Evening star., 1938-02-20

country, and include work by some Of
the foremost water colorists who have
found employment under govern
mental patronage. At the opening
tea tomorrow afternoon, the hostesses
will be Miss Emily Nourse Steuart and
Miss c. Virginia Diedel.
Exhibition of Historical Portraits
DrdUing to a Close.
THIS will be the last week of the
notable exhibition of historical
portraits set forth in the Corcoran CAL
lery of Art under the auspices Of the
United States Constitution Sesouicen-
tennial Commission. Those who have
not seen it should not fail to make op-
portunity to do 50. Not only is it a
remarkable collection, but as the ma
Jority of paintings included therein
come from private ownership they NAV
not be seen again. Art museum di-
rectors. art lovers and connoisseurs
from all parts Of the country have
visited this exhibition, and we in
washington have been much privileged
to have it shown here. The closing
date, which was to have been February
l. was postponed to March 1, and be-
yond that the display cannot, in all
probability, be extended.
Jury for Junior League
Photographic ShoU Announced,
THE Junior League Of Washington
in March will sponsor its third
annual Washington Photographic show
10 consist OF works not merely from
local Photographic pictorialists. but
those from out of town as well, The
judges for this third annual exhibition
have Just been announced as follows:
MISS Helen Buchalter. art critic Of the
washington Daily News; Miss Alice
Graeme. critic for the Washington
Post; F. Allen Whiting, jr, editor
OF the Magazine of Art, and Henry
Goodwin. staff photographer of the
Washington Post. with Prentiss Tay-
lor. who Is well known for his water
colors and Autographs, serving as
possible alternate.
The Landscape Club
Elects Officers.
At A recent meeting Of the Land
scape Club Of Washington the fol-
lowing officers were reelected for the
ensuing year: Henry Wadsworth Moore.
president; A. j. T. Meurer, vice presi-
dent; Omar r. Darlington. secretary:
Roger M. Rittase. assistant secretary:
c. F. Wittenauer. treasurer. At the
same time committees were announced.
as follows: Membership Committee.
Alexander Clayton, chairman: Ehibi.
tion Committee. Garnet w. Jex, chair.
man; Banquet Committee, Rowland
Lyon, chairman.
Charming illustrations bv
washington Artists in KEY West.
WITHIN the past few years Key
West has become a winter resort
Tor artists. as we'll as for pleasure
seekers. owing largely to the establish.
ment there Of an art project, under
governmental control. Edward Bruce.
1t will be recalled. spent a good part
OF last winter In Key West. and from
time to time, pictures painted there
by local artists on the Government
project have been appearing in local
exhibitions. Now further fruits Of this
project are to be seen In a pamphlet
advertising Key West, which illus
rates In color paintings by Richard
Sargent. Edward Bruce, Avery john
son, Richard Jansen. Klir Beck and
others-works done with great direct
ness and very considerable skill and
charm. If all the governmental art
projects could make as good reports.
none could question their beneficence.
Exhibition Historical
Portraits Extended.
THE Corcoran Gallery Of Art takes
pleasure in announcing that In
view of the wide interest Of the pub.
lie In the Constitution sesquicenten.
NAL Portrait Exhibition, and through
the courtesy Of the lenders Of the
works in the collection, the exhibit.
ton has been extended to and includ.
ing Tuesday, March l, 1898.
Italv Plans Airline.