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Evening star., 1961-12-24

Seen in this new light, the
Peruvian painters look very
good indeed. There is moth
ing in the show that i'm
poses itself on you, but there
is nothing that seems an
imposition in the other sense,
either. There is a high level
of general competence and an
overall sense Of a group of
young painters who know
pretty much what they want
to do and have sufficient
grasp Of their materials and
methods to do it.
Perhaps half the work on
view is pure abstraction
showing a restrained inter-
est in paint textures and a
thorough control of compo-
sition. Dante Gavidia creates
patterns of tiny textural var
iations that function as both
the stuff Of the cosmos and
the cells beneath the skin
of man.
The most Immediately ap-
pealing artist in the show is
certainly Alberto Quintanillo,
who paints highly styled
animals. often in relation
to the moon. His "Charango
Bird" poses this feathered
friend against a lutte of some
sort to make nice contraste
of form, of motion and of
color. all supporting the OBJ
vious meaning.
Downstairs in the Pan
American is a small exhibi-
ton of engravings by Ana
Maria Moncalvo of Argen-
tina. The key print in the
show is a gracefully violent
view Of two cocks. The forms
and also the spirit Of these
two birds get into most of
the rest Of the mostly alb
Stract show. Miss Moncalvo
also does very nice things
with the texture of the en-
graved line.
Evening star., 1961-12-24
Graphic Arts

Meanwhile in the Division
of Graphic Arts, located in
the fancimul red brick Ro-
manesque chapel building of
the Smithsonian, there is a
small exhibition of prints by
James L. Wells.
His wood engravings en-
compass biblical scenes and
views of Washington and get
back to the classical use of
wood engraving as established
by Thomas Bewick and 9TH
ers. In general. values are
reversed. a white line in
stead of a black line en-
closing forms. But the rever-
sal is not complete and me-
chanical. 1t is brought on
by the medium itself. or at
least suggested by the me-
dium.
Wood engraving, as distin-
guished from wood cut, is &C
complished by cutting into
the end of a piece of wood
instead of its side. This is
much more difficult, both as
regards each invididual stroke
of the cutting edge and as
regards the wood staying to-
gether after cuts have been
made. For this reason, in the
18th century, there grew up
the wood engraving tradi-
ton of reversed values, thus
allowing the artist much
more freedom than would be
possible with the wood cut
technique of cutting away
everything intended not to
print, leaving only the black
line standing raised on the
block. Wood engraving, too,
of course, cuts away what
is not to print, and leaves
standing in the wood what
ever is to print. But the re-
versal of values means that
the cut line in effect does
print. surrounded as it is by
uncut black.
This traditional white on
black approach to the wood
engraving has been given up
in recent years. Pintmakers
have been using the medium
for the sake of its extreme
crispness of line when ham
died as Woodcut. The effects
of the traditional method are
differnt. Line is less crisp,
but for compensation there
is a lightneSS to mass that
sometimes makes a whole
landscape seem to float on
the paper.
In the Biblical scenes of
Mr.. Wells, this effect works
to give the subjects their
necessary dimension of sig
nificance beyond the simple
recording of people and
events. For example, in
Christ and the Fishermen"
light plays through the scene
both to establish the inland
sea and to focus the atten-
ton on the sudden appear
ance of schools of fish where
a moment before there were
none.
The same effect performs
another miracle in a print of
Dupont Circle" Mr.. Wells,
while being faithful to the
place, nevertheless trans
forms the spot into a piece
of country set down in town,
completely removed from the
whirlpool of traffic.
Evening star., 1961-12-24

range in media is from the
lighteSt of pencil lines to
the heaviest of ink washes.
There are about IS drawings
shown. They include many
Of the beSt-known painters
OF the century and demon
strate convincingly that
painting, even today, is
stronger when it rests firmly
upon the base of good draw
ing. Without interpreting it
as stricly as Ingres SEEM
ingly did, we can still agree
that drawing is the probity
of art.
AS always in historical ex-
hibitionS, a certain amount
of the interest comes from
seeing work that is not at
all typical of what we now
regard as a given artists
personal style. The early Ly-
onel Feininger, for example,
is not represented by one of
the luminous arrangements
OF planes upon planes which
spring to mind at the men,
ton of his name, but by
THE Disparagers," dated
1911. a mildly grotesque scene
in a vein Feininger worked
often before he saw the
planes Of light and water
and buildings that made him
famous. Here furtive figures
stink along strange streets
dominated by a looming via
duct. The suggestion is DR..
Caligari. The revelation is
of the sheer depth of an art
lists potential, how much can
be there besides the main
line.
GroSz's Mother-in-Law
In a somewhat similar way,
the soft drawing by George
GroSz Of his mother-in-law
is in the first place beauti-
full conventional drawing and
in the second place superb
rendering o + conventional
emotional responses not often
associated with Grosz. More
familiar is the spirit of his
classic. "Fit for Active Serv-
ice. 1913" every mans an
sWer to his draft board.
The show also includes
some of the best-known sin
gle drawings of our time,
among them Dali'S whirling
study of cyclone horses, Pavel
Tchelitchew's hypnotic
Head" made Of interlocking
spirals, and Ben Shahn's SEN
sitive "Dr. J. Robert Open
heimer."
Evening star., 1961-12-24

German Christmas eve fes-
tivities.
According to one authority,
in the later 10th century in
England. the singing Of carols
tended to be degraded into
a petty beggary. In every dis
trict little children in groups
paraded from doorstep to
doorstep, from the end Of No
vember onwards, building up
a Christmas fund by the ex-
tortion of what may very
fairly be called hush money"
In this country, the custom
described by Percy Scholes al
most seems somehow to have
gotten itself associated with
that bugaboo among holidays,
Halloween.
Towards the beginning Of
the goth century. a movement
for better and more authen-
tic Christmas music began to
make itself strongly felt, and
serious explorations Of the
carol repertory were under
taken by good scholars and
musicians. This conceded, to
a large extent, with the re-
vival Of interest in folk song
and dance. particularly in
England. AS the repertory ex-
panded, 1t became evident
that the Christmas season
had inspired a genuinely rich
vein of exquisite song
throughout the world.
The process Of rediscovery
continues today at an in
creased rate, and no year
passes without some addition
to the ancient heritage.
Do you want to make a real
find? We know the text of
the first Christmas carol
everyone can recite the thrill
ing words the angels sang.
But wouldn't it be good to
know what tune graced their
Peace on earth?"
y
Library Christmas Present
The Elizabeth Sprague
Coolidge Foundation in the
Library Of Congress has an
nounced a new program
which is. in effect, a continu-
ing gift to music = lovers
throughout the country.
In an attempt to widen the
appreciation of contemporary
chamber music in the United
States. the Coolidge Founda-
ton has begun an expert
mental project designed to
broaden the repertory of pro-
fessional American perform
ing ensembles by making
availa Bile to them, on a
limited loan basis, scores,
parts. and recordings Of out
standing American and for
eign chamber music works.
All professional groups res
ident in the United States
are eligible to borrow mate
rails from the Foundations
Evening star., 1961-12-24

ing Europe during the vogue
of the Noble Savage, Catlin
enjoyed a good deal of intel
lectual interest, including a
favorable review from Baude-
laire.
Art, however, was as pre-
carious a livelihood then as
now and the painter soon
found himself down and out
in Paris and London. The
paintings went into hook,
whence they were rescued by
a Philadelphian. Joseph Har-
rison. His widow. dying in
1879, left the paintings to
the Smithsonian. Meanwhile
Catlin himself had died in
1872 and had spent part
of his last years occupying
student space in the Smith
sonian.
A great many of the paint
ings on view are portraits of
chiefs. There isn't a man in
the group who dresses much
like the movie Indian and a
lot Of them are logged out
in the United States male
fashions of the 1830s. Still,
there are enough items of
authentic tribal origin to fas-
cinate the young visitor. Be-
sides the portraits there are
sketches and some colored
Autographs made by Catlin
of his action scenes.
The most interesting Of
these latter are the ones deal
ing with the Indian rites of
passage for youths and Cat
Inns often repeated theme of
the buffalo hunt.
Obviously Catlin'S visit to
the Indians-among them the
Sioux, the Cheyenne and the
Blackfoot-at a time when
the final conquest of the
tribes was still in the fu-
ture, gives him an immense
advantage over such later
Western artists as Charles
Russell, who arrived on the
scene just as the rairoad was
destroying it, and Frederick
Remington, who rode the
range in New Rochelle.
There is. in fact, only one
weakness in Catlin's work:
He just wasn't a very good
naintnr
Evening star., 1961-12-24
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

DUMBARTON OAKS RESEARCH IL
BRARY AND COLLECTION, 1903
Thirty second street NV. Daily. 9
to 8 pm; closed Monday. Closed
indefinitely.
FREER GALLERY OF ART, Twelfth
and Constitution avenue at Tenth
street NV. Daily. Q am. to 80 D. m.
NATIONAL COLLECTION OF FINE
ARTS, Constitution avenue at Tenth
street NV. Daily. 8 am. to 4:30 pm.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, Con-
stitution avenue at Sixth street NV
Daily. 10 am. to 8 pm. Sunday, 2
pm. to 10 pm.
PHILLIPS COLLECTION. 1921 Twenty
second street NV. Daily. II am. to
4 PM; Monday. / am. to 10 pm.
Saturday, 9 am. to 4:30 pm; Sun
day and holidays, . to 5 pm; closed
Mon. Now: THE Civil War"
CORCoRAN GALLERY OF ART. Seven.
tenth street and New York avenue
NV. Daily. 10 am. to 4:3O pm;
Sunday. 2 to z pm.
Evening star., 1961-12-24
Phillips Collection

Over at the Phillips, the
seasonal exhibition is "20th
Century Drawings from the
Museum of Modern Art" a
show which reminds us of
how much fine drawing has
taken place in our century.
The range in time is from
1905 all the way up; the
Evening star., 1961-12-24
THURSDAY

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
LLOYD Geisler. conductor, with the
Washington Ballet Company. Con-
pm. Repeating Wednesdays pro-
FRIDAY MORNING MUSIC CLUB
Participating artists: Richard Alex
Ellen Pulfrey, flute; Philip Schaiet,
clarinet; Charyl Trayhern, piano:
Deborah Hix, soprano; Thomas
Miles, organ. Calvary Methodist
Church. 1859 Columbia Rd. NV, 8
pm. Student recital,
Evening star., 1961-12-24
ART AND ARTISTS
ART AND ARTISTS
Smithsonian Display Appealing
Christmas Show for Children
BY FRANK GETLEIN
Star Art CRITIC

Christmas" the man said
as he threw the switch and
sent the Super Chief racing
under the coffee table and
out again, Christmas is
really for the children" If,
like him, you subscribe to
this article of faith and if,
like him. you find yourself
now with children of assorted
sizes to do something with
during the holidays, then for
Christmas sake bundle them
off to the Smithsonian. That
jolly old Institution, in it's
Natural History Museum.
Tenth street and Constitution
avenue NV. has put up a
pair Of art exhibitions, back
TO back, that together make
the incest Christmas treat
since Scrooge went soft.
Most of the downstairs
foyer is occupied by a rare
exhibition of Indian paint
ings by George Catlin owned
by the Smithsonian's Division
of Enthnology. Out of close
to 600 CatlinS owned by the
Smithsonian, the show has
85, all newly cleaned and
otherwise restored.
The last two sets of bays
in the foyer gallery are given,
over to "Americans-A View
From the East" 95 japanese
wood block prints occasioned
by the 10th century arrival in
Japan of Commodore Perry
and other Westerners. The
prints were collected by
Washingtonian Carl H. Boeh-
ringer during 10 years State
Department service in Japan
and are being circulated ma
tionally by the Smithsonian
Travelling Exhibition Service.
Appeal to Youth
The appeal of Catlin to
the youngsters ought to be
immediate. The man not only
painted Indians - the same
native American exoticS you
find on television and the
wide Screen-but he painted
them from life. He was there
when the Indians were still
an active menace to settle
ment and trade. George Cat
lin hit the Western trail in
1882 under the guidance of
William Clark, who, in part
nership with Merriweather
Lewis, had earlier opened up
the Northwest Territory and
found a passage to the Pa
cific.
Catlin knew exactly what
he was after. A young por-
trait artist in Philadelphia,
he was struck by the silent
and stole dignity" of some
Indian lords of the forest"
who passed through town en-
route to Washington.
AS he wrote about it later,
Catlin reflected that, BLACK
and blue cloth and civiliza-
ton are destined, not only
to veil. but to obliterate the
grace and beauty of Nature.
THE history and Gus
toms of such a people, pre-
served by pictorial illustra-
tions, are themes worthy of
the lifetime of one man,
and nothing short of the loss
of my life, shall prevent me
from visiting their country
and becoming their his
torian."
Catlin'S Travels
He visited for eight years
on his first trip and made
others later. From his on
the spot sketches, Catlin
worked up a collection of
paintings of the Wild West
and, in accord with one ar
tistic custom of his day, took
his work on tour through
the United States and on
to London and Paris. Arriv-
Evening star., 1961-12-24
Pan American Union

For its first group show
in a long time, the Pan
American Union has hung
a group of Young Peruvian
Artists" II painters repre-
sented by Is paintings. In
honor of this event, the Un-
ion has at last done some
thing about it's lights and
it is a pleasure to report that
every picture in the show is
properly Illuminated, while
the high walls above them re-
main in appropriate shadow.
Evening star., 1961-12-24

hind a bookcase and was only
rediscovered around 1850, is
the best source that has come
down to us for the actual text
Of early carols.
Sometime. If you happen to
be in Balliol College, Oxford,
drop into the library and look
at this now famous volume.
Without 1t. our heritage Of
carols would be much poorer.
Evening star., 1961-12-24
NEWS OF MUSIC
Christmas Carols
And Their Oriqins
BY IRVING LOWENS
Star Music Critic

Some time between 1900 and 1886. London grocer by
the name Of Richard Hill kept notebook which he otted
down things he didn't want to forget you and l.
Mr. Hill was interested in all kinds Of facts the pages
OF his notebook be found tables Of weights fairs
recipes prescriptions dates Of his chdrens births notes on
how to break in horses properly instructions
beer riddles puzzles poems in French English and Latin
and some Christmas carols
1t so happens that the Hill book which slipped be-
Evening star., 1961-12-24
FRIDAY

METROPOLITAN BRASS QUINTET
Morton Cutoff, director Bethesda
Youth Center Auditorium Walsh St
off Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda. Nd
7:30 pm. Program unavailable.
Evening star., 1961-12-24

Morton Cutoff, director. Bethesda
Youth C9nter Auditorium, Walsh st.
off Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, Nd,
T:30 pm. Repeating Fridays pro-
gram.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 81
(For full details, see next Sundays
liSting)
CHOIR. NATIONAL BAP-
TlST MEMORIAL CHURCH. George
Steiner, conductor. At the Church,
IL am.
AND CATHE ORAL
CHORAL SOCIETIES, Paul CalIaway,
conductor. Washington Cathedral, 4
pm.
FRIDAY MORNING MUSIC CLUB.
Washington Musical Institute, pm.
FRIED, tenor: Esther Os-
troff, piano. Phillips Gallery, pm.
WIENER. violin: Lowell Farr.
piano. National Gallery, s pm.
PARTRIDGE. organ. First
Baptist Church, 10 pm.
Evening star., 1961-12-24
WEDNESDAY

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA,
Lloyd Geisler. conductor, with the
Washington Ballet Company. Con-
stltution Hail, 2:30 pm. The Nut
cracker, Tchaikovsky.
Evening star., 1961-12-24
SATURDAY

DELL CASE, piano. Sligo Seventh-Day
Adventist Church, Carroll & Flower
Ave. Takoma Park, Nd. 4:l5 pm
Program unavailable
B RASS QUINTET
Navajo times., 1961-11-29
Family ReIocutes
In Chicago

Mrs. Laura Skeets, shown in the
picture with Mr.. Hoska Cronemey-
er, Navajo Tribal Representative
and the Adult Education Teacher
from the Chicago Board of Educa-
ton, moved to Chicago from CAL
lup, New Mexico, June 19, 1856,
with her family of seven by taking
advantage of the Bureaus Program
of Voluntary Relocation.
Mr.. Skeets (Emerson), an un-
skilled worker, experienced many
varied difficulties as to his obtain
ing and holding good-paying jobs.
One job led to another for aperiod
of approximately three years until
Mr.. Skeets was able to gain enough
practical experience and acquired
a good job with steel fabricating
and foundry company.
Mrs. Skeets, who has never had
any formal education, experienced
far more difficulties and fruStra-
tions than her husband, who went as
far as the sixth grade in govern
ment boarding school. Her lack of
knowledge of the English language
added all the more to the complexi-
ties of urban living despite the fact
that she recognizedher shortcom-
ings. Keeping house, doing tine fam
ily's grocery shopping, learningto
get around in Dthe city alone, enroll
ing school-age children in school,
attending church were only feWof
Mrs. Skeets' activities that re-
quired knowledge of English, SO
a to communicate.
MIR. and Mrs. Skeets' will to
withstand hardships, willingness to
Ii isten to advice, counseling and
planning have enabled them to sur
Vive the innumera Bile odds that
faced them initially. BY learning
TO plan, saving their money, max
ing numerous friends, and attend
ing adult educ alton cla sSeS to learn
English, the Skeets family not only
are bettering themselves, but are
affording their children with num-
erouS opportunitie for we'll
rounded education and to enjoy
some of the finer things of life in
the city.
Two additions to the family oc-
Cured in the Skeets household
since arrival in Chicago several
years ago. The family now numbers
nine.
Mrs. Skeets is doing something
about her lack of education after
she realized that bare "survival",
alone, was not enough. She and sev-
eral other Indians, Eskimos and
the foreign born are presently at
tending Adult Education Classes to
learn a working knowledge of Eng
lish mmar. Recently, Mrs.
Skeets was cited and given an award
for being the outstanding student.
Mrs. Skeets, aside from her house,
hold and other family duties, has
found time to attend the English
classes. She certainly merits con-
gratulationS.
The will to succeed despite edu-
catiOnal limitatio knows no
bounds as evidenced and Demon
strated by the Skeets family.
Navajo times., 1961-11-29

Glen Canyon Unit Colorado River Project
Canyon Dm the Colorado River
high and contains two million yards When finished
1904 7O will million
The workman standing approximately
mile being
closure of the diversion initial
1863 which time Lake Powell will begin
Reclamation F.. s. Finch
Navajo times., 1961-11-29
Tribal Officials
In Sum francisco

Edward McCabe, Tribal Trea s-
urer and Ned Hatathli, Director of
Tribal Resources left Window Rock
Nov. ii to attend to Tribal business
in San Francisco, California.
Arizona sun., 1961-07-20
NATIONAL URBAN
LEAGUE HOLDS CLINICS

problems arising in them, as well
as UL discussion leaders from vari-
Gus areas of the country.
Among nationally noted figures
who will participate in the clinics
will be such individuals as Andrew
L. Hatcher, assistant White House
press secretary; Leonard j. Gar
niecki, director of conservation and
reconditioning, Urban Renewal Ad-
ministration; Jess Spiedel, direct
or of fund raising, American Cane
er Society; DR.. Jerome H. Hol-
land, president, Hampton Institute;
Alvin L Schorr, family life specia-
list of the U. S. Department of
Health. Education and Welfare.
There will be many others OF
equal prominence in their fields
as related to null community con-
Germs and programs.
Areas to be examined in the
clinics will be: strengthening OF
family life; use of religious re-
sources; public relations; provld-
ing youth incentives; industrial and
labor relations; housing; office
management; research and fund
raising.
Detailed plans for each of the
clinics will be issued by the Nation
iaT Office soon.
Arizona sun., 1961-07-20
National Urban League honors Vets

the Board members by Mrs. Walt
er HirShOn.
The third veteran who is step
ping down, also on October l, is
Julius A. Thomas, director of IT.
dustrial relations. Mr.. Thomas has
been a member of the Urban Leag-
ue staff for Sc years, thus rounding
out the 99-year service tally of the
honored trio, AS a matter of fact,
the retirement of Mr. Thomas
comes just two months before the
37th anniversary of his joining the
UL staff. Thus, the three are only
that much short of the full century
mark of collective active duty.
At the meeting the Trustees
also welcomed a newly elected
member to the Board. He is Martin
E. Segal of New York, head of a
firm of consultants and actualies
to health, welfare and pension pro-
grams that bears his name ana
long active in League affairs. Mr..
Segal served as chairman of the
Leagues Equal Opportunity Cam
paign last year.
In addition to its regular busi-
ness, the Trustees took note in an
official statement of the waves OF
terrorism then in progress in the
South in connection with the Free
dom Riders" Incidents.
Arizona sun., 1961-07-20
RCA Sets Up
Scholarships

Two scholarships valued at more
than $4,000 each will be awarded
this fall by RCA Institutes to a
pair of outstanding students to be
nominated by the National Urban
League.
The scholarships were establish
ed in honor of the late Eugene
Kinckle Jones, longtime Null chief
executive, and will bear his name.
Announcement of the awards was
made at a reception marking the
forthcoming retirements of EXecu-
tive Director Lester B. Granger
and julius A. Thomas, director of
industrial relations.
Guests of honor at the reception,
given by RCA, were Mrs. Eugene
Kinckle Jones, Sr, of New York,
widow of late League leader, and
her son and daughter.
George F. Maedel, president of
RCA Institutes, and Charles Nj.
Odorizzi, board chairman of the
Institutes, were among the RCA
officials attending the affair. Mr..
Maedel pointed out that the awar-
dees will be selected on a basis of
scholastic record and attainment
and will be applicable at either of
two RCA Institutes, one in New
York, the other in Los Angeles, in
Continued on Page Six
Arizona sun., 1961-07-20
NAACP HITS VOTER
REGISTRARS

New York,-The NAACP backed
up its Haywood County, Tenn,
branch in protesting tactics used
by voter registrars there to sharp
ly reduce the number of Negro
registrants.
In messages to Attorney General
Robert F. Kennedy. Roy Wilkins,
executive secretary and Rev Ed
die Currie, president of the local
NAACP unit, called for immediate
action.
Rev. Currie reported that more
than 100 Negroes stood outside the
Brownsville courthouse, June 20.
in 9O-degree weather all day long.
Only seven were registered.
Inside, white registrars delayed
by drinking Coca Cola and taking
time out to chat with other whites.
Whites were allowed to enter and
leave the registrars office at will.
Secretary Wilkins asked the At
torney General to accelerate reg
istration on the last day ito COM
pensate/ for denials on previous
registration days..
Arizona sun., 1961-07-20
Phoenix "Sigrlas'
Host ReginaI

The Alpha Epsilon Chapter OF
the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity,
Bro. E. E. Roberts, President, will
host the 18th annual regional con-
ference of the Western Region
meeting at the Adams Hotel July
27 through 80. The Fraternity s
Western Region comprises nine
chapters in Washington, California,
Arizona and Colorado.
Sigmas are rightfully proud that
they are the first, and so far the
only one of the predominantly Ne
gro college fraternitieS tn
Brothers in the new African ma
tions. These include President
Nkrumah of Ghana, President
Tubman of Liberia and Gov. Gen
eral Azikiwe of Nigeria.
The Fraternity nationally carries
OH a three-fold program: Bigger
and Better Business, Education
and Social action. Its Motto is:
Culture for service and service to
Continued on Page Six