Evening star., 1950-08-06
By Florence S. Berrymon

Two new exhibitions by wash
ington artists organizations will
open this afternoon in the foyer
of the Natural History Building,
United States National Museum;
ceramics by the Kiln Club, and
sculpture by the Washington
Sculptors' Group. These shows
will extend through August %.
George Washington University
opened its Sesquicentennial exhi-
bition simultaneously with the
large shows of the National and
Corcoran Galleries. Briefly men
toned here at the time of its
opening, the G. w. show has a
flavor of its own, being largely re-
lated to the university and in
cluding paintings and cartoons of
District of Columbia themes by
former students and alumni. 1t
will remain through September.
The show comprises not only
selected items hung in the usual
exhibition space at the library,
but refers visitors to the i'm
portant new full-length portrait
of George Washington by Gilbert
Stuart, permanently placed in the
second reading room. and to
other portraits owned by the url.-
versity, among them the excel
lent likenesses of President Cloyti
Heck Marvin by Augustus Vincent
Tack. and of the late Dean Wilbur
by Richard Meryman who was on
the Corcoran School faculty some
years ago. Prominently displayed
is Garnet Jex's historical painting
painted in part satisfaction of the
requirements for the degree OF
MIA. 1881, G. w. U.
Columbian College.
George Washington University S
first home (erected 1922, when
it was Columbian College, a red
dish brick Georgian building north
of Florida avenue between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets NV.
depicted in a watercolor by an un-
known artist. and its second home
in 1884 (at Fifteenth and II
streets painted by Gladys Ames
Brannigan CA. B., 1908, G. w. u
who was well-known member of
the Arts Club, are in strong con-
trast to the extremely modern
buildings now dominating the area
around Twentieth and G streets
and Washington Circle.
Cartoons by George Y. Coffin (of
the Washington Post in the 1880s
and '90s) and by Clifford K. Berry
man of The Evening Star, include
quite a few dealing with the Dis
trict of Columbia suffering from
taxation without representation.
These cartoons are lucid and
pointed, some serious, others
amusing. But the fact that they
cover more than half a century,
and that District representation is
apparently no nearer than it was
in the gay '90s, make the Wis
itor wonder if this objective is
ever going to be reached. Incl
dentally, Mr.. Coffin graduated
from the university in 1869; and
Clifford Bergman was awarded an
honorary M. A. by G. w. in 1920.
Jim Bergman. who attended
G. w. 1920-23, is represented with
a Star original cartoon dent by
Mrs. Hans Kindler) tying up the
National Symphony Orchestra
with international politics under
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Drawn from the university's COL
lections are number of hand
some Autographs and engravings
in colors, of Washington city a
century ago and earlier, along
with maps and views of single
buildings, including two of the
Presidents Mansion circa 1872.
A modern conclusion to the
show is supplied by the clever
original drawings (based on Don
Quixote) by Tim Evans of the
class of 81, published in the 1850
Cherry Tree, annual student year.
book.
Selection of the rs items COM
prlsing the exhibition was made