Evening star., 1938-05-01

hO0u ROtLeT, pQanL1ng Oy
bitiOn OF American Art to be !
OF the Museum of Modern Art,
and that the next numerically, very
astoundingly, was from Washington
State-the city of Seattle. Every
section Of the country was. however.
represented. from New England to
Florida and from New York to Reno.
There were two excellent and interest
ing canvases from Honolulu. All of
which bespoke, on the part of the
Pen Women. a widespread interest
In art and its making.
Five local artists were on the Com
mittee Of Arrangements-Flo A.
Everhart. Minnie L. Briggs, Grace M.
Ruckman, Helen F. Collision and the
chairman of the Exhibition Commit
tee of the Arts Club, Clara M.
Saunders. Six prizes and three honor
able mentions were awarded by q
jury consisting of three local artists
Burtis Baker. Alexander Clayton and
Catherine c. Critcher. These awards
were as follows: Oils, first prize to
Marian B. thinner of Syracuse, N. Y,
for a figure painting entitled Idle
Girl: second prize to Helen F. Col
lison of Washington, D. c., for portrait,
MY Mother" and honorable mention
to Elizabeth Warhanik Of Seattle,
Wash, for Incoming Tide: water
colors, first prize to Jessie Chairman
of Syracuse, N. Y. for still life en-
titled In the Dining Room; second
prize to Louise Lewis Gilbert OF Seattle,
Wash, for Still Life" and honorable
mention to Jean Duncan of Min
neapolis, Mimi. for Farm Scene;
black and white, first prize to Josie
Freach of Beloit. Kans for a typical
Kansas landscape, entitled "On the
Jennie Johnson; second prize to
Lucille Thomas of Denver, Colo, for
an etching, 'Timberline Pines" and
honorable mention to Paula Smith Of
St. Augustine. Fla. for a drawing
entitled The Barn."
The oils, considered collectively
were better than the water colors, but
the show as whole was colorful and
spirited. Among the Washington con-
tingent exhibiting was Margaret Zim-
mele who showed new canvas, Noon
Hour" presumably in the Arts Club
kitchen. Grace Ruckman was repre-
sented by two excellent still-life paint
ings. "Gladiolas" and open VIM
dow: Donna Crabtree was at her best
in landscape House on the Canal"
Both of the contributions from Hon.
olulu were notable for merit-one was
by Hope Hayseldon and showed two
Hawaiian outrigger canoes on the
shore, shaded by trees, with a broad
view of the blue Hawaiian waters
reaching to the horizon: the other
was floral painting. great yellow
trumpet shaped flowers in the midst
OF heavy dark green leaves, Cups of
Gold" by Gene Lynch. admirably rem
dered. Martha R. Goette of Spring.
field, ILL.,, showed an excellent portrait
head Of the late Henry T. Rainey
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives. Among the water colorists ex-
hibiting was Marjorie Garfield of Syra-
cuse University. one of our most ac-
complished painters in this medium.
as we'll as teacher, and with the work
in black and white was shown a large
drawing by Lillian Miller, outstanding
as a color printmaker, of Sunset
Beach," Honolulu.
This exhibition gave way yesterday
to the annual exhibition of works by
members of the Arts Club. which
opens this afternoon to continue
throughout the summer.
Local Galleries Lend to
Exhibitions of American Art
TO Be Hung in Paris
And Venice.
WHEN Thomas Jefferson was
United States Minister to France
he was much concerned that the
designs adopted for our public build.
ing should be the best, and, in ex-
PLANTATION of his enthusiasm on the
subject Of the arts, wrote Madison
that his object was to improve the
taste Of his countrymen, to increase
their reputation, to reconcile to them
the respect Of the world and pro-
cure them its praise This was the
point Of view Of an American abroad,
and a very wise one, but view
not shared by his compatriots or
their descendants for more than a
century.
The United States Government up
to the present time has been aston
isEingly Indifferent to the advance
ment Of knowledge and apprecia-
ton of American art abroad-and for
that matter still is. Therefore what
ever has been done in the matter of
displaying American art in Europe
has had to be done through private
beneflcence. The United States pa
vilion on the Venice Biennial Exhibi-
ton grounds was provided by the
Grand Central Galleries, New York;
Invitations to the United States to
exchange print exhibitions with Eng
land, France. Italy and Sweden, found
acceptance through the. cooperation
OF such organizations as the Ameri-
can Federation Of Arts and the So
ciety Of American Etchers; because
no "angel" has appeared to finance
such undertakings, numerous oppor-
tunities to display American art hon
orably abroad have been lost. and
this important service Is still on a
haphaMrd basis.
Attention is called to this fact at
the present time because two exhi-
billions Of American art a,e to be
held in Europe this summer, and
are, at the time Of writing, actually
en- route to their destinations, Paris
and Venice. The first has been as
sembled and is sponsored by the
Museum Of Modern Art, New York;
the second by the Grand Central CAL
leries Of the same city. Both invita-