Evening star., 1949-01-23
News of Art and Artists

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and pleasing colors, and a few
sculptures.
A large group of wood sculptures,
mostly religious images. display q
deeply reverent spirit. The peasant
artists gouge these with an ordinary
pocket knife out of thick blocks,
and paint them sometimes in bright
strongly contrasted colors. A num-
ber Of them depict Jesus with His
head resting on His hand. Because
this attitude was repeated frequent
Ily from early times. it came to be
classic one to the Polish peasants,
symbolizing "the troubled Jesus, "
as they call it.
Akin to wood sculptures in char
acter are the tempera paintings on
glass, also depicting religious
themes. The forms are primitive and
the colors bright and uninhibited
Many of them are resourcefully and
decoratively framed by the artists.
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Father and Son
Pencil drawings by Frank NJ and
Norman Rines, now on view at the
Arts Club through next Friday, not
only depict interesting and appeal
ing subjects in beautiful technique
but also present an intriguing dem
onstration of a son following in his
fathers footsteps professionally, and
subtle differences for which expert
ence accounts.
Frank M. Rines, born in New
Hampshire, studied at the Pape
and Massachusetts Schools of Art
both in Boston. He is an illustrator
and an instructor in Boston Univer-
sity Boston Center of Adult Edu-
cation, and Massachusetts, Univer-
sity Extension. He is author OF
several books on pencil technique
Besides his membership in Mass
achusetts art organizations. he is
affiliated with the Washington
Water Color Club. and has exhibited
with it, and at the Arts Club, in
connection with an earlier exhibit
tion by Ruth Perkins Stafford.
Norman Rines, the son, Is in his
early 20s. He is showing 13 superb
portraits Of handsome buildings OF
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology, Wellesley. Harvard and
Simmons. These drawings have the
clean-cut precision of excellent
architectural renderings. and at the
same time, more variety and pic
torial appeal. Most Of them were
done in winter, with snow on the
ground and leafless trees, whose
limbs make attractive patterns in
some Of the pictures, without hiding
any of the buildings details.
/ Comparing these drawings with
those Of Frank M. Rines, one con-
cludes that when the son is in his
fifties (as the father Isl he too will
have developed the easier and more
varied style which makes the elder
Rines' drawings joys to behold,
Aside from the advantage these
have, of representing more pic
turesque subject matter. thatched
English cottages. Massachusetts, and
Vermont countryside and harbors
and 18th century villages, old
houses, mills, dams) they are de-
picted in a pencil technique which
fits different textures and surfaces
like q glove, changing from wood
to foliage. to sky, ETC., so expertly
as to be wholly unobtrusive.
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Golden Anniversary
The central Public Library's art
division is devoting its space this
month to an exhibition commence
rating the Library's 50th anniver-
sary. It is a historical show COM
prising photographs of the original
and later main buildings and
branches; Of the founders, librarians
trustees and others connected with
the Library, newspaper clippings
giving the Library's history and
special events, and kindred material
The Star is we'll represented in the
show, with photographs of the late
Theodore w. Moves founder, and
Benjamin McKelway, now a men,
ber of the Board, John Clagett
Proctor in several illustrated arti-
cles, and Clifford K..Berryman with
two original cartoons, selected from
los which he gave to the Library
two years ago.
French 1mpressionist
The Corcoran Gallery Of Art
opened yesterday with q pre-view
for members, an exhibition of paint
ings by William Malherbe, a French
artist who is an exponent OF impress
sionism today. He has been living
in the United States for decade.
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New Local Show
Blow Associates. 1906 H street
NV, put on exhibition yesterday,
the second group of paintings and
drawings by Washington artists, in
its l949 series. Those represented
are Walter Carnelli, Julia Eckel,
Laura Douglas, Frances Ferry, FL
dora Lorenzini and Jozef Pielage.
The gallery Is open weekdays from
3 to 8; and the present group will
remain through February II.
STAMPS AND COINS.
COINS, American and foreign gold, silver
antiques, cameras. Hiehest\ prices paid.
Hepner, 402 18th ct. NV. DI. 266S.