Evening star., 1955-05-29

tionS in his nations art in
the 1920s. He has won awards,
particularly for his water
colors, paintings in which me-
dium compose about three
quarters of the current exhibi-
ton. But his nine oils dem
onstrate his proficiency in this
medium as well.
Born in Buenos Aires (189O
Sr. LARGO spent his years
from 6 to 20 in Madrid. Spain,
where he studied art. exhib-
tied, and worked as an illus
traitor. Returning to Argen-
tina in 1917, he was active as
an exhibitor, art instructor
and illustrator, and continued
to travel extensively. In the
past year, he has been living
in Mexico City, where a large
exhibition of his work was
held early this year. The show
at the Pan American Is a part
of it.
His painting in both water
color and oil is much Simpli-
fled and summarized, yet he
does not depart from repre-
sentation. His figure paint
ings in both media are excel
lent, particularly Gin oils)
Little Bullf1ghter," study Of
a reclining man, and a dou-
BILE portrait of a mother and
daughter, whose personalities
as well as ages and appear
ances are well differentiated;
and (watercolors) a study Of
q woman in a hammock, and
several portraits.
News in Brief
The National Gallery Of Art
will open this afternoon to
continue through the summer.
two exhibitions: Miniatures
and prints from the Rosen-
wald collection, in Galleries
Go through G-14. and Amer
lean primitive paintings from
the collection of Edgar Will
liam and Bernice Chrysler
Garbisch, in the central gall
lery.
Also at the National Gallery
of Art this afternoon, Ray
mond S. Sites, curator of ed
ucation, will lecture at 4
o'clock on Paul Gauguin, a
Modern Man in Search of His
Soul" Interest in Gauguin
continues unabated. Two books
about him were published ear
ly this year: 'Noble Savage"
a biography by Lawrence and
Elizabeth Hanson (Random
House, So and "The Gold of
Their Bodies" a novel about
the artist, by Charles Gorham
CDial Press, $3.50. Reviews
of these books will be given
here when space permits.
Paintings, sculpture and
drawings by students of the
American University Art De-
partment opened at Watkins
Gallery on the campus last
Sunday, to remain through
next Sunday. A faculty and
student jury selected the ex-
hibits from hundreds of sub
mitted items. obtaining what
they consider the best work
done during the year. Many
of the student-exhibitors have
won prizes and honors in open
exhibitions in Washington and
elsewhere. Six graduate stu
dents are represented with
groups of their work. There is
also a display of crafts-pot-
terry. hooked rugs, printed ma
terials, graphics, puppets, etc.,
done in the Art Teachers
Workshop.
Jane Orcutt Blatter is hav-
ing a solo exhibition in the
lounge Of The Alban Towers
Hotel. 3700 Massachusetts
avenue, through next Wed.
nesday. She participated in a
group exhibition at the Silver
Spring Art Gallery earlier this
month. twenty-five paintings
in the current show were done
in Ecuador and Greece. Mrs.
Blatter studied in France and
Italy in the mid-1920s later
in New England and here at
the Corcoran and Phillips
Gallery Schools.
An exhibition of paintings
by a group of young adult
cerebral palsy patients will be
held at Franz Bader's Gallery
June l through 4. Lenore
Strauss conducts classes at the
United Cerebral Palsy Center,
2012 K street, NV.
Oil paintings Of the West