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Winners Announced
In National Society’s
Print Competition
Winners In the monthly mono
chrome competition of the National
Photographic Society have been an
nounced by Miss Ann-Katrine Shaw,
secretary. First award in the miscel
laneous group went to Ralph E.
Lawrence with Mrs. E. L. Schleif in
second place. Comdr. A. L. Schoeni
took both top awards in the pictorial
class as did Mr. Lawrence in» the
special activity section. The only
award in the portrait division went
to L. S. Penland.
This month’s monochrome meeting
is scheduled for Wednesday at 8:15
p.m.,- in the Natural History Build
ing of the Smithsonian Institution,
Tenth street and Constitution ave
nue. In addition to the print com
petition, Charles Baptie, jr., and P. F.1
Lambert will present the program!
for the coming year, with a brief:
description of the point system, a1
new method of awarding honors.
Mr. Baptie will comment on the
competition prints, and Mr. Lambert
will lead a discussion of the salient
features of the prints as they are
shown.
Club members met yesterday at,
the Pan American Union, under the t
guidance of Miss Frances Adelhart,:
who assisted the group in making
photographs of a costumed model
who was present for the occasion.
Recently inducted members in the
society are: Miss Esther C. Wy,
Howard A. Smith, Obie Newcomb,
jr.; Emil E. Honsberg, Miss Eileen
M. Greene, Hugh Everett, III; Mor
timer Friedman and Mr. Baptie.
Pictorial Artists
To Hear Speaker
The Pictorial Photographers and
Associated Artists of the Arts Club
will hold a monthly meeting tomor
row evening at 7:30 in the gallery
of the Arts Club, 2017 Eye street
N.W.
Principal speaker of the evening
will be Miss Dorothy Nickerson, sec
retary of the Intersociety Color
Council and color technologist of
the United States Department of
Agriculture Miss Nickerson will de
scribe the Munseil color system and
its application in the field of art.
Capt. Charles Bittlnger and other
members of the club will participate
in a discussion of the application of
color systems to art.
Dr. Adams to Talk
On Color Photos
Color photography will be the
theme of this week's meeting of the
Poto-Craft Club of the Twelfth
Street Y. M. C. A. Dr. George
Adams will talk on the subject of
color films now on the market, their
use and different methods of taking
color pictures.
Alvin Wilburn, Army Air Force
laboratory technician will give the
second of a series of lectures and
demonstrations on the dye transfer
method of color printing. Mr. Wil
burn will process a print during the
meeting scheduled for Thursday at
8:30 pm. in the main lounge of the
Y, 1816 Twelfth street N.W. A class
for beginners and Juniors in photog
raphy will be held at 7:30.
Photo Seminar
The photographic Seminar of the
Agriculture Department's Graduate
School will meet at 8 p.m. Friday
in room 5065 of the South Agricul
ture Building for a regular session.
SWV Auxiliaries
Monday—The Department Presi
dent will make an official visit to
1 Pettit Auxiliary at Naval Lodge
hall and on Friday to Lawton Aux
iliary at 921 Pennsylvania avenue
S.E.
Saturday—Pettit Auxiliary will
have a rummage sale at 2103 Nichols
avenue, Southeast. Those having
i articles notify the Auxiliary presi
dent, Miss Alfreds Kripp, 2013 Ridge
place, S.E., phone Trinidad 4857.
She will see the same are collected.
Members are requested to assist.
Order of Odd Fellows
Special announcements:
The grand master will visit Metro
polis Lodge at I. O. O. F. Temple
Friday evening.
Grand Instructor W. F. Zimmer
man will hold a class of instruc
tion in the initiatory degree at
8:15 p.m. tomorrow at the temple.
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Methods of Artificial Lighting
Light is the basis and foundation
of photography. It is as essential
to the picture taker as paints to
the painter. Considering the im
| portance of the subject, it will be
well to study the means and meth
ods of lighting which are available
to the man with the camera.
The art of photography was cre
ated in 1839 through the use of
j natural light. That was a long time
ago. Since then, photographers
have discovered the necessity of
having auxiliary means of exposing
negatives under conditions where
! natural light is absent or in
j adequate. Artificial lighting is the
; answer.
Photographers at first w;ere con
I tent with the incandescent lamp.
; which eventually evolved into the
i modem floodlight commonly used
j by both professional and amateur
cameramen for indoor photography.
The floodlight goes under a variety
of trade names and is used for
portraiture, interiors and still-life
photography. The bulky nature
of the equipment imposes certain
restrictions on its use. News pho
[ tographers who cannot be hamper
; ed by such impedimenta, leanjieavi
j ly on the flash type of lighting.
Flash Guns for Action.
Modem synchronized flash guns
are light, small in size and are ac
cepted by many in preference to
other types of lighting. The equip
jnent is of special value to the
photographer interested in making
action pictures, or who, on occasion
must have facilities for making shots
under difficult lighting conditions,
such as absence of electricity.
For the average amateur, one No.
3 photoflood lamp and two or three
No. 1 lamps will be ample for or
dinary portrait and interior work.
These should be used in conjunction
with reflector units designed for the
job. An exception obtains when a
reflector-lined bulb is used. The
No. 2 bulb can be used for the
main light source and the smaller
lamps for fill-in, top lighting, etc.
Reflectors that are fitted to the
lamp, are used to direct the light
and confine it within certain areas.
Another type of reflector which can
be utilized as a supplemental light
source is one which reflects light
back from the source to the subject.
A piece of white cloth, a window
shade or some substance with a
polished reflecting surface will act
as a suitable reflector. They are
most effectively used in portraiture.
Natural Light is Tricky.
In planning Interior shots, It Is
suggested that artificial light be
used exclusively. The use of natural
light coming in through windows
or doors* In conjunction with artifi
cial light is an extremely tricky
problem, even for the professional.
Natural light from these sources,
when used alone, presents a problem.
Intensity of the light is much
greater near a window opening,
especially when brilliant sunlight
is streaming into a room. When
ever a patch of sunlight covers the
floor, the walls or a piece of furni
ture, there is a knotty problem of
exposure to solve. Proper exposure
for the remainder of the room would
leave the sunlit areas greatly over
exposed. Conversely, the proper
treatment of the lighted spots would
result in underexposure of the rest.
The job can be accomplished
through careful calculation, raising
and lowering shades, multiple expo
sures, etc., but it is not worth the
trouble. The best way to shoot
interiors is with artificial light.
Since it is rather difficult for the
beginner to estimate the results of
single and multiple flash exposures,
it will be wiser to stick to the flood
lamp type of lighting. The lights
should be set up with great care to
avoid reflections in mirrors or from
shiny wood or metal surfaces of
furniture.
This may be checked on the
ground glass or finder before mak
ing the exposure. The lights should
be placed in such a way as to get
some light under tables, chairs and
furniture pieces which cast deep
shadows. With a small number of
lamps insufficient to reach all the
corners of the room, stop down the
aperture for a long exposure and
use one of the lamps to “paint” the
dark areas. In doing this, talre care
that none of the light rays reach
the camera lens—keep back of the
camera.
Still another method is to place
lights in positions where they are
hidden from the camera by pieces,
vet illuminate darkened areas. Such
lights should be in addition to the
main light source. One can always
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expose for one side of the room,
close the shutter, change the posi
tion of the lights and expose again
I for the other side. Experience is
the best guide for operations like
! this.
Flash photography Is becoming
increasingly popular and even
cameras in the low-priced field are
i now equipped with flash attach
ments. With ordinary flash bulbs,
you can do about anything that can
be accomplished with floodlights.
Portrait photography with flash
lighting calls for lots of practice
before top quality shQts may be
made. The basic problem of bal
anced lighting remains the same.
The difference lies in the skill re
quired in placing flash reflectors
so that results equal that of flood
lighting. With floodlights you can
observe the effect of light on the
features of the subject but with
the flash, it is a matter of expert
judgment. Lots of practice will
bring satisfactory results.
With interior shots, the lighting
problem is similar to that of flood
lighting. Placing reflectors to as
sure even illumination of the scene
is essential. Be careful to avoid a
“bounce” of reflected light back into
the camera lens. To secure the
illusion of depth or perspective, not
all the flash units should be back of
the camera. Place them so as to
pioduce side-lighting and make ob
jects in the room stand out in relief.
In out-of-doors photography, the
flash can be used effectively both in
deep shadow apd in brilliant sun
I light. If the subject is in an area
I too dark for a straight shot, the
! flash gun will solve the problem.
The flash enables you to chase the
shadows that often give the eyes
a “burned hole in a blanket effect”
when shooting pictures of people
in harsh sunlight.
Whatever use you make of your
flash gun, be certain that you get
the most out of it. The important
factor is synchronization. If the
shutter and flash synchronize per
fectly, you get the benefit of the
flash at its peak. This may be test
ed by the amateur by taking shots
with the flash gun and comparing
them with a negative made by
firing the flash separately with an
open shutter. The point at which
the synchronized picture is made
in comparison with >the peak
flash illumination will then be
apparent. An easy method is to
take a picture of the bulb as it fires
by holding it off in front of the
camera while shooting with the
synchronizer. If the result shows a
weak flare, you are not getting the
benefit of perfect synchronization
and peak lighting.
Joseph Leahy, 79, left, mixes some developer for use at the
Forest Glen (Md.) Red Cross Arts and Skills Service photo
graphic shop, a job he has done consistently for the last two
years. He is the oldest volunteer in this branch of Red Cross
service.
Veteran Lends a Hand
Joseph Leahy, 79, Mixes Chemicals
For Red Cross Shop at Forest Glen
The task of mixing 50 to 75 gallons
of chemicals per week at the photb
shop of the District of Columbia Red
Cross Afts and Skills Service at
Forest Glen, Md., falls to Joseph
Leahy, 79. of 1754 Lanier place N.W.,
the oldest volunteer in this branch
of Red Cross service. Forest Glen
is a section of Walter Reed Military
Hospital, where convalescent vet
erans pick up new skills by practice.
Mr. Leahy, a high-class amateur
photographer himself, having start
ed in 1896 when camera fans used
to sensitize their own plates, gives
his time twice a week to assist the
photo shop. He used to work there
daily until he fractured a leg.
He is also an intermittent Army
man and has worked with the Red
Cross since World War I. Bom in
Canada, he first served with the
Canadian Army, then in the Span
ish-American War and then in
World War I. H# was In many
military establishments and used his
experience as motion picture projec
tionist to help in entertainment
functions.
He says hundreds who never have
had an idea of the chemical proc
esses of photo finishing are aston
ished when he explains and demon
strates at the shop. It is not only a
pastime for them, but many make
up their minds to become photo
finishers when they leave the hos
jpital, and utilize their training
gained at the shop.
Mrs. Bruce Roberts, chairmarKof
the arts and skills service, has issued .
a plea for photographers, both ama
teur and professional, who will vol
unteer one day a week to instruct
service men and women in the tech
nique of photography.
Snapshot Contest Rules
1. The Sunday Star Snapshot
Contest is-strictly for amateur pho
tographers. Any resident of the
Washington retail trading area is
eligible, excepting employes of The
Star and members of their families,
and individuals and members of
families engaged in the manufac
ture, sale, commercial finishing or
professional use of /photographic
goods. The Washington retail trad
ing area includes the District of
Columbia; Montgomery, Prince
Georges and Charles Counties in
Maryland, and Arlington, Fairfax,
Loudoun and Prince William Coun
ties, and the City of Alexandria in
Virginia.
2. An entrant may submit as
many pictures as he pleases at as
many different times as he pleases
between now and the close of the
contest, Saturday, August 14, at
nobn. No one. however, shall enter
pictures in the contest of more
than one newspaper participating
in the National Snapshot Awards,
and closely similar pictures of the
same subject or situation shall not
be entered in any otper contest.
3. Pictures must have been made
after January 1 of this year.
4. Only black-and-white prints
made from original black-and-white
negatives may be entered. No re
touching or other art work may be
done on either negatives or prints.
Any make of camera and any brand
of film, chemicals or paper may be
used, but plate negatives, composite
pictures, multiple printing and
montages are barred. Prints larger
than 10 inches in their longer di
mension or smaller than 4 inches in
their shorter dimension will not be
considered.
5. No prints v>l be returned.
Negatives are not to be submitted
with prints, but are to be kept until
requested by the Snapshot Contest
Editor. The Star assumes no re
sponsibility for either prints or
negatives.
6. Before receiving a final prize in
any of the four picture classifi
cations listed below, the entrant
must submit the original nega
tive and an additional print, and
si|ui a statement that his picture, or
a Closely similar picture of the same
subject or situation, has not been
and will not be entered in any con
test, exhibition or salon other than
the one conducted by The Star, and
has not been and will not be offered
for publication elsewhere. If the
picture contains the likeness of any
person, the entrant also'must obtain
the written consent of that person
to the use of the picture for purposes
of illustration, advertising or publi
cation to any manner. In the event
the entrant talk to comply with
these requirements, another winner
will be chosen.
7. Each week, The Star will award
a prize of $5 for the picture judged
best and additional prizes of $2
each for pictures of special merit
published in the Pictorial Maga
zine. Final local prizes of $25
will be awarded in each of the clas
sifications and the winning pic
tures will be published in the Pic
torial Magazine. These four win
ners will be entered in the National
Awards, in which they will com
pete with the same number of en
tries from other newspapers in the
United States and Canada for prizes
totaling $10,000.
8. The name and address of the
entrant should be lettered clearly
in ink on the back of each print,
together with the title of the pic
ture, if any, and the class in which
it is to be entered. Pictures should
be addressed to the Snapshot Con
test Editor. The Sunday Star,
Eleventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue N.W., Washington 4. D. C.
9. Pictures will be judged in both;
the local contest and in the Na
tional Awards on general interest
and or appeal. Photographic ex
cellence or technique, while im
portant, will not be the deciding
factor in determining prize-winners.
The decision of the judges will be
accepted as final.
10. The classifications in which
prizes will be awarded are:
A. Babies and Children—One or
more youngsters, to be judged for
cuteness, expression of character or
mood. Subjects may be engaged
in appropriate activities or interest.
Adults may appear if they are not
the principal interest.
B. Young People and Adulta—
One or more grownups (high school
age or older) engaged in any activ
ity: in sports, games, hobbies or
occupations; at home, at work or on
a holiday; indoors or out.
C. Scenes and Still-Life—Land
scapes. seascapes, street scenes,
buildings, historical spots, or un
usual still-life subjects, including
“table-top” or miniature arrange
ments. To be judged for scenic or
pictorial appeal.
D. Animal Life—Household pets,
farm animals, wild life, zoo animals,
etc.
IMPORTANT—If you snap a pic
ture which you expect to enter in
the contest and in which a person or
persons appear, be sure to get their
names and addresses. This is neces
sary because before your picture can
become eligible for entry in the Na
tional Awards, the written consent of
such person or persons to the use of
the picture for advertising purposes
must be obtained.
News of Art and Artists
By Florence S. Berryman
The 57th annuel exhibition of the
Society of Washington Artists, which
opened last Sunday in the foyer of
the Natural History Building, Na
tional Museum, is the most modern
in character since the golden an
niversary show seven years ago. Of
70 paintings and 13 sculptures on
view, nearly half can be classified
as abstract, expressionistic, or other
wise differentiated from naturalism.
And very few of the remainder
would be regarded as academic.
The exhibition was selected from
about 350 works submitted by mem
bers and other painters and sculp
tors of this region. The society
seems to have offered a real op
portunity to young artists and new
comers, for fully a third of the
exhibitors’ names are unfamiliar.
The predominantly contemporary
atmosphere of the show is somewhat
surprising, due to the fact that the
Jury which selected it, composed of
the society’s officers and executive
committee members, comprises nine
painters and sculptors well bal
anced between traditional and ex
perimental approaches.
On the other hand, the clean
sweep of prizes and medals made
by works in contemporary idioms
is not surprising, in view of the
makeup of the jury of awards;
Josef Albers, German-bom abstract
painter, once a pupil at the famous
Bauhaus in Weimar, now head of
the art department of Black Moun
tain (N. C.) College; Francis
Speight, who has shown a leftward
trend in painting for some years,
and Fletcher Martin, now moving
in that direction.
Prize Winners
The Evening Star prize of $100 for
the best painting in the exhibition
was bestowed upon Helen Rennie’s
“Island Creek, Southern Maryland,”
a poetic work in which the subject
is suggested by separate objects
against the watery green back
ground, a sailboat, leaves, an acorn,
etc.
“Debut C," by L. Gill Murray, won
the Alice Barney prize for por
trait or figure painting, given by
her daughter, Mrs. Laura D. Barney.
The white staring faces of the
musicians against a blue and red
brown background in the prize
winning work present quite a con
trast to the mellow painting by
Alice Barney, who was a pupil of
Whistler and Carolus-Duran.
Maxim Elias, who won the Even
ing Star prize of $100 in the sculp
ture exhibition which opened two
weeks ago, followed it up last week
by winning the Society of Washing
ton Artists prize in sculpture, of $50,
for his “Reclining Figure,” made of
hammered lead.
The society awarded medals in
four classes. Walter Antoni us Car
nelli won that for figures or por
trait painting with his “Kiss of
Judas,” a markedly simplified com
position of angular figures in a set
ting of dark rich colors, strongly
patterned but lacking any quality
(in my opinion) that approaches
religious emotion.
John Chapman Lewis’ “Bleak Out
look,” with cubistic forms and subtle
colors, received the landscape medal.
That for still life went to Beulah
Weaver's modem arrangement in
freshi colors; Belle Bellerose’s little
Vermont steatite "Torso” fetched
the medal for sculpture.
Some Conservative
While the jury of awards showed
marked preference for progressive
work, the public will find that the
annual also contains paintings and
a few sculptures which will appeal
to conservative tastes. By Shef
field Kagy, president of the so
ciety, is a large canvas, "Summer
Holiday” (three bathers in a sunny
landscape), the most ambitious
work I have seen by him. William
F. Walter, vice president, shows
“Tankers,’ a simplified, clean-cut
marine in blues, presumably made
from sketches or memories of his
war service in the Navy.
Carl Nyquist’s still life will doubt
less have the most appeal for the
public of works of this class. Pietro
Lazzari’s “Giovanna,” a portrait of
a young girl, in a beautiful frame
either carefully selected or made for
it, as in the case of Renaissance
paintings, is a departure (from the
lay standpoint) for this artist, who
is best known for experimental work
in polychrome cement, encaustic
and Intricate linear pen-and-ink
drawing. Rowland Lyon’s “Head of
an Old Lady” is an excellent char
acterization. I liked, too, Alice
Acheson’s stippled "Blue Creek Val
ley, Jasper Park”; Leonard Maurer’s
romantic “Irish Town” and Flor
ence Morgan’s “New Jersey Coast.”
The sculpture section is small but
varied for its size. Besides the
works above-mentioned, I liked
Anthony Lauck’s "Magdalen," Rus
sell Houston's “Woman Combing
Her Hair," Josephine Cary’s peas
ant couple, and K. Sater’s "Ele
phant.” Jane Love’s “Dance” is an
abstraction of movement, which will
surely be Intelligible to persons who
have followed modem dance groups.
Lilli Gettinger’s garden figure, com
posed of a species of discs, would,
I think, fit more harmoniously intoj
a bosky stretch of woods than in a
formal garden.
This exhibition remains through
April 28.
D. C. Cartoon*
Clifford K. Berryman, Evening
Star cartoonist for more than four
decades, has given to the Public
Library during the past year, more
than 100 cartoons on the District of
Columbia. This month, a selec
tion of 33 of them, made by Firman
Wilson, head of the line arts di
vision, is on view in the Central
Library.
Half a century is covered by the
series exhibited. The earliest car
toon is of the Spanish-American
War period, and is the only one
showing Washington as a young
and attractive woman, a sort of
Gibson girl. Soon afterward, Mr.
Berryman originated and there
after used exclusively the familiar
continental- in flaring coat and
knickerbockers, as the embodiment
of the District. The old chap is
often shabby and downtrodden, but
"The Pearl Necklace” by Jan Vermeer, included in the
German paintings now on display at the National Gallery of
Art, is considered one of the finest works in existence by that
nth century Dutch master. Though small, the picture has
arrested the attention of a majority of those ■ visiting the
gallery.
Current Exhibitions
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART. Con
stitution avenue and Sixth street—
Paintinis and sculpture by great
masters. Booth gift of paintings
by Italian and German masters.
Masterpieces from Germany,
through next Sunday.
NATIONAL MUSEUM. National Col
lection of Pine Arts. Constitution
avenue and Tenth street—Amer
ican paintings from private collec
tions and other gifts and loans.
Society of Washington Artists An
nual, through April 2ft.
ARTS AND INDUSTRIES BUILDING.
Jefferson drive and Ninth street—
Decorative arts collection Section
of photography—pictorial photo
graphs.
SMITHSONIAN BUILDING. Division
of Graphic Arts, Independence ave
nut and Tenth street—Prints by
James L. Wells, through April 25.
FREER GALLERY OF ART. Twelfth
street and Jefferson drive—Ori
ental and Far Eastern arts. Paint
ings and etchings by Whistler and
other American artists; changing
exhibits.
CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART, Sev
enteenth street between New York
avenue and E street—American
painting and sculpture and the W.
A. Clark collection. New exhibi
tions of water colors by artists of
Washington and vicinity. Euro
pean master drawings, through to
day. Washington. Virginia and
Maryland sculptors' exhibition,
through April 25.
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL GALLERY.
ISO!) Twenty-first street—Paint
ings and prints. Washington, Bal
timore Artists’ Annual, opening
next Sunday.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. East Cap
itol and First streets—Division of
Prints, Georgia Anniversary Exhi
bition. through May 12.
ARTS CLUB, 2017 I street N.W—
The Machen Collection of Washing
ton Prints, through Friday.
UNITED NATIONS CLUB. 1701 Nine
teenth street N.W.—Old master
drawings.
WATKINS GALLERY. American Uni
versity campus—Annual exhibition,
opening Friday.
PUBLIC LIBRARY—Eighth and K
streets N.W.—Cartoons of D. C.. by
Clifford K. Berryman, through
April.
DUMBARTON OAKS COLLECTION,
1703 Thirty-second street N.W—
Byzantine art. Closed Mondays.
Open dally, 9 a m. to 4 pirn.; Sun
days, 2 to 5 p.m.
BUSH A WEEKS GALLERY. 2010 S
street N.W—Exhibition by Enlt
Kaufman, opening today.
PAN AMERICAN UNION. Constitution
avenue and Seventeenth street
N.W.—Paintings by Cundo Ber
mudez. through April.
CONNOISSEURS' CORNER. 200ft Q
street N.W.—Graphic art.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY. Sixth street
and Howard place N.W.—Japanese
prints, through April.
WHYTE GALLERY, 151 ft Connecti
cut avenue N.W.—Exhibition by
Lois Mailou Jones, through April.
ARTISTS’ CO-OPERATIVE, 1«03 K
street N W.—Exhibition by George
Cress. Jane Love and Hazel Van
Natter.
BARNETT ADEN GALLERY. 127
Randolph place N.W.—Paintings by
Beniamin Abramowitz, April and
May.
bears up with fortitude and oc
casionally becomes quite Jaunty.
Some of the early cartoons show
him propagandizing for a "safe
and sane Fourth of July” and for
safety of children playing in the
streets; horrified over youngsters
going to nickel movies as late as 10
p.m. (obviously a long time ago).
Later he is depicted suffering from
the starlings; strutting with pride
over the prowess of the local ball
teams; struggling to All the Com
munity Chest in different drives.
Some of this character's early his
tory is seen in a cartoon of 30-odd
years ago, showing early aeroplanes
which appear fantastic to contem
porary eyes; in one symbolizing the
visit of Mrs. Pankhurst, militant
English suffragette, the fruits of
whose struggles we now take for
granted; in two on Washington
boys in the National Guard which
spent some months on the Mexican
border 32 years ago; in one showing
preparations to welcome home the
District’s heroes of Chateau Thierry
and Belleau Wood (place names
just as significant to the older gen
eration as are Iwo Jima and Oki
nawa now) and relating to the last
war. in two doing his duty in
bearing arms but denied the right
to vote.
The last mentioned right is the
theme of a quarter of the cartoons
in the group. One of the best is
appropriate now. as the DAR con
vention week draws near; ‘‘Paul
Revere” galloping past Constitution
Hall to rally the Daughters to join
the fight here against taxation with
cut representation. Mr. Berryman
has rung numerous changes on this
theme, as The Star for many years
has urged votes for the District.
Poor old D. C. is seen in one cartoon
as a water boy carrying drinks for;
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penses) whose keeper is Congress;
In another, he is watching newly
naturalized aliens receiving the vota
denied to him; in a third, he look*
across the Potomac to Virginians
flocking to the polls on election
day.
Bom in Kentucky, Mr. Berryman
came here at the age of 17, con- .
sequently has never voted, and
knows all the limitations of voteless
Washington. But having lived here
62 years, he prefers it to other cities
with full franchise.
* * * *
Cuban Modernist
At the Pan American Union
through April is the first one-man
show in the United States of paint
ings by Cundo Bermudez, Cuban
modernist. More than 20 paintings
are divided about evenly between
oils and gouaches. They constitute
a somewhat violent group done in
uninhibited color, with distorted
figures slashed in boldly, and heavily
outlined in black. For many people,
it will doubtless be indigestible,
esthetic fare.
Born in Havanan 1914, the artist
is largely self-taught. About a dec
ade ago he studied in Mexico for
three months, and visited the United
States in 1945-6, spending most of
of his time here in New York City
and Baltimore. A year ago he was
invited to the Centre d’Art in Port
au-Prince, Haiti, to exhibit and
lecture. He has shown his work
extensively in a number of Latin
American countries, as well as in
New York City.
Stained glass windows and Co
lonial Cuban interiors are said to
be the inspiration of many of Senor
Bermudez’s forms and colors. There
is no denying the rich effect of his
profound blues, greens and purples.
But while stained glass colors are
wonderful, when viewed some 50 feet
and more from the floor, they are
apt to be blinding to most Northern
Hemisphere eyes, translated into pig
ment and seen at average room dis
tance. The artist is considered re
markably successful at capturing
the atmosphere of the tropics.
* * * *
Georgetown Artists’ Show
Washingtonians have a final op
portunity this afternoon from 2 to
5 to see an exhibition of paint
ings and sculpture opened at St.
John’s parish house on O street at
Potomac, in connection with the
tour of old Georgetown houses last
week end. It was organized by
Alice Dekker (Mrs. Davidson Som
mers) and comprises work mostly
by artists who, like herself, live In
or near Georgetown.
Nearly 40 artists are represented,
including many of the city’s best
known and most active. Some are
showing Georgetown subjects, such
as “Antique Shop” by Alice Ache
son, “35th Street Hill” by Philip
Bell, “Old Worthington House" by
Marcella Comes, “Reconstruction
Work, 37th Street” by Lois M.
Jones, and “35th Street" by Celina
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