Evening star., 1938-01-30

Art last Monday to continue to Feb
ruary Is, il peculiarly charming. To
IN extent it represents what may be
termed "play-work" on the part of
both artists-work which has been
done for the sheer pleasure Of the
doing and to q great extent while on
holiday.
Mrs. Adams contribution consists
almost Of paintings in water color Of
flowers. done during a sojourn of con-
siderable length in the little Mexican
city Of Taxco She had not painted
for 20 years, but when taking up again
what had been . pleasurable vocation,
found to her surprise that she had
gained rather than lost in facility.
Certainly none Of the works she ex-
hibits suggest mmAturity either In
conception or execution. The oddity
Is we'll as the beauty Of the flowers
she found growing in Mexico created
on her part desire for expression, and
she has set them down with great del
icacy and at the same time, accuracy.
Her method is very direct, her color
fresh and appealing, and the effects
she attains are peculiarly decorative
Notable for strength, and paradoxi-
cally subtle are her paintings of "Callas
In Tin Pitcher" Three Magnolias. {"
Angels Trumpet" and Iris" De-
lightfully odd and effective are "Cla-
Vanilla" Coffee Bean" Little Fishes
of the Field" and "Parkinsonia.
Variety is given the exhibition by
three paintings OF still life-Mexican
pottery banks in the form Of animals
one pair of which she entities, THE
Twins; another. The Gossips." The
majority of these delightful water
colors are shown in silvery tin frames
Of Mexican workmanship designed.
however, by Mrs. Adams and made by
a native craftsman.
Mr.. Adams showing is less numerous
but also engaging. consisting OF water
colors, paintings in India ink and
color, and Autographs. The water
colors include two landscapes. Rainy
Day, Adirondacks" and Misty Day,
Adirondacks.' both of which were in
cluded IN the group awarded a silver
medal when shown in the hiladelphia
Water Color Clubs Annual The
Autographs are all of Negro subjects
done in the so-called deep South"
Very characteristic, but at the same
time sympathetic and understanding.
His India ink and color studies are
also figures. done at Acapoco
Earlier in the season, it will be
remembered, Mr.. Adams painted here
in the Corcoran Gallery of Arts studio
for visiting artists, portrait OF
Admiral Hugh Rodman. purposed for
Culver Military Academy. Culver, Ind.
since when he has, in Culver, painted
three-quarter length portraits of the
late E. r. Culver. one time president
OF the Board Of Tustees; B. B. Culver,
now president Of the Board of Direc-
tors under the foundation. and the
present superintendent. Gen. L. R.
Glsnllliat. all Of which, with the
portrait of Admiral Rodman, are at
present being shown in the Hoosier
Salon IN the Marshall Field Galleries
IN Chicago as a part of the fourteenth
annual exhibition held by the Hoosier
Art Patrons. after which they will be
given permanent placement at Culver.
Among contemporary American por-
trait painters Mr.. Adams holds high
place. He is, furthermore, not only
painter and photographer, but teacher,
conducting large school of portrait
painting during the summer at Eliza
bethtown. N. Y. and giving from
time to time demonstrations of how
a portrait is painted, producing the
work from a living model before an
audience. Such demonstration he
gave last Thursday evening in the
auditorium in the Corcoran Gallery
of Art for the benefit of the students
of the Corcoran School and their
friends and guests. So successful are
these demonstrations by Mr. Adams
that few years ago the Metropolitan
Museum of Art had one filmed for its
Department of Education. and this
film, through the courtesy of the
Metropolitan Museum, was shown here
under the auspices of the Washington
Society of Fine Arts. He has had
many distinguished sitters and is
represented in the leading public col
lections.
Paintings of Birds by Rer
BrdSher ShoUn in Explorers
Hall, National Geographic
Society.
EOR the third time the National
Geographic Society is sponsoring
an exhibition which evidences a happy
union between science and art. The
two in the past were sculpture by NAL
vina Hoffman of racial types and
paintings and drawings made by Alex
andre 1acovleff when on . world
famous trip across Asia in French
motor car The third consists of
paintings of birds and trees of North
America by Rex Brasher. 1t opened
in Explorers Hall. National Geograph-
ic Society's Building on Sixteenth
street, January 81.
Brasher has been called second
Audubon, but there is very little sim
ilarity between the work Of the great