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operation Administration. He
studied painting in Turkey a.
well as at the Corcoran. His
work is austere, with cool.
quiet colors. and emphasis on
line and accent. Yards and
Docks" impressed me as his
most successful work in the
current show.
James Suzuki. winner Of The
Evening Star award in last
years annual of the Society Of
Washington Artists. has re-
ceived S other awards In
Washington area shows since
he came to the Corcoran in
1858. He began to study art
in his native Japan. and sub
sequently in Portland. Maine.
His paintings at the Arts Club
are distractions, with Oriental
OVertOneS.
The shows sole sculptor Is
Jane Woolverton, Q native Of
Indiana, who has studied and
exhibited extensively. She u
showing 6 sculptures in wood.
marble and cast stone. Her
wood works are semi-natural.
istic, styled by the shape Of
the tall narrow blocks. The
cast stone pieces are abstrac-
tons, resembling hollow tiles.
This is another fortnight
show, on view only through
Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12
ChiIeun Art

The first large exhibition OF
contemporary Chilean art that
I have seen in IA years, Is on
view at the Pan American
Union through next Wednes-
day, concluding a 3-weeks'
display. Composed Of paint
ings, sculptures and prints. by
more than so artists. it was
arranged by the Institute OF
Plastic Arts of the University
of Chile in Santiago, and is
being shown in the United
States under auspices Of the
government Of Chile.
II. as the introduction to
the catalogue says. this show
provides a complete piano.
rama Of contemporary Chilean
art" Its most arresting facet
is its predominant conserva-
tism. Certainly the majority
of Latin American artists whose
work is presented by the
union monthly throughout the
year, are esthetic radicals.
The Mexican muralists' art
revolution of more than 80
years ago, has had tremendous
influence on contemporary
art; and Brazilian painters,
best known perhaps being
Candida Portinari, have led
other m o dern movements.
Looking back to the 1912
Chilean exhibition at the Ma
tional Gallery Of Art here, one
recalls that, too. was tradi-
tional, and that part Of the ex-
PLANTATION given was the fact
that Chile's population is al
most wholly European in an
tecedents, minus the large In
dian representation that some
Of the Latin republics have.
Nevertheless, the word Com
temporary" is somewhat loose
" used here. for some Of the
paintings are dated 1919, 1885,
ETC.. and one portrait. Exequiel
Plazas Bohemian Painter,
appears to be the work Of half
q century ago or earlier. Yet
those earlier paintings are no
more conservative than some
dated in the 1950s. It should
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12
Three Young Pointers

A trio of one-man shows by
Robert Arner, Felix Pasilis and
Dominic Spadaro Is on view at
Watkins Gallery. American
University, through next Sum-
day. tClosed Saturday, The
last two mentioned studied at
American University, and Mr..
Arner studied at the Phillips
Gallery School under c. Law
Watkins. who inaugurated the
University's present art de-
partment. All three went on
to further study in Paris. New
York and Florence. respective
ly.
The university presents these
artists works as representing
three different esthetic APP
proaches: Robert Arner's elias
sic ini its severity and preci-
SION; Felix Pasilis' EXPIRES
sionistic in its verve and dar-
ing" and Dominic Spadaro's
romantic In its warmth and
sentiment" Obviously, these
pigeonholes are suggested as
directions; contemporary art
lists seldom settle permanently
into rigid categories.
The careful craftsmanship In
Mr.. Arner's paintings should
recommend them to the pub
lie. Particularly admirable Ia
1.-THE Window" He shows also
several experimental paintings,
with the compositions broken
into diamond and lozenge-
shaped areas.
Dominic Spadaro's group of
II oils and drawings has the
most variety Of the three. His
large painting Of a hill town.
"Fiumedinisi" impressed me as
his best, in color and compo-
sition. Less successful are
several large paintings of peas
ants. heavy and primitive in
handling, whereas his small
pen and wash studies Of both
figures and landscape are
adroitly delineated.
Mr.. Pasilis has received the
most extensive recognition ma
tionally, being one Of "2l lead
ing young artists" featured In
the 1855 Art News Annual. He
has had a number Of one-man
shows in New York City, which
have elected praise from critics
Of leading publications there.
Nevertheless. his 16 oils seemed
to me badly executed, with
garish color schemes and hot
muddy color applied with
abandon or haste. Nearly all
these paintings are variations
on a still life theme Of tea
pots. jugs, flowers and other
objects. I do not see that their
sloppy execution gives them
any special impact. signif1-
canoe. force" or whatever, as
some of the praise implies. In
deed. there are plenty Of force
full. significant things going on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12
Ghost Letters

The current issue Of "Ameri-
can Heritage" that admirable
magazine Of history in book
form takes up the fascinating
subject Of ghost letter writing.
a lively topic in these parts
lately.
From Douglas Southall Free
mans letters to the Carnegie
Institution written while he
was preparing his great biog-
raphy Of Washington we learn
that the father of our country
was not above giving his wife
a hand in the difficult art of
writing letters. Noticing that
Martha Washington's early
letters were sadly spelled and
phrased. q researcher finally
came across a letter In Wash
ington's hand similar to one
in Martha's. Apparently the
general had to write out his
wife's letters so she could copy
and sign them and thus save
the family the disgrace Of in
ept correspondence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12
Dostoyevsky Fete

The SovietS are always cap
turing our authors and telling
their people how much more
they appreciate them than we
do. Now the shoe is on the
other foot. To mark the 18th
anniversary Of the death Of
Dostoyevsky, Radio Liberation.
the American Committee for
Liberation for Bolsheyism,
Ines station in Western Ger
many, Is American authors
have recorded statements that
will be broadcast around the
clock behind the Iron Curtain.
Among the writer's contrib
uting to the program. which
will be heard continuously for
the first two weeks Of this
month, are Jacques Mafitaih,
William Saroyan, Clifton Fad
imam and Lionel Trilling.
Mr.. Trilling succinctly states
the problem Of the monolithic
Soviet when confronted with q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12
In Non-Fiction

The nonflction prize for the
seventh Book Award was what
publishers call a sleeper" The
nonflction judges, passing over
such outstanding books as John
Gunther's Inside Africa" and
Anne Morrow Lindbergh's Gift
from the Sea-" chose q COM
paratively little known book
AMERICAN IN ITALY, by
Herbert Kubly.
While American in Italy"
was extremely well written and
received very favorable re-
views, it did not figure on best
seller lists and probably was
nominated by few booksellers
or critics.
Mr.. Kubly, Of Swiss descent.
born and brought up on q farm
in Wisconsin, formerly was q
newspaperman and music
critic. He also was associate
professor of speech at the Uni
versity Of Illinois. He spent II
months in italy on q Fulbright
fellowship.
The judges said Of Mr.. Kub-
ly's book: 1T is the story Of
the authors love affair with
the Italian people. It has q fine
balance Of humor, pathos and
understanding Of the people Of
another nation"
These judges were Curtis
Box. Harrison Brown, Leon
Pearson and Richard Revere.
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ARTISTS AND EXHIBITIONS
Art Foursome' Show
On View at ObeIisk

be noted how well done tech
nically these paintings are.
They have variety in handling
as wen as subject matter.
The smaller sections Of sculp-
ture and prints have larger
representations ! in contempt
rary idioms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12
EARLY ORWELL
NOVEL CONES
TO AMERICA
KEEP THE ASPIDISTRA

KEEP THE ASPIDISTRA
FLYING, by George Orwell
(Harcourt, Brace: $3.75), is an
early novel by the author Of
the famous satires on totali-
tartan governments, 1894" and
Animal Farm" This novel
was published in England in
1886. but appears in America
for the first time. While it is
not equal to the later satirical
novels which brought Mr.. Or
wen fame shortly before his
untimely death. Keep the
Aspidistra Flying" a story of
the held-under, dictated-to
lower middle class. shows the
authors developing gift for
this type Of writing.-C. B. ].
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different about receiving the
Book Award for the most dis
tinguished novel OF 1855.
This is the first time a
book of mine has won a prize, T"
he told the audience as he &C.
cepted the plaque and gold
medal. $50 I cannot say now
that I have been caught un-
prepared--after all, I've been
waiting almost % years 4.
In my case any prize is a good
one. but this one is particu-
larry good because it comes
from the people who make
books"
The Judges
The Book Award is spon-
sored by the American Book
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BY MARY McGRORY

Erico Verissimo, the Brazil
ian novelist who has been
Director Of Cultural Affairs Of
the Pan-American Union for
the past three years, is going
home again this summer.
eff I stay here" says Mr..
Verissimo, Brazil's most dis
tinguished author. II will write
only fairy tales or the lives OF
saints"
Living here-I like 1t very
much, you understands like
living in q full-color postcard.
It lacks o dimension. and the
dimension is simply this, that
I was not born here. In order
to write in a country. you need
to know the people and to
have a past there"
Mr.. Verissimo's latest novel.
written in BRAZIL. a short,
symbolic story Of a guilt
ridden husband entitle d
Might" is a departure from
his usual style, which is best
known to Americans from his
historical epic. Time and the
Wind"
The Morning After?
The symbolism Of Might"
he thinks may give readers a
little trouble. but. even so. he
says that symbols shouldn't
be too clear" And as for the
underlying meaning Of the
l6s-page novel which traces
the actions of q man through
a night of horror. 1t could
hardly be simpler.
II want to convey to the
reader" says Mr.. Verissimo.
"that no matter how dark the
night, there is always a morn
ing"
Mr.. Verissimo has won two
major literary awards in Brazil.
He has also extensively trans
lated into Portuguese the
works of such English and
American writer's as John
Steinbeck and Aldous Huxley.
The first order of business
upon his return will be to COM
plete the trilogy of which
Time and the Wind" was the
beginning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12

winner OF the poetry prize
for his book 1.-THE Shield Of
Achilles"
the point; never lacking In
wit. both sacred and profane."
The poetry judges, all prac-
ticing poets. included Cleanth
Brooks, Richmond baltimore,
Robert Lowell. Phyllis McGah-
ley and Muriel Rukeyser.
Mr.. Auden, author Of the
widely known The Age Of
Anxiety" was born In York.
England, in 1907. He was edu-
Gated at Oxford, has been q
resident Of the United States
since 1899 and an American
citizen since 1916.
At the crowded ceremony at
which the three prizes were
presented Senator John F.
Kennedy Of Massachusetts,.
author Of the recent book,
"Prof1les in Courage" was the
principal speaker, virgilia Pc
terson.' author. critic and
radio-TV personality, was
master Of ceremonies.
4 4
Random House published
both the novel and the book
Of poetry that won the awards
In those fields. Simon and
Schuster published the non
fiction winner.
AS usual, Book Award week
was the occasion of forums,
receptions, luncheons and buff
fet suppers at which book
critics from all over the coun-
try met publishers and dis
cussed problems of interest to
both. Some publishers had au-
thors in tow to share in some
kLANA A-lAsa.a1S zN.-x--x
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12
By FLORENCE BERGMAN

Two British artists who have
left England and Scotland, re-
spectively. and two Italians
who have gone to other lands
are having an art foursome
at The Obelisk Gallery. 3241
P street. Georgetown, through
out this month.
Aldo Pagliacci is the only
one Of the quartet who has
left his native country perma-
nently. He is starting a new
life In Bolivia. where he has
apparently been preoccupied
with bulls and bull fights. He
shows three Of his meticulous-
ly painted miniature oils.
There are also four striking
studies of bulls. done In coll
ored and white chalks on black
paper: one is framed under
invisible glass, which provides
an admirable surface without
reflections.
Ivan Mosca. on one OF his
annual visits to Barcelona,
Spain, painted a new series OF
his impressions Of the Costa
Bravo. OF these rich toneful
captures, liked best his large
"Valle di Malala," a little sea-
coast town, almost lost In a
far-reaching land and : sea-
scape.
Scottish Robert Parkinson.
who with the two Italians has
been introduced In Washing
ton in earlier shows at the
Obelisk, is represented with a
group Of pen and ink draw
ings of beautiful clarity de-
picting Spanish villages.
Derek Hill, currently head
Of the painting department OF
the British Academy in Rome,
has sent seven studies Of Ital-
ian people, workers and peas
ants, simply and vigorously
drawn in wash, crayon. char
coal and colored chalks.
Each group is meritorious
and individual, and the four
compose a varied and inter-
esting exhibition.
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Douglas Quotes

Senator Douglas. Democrat
Of Illinois. has been single
handedly putting the literary
favor back into the Congress
sional Record. That very
prosaic subject, the gas bill,
found Senator Douglas, an un-
abashed bookman. copiously
quoting. In his long exposition
on the dangers of the bill, he
called on Shakespeare. Gill
bert and Sullivan. Oliver
Wendell Holmes and John
Steinbeck,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12

american man, MS Iainliy anu
his town"
The five judges, all authors
who also rate as critics. agreed
that the novel was "a MASTER
piece of construction" a book
that shows a remarkable con-
troll of material and a per-
fectly maintained distance
from it." They added: Tough
minded as usual, Mr.. O'Hara
has written a novel of emo
tional depth and moral con-
viction."
Mr.. O'Hara, who also is
physically tough and looks 1t,
stressed, in accepting the
plaque and citation at a color
full ceremony in the Com
modore Hotel, his constant
effort, since he began publish
ing books in 1884, to write as
honestly as he knew how.
Too Much Truth?
81 first have to satisfy my
self that I am telling the
truth, then that I am telling
it in the most readable fashion
I know. I am immodest enough
to believe that the opinion Of
posterity is the least of my
worries and should be the least
for anyone who writes about
contemporary life"
The burly Irishman, who Is
built like a fullback and could
pass for q headquarters de-
tective, did not discuss. at
least in his speech, the criti-
cism most often made Of his
work. This Is that he tells too
much truth, that he leaves too
little to the imagination, some
times, In Language and episode,
touching the obscene.
But many Of us who review
books feel that Ten North
Frederick" with its memorable
portrait of Joe Chaplin, the
small-town lawyer born to
wealth and position. but
plagued by futile political am
bition and a frustrating fam
lily. is Mr.. O'Hara's best novel.
All its characters are plausible
and alive, and the mythical
Pennsylvania town, Gibbsville,
the scene of his first novel,
Appointment In Samarra,"
breathes with verify.
The closest competitor for
the fiction honor was Mackin-
lay Kantor's Civil War epic,
"Andersonville," and a number
Of the visiting critics thought
this long. poetic picture Of the
notorious Confederate prison
should have received the
award. Both Ten North Fred
erick" and "Andersonville"
were listed in The Stars round
up Of 1855 books as among the
six best novels.
Others considered seriously
by the jury included another
Civil War novel, Robert Penn
Warren's Band of Angels:
Herman Wouk's top best
seller. Marjorie Morningstar":
two other novels, May Sar-
tons "F aithful Are the
Wounds" and Paul Bowles'
THE Spiders House" and
books of short stories by
Eudora Welty. Flannery
O'Connor and Shirley Ann
Grau.
A Worthy Selection
My personal nomination was
"Andersonville," though I feel
that "Ten North Frederick" is
a worthy selection.
Mr.. O'Hara. who has been
depicted as somewhat bellg-
erent toward unfriendly read
ers-he did the best he
could and you could take 1t or
leave it - was far from in
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Winners of the National
Book Awards Honored
BOOKS IN REVIEW
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES

NEW YORK, Feb 11-John O'Hara, who has just won
the National Book Award for his new novel, TEN NORTH
FREDERICK took this from several rival novess
pressing his heels in the judges opinion
his book fortnight total picture Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12
In Poetry

The poetry prize was no sur
prise. It went to w. II. Auden.
a favorite poet of the day. for
THE SHIELD OF ACHILLES.
The judges called this book
Intelligent, agile. full and
large; always original and to
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Itoliun Visit

From the National Book
Awards. celebrated with suit
able pomp and ceremony in
New York this week comes an
anecdote from a winner. Her
bert Kubly. who came back
from Italy to claim the nom
fiction prize for IAN Amer
lean in Italy" reports that dis
gruntled travellers who used
his book as a guidebook beat
a path to his door in Rome.
Their complaint: 1--WE didn't
have as much fun as you did. "
Their trouble: They couldn't
speak Italian.
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READING AND WRITING
Erico Verissimo Is Going
Home to Do Some Writing

genius who simply will not At
the Party line. Dostoyevsky
was condemned in 1947 by
Stain, who called him "a
lackey of the warmongers Of
Wall Street" Since then. how
ever. he has been rehabilitated.
and Mr.. thrilling puts these
pertinent questions:
How will the Soviet critics
cope with his Christianity.
which is at the very heart Of
his work? What will they make
of his images of Christian
virtue. Of his praise Of humility
and simplicity and self
sacrifice? :. What will they
do with his belief. expressed in
The Possessed that the hu-
manitarianism Of revolutionary
ideas masks the lust for power
of revolutionary personalities"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12

today. without jugs and pots
getting into the act.
Critical encomiums and bio
graphical data are hung with
the artists groups.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-12

Publishers Council. the Amer
lean Booksellers Association
and the Book Manufacturers
Institute. The fiction judges
this year were Carlos Baker.
John Brooks. Granville Hicks.
Saunders Redding and Mark
Schorer.
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