Evening star., 1942-12-20

Cone" by Mary Christine Sleeth, in
an attractive scheme Of orange and
brown; Gustav Trois' Ever So Hum
ble," still-life paintings by Arvid
Hedin and Jean Gernand, Andrea
zerega's cold Spring Harbor Inns, ~
Flowers in Coffee Pot" by Theo-
dora Kane; Helena Halls "Chrysan-
themums" and Carl Spamer's Pierce
Mill Rock Greek Park" are engag-
ing works in oil.
Fine Water Colors.
Outstanding water colors include
Suzanne Muilett's 'Ridge-Harper S
Ferry" in grayed tones; La Cav
rita" fresh and sunny, by Carla Park
Freeman: Marguerite Rileys Farm
Home" After the Shower" by Emil
lie M. Arlt; Irwin Alleman's Early
Autumn a gouache; Little Boats
in Brittany" by Laura Glenn Doug
las, and the competent but melan-
choly Through Wind and RAIN" by
George Ann.
The sculpture section, although
numerically small, is the major sur
prise of the show A majority of the
works comprises figures in unbaked
terra Gotta, we'll executed and en-
gaging as to subjects. They include
Katharine E. Compton's Compost
ton in Triangles' "a seated nude
and Edna Wright Andrades Mag
nolia,' Negress in the same posi-
ton; also her amusing little carica-
ture of an Grating congressman, en-
titled "Filibuster mother and child
groups by Judy Docking and Sarah
Silberman, and the latter's Modern
Dancer" and heroic-sized portrait
head: Belle Bellerose shows a beau
tlful little plaster torso with a gleam-
ing black finish, and Jane Love has
torso carved from holly, an ex-
perimental work. taking advantage
of the grain and markings in the
wood. Russell Houston's Knockout
in limestone is the most "advanced y
work on view, the group being heavy
and simplifled, and the title seems a
trif1e premature, as the boxers ap-
pear to be locked in each others
arms.
Work in black and white, not very
numerous, comprises etchings by
several artists already mentioned. as
we'll as Holbrook Muller's litho-
drawings and Mary Jane Corr's little
portrait, Vivian" in conte-crayon
This exhibition will remain on view
through January l3.
Openings and Notices.
The 41st annual exhibition Of the
Pennsylvania Society of Miniature
Painters opened December IL at the
Natural History Building, first floor
This beautiful show will be reviewed
next week.
At the Arts Club last Sunday. the
exhibition Of water colors by John
Pike and Autographs by Stow Wen
genroth filled gallery and reception
room with work of great pictorial
charm and technical proficiency, an
auSpicious beginning for the Arts
Clubs season.
The Section of Fine Arts, FWA,
announced an important competition
for seven mural paintings for the
Recorder of Deeds Building in this
city. The sum of $500 is to be paid
for this work. Details will be given
next week on this page. Artists can
obtain copies of the announcement
by applying to the Section of Fine
Arts, room A-29, Old Auditorium
Building, 1900 E street NV.
The Corcoran Gallery of Art has
announced that the 18th biennial
exhibition of contemporary American
Oil paintings will be held March 2l
to May 2, 1943. Due to the wars
effects upon transportation, skilled
workmen and other factors, there
will be certain restrictions, with spe-
cial arrangements for Washington
artists and others living within
25-mile radius of the Corcoran
Gallery.
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