Evening star., 1949-08-07

tailed rendering Of the central
feature. Searching studies OF
Chinese, old and young, African
natives and American Indians
include realistic portraits. as well
as characteristic group activities.
such as dances. He became well
acquainted during his Army serv-
ice In the various theaters Of op-
GRAFTON (Afriea, the Far East and
,India) and he now lives in Alhu-
querque. New Mexico.
The popular appeal of his work
is attested by the fact that be-
sides the 9 Army loans, IA OF
the remaining u paintings on
view were lent by private collec-
tors. including Mr.. and Mrs. Her
mann w. Williams. jr. Further
more, Mr.. Smith found his paint
ings were acceptable currency"
when he recently built and fur
nished a new home. An art-loving
plumber installed plumbing in re-
turn for an oil painting and a
couple of watercolors; doors and
windows were acquired In the
same way, and a Great Dane
puppy was added to his family in
exchange for a watercolor.
Citv and Circus
Rowland Lyons light-hearted
approach to his subjects is COM
municated to visitors to his one
man show, recently opened at the
Dupont Theater Gallery, to re-
main through August Is. Fifteen
paintings in oil and watercolor de-
.pict various types Of subject. now
familiar to Washingtonians as his
preferences: Circus, zoo, street
scenes, wharves. There are also q
portrait and a few landscapes.
The artist, native and resident
of Washington, whose career has
been closely connected with this
city, needs no introduction. He
studied at the Corcoran School
of Art, also at George Washington
University, where he received B.A.
and MA. degrees, and later under
Charles Hawthorne at Province
town, and at the Pennsylvania
Academy's summer school. He
was, in turn. an associate in art
at George Washington, for three
years, has taught at the Abbott
School of Fine and Commercial
Art, and has conducted the grad
uate school Of art at the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
He Is affiliated with five pro-
fessional artists organizations
here, has exhibited frequently
here in group exhibitions as well
as one-man SLOWS, has received
eight prizes and awards in Wash
ington since 1888.
Washington streets and parks
are the subjects of one-third of
the current show, several in
Georgetown. where Mr.. Lyon lives.
These are comparatively natural
istic, as are most Of the others.
He is showing one near-abstrac-
ton, Road to Race Point" in
which successive planes have been
reduced to fiat bands of color.
The Dupont Gallery is non-
profit and admission-free, in the
theater lobby, but directed by an
independent committee Of Wash
ington artists and art patrons.
The exhibition is open to the pub
lie from to 10 pm. daily.
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3oth Medal Issue
Adolph Alexander Weinman,
sculptor of the pediment at east
front, United States Archives
Building here, sculptured the lat
est medal issued by the Society
Of Medalists (illustrated). Con-
cerning its subject matter, he
said that IAN artist finds it much
more difficult briefly to express
that which has taken much
thought and effort to compose
within the limits of . circle" The
diverse symbolizes Genesis" and
the artist refers the reader to
chapter one in the Bible. to ascer-
tain what Mr.. Weinman has en-