon
d'Autonne. She has illustrated
"Stories Of Three Decades" by
Thomas Mann; designed a series of
drawings for Spanish cinema, done
water colors of a rodeo and adven-
tured in other interesting and diff
cult fields.
The Whyte Gallery Opens Today
With Exhibition of French
ModerniSts.
A new gallery of art is opening in
Washington today, with a private
view, and tomorrow continuously to
the public. This will be conducted
at 1907 H street by Mr.. NJ. Donald
Whyte, formerly of London, and will
be known as the Whyte Gallery.
The inaugural exhibition, which will
be honored this afternoon by the
presence of the French Ambassador,
H. E. Count Rene de Saint Quentin,
will specialize in works by contempo-
rary American, French and English
artists.
Included in the opening display
will be paintings by Cezanne, Derain,
Matisse, Picasso, Renoir, Rousseau,
Utrillo, Braque, Modigliani ard Sou
tine-all famous modernists made
familiar to Washington art lovers
by examples and recurrent exhibi-
tions in the Phillips Memorial Gal
lery. This collection will be on view
daily from 1890 am. to $50 pm.
without fee through December 81.
Mr.. Whyte before coming to this
city was connected with the Lefevre
Galleries in London and the Bignou
Gallery in New York. He believes
that Washington is destined to be-
come an important art center.
Paintings by rnet Je'r
Exhibited Under Auspices OF
George Washington University
In Studio Gallery.
A collection of landscape paintings
by Garnet w. Jex was placed on
view in the Studio Gallery of George
Washington University, 2131 G street
NV, this past week. to continue
through November %. Mr.. Jex's work
is we'll known and highly esteemed
here in his home city and many will
be glad of the opportunity to see
this comprehensive showing, Of
which further notice will be given
later.
National Collection Augmented
By Portrait OF Jane A. Delano.
A portrait Of Jane A. Delano was
formally presented to the Smith
sonian Institution by the Jane A.
Delano Post, No. 6, Of the American
Legion last Thursday afternoon, and
will hereafter be included in the
collection of portraits of leaders in.
the Great War, which will eventually
form the nucleus of q national por-
trait gallery. 1t is q full-length por-
trait. three-quarter life size, and was
painted from photograph by Bjorn
Egli Of this city. A sculptural
memorial to Miss Delano by the
late TAFT Mckenzie stands on the
grounds Of the Red Cross. The por-
trait accepted by the Smithsonian
Institution for the National Art Col.