Evening star., 1949-03-13


exhibition at the Smithsonian
fishing houses in four countries.
In 1898 he went to Switzerland a.
a refugee, taught art in various
refugee camps, and worked in the
Swiss road service. In 1910 no
tiled in the Dominican Republic,
whe1~ he resumed his painting
and teaching, until 1947, when no
began to teach at Hampton 1nsti-
tute, Va, and since last October,
at The Washington Workshop.
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Zeresa Drawings Extended
The collection of recent draw
ings by Andrea Pietro Zerega will
remain in the Salve Regina build
ing, Catholic University. through
March. Between 20 and 80 works.
in black crayon, charcoal ana
brush, have all been executed IN
the last six months. Most OF them
are quite different from anything
by this artist which have seen
heretofore.
Certainly Mr.. Zerega has not
become mired in a rut, for his
present group ranges extensively
in size, handling and subject mat
ter. Some of his heads are from
two to several times life size, and
appear to be sketches for murals.
There are graceful, delicate flower
studies and still life, semiabstract
groups of figures, such as footoaH
players and wrestlers; some mys-
tical religious subjects. carefully
finished landscapes and urban
scenes and a few social comments,
e. e., the brutal video audience In
Fight Night
The artist. who has lived in
Washington more than a decade.
is now on the staff OF Cathollc
University's art department. He
has exhibited extensively here ana
in other cities, and among his
awards are eight from Washing
ton organizations.
Visiting Lecturers
Several lectures on art by emf
nent speakers from other cities
are available to the public. This
afternoon at o'clock at the
National Gallery of Art, Lawrence
Schmeckebier will speak on Mi
chelangelo, with presumably
reference to the statue OF David
now on loan there from Italy.
DR.. Schmeckebier is director OF
the Cleveland School OF Art ana
author of several books.
Tomorrow evening at $3.50 at
the Phillips Memorial Gallery.
Andre Chastel will lecture Gin
EnglishD on Dante and the Paint
ers of the Renaissance" M.
Chastel is holder of the Henri
Focillon French Government Fell
lowship for 1949. He is member
of the faculty of the Sorbonne.
Next Friday evening Karl
Knaths, who is giving his annual
course of lectures and instruction
at the Phillips Memorial Gallery.
will lecture on Some Aspects OF
Painting" at Watkins Gallery.
American University. Admission
is free, but reservations must be
made; Woodley $500. extension 80.
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Soiourn in Japan
Forty paintings and drawings
by Olga Chomisak Weiss. most OF
them done during 1947, which year
she spent in Japan, where her
husband had been stationed ear
lier, compose the March exhibition
at the Central Public Library. It
is her first solo exhibition in this
country.
A graduate nurse and occupa-
tional therapist, she taught arts
and crafts in New York State
hospitals for eight years. In
Japan she studied painting on silk
with Suizan Mkt, and several
examples of her work in this
medium are included. 1t seems
to me that the best of her exhibits
are the brush drawing of Japanese
figures and several water colors
of landscape, "Kitayama Noun
tains," Japanese Eggplant" and
the gateway to shrine. Since
settling in Glenn Dale, Md. Mrs.
Weiss has been studying art with
Pietro Lazzari and at American
University under John Galloway.