Evening star., 1942-12-06

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is cast in a rough general shape: he
then cuts and chisels it away to
depth of at least quarter Of an
inch, securing modelling which would
be impossible in an unworked cast.
His handling Of the human figure
can be studied in a number of
works also in the collection. Out
standing, perhaps, is Eve Repent
ant" in ebony. Still holding the
apple. she is huddled in a compact
shape; one should note the subtle
modelling of her back and thighs.
No comment on the exhibition can
| surpass Mr.. Warneke's own words:
MY personal inclination is toward
the quiet, the simple and the direct
statement, and if possible, one dear
to the heart or mind of the artist"
This joint exhibition at the Cor
coran should not be missed; it will
remain on view through January /.
Arts Club
To Oten Ne,O Season
The Arts Cluo of Washington.
| which has had its program impeded
by the fire of last spring. and the
subsequent difficulties in reconstruc-
ton due to shortages of materials, is
shortly to resume its program of
exhibitions.
The initial display of the season
will open next Sunday with a pre-
view for members and friends from
$50 to 7. 1t will comprise water
colors by John Pike, his first one
man show in Washington and "Vic-
tory Autographs" by Stow Wen
gcnroth. Both artists are expected
to be present for the opening.
Beginning Monday, December Ia,
the Arts Club gallery will be open
to the public every afternoon from
2 to 6, and hostess will be in
charge to welcome visitors. The
Arts Club exhibitions long have been
open to the public, but the more
positive invitation to non-members
of the club marks a new departure.
Ruth Perkins Stafford, chairman of
the clubs Exhibition Committee, has
arranged program for the year
which promises much interest and
variety.
John Pike is a water colorist of
marked technical proficiency, who
received last spring the gold medal
OF the New York Water Color So
clety in its annual exhibition. He
was born in Boston in 1911 and be-
came interested in art at an early
age, winning a scholarship to the
Saturday classes at the Boston Mu-
scum when he was only 9. At 16
he left home to become an artist.
He studied in Provincetown under
Charles Hawthorne and Richard
Miller and worked on the New York
World Telegram and the Boston
Herald. He also engaged in ultra
violet research in the laboratory of
Prof. George Hall of Boston, an
electrical research scientist. There
Mr.. Pike gained experience in de-
signing lighting fixtures.
In 1884 he worked his way to
Jamaica, British West Indies, and
was so fascinated with the blazing
color OF the tropics, the different
atmosphere, brilliant sunshine and
picturesque natives that he made
his home there for more than four
years. He worked industriously,
painting many water colors: he also
! decorated hotel, several clubs and
private homes and designed and
| decorated the new Carib Theater
for M-G-M. He returned to this
country with abundant material for
exhibitions.
In 1888 he had one-man show in
London Of his Jamaica paintings
and later exhibited in Miami, New
York, Boston and elsewhere. He
lived in Old Lyme, Conn.,, for over a
year. then moved to Rutherfordton,
N. c., the ancestral home Of his
wife's family. He is now in the
Army Air Forces.
Mrs. Pike is the daughter of DR..
B. z. Washburn, for many years
West Indies and Central American
director of the Rockefeller Founda-
ton. 1t is expected that the Arts
Club exhibition will include paint
ings of all the places the artist has
lived and worked.
Distinguished Mexican Art
Historian Here
Senor Manuel Toussaint, director
of the Institute Of Art Research OF
the National University of Mexico
and an outstanding historian and
art critic of that country, is now
in Washington at the beginning of
an itinerary which will carry him
from New York to San Francisco
and from Chicago to New Orleans.