Evening star., 1942-06-21
Art
Notes
Members Works
Are on Display
At Arts Club

put on its regular summer exhibit
ton of members works, and under
its newly elected Board of Gov
ernors, begun planning its program
OF activities for the season OF 1923.
Bedford Brown, architect, son OF
the late Glenn Brown, for so many
years secretary of the American
Institute of Architects and author
of monumental volumes on The
Capitol and The Octagon as well
as active in all matters pertaining
to civic art. is now president; Mrs.
Charles Bittinger, wife of the we'll
known artist and an ardent sup
porter of the Arts Club, is vice
president; Minna Gill Is recording
secretary, Victor Eberhard. corre-
sponding secretary, and William j.
McManus, treasurer. The retiring
president, Hans Kinder, the dis
tinguished conductor OF the National
Symphony.
orchestra, who makes the club his
city residence, was elected to mem
bership on the board 1942-45, and
has consented to serve. other mem
bers of the governing body are
Minor S. Jameson, Charles II.
Stratton. Norman T. Anderson,
warren w. Grimes and William
Ridgely Chapline.
The clubs spacious garden with
its high walls and rose-covered trel-
lises. its brick walks with chairs ana
tables conveniently placed, Is
great asset for summer evenings, ana
not infrequently programs OF music
and other entertainment are gwen
therein during the warm months
instead of in the little theater
gallery. In fact with its big square
rooms with high ceilings and wide
windows of the Arts Club offers
nleasant haven for tay-at-home
members during the current war
wear. It is one of the few places
that has not changed materiaiiy
with the passage of time-so little
an fact that we're Madison and
Monroe to come galloping up Penn
sylvania avenue as they olo III
August, 1914, to avoid an invading
army. they would recognize tne
house. which was then the latter
home. and turn off here lnstlnc-
lively for the wooded hills OF kaI-
Drama.
THE summer exhibition consists OF
oils which are displayed in the
gallery, and water colors and draw
ings on the walls OF the receptlon
and dining room. Happily there
are not too many for effective snow,
ing. Half way down the west wall
of the gallery hangs three-quarter
length portrait by Mathilde M.
Ieisenring of Minna Nieman, rather
subtlelv and sensitively painted
while a little beyond to the rlgnt Is
to be seen a charming flower paint
ing Summer Roses" by the same
artist in somewhat similar mooo.
Hattie E. Burdette is also repre-
sented by a portrait-a striking
nastel of Mrs. William Spencer In
Red Cross uniform-and a very
pravelv painted and richly tonefui
Still ufe-white iris against dark
background. .x.r
clara r. Saunders, who after
serving for several terms most sue
cessfully as chairman OF the tx
hibition Committee of the club mas
surrendered this responsibility 10
Ruth Perkins Stafford for the 1orIh-
coming season or longer. Is repre-
sented by a freshly painted STUDY
of colorful dahlias and a landscape,
.Meadowbrook.
There are two characteristic lano-
scapes by Minor S. Jameson, one
done in Vermont, the other in Vlr-
ginia-the latter in particular
rnanifesting the picturesque poten-
tialities of the essentially common
place-an unpretentious cottage by
the wayside. J.
Of somewhat the same order is
Blanch M. Stanley's Cottage at
Rockport''-painted in rather a
high KEY and a bit impress1onisl-
caIly. but conserving with remark
able skill and understanding the
charm to be found in the play OF
light through atmosphere, and the
delight which may be found IN just
paint on canvas when 1t Is rlgntly
applied with a sensitive touch.
Martha Moffett Bache's "Cathe-
dral in Autumn" and Goose Girl
both lend interest. They are rather
boldly as well as strongly rendered
and with very obvious competence:
"Provincetown From the Dunes
Is not only one of the outstanding
landscapes in this exhibition but
one of Garnet Jex's best. Besides
being an excellent composition 1t
Is charming in color and atmos-
nheric effect. The broad simple
foreground gives sense OF spacious
ness and beneath the surface one
feels the formation of the earth.
The towers of the little town in the
distance against the sky are not
only significant as a part OF the
composition. but a symbol OF n1e
as lived by a free ana 1althIui
people. -
Robert e. Motley, whose contribu-
tions to local exhibitions have in the
past and for some years called forth
much praise, is represented mere
by a characteristic landscapes
rather elaborate composition en-
titled pickering Greek Valley" a
large and carefully painted canvas
setting forth an attractive theme.
There is just one sea picture. That
Is of Heavy Surf" on rocky shore
by Lillian Giffen of Baltimore-an
out-of- town member. Others rep
resented and we'll are Ralph Totten,
Mildred Hardy Taggart, Catherine
Melton, Lucia B. Hollerith and John
Spahr. Sc,
The water colors in this exhlol-
ton are, in quite a number OF IN
stances, by the same artists who
exhibit works in oils, which not only
evidences versatility on their part
but goes to show that medium is
less significant in itself than the
manner of its use.
Over the mantels in both the re-,
ception room and dining room hang
interiors by Ruth Perkins Stafford,
painted last summer in the historic
Lee Mansion at Marblehead and
since reproduced in color as SOU
venir post cards. Both are very ac-
curate and excellent-well drawn,