Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-11
.4RT NOTES..

In NOlAOs
AT the annual meeting OF the Washington
Art Club. held last Monday evening" for the
election of officers ETC., the following named
positions were filled as Indicated President,
W. w. CorcOran; Vice President. Thomas
Wilson: Treasurer, Max Weyl: Secretary. ii.
l.. Hillyer: ETecutiue Committee, S. III. Kauff-
mann, E. H. Miller, F. j. Fisher. w. NJ. Poin-
dexter, Winnie Ream. Except in the case of
Miss Ream, who was chosen to fill vacancy
IN the executive committee, all the above are
reflections.
AT the same meeting the Club determined
to give up lis rooms in Vernon Row at the
close OF the present month, and will take UP
ts quarters thereafter in the new Corcoran
Bull0lng, where 1t will be eligibly dOmcled
on the street front of the second floor. The
advantages of the new location over the old
nected, and that the room to be used for ex-
hlbltiOn purposes has a northern exposure,
which, next to skylight, is regarded as the
paintings. A number of artists have their
studios in that building already, and it is
nkely That majority of the whole number i'm
winter season opens. The prospect is, there
lore, that next to the COrcoran Gallery the
new building will be the most attractive and
hold the same relation to Washington that
the WeIl-knoWn Studio Building in New York
does to that city.
-EX-CongreSSman Farwell, of Chicago, has
recently become the purchaser of Mignot's
large and beautiful painting of Chimborazo
the famous South American volcano, which
used to be the pride of the Crosby Gallery in
that city, before it was destroyed by fire. some
years ago In portraying the rich foliage,
hiaShlncent mountain scenery, and gorgeous
atmospheric effects of the tropical regions,
MIR. MignOt ranked next to Church, the recOg,
nlzed master in that field, and had his lie
Deen spared it is likely that he would not have
been second even to him. A South Carolinian
by birth. Mr.. Mignot ardently eSpOuSed the
cause OF the south during the rebellion, and
was unwilling to remain in New York during
the war, although he was we'll established
there, and a growing favorite. As he could
not return to his home, he scOrnfully shook the
dust of the north from his feet. and went to
London: where he died of small pOX under most
distressing circumstances, shortly afterward.
Mr.. Brown has nearly completed portraits
OF Mrs. Representative Willis and her equallv
beautiful sister, Mrs. Godfrey, of New York
upon which he has been engaged for some
time past. There can be but one verdict when
these exquisite paintings are finished and ex-
posed to public view: that the artist was as
favored in his subjects as they, were fortunate
the other. MIR. Brown is also at work on Il
cabinet size portrait of a New York gentle
man, and he likewise has a commission to
paint the portrait of well known Baltimore
lady, and of two or three prominent North
Carolinians, as WELL These ORDERS together
with second portrait of Mrs. Willis, which
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menced at once, will keep Mr B. pretty busy
until midsummer
Cincinnati is just now in the full enjoy
ment of an attractive Loan Exhibition, hello
under the auspices of the WOman's Art Mu-
scum Association of that city. 1t is to con-
tinue during the month of May. The cOlec-
lection includes Oil paintings, water color and
pencil drawings, carvings tapestries, kera-
mics, antiquities, and curiOsitieS, of various
kinds, and the display is said to be both large
q nf hn fn.t tI,,,%r r1~.
known to world as the one of the centres of
the pork and whiskey trade. Cincinnati. with
her suburbs, is remarkably rich in art mate
rialS. She can probably turn ont display of
the sort undertaken equal to that of any city
in the country. and much superior to that
which could be made by any place of the same
contain many pictures of the highest order of
merit, particularly representing the masters
OF the modern German school In this. re-
United States. On this account together with
her superb fountain and her occasional musi-
cal festivals, she aSpires to be styled the Paris
OF America. Her claims are not recognized,
however, by the rest of the country. The
place she occupies is more nearly that held by
one of the minor German centres of culture
For washington is reserved the proud distinc
tlOn OF becoming to the western hemisphere
and even in greater degree than that CITY,
what Paris is, not only to France, but to the
rest OF Europe.
The Art Club has made arrangements for
Blrney'S lecture on Industrial and Decorative
Art, delivered before that body in February
iaSt, ana the brochure, which is to be neat
volume OF some thirty,tWo pages, will be ready
Club accomplish nothing else. having been the
means OF securing the preparation and publi-
cation OF this excellent discourse is enough TO
entitle that organization to the thanks OF the
public.
Miss Ransom is busily engaged on Dor.
traits OF Mrs Senator Dorsey and Mrs Gen.
eral Garfield. Both are to be busts, of life
size; size; and IND, both 10Th promise to be faithful por-
detained in Ohio much later than usual last
season, on account of ILL health, from which
she suffered some after coming here. From this
she has quite recovered, however, and hopes to
have the two portraits above referred to fin
ished before hot weather sets in permanently
AS an indication of the manner in which
WOmen's claims and merits are being recog-
nized in nearly every walk of life the fact
may be mentioned that at its annual meeting
held last monday evening, Miss Winnie Ream
was UNANIMOUSLY elected member of the
Club
AS soon as the Supreme Court adjourns,
next week, Mrs. FaSSett will remove her easel
to the court room, and resume more active
work on her large and elaborate painting of
the Electoral Commission. This arrangement
VIII VII enable nj PIE her to work up the accessory de-
tallS OF the picture with care and fidelity, as
well as to more readily secure sittingS from
the persons to be prominently Introduced as
participants and auditors in the scene to be
represented
Mr.. Gullaume is busily at work restoring
Lamis two large battle pieces representing
respectively the Battle of Yorktown and the
Battle OF New Orleans, recently bought by Mr.
COrcOran. They were cracked and injured
somewhat by being rolled the wrong way for
Shipment from France, but by the time they
leave Mr.. Guillaume's hands they will show no
traces OF the rough usage they received.
MIR. n. A. Moore, the wellknown and pop
ular landscape painter of Hartford, who has
been staying at the Arlington for several
weeks past, left for home on Wednesday
During his stay here, which was made mainly
for enjoying the delicious spring weather of
Washington, Mr.. Moore has been mostly en-
gagged in painting pictures of northern scenery,
from sketches and studies previously made.
but he nevertheless found time to visit Rock
Creek and other attractive points in this yicin-
ity. of which he toek away s0Eie carefully
made souvenirs. Some of Mr.. MOore's pic
lures, representing Lake George scenery, NAV
be seen in the office of the Arlington. On
account OF their almost Photographic fidelity
as landscape portraits in outline and detail,
they are greatly admired by those most ia.
miliar with that beautiful region.
Considerable interest is manifested in
ENGLAND n the nrioeS wh will proHoby,,