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‘An Interesting Exhibition of Hand-Wrought Jewelry —Walter Beck's Paintings on View at the Arts Club. Landscape Club's Work. BY LEILA MECHLIN. RANK GARDINER HALE, mas- ter craftsman and metalist of Boston, is holding at Jane Bart- ott’s, 1603 Conneciicut avenue, his annual exhibition of hand- jewelry and enamels, and rating anew not only the artistic merit ®f cotemporary crafiwork but the fact that the ma- chine, with all its magie, can never successfully compete with man in art production. For designing and exe- cuting such jewelry as Mr. Hale gives us is art of the finest quality—art such » the Ttaly ve been proud to This may seem high praise, but it is none too high. The ciaftsman of today works under extremely difficult conditions and againsta great handicap—that of mod- ern commercialism. The cry and the need of the age is for quantity pro- duction. for speedy processes, for standards which are not too high for | the uninitiated. When complaint is made to the retailer that the things he markets are inferjor in artistic de- sign he is apt to shrug his shoulders and take refuge behind what he calls public demand. But it is a fact, and one which should be boldly emblazoned in public places, that that which is really good, supremely fine, has never failed to find a market. This is evi- denced by the patronage which Mr. Hale's work receives. Without such patronage it could not be produced. Not only has Mr. Hale's work found an appreciative public in Boston, New York and Washington, but in many ather places throughout the United Many more requests come to | he time of | and | discussion. Subjectively and tech- nically these paintings are unusual— in fact. unique. In them Mr. Beck has got entirely beyond the boundaries of representative painting and has regis- tered in a graphic language of his own invention emotions and sentiments, abstract themes. With the titles given, they are remarkably expressive, but the question is, without these titles would they convey their mean- i Perhaps the painter may not whether they do or not: it may his desire that the public pla their own construction, work out theit own solutions. If =0, it would be in- eresting to know what these would be. Among the most beautiful of the series which is now on view in the upper room at the Arts Club is one entitled “Life,” an exquisite white lily unfolding in an atmosphere and amid surroundings such as no eve hath seen mor common thought conceived. Another interesting composition is en- titled “Soft Grasses in the Marshes— | Moonlight,” strange figures—a wraith | uprising from a pool, while overhead waves of color represent emotion, pos- | sibly_sound. Certainly these paintings cannot fail to pique curiosity, to extend the field of graphic expression. * ok ok ox 'HE purpose of the Landscape Club of Washington appears to be ex- pressed in the familiar sun-dial mott mark only the hours that shin Sunshine and cloudless skies prevail in nearly all of the paintings comprising the club’s Winter exhibi- tion at the Mount Pleasant branch of the Public Library. Attractively set forth in the small reading room or the privilege of exhibiting and | selling his work than he can accede to. | he and his two assistants limited power of production. ¢ o long as they uphold the present high standard. When asked | why he did not increase his working | force, Mr. Hale said that to do so| would mean turning an art into a| business, which' he would never do. Mr. Hale is not only a fine designer and a most skillful craftsman, but an enthusiastic supporter of the arts and crafts movement, a member of the council of the Boston Society of Arts and Crafts, an organizer of the Art Association of Marblehead, where he has his Summer home, and an ex- tremely capable lecturer on the handi- crafts. Each Winter he not only holds a serles of exhibitions in differ- ent parts of the country but gives demonstration lectures in schools and colleges and before art associations, thus spreading a knowledge of real craftsmanship and its significance. In a notable address made at the latest convention of the American Federation of Arts, held in Boston last May, Mr. Hale said: “With the advent of the machine, which does everything for us and is working mightily to deaden our appreciative sense, we are accepting its wonders without thought £nd are in danger of losing our vision. We are forgetting what the old guilds- men and craftsmen knew so well— that the mechanical perfect is the artistic commonplace. * * * The machine has added very greatly to the wealth of our country, but I am sure that the future philosopher will weigh with greater accuracy the pur- chase price of this development and will offset it with losses to the human race, great losses, even though we are mostly unconscious of them.” The collection which Mr. Hale is showing here at this time comprises pendants and chains, brooches, pins, cuff links, etc. Some are in gol others in silver, others in a combina- tion of gold and silver and precious and semi-precious stones. There is one exquisite pendant showing a design of grapes and leaves, the former in silver and the latter in gold, the stones used being amethysts and vari-colored sap- phires—a lovely colorful piete, rich and at the same time not overwrought. It is in the appropriateness of design to use that Mr. Hale's jewelry stands pre-eminent; and this is right, for in the decorative arts utility and beauty must go hand in hand. There is, or has been, a prevalent belief that craft work is of necessity clumsy, but again Mr. Hale's work disproves such supposition. It fis wrought = with technical perfection, with amazing finish. Pieces such as he produces can.worthily be handed down from generation to generation, engendering pride on the part of the GOLD BROOCH WITH GREEN TOURMALINE, SAPPHIRES AND DIAMONDS. IT IS AMONG THE HAND-WROUGHT JEWELRY OF FRANK GARDINER HALE. EXHI- BITION ON VIEW AT JANE BARTLETT'S. owner in the taste of the progenitor who first coveted possession. Mr. Hale’s exhibition will continue through December 8. * ok ok ok 'HE Julia A. Shaw Memorial prize of $300 for sculpture awarded an- nually at the Winter exhibition of the National Academy of Design, New York, has been won this year by Mar- garet French Cresson for a head of a pirl, entitled “Francesca,” shown in the exhibition, which opened Novem- ber 29 Mrs. Cresson is the wife of William Penn Cresson, well known as archi- tect, diplomatist and author, and the daughter of Danlel Chester French, sculptor. She is a pupil of her f ther’s, but has been for some years now working independently. Mr. and Mrs. Cresson have a home in this city but are spending the Winter in Boe- ton because of Mr. Cresson’s lecture engagements. The prize-winnizg head is a charm- ing piece of portraiture, essentially sculpturesque in effect and uncom- monly subtle in expression. There is a little of the Mona Lisa suggestion around the beautifully modeled mouth, a spiritual quality which is not al- Ways found in the best of our cotem- porary sculptural work. "OAmong Mrs. Cresson's first suc- cesses was “Girl With Curls.” Later came her excellent portrait of her father. later still a memorial tablet for the new building of the Young Women's Christian Association in this A PIECE OF THE FRANK GAR- DINER HALE HAND-WROUGHT JEWELRY. GOLD AND SILVER . PENDANT WITH AMETHYST AND SAPPHIRES. on the first floor, it opened on No- vember 22 and will remain on view until a few days before Christmas. ‘There are 36 paintings in oil and water color and three dry-points. All of the paintings are predomi- nantly representational in type, de- picting pleasant stretches of coun- tryside where one would like to roam. Even the works of Roy Clark, wherein the use of pure aquarelle in high key has. heretofore verged upon the modernist type, show a distinct trend toward conservatism. Each artist has from two to five paintings in the exhibition. The members of the Landscape Club. nearly all residents of Wash- ington, habitually paint scenes around the city and its environs in Virginia and Maryland. This yvear's exhibition, however, gives evidences of travel abroad and in many sec- tions of the United States. There are several sun-filled scenes in Brit- tany by Garnet Jex: a picturesque European hill town, “Digne,” by Eugen Weisz: “Crucifix in the Alps,” by Richard Meryman, which is, inciden- tally, the only interior shown, and the only painting of somber character. Two of the most delightful paint- ings in the exhibition are water col- ors by William H. Holmes, director of the National Gallery—a landscape with ecattle and a stretch of sea seen beyond rocky cliffs. “Sand Dunes,” by Benson B. Moore, and two beach scenes by A. H. O. Rolle are among the most appealing works in oil. Three of Mr. Moore's animal and bird dry-points are shown—one of them, “Great Blue Heron,” a faithful study of the bird perched upon an ever- HE other day a man who ought to have known better dictated a foolish letter. From hand to hand it passed through a busi- n office and ended in a con- ference where it d aloud. How would the wri wondered, if he could have heard | | the comments that followed the reading. Of course, he had no idea that the letter would ever k of the man dress But that is no excuse. One of the first things a mature person ought to learn is that words have a remark or a letter will go. Most men pay a high price for that bit of knowledge. Woodrow Wilson, reaching out toward the presidency, must have had a bad morning when read broadcast his good-natured note about Mr. Bryan into a city. “Francesca” marks a still finer achievement, the achievement of a more mature, though still unfolding, talent. ¥ Mis, Cresson Is at present modeling in her Boston studio a head of Comdr. Byrd, which goes to Annapolis, a work commissioned by Capt. and Mrs. Gib- bons of this city. P W Ipecember 11, gerest and -ce [] ALTER BECK'S exhibition at the Arts Club, which will continue to is attracting unusual in- iling -forth thoughtful the gates of the White House | | against James G. Blaine. Theo- stances be a candidate for or accept another nomination.” |in green branch without a back; has the decorative delicac Japanese print. * ok ok K [LEWIS P. CLEPHANE is holding < an exhibition in his new studi at 1801 Columbia road, from Deceni- ber 1 to 15. More than 80 paintings in oil, water color, tempera. pastel and colored pen-and-ink are in- | cluded, 6 of which are a record of the artist's sojourn in France and | Italy last Summer. The the paintings are landscapes, but | there are also figure paintings and still-life. Among the best is that of | the “Pont du Gard, France” the famous old Roman bridge beloved of etchers. | The exhibition is open to the pub- | lic on week days from 10 to 5, Sun- days from 2 to 6, and on Wednesday evening from 8 to 11 o'clock. B. * ok ok X NUMBER of our \\’(lshinglun‘ artists are represented, and well represented, in the Fortieth Annual Exhibition of American Paintings and Sculpture, which opened at the| Art Institute of Chicago, October 27, and will continue to December 14. Among these are: Catherine M./ Critcher, who her “Flowers and aintin allery’s last biennial; Eben F. Co- mins, who shows a painting entitled “Ix: and Charles Dunn, who shows his full-length “Girl in Black.” * ok k% ORADO TAFT of Chicago, the sculptor of our “Columbus Foun- tain” in this city and the fountains of the “Great Lakes” and of “Time” Chicago, who is member of the National Commission of Fine Arts and adviser to the department of sculpture of the Corcoran School of Art, will give an illustrated lec- ture on “One Hundred Masterpieces of Sculpture,” in the auditorium of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Friday afternoon. December 9, at 4 o'clock, in_compliment to the students of the school. Admission will be by card only, obtainable through the Cor- coran Gallery of Art or members of the faculty of the school. Mr. Taft is not only a great sculptor, lecturer and Wwriter, but mentor and friend to young sculptors. one who has done much toward culti- vating appreciation and love of art throughout our land. In his studio in Chicago. he has gathered around him a group of gifted young sculptors until it has become one of the most interesting and productive art centers in this country. To visit Mr. Taft's Chicago studio fs an inspiring and unique experience. The spirit of the place is that of the high Renaissance in Italy, when artists worked together joyously in the production of beauti- ful art. Mr. Taft is not only producing mon- umental works in sculpture, but he has a great plan for a museum which will demonstrate art through the ages through the medium of reproductions of architectural and sculptural works. In the interest of this museum and for the furtherance of art education he and his helpers have produced lit- tle scale models of Donatello's studio, of a group of artists at the time of Michelangelo _standing before the gates of the Baptistry discussing the competition for an additional pair of gates which has just been announced. These are dramatic presentations beautifully set forth, which bring home to the observer the life of the artists of that period as no spoken or written words can. Mr. Taft's ambi- tion is to have this museum either in Chicago or at the seat of the Illi- nois State University at Urbana, where the youth of that part of the country may profit by it. But there is no ‘|reason why many such museums should not be established, and there is every reason why one of those mu- seums should be here at the National Capital. ERE ‘RED PAYNE CLATWORTHY of Estes Park, Colo., will give a lec- ture on “The Lure of the Desert,” illustrated by his exquisite auto- chromes, at the Mount Pleasant Con- gregational Church tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. Mr. Clatworthy is one of the foremost color photographers of this country, and his autochromes are essentially works of art. * x Kk x [ UCIEN WHITING POWELL, well known Washington artist, painter of the great West, of Venetian sub- Jects and marines, has taken a studio for the Winter at 1923 G street, where tomorrow afternoon, from 4 to 7, he is giving a reception and studio tea in compliment to his many patrons and to friends of art. * K K X AN exhibition of block prints by Harold Haven and Florence Brad- shaw Brown opened in the Smith- sonian Building, division of graphic arts of the National Museum, on No- vember 28 to continue to January 2. Fuller notice of this exhibition will be given lalelx\ Fast Water Transport. Water transportation for freight has been developed to such an extent in Europe that goods now may be shipped from Hamburg to Paris in from eight to nine days. How Would It Look? BY BRUCE BARTO. Talking with M. H. 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Il‘ s And again, there is the dramatic power of Ludwig to embody in life the men who he studies and to pro- ject them vitally and powerfully into the actual scenes of their bygone ac. tivities, Going back to the first of (hese sources of power on the part of this author: Setting completely aside ise and the blame of Bis- ly given by friend on and foe on the other, interpretation of himself, pathetic youth, marck, so freel the one hand Ludwig seeks an Bismarck ~from ‘Blsmilr(;lim aaking a careful and sy Siidy of the child and the searching diligently and intel! for traits and drifts and early ences, for the occupations and di of the poy and the young man. F these do not suddenly shut off at certain point to make way for a new sum of traits and characteristics. The boy is the man, in all fundamental matters. 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