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through November 16.
The Corcoran Gallery reopeneo
galleries, closed since early summer.
They have been completely redec-
orsted and reinstalled. The rein
stallation brings forth several Amef-
ican paintings which have not been
on view for some years. Among
them are Charles Bird Kings por-
trait of Henry Clay, "Autumnal
Landscape With Indians by Alvan
Fisher, and "Washington's Head
quarters on the Hudson by Jasper
Cropsey.
woman With a Veil" by an
American impressionist, Theodore
Robinson, was received by the Cor
coran Gallery early this year as
beouest from Mrs. Edwin Low. 1t
is hung publicly for the first time,
For the reopening this month, a
number of paintings were loaned to
the gallery by private owners. They
add much to the scope of the ex-
hibition, as they include works by
BENJAMIN West, John Singleton
Copley, Gilbert Stuart, James Peale
and George Inness.
Since it's founding in 1859 for the
purpose of fostering American art,
the Corcoran Gallery has been one
of the few museums consistently de-
voted to showing the work OF our
native painters and sculptors. Con-
seuuently, the reinstanation repre-
sents no change in policy, but rather
a renewed emphasis.
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I'Operation Palette
| AS part of Washington's observ-
ance OF Navy Day tomorrow. the
Trans-Lux Theater has an exhihi-
ton of Navy art entitled Opera
ton Palette" comprising so paint
ings by Navy combat artists. The
theater is holding an open house
exhibition free to the public today
from 10 am. to l pm. Twelve OF
the paintings have been on "pre-
view for patrons in the theater
lobby for several days, and the show
will remain through next Wednes-
day.
Operation Palette" has been tour
ing the world for the past two years
1t comprises a part OF the Navy
Departments extensive collection OF
works by combat artists, done during
the war years. Other sections have
been shown at the National Gal
lery of Art, the Corcoran Gallery
Arts Club and elsewhere; but the
Trans-Lux Theater showing is the
first in Washington for this partic-
ular group OF pictures.
It includes oils, water colors ano
drawings by artists we'll known here
and elsewhere: Dwight Shepler
Mitchell Jameson, Albert K. Muir
ray. William F. Draper, Griffith Bal
ley Cole and other artists who were
commissioned by the Navy for its
art project during the war. Most
of them have returned to private
life and careers.
Shepler's THE Rainmaker, Page
Pago, Samoa a tropical landscape
with incidental figures, is warm and
colorful Garden at Hiroshima
Autumn, 1885, a water color by
Standish Backus, jr.. gives at first
glance a pleasant effect centering
| in a Japanese mother and child, but
this Is followed by shock as, with
a longer look, one takes in the fiat
desolation.
Considerable variety gives interest
to this particular exhibition.
Fourth Anniversary
The Barnett Alden Gallery cele-
brated its fourth anniversary re-
Gently by opening special exhibi-
ton of recent paintings by Charles
White. This is in line with the
gallery's established policy of having
a one-man show in observance o1
each milestone. Candido Portinari
Brazils foremost contemporary
painter; Jack Perlmutter, Washing.
| ton artist, and Jacob Lawrence, in
terpreter of Negro themes, had one
man exhibitions the first, second
and third years, respectively.
Charles White. a Chicago artist
now living In New York, began te
win recognition a decade ago. while
still in his teens. In 1887 he was
the recipient of the national seho-
iiastic award and a scholarship to
the Art Institute of Chicago. Three
years later he received first prize
at the American Negro Exposition
Chicago, and in 1943 Julius Rosen-
wald fellowship. He carried OF two
first prizes Tin painting and graphic
arts) at the National Art Exhibition
Atlanta University, last year, as vel
as an honorable mention IN San
Francisco's 10th annual drawing
and print exhibition.
Mr.. White has been represented In
previous exhibitions IN Washington
at Howard University and the Ii
brary Of Congress. He was artist
| lin-residence at Howard two years
ago. After exhibiting in seven other
cities in the United States besides
those named above, he sent work
this year to exhibitions in Paris,
France, and Prague, Czect1oslovakia
Mr.. White has also taught art in