Evening star., 1941-08-24
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the Revolutionary troops; here. too,
Lafayette was twice an honored
guest. Some beautiful interiors of
this historic mansion are being
painted by Ruth Stafford of Wash
ington.
The King Hooper House. which
has been taken over by the Marble
head Art Association, is another fine
mansion testifying to the taste of
the Marblehead builders and the
skill of those employed in the
building. In the King Hooper
House, the banquet hall was on the
top floor, and it is this which now
has been turned into an exhibition
gallery. Here. in July, most en-
gaging exhibition of etchings by
British artists was shown, which,
in August, was replaced by one of
paintings by American artists,
those of Marblehead taking their
place with some of the best from
the great art centers. Among the
etchers represented in the print
show was Muirhead Bone, who
showed both a drypoint end lith-
ograph, the former an architec-
tural subject and the latter a night
scene in Venice, more unusual
From Francis Dodd came a most
excellent figure study of a potter
W. B. Dallin-at his wheel. There
were two interesting heads by
Ethel Gabain, who long has been
known in this country, as we'll as in
England, for meritorious work.
Notable, likewise, were two engrav-
ings, originals, very finely executed
by William Washington, new name
to American print collectors, but
one to be remembered. Robins,
Smart, Clilvard, Norman Jones,
Rushbury, Govern, Freeth, Cain
and others made excellent contri-
buttons-all, presumably, works done
before the war. and of English
scenes and buildings, which, alas,
in some instances are no more.
British etching is not so Spontane-
GUS as that done in this country,
but it is profoundly sincere and.
above all, technically competent, for
which reason it wears we'll and also
carries conviction. There was not
print in this collection that
printlover might not have been
proud to own.
While this exhibition was in
progress, the art aSSociation-of
which, by the way, Arthur w.
Heintzelman, one of our own most
distinguished etchers, is president
put on, one afternoon and evening,
series of craft demonstrations
which proved most successful. The
demonstrators were all dressed in
Colonial costume and the demon
strations were given in the several
rooms with Colonial furnishings.
The crafts demonstrated were hand
wrought jewelry, carding and spin
ming, quilting, rugmaking, Stencil
ing furniture, painting trays, pew
termaking, candle dipping, leather
work and color printmaking. All
the demonstrations were by ac-
knowledged and, chiefly, local
craftsmen.
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The exhibition of paintings, which
opened early in August, has less
local color, works by invited out
of-town artists predominating. Rep
resented are such well-known
painters as Chauncey Ryder, Nicolai
Fechin, Helen Sawyer and her hus-
band, Jerry Farnsworth, both for
merly of Washington but now of
Provincetown, Mass; Hobart Mich
OILS, president of the National Acad-
emy, likewise an erstwhile WASH
ingtonian; BRAKEMAN Blumenschein
and others, not forgetting the late
Frederick Waugh and Jonas Lie.
The only etcher represented is John
Taylor Arms. who shows three
prints-an exception made because
of the outstanding merit of his work
and the great service he has rem
dered and is rendering to the
graphic arts in this country.
Among the Marblehead painters
represented mention should be made
of Donald F. Warner, John Wallis,
Dorothy Birdseye Palmer, j. War
rem Anthony, Harry w. Powers,
Manley Butler, Blanch Colman and
Madalyn Joyce. From these came
portraits, landscapes, street scenes