Evening Star Newspaper, September 27, 1936, Page 15

VISITING ARTISTS LAUD U. 5. WORKS " Lawrence of England and Roy of Paris, With Saint- Gaudens Here. American artists, as typified by the muralists now decorating the Justice Department, “really have something to say and are saying it.” That is the opinion of Alfred Kings- ley Lawrence, eminent English por- trait and mural painter, in Wash- . ington for a brief visit. Lawrence came to the United States to serve &3 & member of the jury of award for the 1936 Carnegie International Exhibition, which will open in Pitts- burgh, Pa., October 15, but which has already been judged. “T wouldn't attempt to criticize the work of the artists there from & standpoint of design, color or tech- nique,” he said. “Any such criticism -would require study. But so far as their theme and their ideas are con- cerned, they are on the right line. In a word, they have guts.” In his praise Lawrence was joined by Pierre Roy of Paris, also a mem- ber of the Carnegie jury of award, who said that contemporary Amer- ican painting is on a par with the best in Europe. He believes his French contemporaries are careless in enter- ing American exhibitions. He has shown his own work in this country since 1930. “Too often,” he said of his com- patriots, “they feel they are well known and their name will be suffi- cient. Instead, they should pick their best works to compete with the paint- ers of the world; the name alone is ‘far from enough. After all, their artistry 1s judged by the results, not by the name of the artist.” Here from Pittsburgh. Lawrence and Roy came to Wash- {ngton Friday night from Pittsburgh, accompanied by Homer Saint-Gaud- ens, director of the Department of Fine Arts of the Carnegie Institute. They completed their work as jurors before leaving Pennsylvania, and will remain here today. on to Philadelphia and then to New ‘York before returning to Europe. Yesterday, accompanied by Olin Dows, they visited Gunston Hall, Va., and Mount Vernon. Later they called at the Corcoran Gallery and then went to the Justice Department. “The work being done by this Gov- ernment in promoting art, Lawrence | fald, “is a significant thing. I wish the governments of Europe would fol- low the example. Perhaps they shall. 1t would be a great thing.” Lawrence, who for the last two vears has been engaged in decorating ‘ the governor's suite in the new Bank of England Building, London, was most impresed by the realism of the American muralists whose work he has seen, but he was critical of the artists who were commissioned by the public works of art project. “They should be allowed to study the Italian masters,” he said. “They need further training. not so much in design or the mechanical phases of painting, but in thought.” The painters decorating the Justice - Department, however, won his en- Something Real in Murals. “You know.” he said, “people no longer are so interested in gospel siories, or In poetry for the sake of teoery. They want something real, acd the murals in the Department of Justice—ihey are really frescoes—are §:ving them something real.” Roy. an early surrealist, is disap- he turn taken by his own snmmercialized. Because it is startling for selling. I fear in America or in 1 artists are veterans In the French Roy saw much of Guillaume 4 aire, who encouraged him to develop his artistic talents. Lawrence #erved as a member of the 19th Bat- lion of Northumberland Fusileers. In 1930 Lawrence was made an as- rociate in the Royal Academy of Art. In 1923 he won the Prix de Rome. He has done portraits of Princess Eliza- beth, Montagu Norman, president of the Bank of England; Sir Philip Sas- soon, Lord Esher and of other distin- guished English men and women. He painted the Elizabethan panels in St. Stephen’s Hall in the Houses of Par- liament, and his works have been ex- hibited throughout the world, Egg Hatches in Refrigerator. A hen egg, forgotten in an uniced refrigérator, hatched in the home of Arthur Gentry, Chillicothe, Tex., jus- tice of the peace. . The phrase, “hue and cry,” is de- rived from the old method of pursuit with horn and voice used in English law in pursuing criminals. Tomorrow they will go | Homer Saint-Gaudens, director of fine arts, Carnegie Institution (left), with Alfred Kingsley Lawrence of London and Pierre Roy of Paris, who served as members of the jury of award at the annual Carnegie International Exhibition. Both visiting artists were liberal in their praise of the work being done by American artists under the sponsorship of the Treasury Department’s art projects. "Regatta (Continued From First Page.) the first heat of the President’s Cup, Jack Dunn of Miami alone being missing from the final entry list. In addition to Notre Dame, Ma Ja, Hotsy Totsy, El Lagarto and Delphine, Dodge entered the Impshi, driven by Bennett Hill of auto racing fame; Harold Wilson of Ingersoll, Canada, went with Miss Canada, 2d, and J. C. Fischer of Cincinnati had a first-time starter in Miss Cincinnati. The last three didn't figure in the running. Breaking for the first lap, Ma Ja showed first, but Reis soon had El Lagarto out in front, and then on the third lap, Ma Ja dropped back and Delphine moved up to challenge. At! that stage, it looked like these two | all over, with Notre Dame trailing. | After the accident, however, the pic- | ture shifted. A burst of speed put | Notre Dame in front near the end of | the fifth lap and Clel Perry held her | there, with El Lagarto and Ma Ja | running two-three for the rest of the distance. Buoy Marks Wreckage, Meanwhile, the submerged wreckage of the Delphine had been marked with a buoy, but it was decided that this| might cause a later accident, and the | craft in which Dodge is reported to | have spent $75,000 was allowed to sink until it could be salvaged. The start of the second heat saw Ma Ja off in front, with Rutherford | | this time holding to his advantage for | the full 15 miles despite repeated chal- lenges from Perry. The others were outdistanced, and Impshi had to put | in an extra lap for beating the gun.| El Lagarto went out with engine trou- ble on the second lap. | Under the point system governing the competition, Notre Dame has 700 points for the first and second and Ma Ja 625 for third and first, and unless disaster overtakes the pair to- day, the winnier lies there, and it would take the elimination of the two to give Hotsy Totsy and El Lagarto & look-in, granting that El Lagarto goes today. The American Power Boat Associa- tion championship which attracted 13 entries, was studded with mishaps. Snail II, driven by George E. Gingras of New Rochelle, N. Y., capsized and sank on the first lap, giving Gingras and the mechanic, Jack Williford, a bath; the Sketches, owned by J. G. Beard of Springfield, Mass., and Wil- mer, 3d, owned and driven by Dr. Ceeil | H. Bagley, noted Baltimore eye special- ist, filled, the former sinking. Two | others broke down, and there was a disqualification. ‘The day saw four new records set. In the race for 91 and 135 cubic inch hydroplanes Edison Hodges of Atlantic City, in a 91, the Eagle, averaged 40.053 m. p. h. for the 5-mile test. ‘The former mark was 39.823. ‘The other new figures came in mile tests. Miss Manteo 2d, owned by H. A. Greef of Manteo, N. C, pushed the mile mark for 225s to 69.215 m. p. h,, displacing the 64.748 m. p. h. mark es- tablished last Winter by S. M. Auer- bach of Atlantic City in Emancipator 4th. George B. Ward, jr., of Wilming- ton raised his own class E inboard rec- ord from 53.651 m. p. h. to 55.396, and David Gerli of New York, in an I class, Lady Gen 3d, set a figure of 48.585, as against the former 46.882, Prizes Distributed. ‘The power boat races started with the outboard card promptly at 12:30, when the last of the sailboats, which for two days had been contesting for trophies offered by The Star, had specially de. d ngl-noy. 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