Evening star., 1938-04-17

LOtut CTuJLSWeI on
VieU at Arts Club.
A VERY excellent group Of binding
= by local book binders is on view
at the Arts Club. The majority Of
these are by members Of the club
which is fortunate enough to include
on its roster such distinguished crafts
men as Marian Lane, Mrs. William A.
Hayes, Mrs. Bittinger. Mr.. Scheirer
and others. The design and workman
ship Of some Of the books on display
are very superior-pleasing to the eve
and tempting to the touch This is
the last of series Of exhibitions
set forth this season under the aus
pices Of the Committee on Industrial
Arts, OF which Mr.. G.. A. Scheirer is
chairman.
Architectural Exhibition on
VieU in interior Department
Art Gallery.
AN EXHIBITION of architectural
drawings by students in archi-
lecture in % American universities
may be seen all this month in the
Art Gallery college wlne) of the
United States Department of the
Interior, c street entrance. These
drawings have been assembled by the
Association of Collegiate Schools of
Architecture and constitute a travel
ing exhibition. which includes IL
universities in its circuit. Further
notice Of this and other outstanding
exhibitions will be given later.
Society OF Washington Artists
Holds Annual Meeting.
At THE annual meeting Of the
Society OF Washington Artists,
held recently at the Arts Club, the
following ofhcers and members of the
Executive Committee were elected for
the ensuing year: President. Charles
Bittinger; vice president. Lucia B.
Hollerlth; secretary, Dorothy David
son; treasurer, Alexander Clayton: !:
Executive Committee, Minor S. jane
son, A. H. o. Role. Eugen Weisz,
Mary G. Riley and Elinor Mulliken.
Lester Stevens to Conduct
Glass in Outdoor Painting.
FOR second time, w. Lester
Stevens. A. N. A., of Rockport
and Springfield. Mass. will come to
Washington this week and conduct
from tomorrow to May 6. a class in
nIIfHoNr TbA t;o,,
meeting will be tomorrow at the Arts
Club at $50 o'clock This class is
self organized and will consist chiefly
Of professional painters. although not
limited to such. Mr.. Stevens was a
pupil of the Boston Museum School
and is a member Of the leading pro-
'fessional art associations. In 1921 he
won the fourth W. A. Clark prize and
Corcoran honorable mention in the
biennial exhibition. He has since re-
ceived numerous similar honors at the
hands Of his colleagues. An exhi5i-
ton Of his paintings was held at the
Arts Club the first of this season,
attracting much favorable attention,
and he is represented in some OF the
principal art museums. Further in
formation concerning his outdoor
class may be had from DR.. Florence
Everhart, 1916 Sixteenth street NV.
Etchings in Black and White
and Color BY PeScheret.
THE print exhibition in the Smith
sonian Building. set forth under
the auspices of the Division of Graphic
Arts of the United States National
Museum. consists this month of etch-
ings in black and white and in color
by Leon Rene Pescheret. who is, II
would seem, one of the talented few
He was born of French parents in
London in 1892 and educated in
schools in that city. When he va,
about l8 years old his family moved
to Chicago, where he obtained work
with the Marshall Field Co. and at
tended evening classes in the Art In.
stitute. Chance acquaintance with q
French architect turned his interest
and attention in that direction, ano
he and his new-found friend worked
together until 1917, when he Wen,
to France In the A. E. F. as q mill.
tary interpreter Returning to thu
United States at the conclusion Of
the Great War he went into interior
decorating and made q great sue.
cess, designing interiors and furnish
/ ines for public and semi-public in
stitutions.
All along through the years hi,
hobby had been sketching. It wal
not until 1926. however, that he be.
gan to etch. Two years later he wa
made member of the Chicago So.
ciety of Etchers. Since 1880 he has
devoted his entire time to art. Ar
| interest in color etching led him
abroad, where for six months he stud.
led under masters in Belgium and
/ then for three months in London
The Chicago Society of Print Makers
gave him an honorable mention ir
1885 and prize in 1896. He uses
large plates, prices his prints low and
manifests in his work great versa
tility in the variety Of subjects which
he handles.
In the collection now on view the
majority Of the prints are in black
and white. But the unique feature Of
the exhibition is those In color-each
of them produced from one plate.
There Is of course difference Of
opinion with regard to the merit and
interest of color etchings. Color in
this instance Is applied to an etched
plate to enhance effect without at
tempt to create Q semblance OF real.
Y1AAas,h$AA1, $ep Ia.