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Evening star., 1939-04-09
New York Worlds Fair
Masterpieces of Art From


From three Washington collections
loans will be made to the Master
pieces of Art Exhibition to be held
in connection with the New York
Worlds Fair. The Phillips Memorial
Gallery is lending its "Repentant
Peter by Goya; from Dumbarton
Oaks will 60 Portrait of a Prin-
cess of the House of Savoy by Rob-
ert Campin. and from the Mellon
National Gallery of Art "Old Wom-
an" by Halls. Interior With Ladies
and Gentlemen" by Terborch and
Self Portrait by Rembrant.
This great exhibition, which by
the way, will not open before May
20 because of delay in completion of
the building wherein it is to be
housed and hardness in the shipment
of certain loans from abroad, will,
according to present listing, be ex
traordinarily rich in masterpieces
not only of renown. but from sources
not as rule available to the public.
The lenders are not only the prin-
cipal museums and galleries of Eu-
rope, but the private collectors of
this country. The collection has
been selected and the exhibits in
vited by DR.. William r. Valentiner,
director of the Detroit Institute of
Art, one of the leading world au-
thorities on the works of the old
masters and in the matter of choice
he has followed we'll considered
scheme which will insure a chrono-
logical showing to cover the entire
history of the art of painting through
the 18th century.
Among the notable works promised
from abroad are The Graham Chill
dren' by Hogarth, which will be lent
by the National Gallery, London, and
tiny but extraordinarily valuable
Van Eyck-"Madona and Child
which will come from the National
Gallery of Victoria at Melbourne,
Australia. Others will come from
the Rijks Museum, Amsterdam, and
the Louvre, Paris.
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Phillips Memorial Gallery
Generous Loans to Out-ot-
TO1Dn Institutions.

To1on Institutions.
The Phillips Memorial Gallery has
been most generous of late in not
only lending a notable group of
paintings by American impression
lists to the Arts Club of Washing
ton. but also group of 80 paintings,
at the present time tc the Museum
of Art at Syracuse. This seems to be
the habit of both museums and COL
lectors today and it is surprising to
know to what extent such loans are
made and how much works which
are of almost incalculable value are
ION the road" Obviously this means
much in education and further en-
phasizes the justice of applying the
tax exempt clause to possessions of
this sort. Incidentally, while the
Corcoran Gallery of Arts perma-
nent collection is put away, to give
room for the biennial exhibition. 20
of its paintings. by well-known
American artists, have been lent and
are on view through April in the
Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte,
N. c., where they are being --::sited
by art lovers from all over the State
as well as the local public. Nothing
could more clearly illustrate the
change in attitude of owners toward
works of art. The museum as a safe
repository of treasure has COM
pletely given away to the museum
which as an educational institution
is for the benefit Of the people.
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DrypOints in Color
Are Being Exhibited
Prints Illustrative in Character
Are Psychic Transcriptions
OF Children
Bv Florence S. Berryman.

celebration of
Arts
exhibit of Elizabeth
difficult to conceive OF ecus for this happy with
implication Of life Children themes this
fresh colors childhood
all
lfes
There of these prints which
cdn
Although the simple and the majority of them devoid
of omitted nothing
ton incident depicted In Duet for instance metronome ticks off
enables little girl reach the keyboard.
quality also be found larger prints
would for youthful
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Corcoron Announcement
Prize Paintings Purchased for
por1ro Collection

Prize Paintings Purchased for
Permanent Collection.
The Corcoran Gallery of Art has
announced through the news COL
umns of The Star the purchase for
its permanent collection of the
paintings in this sixteenth biennial
exhibition which received the first
and second w. A. Clark prizes and
the Corcoran gold and silver medals.
These are, it will be recalled. Sum-
mer Fragrance" by Franklin C.
Watkins, and Nude by Robert
Philipp. In all probability neither
of these paintings will win the
popular prizes both are very
conservative works and depend for
merit largely upon the subtlety of
their rendering. Summer Fra
GRANGE" shows rather helter skel-
ter arrangement of flowers and fruit
in vases and a bowl and scattered
on a table, not painted with the
meticulous care of the Dutch paint
ers of the past. but casually, with
out imitation or convention, but
rather as an impression of that
which in itself was found pleasing
In color it is very charming. The
figure Nude by Mr.. Philipp, is of
a girl OF II or Is years kneeling on
a chair with a garment held loosely
around the lower half of her very
white and childish body. There is
something very naive and innocent
in this child's expression which is
completely without self-conscious-
ness. Painted rather in the modern
manner with dry and none too
fluent brush, the flesh is very subtlely
modelled and excellent in texture.
Also the composition as whole is
exceedingly good. AS examples of
the art of today these two canvases
are, indeed, among the best. Also
in their spirit as well as merit they
are reassuring. Art, like nature,
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may slumber at times, but 1t does
not die. More than once it has been
reborn.
Notable Portraits of and by Mrs.
Duncan Phillips.
Much interest attaches to two por-
traits in this exhibition. one of Mrs.
Duncan Phillips by Karl Knaths
and the other of Boy With Guitar"
by Mrs. Phillips-the former in the
atrium opposite the staircase and the
latter in Gallery D. In both instances
these are almost, if not quite, first
ventures in portraiture, and thus
evidence that competence in art has
no subjective boundaries Mr.. Knaths
has, as almost every one knows,
usually painted objects-as, for in
stance, cock and gardeners glove on
a boX-and in a way peculiarly his
own. He is something of a cubist
and little of an abstractionist, but
in this portrait of Mrs. Phillips, de-
spite crudity of expression, he has
undoubtedly secured likeness and to
a degree interpreted personality. The
structure of the head. the express
sion of the face, the posture of the
body and. last but not least. the
hand holding the brush on the pal
cite, are all characteristic, and yet
one cannot but feel that omitted
are the unsearchable riches of men,
tally, sympathy and understanding
which to a remarkable degree Mrs.
Phillips possesses. The portrait
which she herself has painted of
Boy and Guitar"-her own young
son-has more of these subtleties
combined with a very pleasing
suavity of line and simplicity of
color. The canvas is wider than it
is long, the boy is seated with the
guitar on his lap, the right hand on
the strings, the left on the fretted
handle. The color is cool and per-
haps bit weak, but the values are
admirably sustained. Heretofore it
will be remembered Mrs. Phillips
has painted chiefly landscapes and
figures in outdoor setting, mere units
in larger mposition-together
with still life somewhat in the pres
ent-day French manner. but in an
individualistic style. This portrait
is an assured step forward into
wider field.
Evening star., 1939-04-09
Resurrection Is Subject
OF Many Master Artists
Prize Paintings Purchased for
Permanent Collection of
Corcoran Gallery
By Leila MechHn.

To-day churches
Of life
inspiration and milrored its in their works
that nativity
the other reduced human is
prefgued
constantly found
There paintings the
sixteenth biennial which, while
w.
the little
field surrounded
slofd which hangs at the end of gallery is of village
England probably Cornwall
sparkling brightness sunshine freshness
partly clouded indicative
Allen
life
all that lives
emotional
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raking; but they are obviously gay
and whimsical companions for the
children. instead of being grim-vis-
aged social or economic problems.
All Of the subjects are appealing,
from the miniature prints with single
figures such as Minnie the Mer-
maid to the large prints depicting
groups, e. G., Our Baby; but two of
outstanding appeal are Madonna
and Child and Christ Child
which seem particularly young and
innocent renditions of the themes,
admirably suited to childrens COM
prehensions.
Elizabeth Orton Jones resides in
her native city. Highland Park, Ill:
is member of the Chicago Society
t of Etchers. and is represented in the
permanent collection of the Smith
sonian Institution.
Howard University
Black and White Prints Beino
ShoUn.
Artists have complained for some
time that the American public does
not support the development of
American art by buying it, and the
public has in turn complained that
much of the art offered in unat-
tractive in technique. disagreeable
if not actually revolving in subject
matter. and too expensive for the
average purse.
But that the Associated American
Artists, an organization founded in
1884, has very effectively met the
publics criticisms. is obvious to all
who have seen their work. The
latest showing in Washington is an
exhibition now on view at Howard
University Art Gallery, marking
the ninth anniversary april y
of its founding. There are 40 etch-
ings and Autographs by % men,
bers Of Associated American Art
lists. AS the membership includes
many of the outstanding artists of
this country. the work is technically
excellent; the subjects are devoid
OF controversial character and ex-
tensive in their appeal to the gen.
eral taste. Finally, not one OF the
prints costs more than IS. It is
further interesting to note that al
though not few of the artists are
classed as "modernists." the works
created for Associated American
Artists are predominantly conserva-
tive.
Many types Of subject are to be
seen in the exhibition now at How
ard-landscapes, figures, marines,
river and harbor. city views, archi-
lecture, animals and birds, humor-
GUS genre. Represented are such
famous artists as Peggy Bacon,
Thomas Benton, John Costigan,
John Steuart Curry, Gordon Grant,
Louis LozoWick, Luigi Lucioni and
Grant Wood. Their contributions
are wholly characteristic of each
artists individuality, yet in certain
instances are obviously toned
down" for popular consumption.
Technically, the prints are all
good and some are superb. So we'll
have the various artists mastered
their respective mediums that they
can produce greatly varied effects.
People acquainted with the linear
character of etchings, for example.
will be surprised at the tonal quality
of Emil Ganso's "Nubbli Light
house. Russell Limbachs "Ap-
preaching Storm" and Joseph Mar
gulies' Light and Shadow (por-
trait of an old rabbi, all of which
resemble crayon drawings more than
they do the familiar etching.
Evening star., 1939-04-09
Congress Authorizes Bill
Competition Set Up for Smith

Competition Set Up for Smith,
sonian Gallery of Art.
A competition has been set up for
design for the proposed Smithsonian
Gallery of Art which, it is understood,
is to be located on the south side of
the Mall opposite the National Gal
lery OF Art, and will display works by
contemporary artists and collections
previously given to the Nation. The
cost OF this competition will be paid
by Congress as authorized in a bill
passed last year, approving the estab-
llshment of such a gallery and assur-
ing maintenance. but making no pro-
vision for building costs which it is
thought will be privately contrib
uted. Over 1000 architects have
made application for entry blanks
and the competition will, 1t is stated,
be Nation wide.
From the designs first submitted
10 will be selected for merit, and
these contestants will be asked to
participate in a second trial from
which the winning design will be
chosen. Each of the contestants
in the final stage will receive award
as follows: First prize, $500; Sec
ond prize, $500. and eight prizes
of $1,000 each The winning archi-
tect will be recommended by the
commission for employment as con-
sulting architect at a fee of $4,000,
to design the building in collabora-
ton with the United States Treas
ury Department.. Procurement Di-
vision, If and when funds are avail
able. The first stage of this rather
unusual competition closes April 20
and the second on June 81. The
jury of award will consist of Fred
eric A Delano. chairman; John A.
Holabird of Chicago, Walter Gropius
of Harvard University, George Howe
of Philadelphia and Henry R. Shep-
ley of Boston and member of the
National Commission Of Fine Arts.
The setting up of this competition
is not only long first step toward
accomplishment, but tangible recog-
milton of the need of such a gallery
to supplement the National Gallery
of Art as does the Luxembourg the
Louvre.
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profound and happy experience.
After all. what better service can art
render than this?
Primitive Simplicity.
The painting of "Sainte Germaine"
is lovely composition painted with
almost primitive simplicity. In such
spirit did the early masters of pre-
Renaissance days picture In their
own terms and according to their
own limited experience sacred story.
The little maid, Sainte Germaine,
is shown sitting very quietly and
thoughtfully, surrounded by her
gentle sheep, with for background
a broad view of rich country,
meadows, woodlands, fields and
fruit trees rich in potentialities,
blossoming, as, when revivified, does
the desert, like rose"
In striking contrast to these
paintings is a third which in its
drama gives accent to them both.
This is The Descent From the
Cross" by Eugene Higgins, painted
in his accustomed style and strength,
but with heightened dramatic quail
ity and deep feeling. Here is the
dark side of the picture from which
the Easter theme brings relief. 1t
is an able piece of painting, the
grouping admirable, the distribution
of light and shade enhancing effect;
the great emotion fully presented
and with both dignity and gravity.
Higgins is an etcher as we'll as a
painter. His subjects heretofore
have, for the most part, been labor
ing people The drama of life has
always appealed to him and it has
been apparently his aim to give it
adequate and universal expression.
But here he has concerned himself
with the drama of death and with
full significance. To such goal
he may have throughout the years
been reaching.
Evening star., 1939-04-09
BurIesque Art Invited

Fake Shor to Be Held in the
Corcoran School OF Art.
All Washington artists are cor
daily invited by Richard Lahey.
principal of the Corcoran School of
Art. to contribute to the Fakers
Show to be held in the gallery of
the school beginning April II. A
fake in this instance, he explains,
is a burlesque take-of of any pic
ture in the present 10Th Biennial
Exhibition of Contemporary Amer
ican Painting. The one adjudged
most amusing will receive a cash
prize of $40, and the second in
interest and merit prize of $40.
Any medium may be used. Works
entered in this competition must
be received at the school office. New
York avenue entrance, Monday,
April II, and should be called for
at the close of the forthcoming
exhibition, Friday May 5. A similar
exhibition held in connection with
the previous biennial, two years
ago. created so much interest and
amusement that it was though de-
sirable to repeat it. Washington
painters are urged to join in the
fun, in which once the fakes are
hung the public may also share.
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Current Exhibition
Burliuk's Art of Eccentric
Character ShQ1nn.

Strangely burlesque are the paint
ings by David Burliuk now and until
April 13 on view in the Phillips
Memorial Gallery. Burliuk is desig-
mated as a Russian American ex-
pressionist," but with the exception
of his paintings of flowers zone of
which. by the way. is included in
the Corcoran BienniaD, his work is
that of the unschooled child with
out knowledge of art or its tradition.
He paints as might a European
peasant who has had no experience
or contacts with the outside world
But Burliuk is not this-he is known
as "the father of modernism in
Russia; he has lived in the United
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Exhibition Opens

Paintings OF Chinese Temples
and Photographs OF American
Architecture.
Two exhibitions open today in the
Arts Club-one of photographs made
by Frances Benjamin Johnston for
the Pictorial Archives of Early
American Architecture of the Lii
brary of Congress under the direc-
ton of DR.. Leicester B. Holland,
chief Of the Division of Fine Arts,
through grants from the Carnegie
Corp. Of New York; the other Of
Evening star., 1939-04-09

Gate World Fair. Blown and sculp-
tured glass will be shown, among
which will be a copy of the famous
Zodiac bowl by Sidney Waugh &C
quired by the Victoria and Albert
Museum, London.
Furniture and rugs will also have
place, to say nothing of works in
enamel and other media. Nothing
could be better than thus relating
art to industry and proving its
worth.
Evening star., 1939-04-09

Another interesting aspect OF these
drypoints is the fact that the few
adults depicted are seen through
children's eyes. The balloon sellers
clothes are patched and the hired
man is appropriately dressed for leaf
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-02
Newsboys Conduct
Catholic Newsstands

St. Aloysius' Boys club has
opened a Catholic newsstand in
front OF Kresses Dollar store,
Woodward avenue at Grand River
at which can be purchased Catholic
magazines, newspapers, pamphlets.
Anyone desiring information on
Catholic Doctrine need only to visit
this stand and obtain the pamphlet
which will inform and instruct.
St. Aloysius' Boys club is cos
mopolitan organization. including
Mexican, Maltese. Spanish, Polish,
Irish, German. and colored boys
who sell newspapers in downtown
Detroit. The purpose of the organi-
zation is to promote the spiritual
and material welfare of the boys
and to provide them with whole
some recreation and enjoyment.
Any profit from the sale Of the
pamphlets and magazines will assist
the athletic fund OF the boys.
In prominence on the stand we
find THE Interracial Review" and
the "Colored Harvest" and the book
lets by FIR. Gillard, Negroes dc
Think" and The Negro Challen-
ges;;" also FIR. La Farge's Catholic
Interracial Program"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-02
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Professor
Visits City

Tuesday, Aug, %, L. X. Downing,
dean of the schoof-ot engineering
and agriculture at Howard uni
versity and present president of
the National Technical association,
conferred with Eddie Tolan, ak
ecutive director OF the rs Years
Of Negro Progress Exposition"
Mr.. Downing was interested in
the scope OF the program and what
part the technicians would take in
the mammoth undertaking. He was
very enthused when told that the
exposition committee hoped the
contributions technicians had made
in the last quarters of a cen,
fury would be the outstanding ex-
hibit at the exposition. Mr.. Down
ing. for the past 10 years, has been
making a study of the contributions
Negroes have made in the scientific
field and was delighted know
that in the year 1910 the startling
discoveries he had found in his
studies and what had been achieved
by the technicians,. could be dis
played at this exposition.
The IT'S Years of Negro Progress
Exposition" plans and obiectives
will be submitted at the National
Technical association meeting in
Pittsburgh. September l.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-02
Son OfCop
Threatened
ByCitizen

Come over here and I'll shoot
YOU" are the words police dis
closed an unidentified white man
hurled at Grayton Williams, 30, Of
6SO7 Scotch avenue last week, as
the latter stood on the front porch
II his home.
Grayton Williams, the son OF
Lieut.. Wallace S. Williams, was
landing on his porch when the
unidentified white man drove up
n a Pontiac coupe on the opposite
ide OF the street, took a gun from
lis pocket, laid it on the street and
hen yelled across to Grsyton say
ing, Come over here and I'll shoot
you"
The man then picked up his gun,
got back into his car and turned
the corner going towards fireman
avenue west, according to the re-
port.
Loren Finberry, OF 1646 West
Grand boulevard, visiting at 4208
fireman avenue, a witness to the
Incident claims he called the police
and reported the license number Of
the car. Check on the number dis
closed that it had been issued to
W. ]. Eaton of 6l2 Northwest ave-
nue., jackson, Mich, for a Ford
coupe,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-02

The I.ewis Business college of
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ness spelling mlmeogFaphing' ana
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Detroiters VINO nave graduated
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-02
ThreU Stone;
Gets 3ODays
Or$25Fine

Thirty three year old Benny
Seton OF 1912 East Vernon High
way was given a fine of SIS or 80
days in jail after being convicted
Of throwing rocks through another
mans window by Recorders Judge
Arthur E. Gordon, Monday morn
ing.
Rufus Murphy, 40, of 1913 Mont
calm street accused Selton of hurl-
ing rocks through his window and
breaking his kerosene lamp. Several
men came to his house late on the
evening in question and refused to
either come inside or leave the
premises, Murphy told the court.
Il got a knife and chased them, "
the complainant stated. He became
suspicious when the men kept lott
ering on the porch and about the
place, Murphy stated. Sometime
later someone hurled several rocks
through his window. They're lay
ing up in the house now" Murphy
stated and looked at the man he
accused of throwing or knowing
who threw them.
Asked by the judge if he wa!
certain Selton was one of the mer
on the porch that night, Murphy
stated that he was positive Of the
Identification. Meanwhile Seltor
denied being at Murphy's home al
the time mentioned. However, Judge
Gordon ruled Selton was guilty a:
charged and gave him the altern'
alive OF paying s25 fine or spend
ing 80 days in jail.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-09-02
East Lake Baptist

Sunday school at East Lake Bap-
list church opened at 9 ann, under
the leadership OF Frank Grier, as
sistant superintendent. Seventy
five children and four teachers
were present An interesting lesson
dealing with Uzziah, king who
forgot God, was taught, The Golden
text Of the lesson was Everyone
that exalteth himself shall be abased
and he that humbleth himself shall
be exalted.
The lesson was reviewed by
Frank Grier Jr.
Rev. ]. D. Gadson preached at
the II o'clock services from the sub
ject Spiritual witness Music
was furnished by the Senior choir,
Solos were rendered by Brother
Farmer and Mrs. Kennedy. At 3
pm. the pastor, choir and church
te First Baptist
church at Romulus. Mich, Rev. Fos-
ter, pastor. Evening services were
also well attended.
Notes
Missionary society meets each
Thursday at the church
Mr.. and Mrs Turner and family
were missed Sunday They have
left on q motor trip to Texas to visit
relatives and friends.
Everyone is welcome to worship
at East Lake Baptist church, Rev
J. D. Gadson, pastor.