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THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C., DECEMBER 1, o 1927—PART Exhibition at the Phillips Memorial Gallery—Woodblock Prints| at the Smithsonian—Wonderful Collection of Silver on View. exceptional ar | she has | say hut | | he » almost as color- in BY LEILA MECHLIN. more what te iid, and to p the t oty present effect; in prope And vet this of color, and 1 or bad edingly the spirit the which w " Jast of Janu. \s usua the to th d Sunday a ernoons erver that col nd o'clock ibit ds inless on, which com ton buildings with beauty of wit i Ox nar 1l in these Gran < of part ws M indica but » her quality il of 1w the found in began col In tin capacity | but fine and t as too great solution w he Brainard has become Ky Ive the use, el vd in s schol heauty xs of OXT ment made Rhoy ™ v mi lie." glish able tor Oxfor to an ext Han has fo DeBussy old Crafts Society und as w illips has f most re- t home, gallery Gordon | Dunt! having back portion of h Here the | showing and 1 “Na and paint rearrange. ever or this play Pic It is perhaps this lack nature so evident in me find repe Alr. Memorial Libr month, 1 continuir is on 1919 Q st sends a part of Britain, seeking srsmiths' work ¢ grows, bu to vear, and thus s a pern he s wne but and collection Inc now G for such u s Society i which of the handi 1 quote to break down h|vv" *did not Ja future onnard’s pai ry har llurir i, which for in the main gailery here jng more in the old repre etyle, but with a touch atmospheric effect and Side by side on an ng two paintings by Derain ape which has both stre De: an exquisitely painted ainous sky, a boldly suggested dra- landscape; the other a head but well constructed and al- on « year in g examples exampies nd his ¢ hanges 1 inter workers, among them Mrs. Somers and former showing Swedish in 1 lay 1 st local hy Miss the has done epresenti of swans are . tapestries of onal desi rendered 1 Y ! uence ntings in . - the wel Interior. some time a paint tative of the new emphasis on silversmiths. derived work of the silver and and English simpler the Col will be Ar is in xcelled, the from vin E v th vles w and more suitable to life in wal| onies. but their prototypes . v in_ this Lemon collection hl It is interest ace the artistic { output some icular period in the differ rt For in stance, eorgian period n here was a classi 1 rissance: ¢ ritectu took on a gnost sculpturesque in its rendition.d ful simplicity, when carpenters Here we find the work of TUSL ore genuine when the pro- | heing ) doorways, win- | tin which has strong foundation 8 | o rtions: oF i Jelping to strengthen the foundations | qows sldin were cxceedingly |y furniture was exquisite eld to a high professional stand- | . more than a worthy beginning fine, when the ar in character is the work of | in jine and craft work. It was to this | period that much of this beautiful sil- | Nothing will contribute sooner to the n t cente n | their the B which they which work whic Mrs mens inspiration ish sn h was b ica. ( hu in some heautiful 1 exhibition by Mrs pillow covers, port- for the social di- vork well rendered delightful book ends low- | s e Sibar | opposite some in composit Cathleen Wheeler new- to Washington. There is me ewelry hy several craits- | among them perhaps who follows Floren- short, the exhibit is and _interesting but when an and styles. In only varied laces. | | of art | Sim the one a head of iptor represented. Maillol— a woman which might well |0 on view belonged. {Dothing il belong to the Ktane A0, 03 "”“"""" \le collections of this sort are es- | the development and support §s its directness and boldness, so litt tially educational. They help to|handicraft movement, the is the consciousness of the .\rulpln\" evidenced to the observer. Lacking | that am: vefinement which is : ‘ found in the bold simplicity of th ¥gyptian head in the adjacent 1 this modern work will be Found to compare favorably in artistic quality—a seve st There are two sentially dreary 3 c, one in er in the little of production | impressive but es- apes b e gallery, llery. L picture the world unde it is main lery bein; rne Doubtle such appearance but when it does, depressing 1! ® in the of the N takes leade 7 extraordinarily One of the painters represented i the current collection is also repre- gented, and perhaps more interest- ingly, in the larger gallery. This i Andre, whose painting, *“The Concer in the 1a allery 15 shown for th first time, if we are not mistaken, and is an extremely clever work, notable achievement. Some of the treasures of the Phil- Yips Memorial Gallery are invariab! 1o be seen in the main galler instance, the Greco,” the e To the last has Man Readin, as terly work, Jow and rich in tone. ¢ tremely vital and pificant. Here we have not merely form and vision | but the spirit of eternal you h, the fmpress of mentality. The man painted is not a mere puppet: he iz reading. he is thinking, he is a per- sonality, and he will live forever. * kK R K AROLD HAVEN ¥ with his wife. ¥ shaw Brown, is hold bition of woodblock Smit Institution pic of divis of in Malden al Museum, Mass., and studied Lowell School of setts Institute Design, the pt of Technol the Massa School befor he entered t r the eturn 1o 1 | | haumiers been added ating, mas- chanting atel who Brad- joint exhi- ts in der the aphic arts was born at the Massa- nd Art where A ROWN yrence “JACK BE NIMBLE.” A BLOCK PRINT BRADSHAW BROWN, WHICH IS ON VIEW a ken fine by lo patronage fine the every are into piece hom of crous on in- the the 1913 mu- Herr B demy. became vely 1x * x % Museum month collec- ings by Bernard a collection dmond 1 Amate de ok % timore of Art is Wasl sbo i ica he succe. New A1 art of I LANDS! on 3 CLUB of and travelin the John Indianapolis. For the seven years, however, he voting his entire time to and illustrating made is impre ut line. H nd pressurc arding the present hil in black and white 5 of which are of his "he Mayflower.” el “Constitution.” fame, etc. Twenty s France wd vies of hioned and 1zland from 30 ca up to 22x24 inches, simply but theatrical s”exhibition will doubtless com m works e now o e exhibition at the ‘ublic Library, and tained at exceedin t small places could we hibition of this sort serves It opens the eyes it to beauty in and it often serves effort. As Gran id, no country artistic until the producers. To at pic 5 10 Louis 1 exhi paintin during Africa Ie is the Monvel, pai D'Are last six or has been de paint i Art - Mo 1o weil son fon of such I group of wade »wth udies es with » ol ot de Jeani for ordinary P ition and in art ite artist imu B can ¢ “Co- i Low Birth Rate Noted i to old-fa New I building remain gurdens ®show » m look —— sufficient 1ctunl number of births in Eng. d Wales lust year was as small e 860, ‘when the popula wus only half its present r to statlstios just ar general for of reached so far ex vears of the war. This births is compensated I extent gen 1.7 and infant mortality rate of 70 jer Prown's contribution consists 7 anin birds , nursery rhym printed in hand colored inces the shown 1 origina It is ir some insta in every | < winzs of Oxford Marian Lane t the Dun s deserving of | ve e, Miss Lene be- | 1,000 i hitectural subjects ind though she cess she has The tio tude, 1) Is. nd AX ni the work A cept during the rveduction in to a sm 0 Brown's black thei tul contrasts of | to mig Mr n sting one t su certh ra the low | Loy, 1 ints, inte wing and ngs included in FIVEPIECE ENGLISH SILVER TEA AND COFFEE SET ON A SILVER TRAY, W11 P, ENG. LISH SILVER WINE COOLERS AND A PAIR OF OLD =" D CANDE ABR:{.HI?VI%II{%OI:‘RLG("}A ARD-LEMON COLLECTION AT FRANCISE, INC, : 1] the | pp1s | THE THE |A vAMPIRE | NATURE | THIE IN COLOR BY MRS. 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