Evening star., 1938-11-20

by artists Of long experience ana
outstanding Observation-Disclosures II
is not bargain show" and those
who buy must be actuated by . de-
sire for ownership. which Is. after
all. the best form Of appreciation.
Oils, water colors and prints are
hung together and without loss Of
effect. As a whole the impression
made is good and especial COM
mendation may be given to the half
dozen works in sculpture which have
been included As representative Of
the accomplishment Of students In
this medium.
Curiously enough, landscapes pre-.
dominate in this exhibition. although
the classes In the Corcoran School
are all within doors. There are only
few figure paintings or portraits,
and not . great many examples Of
still life painting-although In the
latter class are found some of the
best.
Two Of the former students rep-
resented are today recognized -
outstanding professionals. These
are Mitchell Jameson and Shemeld
Kagy, neither Of whom is, however,
represented at his best. Theodore
kanes ivy" Regene Putnam's
Summer Apples" and Naomi RABBI
Wilson's still life entitled "Etude"
are all excellent in color, compose
ton and manner of handling. Bobb
Stevens drawing of head Of a Negro
Is fully competent and prints by
Bess M. Cradle, Gustav Trois and
others have much to commend them.
The tendency Of artists today to
eschew beauty and give themselves
to the Interpretation Of the dreary
and commonplace is evident In this
exhibition as In those by more ex.
perienced exhibitors-a tendency
which is greatly to be deplored
and to the correction Of which the
schools should turn their attention.
Art cannot be divorced from beauty
and when 1t is there is something
wrong, not merely with art itself,
but with the era in which It ID
produced. There are many kinds
Of beauty-subtective and expressive
perhaps most subtle and satisfying
of all, beauty In rendition, sensitive-
ness Of line, loveliness Of color.
artistry amounting to beauty in
sheer brush work. These are ele-
ments Of art which are apt today
to be overlooked or discounted BY
students and their betters-but
which such an exhibition as this
Of student work set forth under
the same roof as works Of the past
exemplifying 1t cannot fail to call
to mind. In arranging for this stu
dent exhibition the Corcoran Gall
lery Of Art has done more than
give the students a hand up"-it
has opened doors Of opportunity
not merely for patronage, but self.
examination and understanding.
Margery Ryerson and L. Morris
Leisenring to Exhibit at
The Arts Club.
Two exhibitions of especial inter.
est open in the Arts Club of Wash.
ington this afternoon-onew will con.
sist Of oil paintings by Margery
Ryerson of Newark, the other Of
photographs by L. Morris Leisen.
ring Of this city. Miss Ryerson is
both . painter and an etcher. Born
in Morristown, N. j., she studied
under Robert Henri and Charles
w. Hawthorne. She is represented in
some of the leading public collec-
tions In this country and has won
many medals and awards by her
paintings and etchings, which are
equally esteemed. Mr.. Leisenring
is, as every one knows, supervising
architect of the Construction Divi.
sion Of the War Department. gradu-
ate Of the University of Pennsyl-
vania and . practicing architect Of
exceptional taste and ability. Oc-
casionally he turns to water-color
painting and Of late to photography
for recreation with excellent result.
The photographs which he will ex-
hibit at this time were made on q
Mediterranean tour which he and
his wife-Mathilde Meuden Leisen-
ring, the painter-took during the
summer of 1887.
Art Exhibition to Be Held in
Arlington.
The Woman's Club of Arlington
announces an exhibition Of paint
ings by artists Of Arlington and
vicinity to be held in the Arlington
Community Center on December 4.
The jury Of selection, consisting Of
three Washington artists, Mr.. Bit.
finger, Mrs. Leisenring and Mrs.
Ruth Brown, wife of Capt. Ernest
Brown, U. S. NJ, will meet on Decem-
Der 2. The display will be for only
one day. but 1t is understood to be
upheld to a high standard.