Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-03

quence If the painter or sculptor ha!
something worth while to say ane
the skill to say 1t convincingly. A.
in all modern art the tendency is tt
oyeremphasize the personal ele.
ment which after all is bound tG
express itself-and the less con.
sciously the better.
We are told that the world we now
live in has changed-and so it is
but for this We. ourselves are re-
sponsible. To merely lament does
no good-this is a time when artists
and public, alike, must seek out
their own sincerity and hold to ii
firmly. What is art If not a means
to this end?
Subjects Are Varied
Undoubtedly among the guild
members are those who honestly
ardently, seek the truth and pro-
duce for the sheer joy of the doing
But what is their message-what
have they to say? Turning to the
painters, Nan Watson, who paints
not only sincerely but beautifully
shows a charming portrait, sensi-
lively seen and rendered, Of Ruth.
From Richard Lahey has come a
large, decorative painting Of Sun
flowers" done with vigor and ap-
parent delight. One of the loyeliest
landscapes in the exhibition is q
simple theme, Early Sun" which
derives charm through the rendi-
ton of subtle values well compre-
hended though elusive in the ex-
treme. 1t is the work of Margaret
Gates. Portrait studies of note are
shown by Sybil Bonbright, Sarah
Baker and Lois Mailou Jones, the
two last mentioned being especially
colorful.
AS in other exhibitions of today
the war affords various subjects
Olin Dows, technical sergeant, con-
tributes an excellent water color en-
titled Training in England" lent
by the War Department.; wounded
Paratrooper, Celia an oil painting
by Mitchell Jameson, lieutenant
U. S. N. R., is well done and dra-
matte without being over strained
by sentiment. The Navy Depart
ment is the owner and lender. Mr.
Jameson is, however, at his best
in certain drawings shown with
prints, etc, in the atrium. Alice
Acheson, who heads the alphabet.
cal list of exhibitors, is admirably
represented by an oil painting Of
"Convalescents" (servicemen) at {
nearby sanitarium.
There Is not much still life but
"Japonicas." by Laura Douglas anc
a group of useful articles from the
artists studio, the work of Car
Nyquist, attain special Interest
through reflection of French i'm.
pressionist influence and its ele-
mental charm. A large oil painting
Flowers" by Andrea Zerega /!
somewhat in the same manner.
The president Of the guild, Prem
tiss Taylor, better known perhaps
as photographer and painter, makes
unique contribution, an oil paint
ing entitled "Petrified Summer
weeds by the roadside bereft OF
LEAKAGE but with stems and seed COW
erings sharply etched against a pale
autumnal background by nature
with unerring strokes.
Among the works in sculpture are
three of marked interest and merit;
one in black granite, polished, OF
Mother Cat and Kittens" by
Heinz Warneke; THE Snob," a re-
cumbent camel, very complacent
by Dorothea Greenbaum, and Hip
popotamus," In terra Gotta, hollow
tile, essentially conventional, the
work of Lillian Swami Saarinen.
The majority of the artists in the
guild and represented in this exhi-
bition are war workers holding full
time Government positions for
which their artistic training fits
them.
The other local exhibitions sched-
uled to follow at the Corcoran Gal
lery are: Miniature Painters, Sculp-
tors and Gravers," Mrs. Mary Eliza
beth King, secretary, miniatures in
all media, December II to January
10: THE Society of Washington