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Bucks" and Zulu Headman." Two
architectural themes have also much
to commend them. Among the paint
tngs quite a number are of flowers;
for example. "Poinsettias in a Pot
white Cyclamen' and White Mar
cissus," also in some instances mixed
bouquets in vases. painted with deli
cacy of touch and evident sensitive
ness of feeling. On the whole, the
exhibition is one of the best shown
this year in this gallery.
Local Artists Represented in
Virginia Museums First
Biennial Exhibition.
-FOUR Washington artists are repre-
sented in the first biennial ex-
hibiton Of contemporary American
paintings. which opened in the Vir-
ginia Museum of Fine Arts. Richmond,
a week ago and will continue to April
"a. These are Edward Bruce, chief
OF the Treasury Department art
projects; Margaret Casey Gates. Rich
ard Lahey and Nan Watson This is
not many but when it is recalled that
only two Richmond artists had works
accepted, it is not so bad.
The awards made in connection
with this exhibition were purchase
prizes and went to Henry Lee McFee
for a floral still life entitled. The
Desert Plant" and Eugene Speicher
for a figure painting entitled, The
Peach Jacket" These two paintings
received, in each instance. four of the
five possible votes of the jury. Other
works recommended for purchase
which received three votes each, we're
by Arnold Blanch, Gladys Rockmore
Davis. Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Reginald
March, Antonio p Martino, Henry E.
Mattson and Max Weber.
One hundred eighty-three paintings
are included in this exhibition, selected
from 1851 submitted by artists in
43 States and the District of Colum-
bia. No artist is represented by more
than one work
Despite the fact that the jury of
selection, which also served as a COM
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with single exception made up of
painters modernistic in tendency, a
falr number of works by artists of the
So-called old school are included; such,
for example, as Frank w. Benson, Paul
Dougherty, Jonas Lie, president of the
National Academy of Design; Richard
E. Miller. H. Dudley Murphy, William
NJ. Paxton (who, incidentally, shows a
portrait OF Charles Bittinger, presi-
dent OF the Society of Washington Art
ists), E. w. Redfield. w. Elmer Scho-
field, Edmund C. Tarbell. Harry w
Watrous. Frederick j. Waugh, the last
of whom, it will be remembered, has
four times in succession received the
popular prize voted by visitors to the
Carnegie International Exhibition in
Pittsburgh. In addition to these con-
servatives. there is perhaps a score of
painters who were once considered
revolutionary but are now well within
the fold. However, this means that
the majority Of the works set forth are
by those who are considered as in the
advance guard.
According to report, this exhibition
Is very handsomely installed. and
judging from the elaborately illus
trated catalogues, many of the works
set forth are Of much more than pass
ing interest. The motto of the Vir-
gi1ia Museum of Fine Arts seems to be
Whatever is worth doing at all is
worth doing WELL" for without excep-
ton since its inaugural show every
exhibition this museum has sponsored
has been Of exceptionally fine quality
The director is Thomas. c. Cole. jr.;
the chairman of the Accession Com
mittee, Mrs. Carl Melchers.