Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-12

which fetched the two highest
out the 1898 auction season
in New York. This one was p
movie in which one scene
fades into another, and the old
and new images appear to be
simultaneous. Hence, I found
at the Mart paintings and
sculptures of clowns, bare
back riders and so forth, lin
gering on the walls, while the
more recent entries vie for the
visitors attention. No criti-
cism Is implied; paintings
which were good early in June
are equally good in July.
However, the Mart's sum-
mer exhibition of paintings,
sculpture and ceramics is def
nitely up through July and
August. Among the indubi-
tably new things, I liked Ralph
de Burgos' fresh Spring
Rain" which manages to be
charming even to those of us
still Shuddering at recollec-
tions of the juicy month of
May. Lois Jones colorful por-
trait Of a guitariSt has touches
of gold suggesting the glitter
of a night club. Aline F'ru-
hauf's witty little caricature of
National Gallery director, Da-
vid Finley, places him appro-
priately beside a rotunda COL
umn, gazing at Goya's Ouch
ess de Montejo." Lyn Egbert's
gouache of white flowers on
tinted paper, Doris Roop's lit
tie impreSsionist head of a
young woman, and Celine Ia
baryS children dancing in a
ring, with movement sug-
gested by the swirling planes,
are other engaging neWcom-
ers.
John Chapman Lewis "Oys-
ter Wharf" with it's familiar
schemes and color theme, is
admirable, but the strong
family resemblance between
most of his paintings makes it
difficult to say whether it has
just left his easel. Several
oils and water colors by Theo-
dora Kane add to the gayety
of the Mart's current display.
Summer Art Talks
The Evening Star Broad
casting Co. recently announced
that Alice Hutchins Drake,
we'll known Washington
author and lecturer, is con-
Quoting a series of six weekly
talks on religion as expressed
in various art forms, on
WMAL-TV's interfaith re-
ligious program, This We Be-
lieve." Sundays at 1870. The
first was given June %. the
second last Sunday. Future
talks will be given July 10,
August 2, September 6 and 20.
The series covers the period
from the early Christian era
to the present time. Miss
Drake will discuss paintings.
mosaics. sculpture and stained
glass, as they are used to inter-
pref the stories of the Bible
and Christianity.
Miss Drake, currently a
research analyst on the staff
of The Washington Evening
Star Information Bureau, is
believed to be the country's
first radio fine arts commenta-
tor, having been featured on
WRC Washington, beginning
in 1924.
Trio in Georgetown
Charles Hatch Lownsbery,
Patrick r. D. Flanagan and
Harold Olcott Sloan are hav-
ing a joint exhibition at Col
lectors' Corner, 1926 M street,
Georgetown, to remain through
next Wednesday. The artists
are all employees of Muth'S Art
Supply Co.
Mr.. Lownsbery is graduate
of Pratt Institute, Brooklyn,
and Parsons School. New
York City. Mr.. Flanagan
studied on a scholarship at
John Heron Art Institute,
Indianapolis, and at Carnegie
Institute, Pittsburgh. Mr.. Sloan
studied at the New York Art
Students League, taught at
the University of the State of
New York and at George
Washington University.
Mr.. Sloan's pen drawings
and water colors are techni-
cally the best part of the show.
He has the assured line of the
good illustrator, Mr.. Lowns-
anaI:n