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of Paintings by preonists of Influence C
Bulletin of Current Exhibitions

CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART and New
Goya from the Calcogafa Naconal Of Span lent
Roosevelt
CLUB WASHINGTON 2ol7 Nw-Paintings
Water colors William California, a.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Division Of Graphic Arts
at Tenth street SWLthographs members Senefelde
Club of London, through March
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM Build
ing the Mall Eighth SW-Photographs by members
of the Associated Telephone Camera Clubs through March,
NATIONAL MUSEUM History Building
Constitution Tenth street NWNaonal collection
Of fine arts-portrats of leaders in great
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL GALLERY Twenty NV
Water colors by Mary Elizabeth Partridge, to March 80.
MUSEUM OF MODERN GALLERY WASHINGTON, 1856
Seventeenth street NW"A Century of American Painting
March S to April the public to 10
during contest of identification
THE WYTE GALLERY 17o7 street NWWorks contemporary
Scottish painters to March 16.
GEORGETOWN GALLERIES. 1924 Wisconsin NW-oils
water coors and engs by Bess Cradle and Florence Harvey
to March 16.
LITTLE 1904 street NW-Paintings
the Baltimore Artists Union, to March Is.
GALLERY, s16 Seventeenth NW-Works
in black and white by Washington artists through March H.
PUBLIC LIBRARY building. Eighth streets NV
Autographs and drawings by Marguerite Burgess Mount
Pleasant paintings children Washington public
Northeast paintings members
scape Club of Washington, to March is.
CLUB, Jackson place NW-Painting Mrs
Alma Fivac and Dr. Florence A. Everhart through
HOWARD UNIVERSITY GALLERY-sman sculpture and
water colors circulated by the American Federation of
March Is.
LEAGUE AMERICAN WOMEN District of Columbia branch
Grafton HotelPaintings by Grace Merrill Ruckman,
March 80.
CHALET NoNPAREIL. Georgetown Bethesda
Facsmles of colors by American Indians,
crafts, March II.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ALLEGATIONS GALLERY 81e In
SW-Water colors
Morris Nelson Rosenberg and woodcuts Howard
through March.
sWExhibiton OF illustrations by Russian children
Pushklns poems.
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and etcher of ability should not bt
forgotten.
Jackson Statue
Competition for Statue OF
Stone1Uall Jackson Won by

OLOHelOuLL JlCfSOH WON Oy
Sculptor of italian Birth
Joseph P. Pollia, born in Italy
but instructed in art at the Boston
Museum School under the late Bella
Pratt and now member of both
the National Sculpture Society and
the Architectural League of New
York, has won the competition set
up by order of the General Assembly
of Virginia for an equestrian statue
Of "Stonewall" Jackson to be erected
on the battlefield of Manassas. The
winning model, together with 70
others entered in competition by
leading sculptors throughout the
United States, was placed on view
in the Virginia Museum of Fine
Arts. Richmond, on March 4, the
exhibition continuing to April Is.
The jury of award consisted of
John Gregory, sculptor of the panels
in high relief on the Folger Shake
speare Library; Lee Le.yrie, among
whose best known works are the
ATLAS" Of Rockefeller Center, N. Y,
and the sculpture on the Nebraska
State Capitol, and William Zorach,
one of the leading modernists in
this field, together with Thomas C.
Colt, ,jr., director of the Virginia
Museum, and Leslie Cheek, jr., di-
rector-elect Of the Baltimore Mu-
suem. Honorable mention was given
to II. P. Camden of New York fQ
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Loan Works Represent
RevOlutiOnist Period
Much Interest Awakened
By Identification Test
At Modern Gallery
BY Leila Mechin.

The Arts Club fortunate having loan the
Phillips Memorial
self thus
gallery walls
TWachtman Hassam Weir Robinson.
KNOWN who While all
npeson profoundly influenced by them,
Influenced, vitality.
These in their the
effected through
they did
effects which
mpressonis
ton OF hat which is completely lslonapersonal
they intimacy
they did
that
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scarcely hope to see. Mrs. Partridge
has not been painting for great
while. but she has gone steadily
forward until she has now attained
to very considerable competence and
skill. However, that which charms
one in her works is neither of
these, save as incidental, but in
stead a freshness of viewpoint and
clearness of perception which,
in some mysterious way, find ex-
preston in her painting without
apparent forethought or conscious
effort And the longer one tarries
with them the more one is allured.
Not only is she showing pic
lures of mountains and mountain
Gus country. as in the past, but a
great variety of landscape, some
very commonplace. and yet imbued
with certain beauty which she
herself has found in them. Not a
few of her water colors have been
painted in the vicinity of Wash
ington, and give to familiar sights
new meaning There is in her
mountain pictures great strength
and a kind of dramatic beauty.
but her rendition of leafess trees
is likewise impressive. She does not
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- "MzNcHU WOMAN PEK1NG,


quiries as to sources of information.
These are fewer than one would
wish. Perhaps among the best is
Samuel Isham's History of Amer
ican Painting" brought up to date
a few years ago by Royal Cortissoz;
c. H. Caffln's "Story of American
Painting" and American Masters
of Painting" j. w. McSpadden' S
Famous Painters of America" and
the files of such publications as the
American Magazine of Art, the
American Art News, etc.
Meanwhile, it is interesting and
rather refreshing to view an ex-
hibition which is impersonal, one
wherein art stands not on the
reputation of the artist, but its own
feet. Aad, after all. this is the only
thing it has to stand on beyond
the moment, for regulations quickly
fade, names are forgotten, but a
great work of art is for all time.
During this contest the Museum
of Modern Art Gallery of Wash
ington is free to the public every
day Except Monday and on Sun
day afternoon.
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Washington Artists Display
'Black>and>White Work
Prentiss Taylor, Phyllis de Lappe,
Richard Lahey and Paul Arlt
Among Artists Exhibiting
BY Florence S. Berrvman.

Wahngtonans have
OF the
At of
pacK and white by IL Washington
brush pencil chalk Autographs
the technical skill displayed
at the oher OF the
Pnt layor has one of the most beautiful things in the
hhograph
are depicted in successive planes.
Phyllis de Lappes thograph Wreste'
the exhibition The
entanged cinch
interviewer dubious
WresteS appear something
instance where combination of natuasc and abstract
title OF
Of it.
Going Town his
motionless middle a
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draw with especial accuracy or
feeling, but her fortnight way of
presentation is very effective and
convincing.
Especially we'll does Mrs. Partridge
present broad views of open coun-
try-as in "Vallery Farm" or, more
dramatically, Approaching Storm, -
seen over sea of mountains. Her
distances are better handled than
her immediate fairgrounds, as a
rule, but not always. Most interest
ing are some of the studies she has
made and is now exhibiting of cur
tanned windows, the light sitting in,
objects silhouetted against it. Her
color is good, but never exaggerat-
ed-and the manner of her painting
shows increasing control of medium.
This exhibition will continue
through March 30.
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Flowers and Londscope
Mrs. Ruckman'S Paintings at
Pen WOmens Leaoue.

GU Nv OUtSt ) LSQQNS.
Throughout March. the gallery of
the District of Columbia branch,
National League of American Pen
Women. is devoted to a solo exhibit
ton by Grace Merrill Ruckman, COM
prising oil paintings of flowers and
landscape. Her subjects, beauti-
full per Sc. are painted in straight
forward manner and unobtrusive,
somewhat impressionistic technique.
Twelve of the paintings depict flow
ers, few of the canvases also in
clude still life arrangements. One
can learn much about pleasing color
schemes in studying an artists flow
er arrangements. Mrs. Ruckman's
flowers are placed in containers
which sometimes repeat their colors
in different intensity, against con-
trast with them and with the back
grounds.
1t is interesting to note that she
possesses several vases which she
evidently enjoys painting. as each
of them appears in number of
canvases. A large oyster white pot
terry vase with lapis blue handles
is seen filled with dogwood, again
with zinnias. and third time with
vari-colored peonies. A tall cobalt
vase, also with handles. appears in
two paintings, with flowers in or
ange and lemon yellow. A copper
jar also plays several roles, with
bittersweet and other appropriate
flowers.
The landscapes range from Cali
fornia to Massachusetts and Virginia:
all reproduce alluring scenery with
glimpseS of mountains or water.
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Impressionists in Possession
Brilliantly Colortul AQuarelle.

By William c.. Watts
While the impressionists are in
full possession of the gallery at the
Arts Club, the reception room, din
ing room and hall are filled to over
flowing with water colors by William
G. Watts of Philadelphia, Pa, and
Carmel, Calif-a great traveller as
we'll as an accomplished painter.
Over the mantel in the reception
room hangs his picture of a Man
chu Woman on the Road to Peking," 7"
nearby are paintings of yelled
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." Balkan
Peasants "A Street in Tunesia"
and Arab Women on Balcony
Algeria to say nothing of many
landscapes and waterscapes painted
in California and delightful trans
cription of one of the Norway
fjords.
All of these pictures are painted
in strong color, not in broad wash
but in little blocks, which collec-
lively give the effect of moSaic-a
unique manner of handling. In a
single instance it is very attractive,
but in the aggregate the impression
is confusing. Also, whereas the
color is varied, the light and at
mosphere are almost invariably the
same, which, while possibly correct,
scarcely seems probable.
The most notable example of this
unusual technique is the "Manchu
Woman on the Road to Peking,"
which is excellent in composition
and very effective.
But perhaps most pleasing of all
Mr.. Watts water colors are those
painted in California, and especi-
ally those which are in broad wash,
of the sea. Here he is most at home,
freer in the matter of expression
and very sensitive in rendering. In
this sense he is a better impress
Sionist than recorder of facts, a
painter rather than illustrator. On
the other hand, however, the briln-
! ancy of his cqloring is essentially
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Lie lllOot ehltllSINc lcpl cStlltdllOll'
in the exhibition is that of Grace
Barker, who has six items-three of
them Autographs. Her handling of
each medium is clean cut. and her
presentation of subject matter is
unaffected
Richard Laheys View of Toledo"
(Spain) is the shows outstanding
etching. The pyramidal compost
ton and grim atmosphere seem in
herent in the subject. Mr.. Lahey
has also contributed a local theme,
crayon and wash drawing of the
Jackson Statue. with the White
House seen beyond it.
Paul Arlt shows three small pen
and ink sketches. very slight and
casual, but infused with airy
charm, particularly Washington
Roof Tops" Simplicity also domi-
mates John C. Rogers pen drawing,
"Harpers Ferry more a symbol
than a portrait of a place. An
other symbolic work is his we'll
executed pen and wash drawing of
an abysmally desolate subject which
he labels. The South, 1938"-a de-
serted shack, falling to ruin in a
setting of dead trees. One suspects
that Mr.. Rogers has given too seri-
Gus attention to Erskine Caldwell
and William Faulkner. Carl Ny
quist, too. expends his ability on
commonplace subject matter, a fill
ing station in small town.
National sentiment for freedom of
speech. assembly, the press and
other civic rights certainly includes
sentiment for freedom for artists
to express themselves in any way
they like; but one wishes one could
Danish the ghost from Nicolai
Cikovskys wash drawing, "Glouces-
ter Harbor," in the current exhibit
ton. For verve and assured ham
ding, this work is delightful up to
the point where an outline figure
of a man is superimposed upon the
foreground. He appears to be an
afterthought, and is disturbing to
the spectator, who must view part
of the harbor and distant shore
through his transparent form.
Robert Franklin Gates is repre-
sented with two carefully-done pen
Gil drawings of 18th century sub
jects-an old-fashioned coal-burn-
ing stove, which will arouse nos
talgia in every one except the wom-
en- who once had to cope with it's
like; and "The Valentine House."
st. Croix, v. l.. with its structural
excrescences. This, too, makes most
of us homesick for a past, when
life was simple and architecture
frenzied, instead of the other way
around, as they are today.
Ann Rosenblath's crayon portrait
of an Indian medicine man is a
dignifled presentation of character
Howard Swenson shows the only
woodcuts in the exhibition, Drums
of Congo" being the better of his
items.
This exhibition has been extended
to March 20.
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modern. Art refuses to be pigeon
holed.
Identification Test
Much Interest ShoWn tn
Exhibit at Museum OF
Modern ART Couor,,

L1HEOLL " museum OF
Modern Art Gallery
Much interest has been awakened
by the Identification contest set up
by the Museum of Modern Art GAL
lery of Washington in connection
with the current exhibition of "a
Century of American Painting" in
which. during the past week and the
week which is to come, the works
have been and are to be shown
without signatures or name plates.
One modification has, however, been
made as a concession to the voting
public-a list of the artists who are
represented has been posted. They
are as follows: George Bellows,
Ralph Blakelock. Emil Carlsen,
Mary Cassatt, William M. Chase,
Glenn Coleman, Frank Currier,
Arthur B. Davies. Charles H. Davis,
Henry Golden Dearth, Thomas w.
Dewing, Frank Duveneck, Thomas
Eakins, George Fuller, William J.
GlackenS, Chllde HasSam, Charles
w. Hawthorne, Robert Henri, Wins
low Homer, William Morris Hunt,
George Inness, John La Fargo.
George Luks. Homer Martin. Carl
Melchers. Maurice Prendergast,
Henry w. Ranger. Theodore Robin
son, Albert P. Ryder, John Singer
Sargent, Robert Spencer, Abbott H.
Thaver, j. H. TWactman. J. Alden
Weir, Whistler and A. H. Wyant.
In few instances there are more
than one work by the same painter
and some Of the works shown are
not fully representative, but with
boundaries set by the published
list and fair knowledge of Amer
lean art at its best, it should not be
difficult to fill out the blank 80 per
cent correctly.
From those who are endeavoring
to do so have come numerous in
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pressionism and modernism. con-
flrmlng continuity and the depth of
art sources.
Happily there has been included
in this collection a painting by
Majorie Phillips, and one of her
best, The Maypole," a group of
young people making merry in the
country. with broad vista of roll
ing uplands, high horizon and fair
sky as backdrop French impress
sionism had practically run its
course before Mrs. Phillips began
her career as an artist, but she
has undoubtedly been influenced
by the French painters of today,
who, in turn, are the product of
impressionism. She paints in a high
key, her works are atmospheric,
and in rendering what she sees she
sets before us distinctly personal
impression. That it is sincere,
naive and charming goes without
saying.
OF all the painters represented in
this collection Childe Hassam may
be said to have been the chief ex-
ponent of impressionism in this
country, and to have enjoyed dur
ing his lifetime the greatest vogue,
his paintings selling in many in
stances as high as $4,000. Upon
his death he left all of his unsold
works and his estate to the Amer
lean Academy of Arts and Letters,
as trustee, to establish a fund for
the benefit of American artists. He
was, it will be recalled, not less dis
tinguished as an etcher than as a
painter.
Among the soundest of the land
scape painters that America has
produced is w. L. Lathrop, so ad-
mirably represented in this collec-
ton by "Ely's Bridge" and in the
Evans collection, decided to the Ma
ton, by a canvas entitled 1.-THE
Three Trees"-both broadly rem
dered, colorful and very pleasing.
Avoiding mannerisms, he seems to
have produced works which are
without date-timeless.
Mr. Lathrop, it will be remem-
bered, lost his life in the hurricane
of last September, being drowned
from his own boat off the Long
Island coast as he was endeavor-
ing to reach shore. He was less
we'll known than the exceptional
merit of his work merited, but one
of those who found utmost pleasure
in the practice of his profession
an artist every inch.
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Art as q Hobby
T1Uo Women Painters in
Georgetown.

Georgetown.
Art as a hoppy or recreation has
won an increasing number of dev-
otees in recent years. Bess Cradle
and Florence Harvey, whose hus-
bands are officers in the United
States Army, have devoted much
of their time in the past few years
to painting and etching. They are
now having a joint exhibition Of
their work at Georgetown Galleries
until March 16. They have been
stationed on the Pacific Coast. in
Panama, and are now in Washing
ton, and their works include paint
ings and etchings of the three To-
calities, landscapes, architecture,
still life and flowers.
Mrs. CRADLES etchings and dry
points constitute the best part Of,
the exhibition, approaching profess
sional caliber in composition and
handling. Both women reveal
feeling for picturesque subject
matter, which they present in the
traditional manner, although it is
evident that they are still expert
menting with different techniques.
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Society Offers Films
A DemonStration of
Printmaking Methods
fn DO Gi1aon

Printmaking Methods
to Be GiUen.
The Washington Society of Fine
Arts announces, on March Is, an
evening on prints and Printmak-
ing" This will consist of three
cinema films produced by the Har-
ward University Film Service, show
ing great printmakers at work. The
first, entitled 'The Etcher's Art"
will give a summary of the art
of etching from the earliest mas
ters to the present time, followed
by a demonstration by Frank w.
Benson, painter and etcher, than
whom there is none today better,
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Rhode Island, who is. incidentally,
something Of connoisseur of art.
Artist Dies
Death OF Ellsworth woodward
Great Loss to Art of the South
Art in the South has suffered a
serious loss in the recent death of
Ellsworth Woodward of New Or
leans, for many years president of
the Southern States Art League but
longer still head of the art depart
ment OF NeWcombe College and of
late director of the Delgado Mu-
scum. He and his brother, who sur
wives him, were both New England
ers by birth, but for over 40 years
they have resided in Louisiana,
practiced art and eXerted a wide
and beneficent influence not only
in this State but throughout all
those States south of Mason and
Dixons line.
To the Newcomb School of Art
at Tulane University he gave di-
rection which led to fruitful re-
suits along decorative art lines, and
as the years passed it became fa-
nous as a producing center for
pottery and embroidery. Under his
leadership the Delgado Museum
took shape and became one of the
Outstanding institutions of tho
South: but after all perhaps near
est his heart was the Southern
States Art League. which looked
toward the widespread encourage
ment of talent and the raising of
standards. To this he gave of his
time, talent and money without
stint. That he was also a painter
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Freer Lecture Announced

DR.. Siren to Speak on Chinese
Painting.
On Wednesday at 4:45. pm. the
Freer Gallery of Art is presenting an
illustrated lecture by Oswald Siren
of Stockholm on THE Essentials
OF Chinese Painting" This offers a
special opportunity for those per-
sons interested in Chinese painting
to learn something of its significance
from one well qualified to speak Dr.
Siren is widely known as the author
Of Chinese Paintings in American
Collections" "A History Of Early
Chinese Art" "A History Of Chinese
Painting" and numerous other
works. Entrance to the Freer Gal.
lery Auditorium is on Independence
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his symbolic group of jackson, Old
Sorrel, his famous mount, and
drummer boy.
The winning model is described as
representing Jackson sitting rigidly
in his saddle, his military cape
whipped by the wind.
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avenue. All interested persons are
cordially invited.
Public Library
Exhibition Announced by

DOCEeIy UJ EtC7te7S
The Society of Washington Etch-
ers will hold an exhibition of etch-
ings and Autographs at the Public
Library during April. and invites
contributions from all working in
these media. Further information
can be had by addressing the secre-
tary, Miss Inez M. Demonet, 2529
Forty-third street NV, or by tele-
phoning her after pm, Woodley
1866.
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Print Rooms Exhibit

WuIeT COIOTS by WuTy
Elizabeth Partridge Attract
Attention
There was large attendance at
the opening of the special exhibi-
ton of water colors by Mary Eliza
beth Partridge in the print rooms
of the Phillips Memorial Gallery last
Sunday afternoon, and with excel
lent reason, for a more charming
exhibition Of this sort one could
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allocated to Senator Greene of
Rhode Island, who is, incidentally,
something of a connoisseur of art.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-22

George Stirnweiss, the Tar Heels
leading All-American candidate this
fall, is top man on punt returns this
season with an average gain of 1875
yards on 10 runbacks. Stirnweiss.
with his touchdown quarterback
mate, Sweet Lalanne, will lead the
colorful and thrll-producing Tar
Heels in their final 1889 game against
Virginia at Chapel Hill Thanksgiv-
ing
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-22

Fullback Harry DunlSle apparently
has cline l-,l5 in both punting
and place-kicking on the North Caro-
lima eleven which faces Virginia at
Chapel Hill Thanksgiving in a re-
newal Of the South's oldest and most
colorful Turkey Day rivalry. Dunkle
has averaged Asst yards on 81 punts,
which rank him among the nations
first five punters, and has place
kicked Is extra points in 18 attempts.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-22
Blue In,ps And
7 ar Babies In
Scoreless Tie

Fayetteville, Nov 22.-Many fun
bles, probably caused by the condi-
tons under which the game was
played, took large part in the turn
of events as the freshman teams OF
Duke and North Carolina fought to
a scoreless draw on muddy field
here Tuesday before 1000.
L. E. Dempsey, Greensboro boy,
was an outstanding performer for
the Blue Imps while one Of his team
mates Of last year, Jack Ginsberg,
Carolina linesman, suffered REIN
jury to his kidney. Ginsberg was in
jured last year VIM I,luy-ing with
the Purple WhirlWind.
In the game the first half was
mostly a punting battle, but twice
the Blue Imps drove into Carolina
territory, once to the 10 and again
to the 25.
Early in the third period John
Pecora, Of Carolina, swung out be-
hind blocking Of Barksdale, halfback,
and Bennett, end, to drive from the
Tar Baby 40 to the Duke two, where
PecOra, going off tackle for what ap-
peared a score, fumbled. Duke re-
covered and booted safely out.
AS q final resort, Ezerslki, Of Duke,
tried a field goal from the Tar Baby
90 but the boot was wide and the
game ended moments later as Car
dina recovered a Duke tumble at
midfield.