Evening star., 1942-07-26

ASW VAAdV tAICy uldy DC INcnllOneO.
Chase and Duveneck studied in
Munich. Carl Melchers In Holland.
Mary Cassatt was strongly influ-
enced by Manet-to her great ad-
vantage-and Childe Hassam by
Monet-but outside OF these few,
practically. all the American art
students that worked in Paris when
"impressionisrn" came into vogue
and modernism was beginning its
march Of conquest were unmoved
by the performances Of ia Fauves."
The same was true of those from
other nations. In the Corcoran COL
lection are two very engaging genre
paintings, Beach at Scheveningen,
Holland" by r. H. Kaemmerer, born
In Client but pupil Of Gerome,s and
long resident in Paris, and The Old
Shepherd" by Chialiva, Swiss by
birth but French by adoption.
Such Is the French art OF the 10Th
century which, built on tradition.
occupied the theater OF achievement
In the eyes OF the world until new
art came to supplant it by novelty
and power to shock. That the two
derive from the same sources and for
so long marched under the same sky
within limited confines is indeed re-
markable. Life does not 90 on and
on" once said the late A. Edward
Newton, but round and round" !"
and II this Is true we shall some day
get back to the place where the new
broke loose from the old and the
path divided. When that day comes
and come 1t probably WILT is to
be hoped that both artists and on
lockers will have the wisdom and
grace to save the best of both and
so build henceforth on an even
broader and firmer foundation for
the glory Of art and the ioy of the
people.
Summer Art Schools
And Art Colonies,
Notwithstanding the war the
gasoline shortage and other ham,
pering facts the summer art schools
and classes seem even more nu-
merous than before. Also they are
no longer strung along the New
English coast, but all over the
country.
Eliot OHara is carrying on as
usual with school and gallery at
Goose Rocks Beach, Me-, trans
portation difficulties in connection
with arrivals and departures having
been solved by a new municipal
busline which has as its terminals
the nearest railroad station and
the OHara gallery to which it
brings sightseers, as we'll as students
Jerry Farnsworth, who, by the
way, Is to be artist-in residence at
one OF the largest Midwest uni
versities this coming season, is at
North Truro, Cape Cod, as hereto
fore, after a winter in Florida, and
again has full classes.
Margaret Fitzhugh Brown. the
well-known portrait painter, ha.
classes at Annisquam. and Alro Hib-
bard Is teaching again at Rockport;
John F. Carlson, who is associated
SO closely with the school of land
scape painting at Woodstock, N. Y.
is this year at Gloucester.
The Ringing School of Sarasota
Fla, has moved for the summer
to the mountains of North Carolina
Wayman Adams and Bessie Potter
Vonnoh have joined forces this sea.
son and are both teaching in the
school Mr.. Adams set up at Eliza
bethtown in the Adirondacks, Mr.
Adams painting and Mrs. Vennok
sculpture.
These are but few of the many
Others to be found in Michigan, al
BanfI, the California art centers
at Santa Fe, NJ Mex. and else.
where, to say nothing OF the uni.
versity summer schools where
courses in esthetics and the history
of art are almost universally being
given.
Here in Washington the Abbot,
School has been conducting a sum.
mer course; Eugen Weisz anc
Nicolai Cikovsky have had 4 mos
promising class In outdoor painting
and Walter Tony Carnelli, member
Of the Artists Guild, has also hac
| classes and Riyen criticisms.