Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-01
New York Artists.

The knickerbocker for the current month.
In addition to Its usual agreeable papers of
| miscellaneous character, has a long article
| on New York Artists, gossiping in a pleasant
way about their personal and professional re.
iations' by one who seems to have made the
subject fayorite study.
Powers, we learn, is at Florence. executing
| his unrivalled busts. Crawford is at Rome,
| at work on the Virginia monument Page.
who rs called the modern Titan, is regarded
! In the Eternal City as the greatest of portrait
painters. Chapman, his ReighbOr. is sketch
ing Roman savants with excellent success
freeman, near by, is slowly producing a mas
teriy work; Thompson has made an sdmira-
Ole copy OF the Beatrice. ives is modelling
better than ever. Miss Landor gives promise
OF distinguished proficiency in the same art.
Terry preserves intact his native vays amid
the vagaries Of Italian life Weir is at West
Point, occasionally finishing q fine domestic
or religious picture. Morse writes with eIec.
tric Huid instead Of painting in oil, but has
receneiy completed an admirable full-length
portrait of his daughter.
Lentze is busy upon American historical
subjects at Dusseldorf Mount is at his home
on Long Island, preparing enc Of bis inimits-
bic dellneauons of humble and humorous
LIE Tor the next exhibition. Rossiter has been
at work ON large scriptural picture at Paris,
but has lately returned under a severe do
mestic sffliction. Pesrse Cranch is painting
Landscapes at Paris, now and then weaving y
subtle poem for the Crayon, or his friend j.
j Dwight's Musical Journal H. h Brown las
just completed the Washington statue which
has absorbed his attention for many month";
It. l.. Brown was last heard Of at Lake Alba.
no gathering materials for an elaborate In
dian composition. Ingham has eoualled his
ancient fame in the dainty finish of his lovely
Flower Girl" Durand is engaged upon
two new pictures embodying phases Of nature
which he has never before SO distinctly nut
on canvas He has recently completed
characteristic landscape called I" The First
Harvest" for the School Of Design'in Brook
lyn. Huntington has painted some fine por-
traits of church dignitsries, during q late
visit TO England, and since his return has been
msinly occupied with likenesses
kensett is about TO pass some time in sketch
ing among the lakes of Cumberland. Elliott
is constantly plying his vigorous pencil in
likenesses, which are a noble study of chsrac-
ter and color. Staigg is here in the winter
season, finishing the exquisite miniture. for
which his roll Of commissions begins in sum
mer at Newport His likenesses Of Webster
and Everett are the finest specimens of the
KIND yet achieved in this country, and he has
also done artistic Justice to some of the love
liest Of American women Church has gath
cred rich store Of materials during bis re-
cent visit 10 South America. Cropsey has
sailed to Europe with many commissions.
Hicks has opened a new and elegant studio
in Astor Place, and well deserves the fame
and constant and lucrative occupation he has
won as a portrait painter. Richards is at
work upon original compositions, some OF
which are both poetical and accurate. Dar-
ley's bold and significant sketches are sufn-
cient to give zest 10 any book, and are in
perpetual demand by the the publishers