Evening star., 1948-10-17

'celllSt Is q SouthpaW with rubper
arms. Jacob Kainen's musicians are
robots, tuning their instruments,
done in rich, singing colors. Mar
shall Gochmauer, q newcomer to
the local exhibition scene, has con-
tributed q small crayon drawing Of
a string quartet. whose formal at
tire, much simplified, gives them a
beetlelike appearance.
Several artists show unique musi-
cal themes. Bernice Cross "Lorelei"
is an innocuous creature for whom
no sailor in his right mind would
wreck his ship. BY John Gernand
there is a tender little color area
intended to suggest a passage from
Debussy. John Galloway has turned
in the most imaginative work.
Ballet OF Flying Ravens" its music
being furnished by a somewhat
arthritic Orpheus with a Tyre.
Ernest Lothar's Sound and Waves"
is an abstraction strongly resem-
bling a medieval knight with low
cred visor. and a spider web on his
shield. Helen Rennie's abstract,
"Cymbelum Players" is quite as
Before seeing the title, I
thought it was a baby grand piano
with exposed strings. Edward Ro-
senfeld has q nostalgia little oil Of
a 10th century organ, complete with
heavy top, pedals, etc. 1t possesses
the subtle suggestion of pathos he
manages to get into many of his
paintings of commonplace objects.
One doesn't have to be musician
to enjoy the Whyte Gallerys "Musi-
cal Theme"
X X X Il
Chinese Christian Art
The Institute of Chinese Culture.
2200 r street NV, is exhibiting
today from 4 to pm, more than
20 paintings by Luke Chen, founder
of the first school of Christian art
in China. This initial showing in
the United States of this artists
work is open to the public.
Mr.. Chen, known as the master
of the northern school," interprets
traditional Christian subjects in a
unique manner, delicately executed
in water color on Chinese parch-
ment. Born in Peking in 1902, he
studied art under a famous master
subsequently graduated from one OF
Peking's oldest art schools, and at
the age of Is organized the artists OF
Peking into an art group, the most
famous in North China today. Arch
bishop Constantine, Apostolic Dele.
gate to China. impressed with ar
exhibition of Mr.. Ch'en's pictures
invited the artist to organize a Chi.
nese school of Christian art, the
first in China, which was established
as q department of the Catholic
University Of Peking. A convert to
the Catholic faith, Mr.. Chen tool
the name of Luke at his baptism BY
Archbishop Constantine. He is alst
an instructor in the National Art
College and the Hwa Pei College ir
Peking.
Art for the Home
The Society of Washington Artist!
is cooperating with the HON.
Builders Association of metropolitan
Washington in the Home Show Elk.
position which opened in the D
C. Armory yesterday, to remain
through next Sunday. Paintings
and sculpture by professional artist.
in the Washington area which ars
on view were subject to only one
restriction by James Pearson, execu.
tive director of the association, lie.
that their sizes and prices were to be
within reach of home owners ol
average means.
Works on display were selected
by a jury of the Executive Commit.
tee of the society, oldest profes'
sional artists group in Washington
They range from sharp-focus nat.
uralism to pure abstraction.
Sheffield Kagy, president Of tn,
Society of Washington Artists, hope.
that a large majority of Home Show
visitors will see the art exhibition
Many home owners, he believes, art
not regular attendants at local gal.
lery exhibitions, consequently hav.
not become acquainted with tht
good original work available a.
modest prices.
Prizes of 500, $50 and $25 will
be awarded by jury of the Society
of Washington Artists. An addi.
tional prize of 500 will be giver
by the Home Builders Association
to the artist whose work receives