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Friday, July 19, 1963
THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
Chatov Paintings Exhibit
Genius of Two Brothers
One of the most extraordinary
exhibits of oil paintings in At
lanta Art Association history
introduces in depth the genius
of the Brothers Chatov to the
art world of this vicinity.
The forty canvasses are mostly
portraits, a field in which the
brothers excell and which some
art experts maintain is the most
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difficult of mediums.
Here the artist must capture
his subject’s likeness, the per
sonality and if successful the
character, working for imagina
tive conclusiveness between the
vast scope of his talent and the
fancy of the subject.
This can be, however, a con
fining and limiting area, with
the dissimilitude that artists so
cherish often restricted by cer
tain stereotypes of what a por
trait should be—especially from
demanding subjects and prosaic
family.
But if these limitations are
handicaps, they are not ap
parent in the wide variety and
dashing sparkle evident in the
Chatov exhibition .
Constantine Chatov, who lives
now in Atlanta, seems to special
ize mostly in portraiture though
several of his twenty canvases
indicate a branching out into
the more general subject mat
ter.
Among his outstanding works,
we enjoyed particularly the
portrait of Mrs. Clarice Geiger-
man and a daring painting of
a sleeping boy—Edwin, son of
Dr. and Mrs. Philip Krugman,
asleep and so lifelike and prac
tically lifesize in a huge chair
we wanted to tiptoe around not
to awaken him. His sketch in
oil of Mrs. Sylvia Ferst is de
lightful. Roman, to show how
technique of the two brothers
compare, also has done a sketch
in oil of Mrs. Ferst.
Roman, the brother, whose
studio is in Nashville, also has
included a winsome child por
trait in his grouping. Since we
look for familiar subjects, it was
pleasing to recognize Mrs. Mar
vin Goldstein, lovely to look at
in person and through the eyes
of an artist.
Roman's portraits are su
perb. His dozen or so other
works however have a wider
subject matter than Constan
tine’s displaying the broad hori
zons and vision of his skill and
techniques. The limit is only his
imagination and this appears
boundless.
We often suspect that what
passes for expressionism and
modernism in art is in reality
pixyish coverup for the lack of
artist skill and genius. It is so
refreshing then to see an exhi
bit, modern in every sense where
the artists are not afraid of
tackling subjects which, in time
will have to pass the rigid ex
amination and comparison with
life itself. We do not know of
a better standard for lay art
lovers who look for beauty in
art rather than trauma. This is
why we find the Chatov exhibit
most exhilerating and reward
ing
It can be seen through July 21
ADOLPH ROSENBERG
Take Your Choice
—Musicals, Movies
—Shakespeare
Probably more sexy is “The L
Shaped Room” at Peachtree Art
Theatre. Leslie Caron is an act
ress of wonderful statue and this
sexy vehicle provides this virtu
osity marvelous exhibitionary
avenues.
The Rialto is welcomed back
into the evening entertainment
field after being closed months
for the locale’s complete rebuild
ing It is a name associated with
fine motion picture presentations
and the new appointments are
keen. We haven’t seen “Bye Bye
Birdie” yet, but we plan to go.
There is a Shakespeare Festi
val underway too, but Frank Wit-
tow’s press agent so far has failed
to include us in. We’ve seen all
his two previous Shakespearean
Festivals and they were emin
ently worth while, as no doubt is
the one on hand in his Roswell
Road Theatre House. The dates
are restricted to weekends, prob
ably Thursday through Saturday
or Sundays, but be assured of in
teresting action at any of Wit-
tow’s shows.
Appropriately, fun is the order
of the season for summer and At
lanta has available a “bill of fare”
of music, drama, films, and some
“fun places for eating” that pro
vides a remarkable choice.
Probably top billing is the
“Starlight Theatre’ offering which
this week presents a hilarious and
zany Martha Raye in “Wildcat”
at Chastain Memorial Park.
The Theatre - Under - the - Stars
continues next week with Atlan
ta’s own Bert Parks starring in
“The Music Man.” The vehicle
has great charm
and appeal and
Bert is top-
notch, long a
favorite on the
local scene. The
musicals contin
ue the following
week with the
popular “The
Flower Drum
Song.” Here
again an Atlanta
personality has a
part, Margie Marson, though the
part is not major. She has proven
herself quite capable for major
roles, but these in Pocket Theater
have been in straight parts rath
er than musical comedy. This ver
satile sister of the AJCC’s tal
ented Polly Marson is responsible
for the Center’s weekly editing
in this paper.
The Capri encores with “Irma
La Douce,” sheer unadulterated
entertainment, but not even sheer
in spots and perhaps we should
say impurely adulterated. It is
a story about the women of the
streets of Paris and is labeled for
grown-ups only. Shirley Mac-
Laine and Jack Lemmon are won
derful actors.
Speaking of classics, “Long
Day’s Journey Into Night” at the
Fine Arts Cinema undoubtedly
provides deep dramatic moments,
with a capable cast headed by
Katherine Hepburn. This is the
Eugene O’Neil play, highly auto
biographical and highly emotion
al, which ran so long on Broad
way. We understand it is mag
nificently done and have it down
as a “must” as soon as we can.
—A.R.
Publication for
Christian-Jewish
Ties Started in Spain
PARIS, (JTA) — For the first
time in the history of Spain, the
publication of a bulletin devoted
to furthering Christian-Jewish re
lations was started in that coun
try, it was reported here from
Madrid.
The publication, “Amistad Ju-
deo Christiana,” is being issued
with the approval of the Bish
opric of Madrid, and with favor
able letters from the Archbishop
of Saragossa and the Bishop of
Huelva. The publication also
contains articles by Max Mind,
president of the Jewish commun
ity of Madrid and by Dr. Solo
mon Gaon of Britain, a Sephardic
rabbinical leader. The magazine
is to be published regularly un
der sponsorship of the Christian-
Jewish Society, founded last year.
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