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[[THE ART NEWS]] FEBRUARY 25, 1939 THE RECENT SCUPLTURE OF A WOMAN'S ORGANIZATION: A LARGE SHOW NO SPECIAL connection is made between the drawing and sculpture by the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors exhibited at the Argent Galleries. In a large group of nearly a hundred items one feels that an opportunity to relate to shorthand notes of a sketch for a piece of sculpture, which so often illuminates the full-fledged work, has been overlooked. Dominating in interest are the two pieces by Cornelia Chapin, the Penguin in Norwegian granite being of a material which is said to be the oldest stone in the world. Certainly the artist's deep comprehension of mass and tension is terms of smooth, controlled rhythms, place her work in the front rank of contemporary sculpture. Sally Lustig shows two drawings, both notable for the smoky quality of her backs, and both strongly compelling in her sympathetic understanding of victims of social upheaval. Dorothy Lubel Feigin's Snow Workers in similarly contemporary in its emotional quality. Genevieve Karr Hamlin's always adroit handling of wood in her small sculpture is to be seen in Gethsemane. Helen Ellis's The Dancers, carves an informal interpretation of the innocent enjoyment of treading a measure. J.L. ---- [[title]] NEW YORK, N.Y HERALD=TRIBUNE [[title]] [[date stamp]] FEB 19 1939 [[date stamp]] Sculpture and Drawings The first all-sculpture and drawing show of the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors is on exhibition at the Argent Galleries through February 25. The sculpture is more important than the drawings. The late E. Sturtevant Theobald is represented by a powerful head of a girl in rough patina. Genevieve Karr Hamlin's "Gethsemane" is a striking modern piece in cherry. Hazel Jackson's two Roman oxen are decorative, and Cornelia Van A. Chapin's granite penguin is amusing. Among the drawings are two by Sally Lustig which are worthy of mention. One is a powerfully drawn Negro beggar with an expression of both arrogance and humility. the other is her poignant "Refugees." [[title]] NEW YORK, N.Y. Sunday Journal & American [[title]] [[date stamp]] FEB 19 1939 [[date stamp]] AT THE ARGENT GALLERY, sculpture by members of the Painters and Sculptors Association include some outstanding animal pieces by Cornelia Van A. Chapin, Beonne Beronda, and Helen Jackson, which are soundly modeled, and suggest a sense of latent but tense vitality. Doris Casar's "Mother and Son" is an impressive piece, its elongated forms embodied in a beautiful pattern of sculptural rhythms that appear completely congruous with the emotional content of the subject. "Maria" by Jessie Stagg, and "Bimini Boy" are other notable contributions to the showing. A group of drawings is also included.
