Evening star., 1938-10-09

his masterpiece. Like Winslow Homer,
Horatio Walker chose to live apart,
painting for the Joy Of production as
his own inclination urged, in the quiet
country with the friendship and con.
fidence of the simple people among
whom he dwelt in complete content.
1t is in such atmosphere that great
art is created
Series of Exhibitions Announced
By HoUard University.
The department of art OF Howard
University, of which j. v. Herring Is
head, announces tentatively at this
time a series of six exhibitions to be
set forth in the university gallery Of
art during the current season. The
first of this series, which opened Sep
tember 26, to continue to October 81,
consists of reproductions in color Of
important paintings of the 18th CEN
tury, showing revolutionary changes
which took place between 1850 and
1900 Following this will come an
exhibition of paintings by Abraham
Tobias of New York lent by the artist,
and an exhibition of oil paintings and
graphic arts by Aaron Kameny of Bal.
timore, Md, also lent by the artist:
two exhibitions successfully, circulated
by the American Federation Of Arts,
one Of Al American paintings by con-
temporary artists, the other designated
as Studio Guild Trio" an aggrega-
ton of three works each Of seven
painters and 20 examples of works in
sculpture. Finally, the series, as now
announced, will terminate with an
exhibition of graphic arts by American
artists lent by Associated American
Artists, New York City.
The Carnegie International
To Open This Week.
The first great exhibition of 1859
will open this week. 1t is the Inter-
national Exhibition of Paintings, held
by the Carnegie Institute of Pitts
| burgh. The opening date will be Oc-
tober l3 and the exhibition will con-
tinue through December 4. 1t will
include 1852 paintings from II nations,
of which 262 will come from England,
France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Belgium.
CZechoslovakia and Hungary. and 100s
from the United States. All the cur
rent manifestations will, it is said, be
represented in proportion as they have
received recognition in the various
countries. The collection was assem-
bled by Homer St. Gaudens, head Of
the department of art at the Carnegie
Institute, who was also chairman OF
the jury awards. the four other
members of which were Charles Hop
kinson and John Carroll, American
artists Sydney Lee, English painter.
etcher and wood engraver, and Othon
Friesz of France. widely represented
in European collections. The awards
will be announced at the opening.
Venice International ShoUed
Paintings Lent By Corcorun
Gallery OF Art.
EOUR paintings were lent by the
Corcoran Gallery Of Art from its
permanent collection for display in
the Biennial International Exhibition
held in Venice during the past sum-
mer. These we're Woman with Black
Cat" by George Luks, Indian Girl
by Robert Henri, New York Window
by Childe Hassam. and "Umbrian
Mountains" by Arthur B. Davies.
The American section, selected by
Erwin S. Barrie of the Grand Central
Art Galleries, New York, commissioner
for the United States, comprised SO
paintings and Ill prints and was
set forth in the American Pavilion
in the beautiful Public Gardens where
the exposition was held The Pavilion
was designed by one of OUR leading
American architectural firms, that of
Delano and Aldrich, and given by
the late Walter C. Clark, organizer
and for many years president of the
Grand Central Galleries.
OF the three exhibitions Of American
paintings shown in Europe this sum-
mer, that at Venice alone seems to
have escaped adverse criticism. In
regard to the exhibition assembled by
the Museum of Modern Art in New
York by invitation of the French gov
ernment and shown in the Jeu de
Paume, Paris, the critics were most
stringent in their remarks. Also the
exhibition held in London under the
auspices of one of our leading Amer
ican dealers was far from favorably
received, but the Venice show, while
perhaps not acclaimed. was dealt with
kindly, possibly because American art
is better known in Venice than in
Paris or London, also, perhaps, be-
cause no effort was made to cover
the entire field Of production or even
to give a so-called cross cut Of art
in America.
Works for this exhibit were appar-
entity selected on their merit. with the
idea of variety and individual inter-
est In several cases painters were
represented by a number Of canvases.
For example. there were i've paintings
by Walter Ufer. three by Blumenschein.
three each by Frederick Waugh and by
Wayman Adams. John Sloan. George
Bellows and Randall Davey were well
represented, as well as-through the
Corcoran Gallerys generosity-were
George Luks and Robert Henri. Thomas
Eakins. Winslow Homer and Albert
P. Ryder were shown in one example
each,