Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-11
Varied Works Are Shown
In Little Galleries Here

have painted little rowboats tied to
wharves or beached on sandy
stretches of shore; they have exc
cuted portraits of friends, or of
flowers and fruit arranged on a
tables edge.
OF Mr.. Berkman's group, two flow
er arrangements are noteworthy for
their freshness of color. the flowers
being realistically treated, while the
background of table and wall angles
appears abstract. cold Spring Har-
Dor" and Boats" are outstanding
among his canvases of this type of
subject. He also shows few paint
ings and prints Of industrial subjects.
Mr.. Nordgren likewise reveals
himself at ease with various themes.
His paintings, Low Tide, Long Is
LAND" "Oyster Bay Dock "Harbor
View, Cold Spring" etc., show his
love of water front scenes, while NO
vember Afternoon" and Harvest
Time are equally attractive rolling
landscapes. vegetable Dinner" is
succulent still life, in which the
ingredients, unmarried by a pairing
knife, are temptingly arranged on a
white cloth.
Both painters are Washingtonians.
Mr.. Berkman was born here, first
studied art at Mckinley High School,
later attending George Washington
University and Corcoran Art School.
| He is an architect as we'll as paint
er, and is employed by the Alley
Dwelling Authority.
NJ. Nordgren, born in Stockholm,
Sweden. accompanied his parents to
the United States at the age of IL.
AS student at the Corcoran Art
School, he was the recipient of the
first prize for painting in 1896. Last
year he received honorable mention
in the Prix de Rome competition. He
has had one-man show at the
Corcoran Art Gallery, where he Is
employed. He won the print prize at
the Arts Club for a drypoint In the
Landscape Club exhibition this year.
Both Mr.. Berkman and Mr.. Nord-
gren have had Tiffany Scholarships
for two years in succession. Their
joint exhibition at Georgetown GAL
leries will remain until December IA.
Autographs Being Shown
At Public Library.
Prentiss Taylor, a native of Wash
ington now living in Arlington, is
showing nearly 80 Autographs at
the Public Library, main building,
until January 9. This exhibition
constitutes a retrospective of his
work in photography for the past six
years.
Mr.. Taylor's Autographs are COM
pactly designed, with velvety grada-
lions of tone. He is versatile in
choice and treatment Of subjects,
ranging from social themes to
peaceful landscapes, and few fan.
tastes verging on surrealism. In
the aforementioned category are
illustrations made several years ago
for "Scottsboro Limited" by Lang
don Hughes. In addition to these
are other Negro subjects: Expert
ence Meeting" with its flamelike
rhythm of appraised hands; Caro-
lima Low Country wherein buzz
yards perched atop moss-hung
dead tree add a sinister note, such
as one also finds in most contem-
porary fiction with Southern To-
Gales, and "Horlbeck Alley" which
has been honored by inclusion in
Fifty American Prints of 1898. One
of the loveliest of Mr.. Taylor's land.
scapes is New Hampshire Barn."
with its deep quietude. Perhaps tho
most amusing is "Gwynn's Run,
Baltimore, which appears at first
glance to be a realistic aero view,
but on close inspection discloseS
certain abstract touches, such as
the rows Of Baltimore's famous
marble steps introduced symbol.
cally. 1t is not surprising to dis.
cover that copies of the excellent
''Louisburg Square" are owned by
the Library Of Congress, Phillips
Memorial Gallery, Museum Of Mod.
ern Art, Addison Gallery, Andover.
and the Boston Museum Of Fine
Art Another version Of the same
subject was done for the Public
Works Of Art Project.
Mr.. Taylor has had very active
career for one only 80 years old.
He began to study art at Friends
School, National Art School and
Mckinley High Of this city, later
studied painting, sculpture and
TYPOGRAPHY in Provincetown and
New York He spent four summers
at the Mcdowell Colony, Peter
borough, N. H., and has worked in
other sections of New England.