Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06

five exhibitions last season exceeded
$4,000 persons.
WeH-Known Washington Artist,
Cathdrine c. Critcher Exhibits
In NeD York.
An exhibition Of paintings by
Catharine Carter Critcher of this
city opened in New York at the
Studio Guild, 100 Fifth avenue. last
Tuesday, November /, to continue
to the l4th. Miss Critcher Is the
daughter of the late Judge Critcher
Of Alexandria. She studied first at
the Corcoran School Of Art under
Mr.. E. F. Andrews and then under
Richard Miller and Charles Hoff-
bauer in Paris. At one time she
organized and conducted a school
Of art in Paris purposed especially
for young American students, as
sociating with herself in this work
her one-time instructor, Mr.. Miller.
For a time she taught here in the
Corcoran School of Art, but for
some years now she has had school
Of her own-the Critcher School of
Fine and Applied Art. Miss Critcher
has been elected to membership not
only in the local professional Or
CARNATIONS, but by the Society Of
Taos Artists, of which at the time
of her election she was the only
woman so honored. Her painting
is strong and very capable; begin
ming in the traditional manner Of
the day, she has steadily advanced
with the times, accepting the best
of the new and adapting it to her
uses, but never confusing 1t with .
desire to be different. In the cur
rent exhibition she Is showing a
dozen large, important canvases,
portraits, figure studies and still life
which represent her at her best.
Miss Critcher is represented in the
Corcoran Gallery Of Art by q por-
trait of an Indian.
Paintings of the Flora OF Panama
By Marie Louise EDdns to Be
Shotun in National Museum
Under Distinguished
Auspices.
Under the patronage OF the PAN
American Union and sponsored by
the Minister of Panama and Nine.
Boyd, an exhibition Of water colors
of the fora of the republic Of Pana-
ma will open tomorrow, November
Z, at the United States National
Museum, Tenth and Constitution
avenue, at 3 o'clock. These paint
ings are the work of an American
artist, Marie Louise Evans, born
in Alabama, but for 20 years a resi-
dent Of Panama, where her husband
has held q high oficial position in
the Canal Zone. Mrs. Evans did
not begin painting until six years
ago, having been previously known
as an accomplished musician. Her
interests in the fora Of Panama
came from accompanying her hus-
band, . noted authority on the
woods Of the tropics, on expedi-
tons into the interior Of the coun-
try. Although she has been en-
gagged in this work only few years,
Mrs. Evans has succeeded in paint
ing practically every known species
of flower which grows in that re-
gion. She has exhibited her COL
lection widely In the United States.
and has received, in recognition of
its excellence. a gold medal from
the government of Panama. Her
work Is declared to be scientifically
very accurate. The exhibition,
which will open to the public on
Tuesday. November 8, will continue
to the 9th.
Garden Pictures by Blondelle
Malone to Be ShoDn.
Paintings of gardens in this coun-
try and abroad by Blondelle Malone
are being exhibited at the present
time under the auspices of Melissa
Heath Reiss at her antique shop at
1870 Wisconsin avenue. Miss Malone
has specialized in gardens, and
among garden lovers who are inter-
ested in accurate transcriptions her
work has found much favor. She has
frequently exhibited here in WASH
ington, one Of the most recent &C.
casions being two or three seasons