Evening star., 1941-01-19
Out Of Town Jury Named
S. W. A. Has Its 50th
AnnnnI Exhibition.

This scar for the first time in the
history of the Society of Washington
Artists the organizations annual eX-
hibition will be selected hung and
prizes awarded by nOn-member.
Out-of town jury. This jury VIII
consist of John F. Carlson OF Wood
stock. N. Y; Reginald Marsh Of
New York City and William GrOpper
of Croton-on-theE Hudson. painters,
and ConCetta Scaravaglione. sculp-
tor. of New York. Mr.. Carlson. who
will act as chairman. is. despite
the fact that he comes from Wood
stock conservative. a National
Academician. best known for his
paintings of winter landscapes, es-
pecially winter in the woods. Il is
by such a painting, Woods in VIM
ter that he is represented IN the
permanent collection OF the Cor
coran Gallery Of Art. He is also
represented by paintings IN many
of our other American art museums,
and the list Of his awards is long
and impressive. Birge Harrison had
for some years a school OF landscape
painting at Woodstock. and it was
probably this which attracted Mr..
Carlson to the place. Later the Art
Students League OF New York es-
tablished there a school of land
scape painting, in which Ny Carlson
became an instructor OF recent
wears he has had his own school.
He is the author Of 2 book on
Elementary Principles of Landscape
Painting"
Reginald Marsh, born in France.
but a graduate of Yale University
and associate member Of the Ma
tional Academy, has given himself
/ principally to painting and etching
people or rather groups OF people.
/ such as one sees on Broadway. New
York. or in other crowded centers.
He was a pupil of Kenneth Hayes
Miller and essentially belongs to
what might be termed the Miller
group. His works are illustrative
rather than eSthetic subjective
rather than objective. He is rep
resented here by two murals in the
| Post Office Building. Sorting Mail"
and Transfer of Mail From Liner
to Tug" which are among the best
of the series. He is a member of
the National Society of Mural
Painters and kindred organizations
William Gropper has also a mural
painting here. At the south end
of the second floor of the new In
terror Department is his large panel
oil on canvas. representing The
Building of a Dam which includes
in its composition number Of full
length figures as we'll as vast land
scape. He studied under Robert
Henri and George Bellows. both ex-
cellent masters: has held a Guggen-
helm Fellowship and won various
prizes for illustration and carica-
lures. He has also long list of
book illustrations to his credit.
Concetta Scaravaglione, the sculp-
tor member of this jury, was born
in New York and studied under
!, Boardman Robinson and more lately
under Robert Laurent, who is now
instructor in sculpture in the Cor
coran School. She and Mr.. Crop
per are members of the American
Artists Group" Her representation
here is by way of a statue-small
size-of Railway Express Post
man" which is in the Post Office
, Department. Miss Sacaravaglione
has also done relief for the Trade
Commission Building.
; Several entertainments have been
planned for these jurors while they
are in Washington, among which
is a dinner in their honor at the
Arts Club on next Wednesday eve
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