Evening star., 1943-01-24
Art
Notes
Washington Artists
Annual Exhibition
At COrcoran
Rp Florence s. Rerrvman.

1dIleTy Oh AT, Is Llle nOSJ pldClC
show the organization has put or
view in some years. OF 62 oil
paintings, more than 40 are land
scapeS, Cityscapes, still life and
flowers. the large majority tradi-
tional in handling and pleasant in
subject and coloring. Gone are the
social conscious" themes, and in
dustrial motifs are represented only
twice. The small number of figures
and portraits depict people in quiet
moods. There is no hint of con-
troversy or unrest. One feels that
the artists were determined to get
away from any suggestion of the
troubled world
But although the general i'm
preston is curiously unexciting, one
finds many Commendable individual
works. The paintings and sculpture
which received the awards, made by
a jury composed of Mime. Carlos
Martins, Everett Warner and Mac
gill James, will doubtless have
popular approval, in most instances.
Prizes and A apardS.
For the second consecutive year,
The Evening Star prize of S100 went
to painting in the still life and
flowers category - Esther Lyne's
study in browns and green entitled
Autumn" Last year, it will be
recalled, Andrea zerega's Spring
Fragrance" won this prize.
The Alice Barney prize in por-
frnifffrn oitroro hyy 41r
Laura D. Barney, and awarded for
the first time, was bestowed upon
Jack Berkman's Solitary Break
fast" which deserved it. The paint
ing represents a young woman who
apparently lives alone and doesn't
like 1t; the emphasis is upon her
melancholy mood, which is sharp
ened by the elongation of her figure,
and the cool quiet color scheme, as
well as her downcast eyes and facial
expression.
Mary Jane S. Corr's portrait of
an appealing little blond girl
Daryl" received the society's bronze
medal in figure composition; it is
the type of work which often
catches the public's fancy. Honor
able mention in this class was
awarded to Gladys Milligan's
straightforward capture of a hand
some Studious type Of young wom-
an, Portrait of Jane"
Ethel Robertson Gath's Monday
Near Main Street." which fetched
the society's landscape medal, is an
outstanding cityscape, In which the
severity of the rectangular houses
is softened by lines of the weekly
wash. Lonely Corner" by Jacob
Kainen, recipient of first honorable
mention in this class, is distin-
guished for its emotional use of
color, an opaque sultry blue. Sec
ond honorable mention went to
MIN Du Bois Bottoms Spring
Comes to Mount Pleasant" which
epitomizes a type of suburban sec
tion with rows of Identical houses.
Pvt. William Whitney, a young
artist in the armed forces, received
the society's still life medal for his
"fs7ndolin. Still Life" reminiscent
Of the Cub;sts. II is far removed
from any hint of life at camp, re-
f1ections of which are engrossing to
civilians. But one cannot blame
the young soldiers themselves for
wanting to get away from their
routine during their leisure hours.
Honorable mention in still life was
given to Blanche H. Stanleys
FLOWERS With Meadowrue,' some
what eXpressionistic in handling.
Heinz Warneke's life-size New
Born Deer" in carved brass which
captured the society's sculpture
medal was shown in the artists ioint
exhibition with Peggy Bacon last
month at the Corcoran Gallery. The
Deer" was especially invited into
the societys annual, making an
exception to the rule of eligibility
for inclusion in this show.
InduSfriaIS and LandScabes.
Garnet JeX, the society's secretary.
and Omar Darlington, member of
It's executive committee, contributed
the industrial subjects already men
toned; both arrest the attention
Mr.. Jex's "Twenty-four Hours a
Day" is something of a departure
from his well-known landscapes;
1t is also warmer and deeper in tone.
Mr.. Carrington's Upgrade" is
painted in black and dark toned
blues. appropriate to the subject, a
train roaring up an incline
w. T. Carnelli's "P Street in Jam
uary," one of the larger cityscapes,
Is a simple view of cold rainy day
at a location on P street locking
over the park. with Connecticut
avenue buildings in the distance,
which can be recognized imme-
diately, as true to place and season.
Alice Acheson's Sentry, Water
Front" Is one of the best paintings
she has shown for some time. The
pattern Of tree branches and their
coordination with the movement
of water beyond, give these natural
forces an almost sinister vitality,
accentuating the solitude of the
soldier in the foreground. This is
the only painting with any direct
suggestion Of war, although Bull
dozers," by Pvt. Brockie Stevenson,
one of the Life magazine prize win
ners, included in the National Gal
lery exhibition of Art of the Armed
Forces last July, appears to depict
Army trucks at work.
Florence Nc~gan's "Middletown
Valley" seen from a height. Dean
St2mbaugh's sultTY "Midsunmer
L9ndscaDe" Helena Halls engaging
view Of H2rpCrs Terry, Gustav
Trois Summer Landscape with
its feeling Of shimmering warmth
and CCrnelia r. Yudits&y's far
reaching Autumn Landscape" are
admirable works in this subject
classification.
S. Peter Wagner's Mountain
School" has a remote and solitary
feeling and Arid Hedin's Mary
land Moon" is the moodiest land
scape on view; these two paintings
have a romantic favor. In con-
trast is Roy Clark's sunny white