Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-05
Two Previews Of New, Young Art
BY DAISY CLELAND
Star staff Writer

star stair Writer
Washington got q glimpse
Of two new and young" art
exhibitions at previews last
evening.
One took place In the mar
bled halls of the Corcoran
Gallery Of Art and the other
at the comparatively new
Margaret Dickey Gallery Of
Art which Is located in mod
est quarters on Pennsylvania
avenue over an all night
laundromat.
The only points Of similar
ity were in the youth and
modern thinking in express
sion.
The show at the Corcoran,
which will be on exhibit
through the 10th, Is Design
in Light" by William Bech-
hoefer.
Mr.. Bechhoefer. 81, Is q
graduate Of st. Adams
School here. Last spring he
was graduated cum laude
from Harvard. He said last
evening that he had taken
courses In design at Harvard
and that in his senior year
there we're no more to be
taken, so with permission of
the college he developed his
own course and they supplied
two professors.
Incidental Material
From this came Design in
Light" which involves tech
nical color photographs using
incidental materials such as
fabrics and aluminium foil. It
is the color and lighting eff
feet that counts.
Mr.. Bechhoefer is reported
ly the youngest artist to ever
hold a one-man show at the
Corcoran. It was sponsored
by the Friends of the Corco-
ran with the following COM
ment in the program: "The
work Of William Bechhoefer
is inten d e d to evoke the
forms and feelings of nature.
The artist deals directly with
light in a full range Of colors.
The materials used are Incl
dental. and photography Is
simply the means to capture
the composition"
In the words of the artist.
Il expect the photograph to
perform for me"
Among those at the cham
payne opening last evening
were the artists parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Bernhard Bechhoe-
fer Of Washington, who are
members Of the Friends Of
the Corcoran.
Others were the president
OF the Friends" and Mrs.
Sidney Zlotnick, Mr.. Milton
King, Mrs. William P. Mac
Cracker, Mrs. Ralph Becker,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Sacks Che
did the actual printing of the
color photography, and for
mer Korean Ambassador and
Mrs. Yang.
Recall Marshal Tito
Former Ambassador and
Mrs. Robert Amory, jr., were
there. The latter was saying
how impressive Yugoslavia's
Marshal Tito was when he
reviewed the troops on the
White House lawn. Even with
a temperature Of about 102,
he stood erect, with the total
command Of a warrior. "And
them" added Mr.. Amory,
after all there were years
when we did fight shoulder
to shoulder"
With the Amorys were
their son Robert Amory, III,
who was a clasSmate of Mr..
Be h no efer and a friend
from Boston, Miss Anne
Flynt.
Also there were Judge and
Mrs. Edward A. Beard, Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Weiss of
Chicago, Administrative As
siStant to the President and
Mrs. Mike Manatos and the
Greek Minister and Mrs.
Pierre CalogeraS.
The showing at the Mar
garet Dickey Gallery of Art
viii C ontinue through the
29th and features the works
OF five artis is. The best
known is WaShington-wise
Pc dro Sanjuan, director of
the Office for Special Rep
reSentational Services in the
State Department.
Mr.. Sanjuan and his wife
were on hand for the open
ing. She Is the daughter of
Assistant Secretary of State