Evening star., 1947-04-06
Frank C. Kinks Works
Have Appeal for Public

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Paintings by Frank G. Kirk fill
the gallery at the Arts Club through
Saturday. These IS oils, painted In
! traditional manner, Of subjects at
! tractive per Sc, or pleasantly pre-
sented, should have genuine appeal
for the public.
! Although long resident OF New
| York City, Mr.. Kirk is member
of the Arts Club OF Washington, as
we'll as the Society Of Washington
Artists. He is an associate Of the
National Academy and afiiliated
with other professional artists or
ganizations.
He had a large one-man show at
the National Museum Ave years ago,
in which a number OF portraits ar1ds
figure studies revealed his command
of this type of subject. In the pres
ent collection there Is only one, q
sympathetic Interpretation of an
aged man, "Jobless." A large part
! Of the show Is composed of small
Landscapes and urban scenes tin-
cluding several OF Washington
which would not appear out-sized In
the limited space In which most peo-
| pie live today. A number OF these
paintings were sold during the ex-
hibition's first week.
| Some of his most striking paint.
! ings are still life arrangements, In
which textures are differentiated in
la way to tempt the touch: cleaning
brass, glowing copper, sheen of silks,
glisten Of hight on fringe where 1t
/ hangs over table edge. The pleas
ure of recognition is a large part OF
Mr.. Kinks exhibition.
IWashinstonians' Works Shown
In Water Color Show
| More than 80 water color paintings
by American artists, nearly half Of
whom are Washingtonians, are on
view at the Barnett Alden Gallery
through this month. Among them
are Alice Acheson's fresh, colorful
Boat Yard" Phillip Bells broadly
brushed Prom the Heights and
Douglas Browns amusing Plaster
Faun."
Lois M. Jones kindly presentation
of "The Janitor," and Rudolph Won
Ripper's "Zouave" are telling por-
traits. Prentiss Taylor shows an ad.
mirable concert portrait of Rubin.
stein Playing at st. Elizabeth's," in
which the pianist is small but not
dwarfed by the flamboyant setting.
Nicolai Cikovskys excellent Road
and Houses" Adolf Dehn's beautiful
sage-green landscape through which
a Train is speeding and Eliot
OHara's Curves and Daggers"
| richly painted desert plants, are
other arresting items In a well-bal-
anced exhibition. internationally
| famous George Grosz is represented
by his colorful Street in Harlem"
painted on wet paper.
Assembled by Alonzo Alden, this
show Is composed of loans from the
Phillips Memorial and Howard Uni
NClSlty 1dliCl vi aILt oCNClh hk hiA"
yate collectors and the artists.
When I visited the Alden Gallery
last Sunday, John Robinson was put
ting the finishing touches on an in
terror. a faithful portrait" of the
gallery, with transcriptions In mfnia-
ture, of actual paintings on the walls.
Mr.. Robinson Is one Of six artists
whose works will be exhibited there
during May.
Changes at the Whyte Gallery
The housing shortage has affected
the Whyte Gallery. which was
obliged to yacate half its premises
last month. and to move everything
into 1918 Connecticut avenue, which
it owns. Space for exhibits having
been considerably curtailed, the gall
lery has made arrangements with
United Nations Club to hold series
OF exhibitions there. The first OF
these, organized by the Whyte Gall
lery. will comprise paintings by Alice
Acheson. to open April 13.
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Biennial Talks
The Corcoran Gallery Of Art an
nounces that, beginning Tuesday,
snort gallery talks on the paintings
In the Goth biennial will be given at
12:45 Tuesdays through Saturdays,
by Amy Briggs and Margaret Wage
net. Each week one talk will be
given Tuesday and Saturday, an
other Wednesday and Friday.