Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-22
ART NOTES.

III is greatly 10 De regretted that when the
workmen were engaged in cleaning away from
Thomas Circle the debris incident to the late
inaugural ceremonies they were not also In
structed to remove the obtrllsive lamp posts
standing at the four corners of the base of the
statue. Fine enough in their way, and suitable
enough for some positions, they may be; but
they are wholly out Of place where they now
are. The authority which placed them there
ought to know that nothing Of the ktnd-even
though modelled in strict keeping with its design
and purpoSe,-can add anything to monument
like this, and that snowy accessories like these
while they may not absolutely detract from, can
hardly fail to interfere with, the dignity and
imposing effect Of the statue itself. II the in
tention was to light up the figures at night, the
are, the lamps serve to bring out only the legs
and belly OF the horse, while they throw the
faces and finer parts of the work into deep
shadow. To divide the same number OF jets in
to single lights, at equi-distant points around
the outer edge of the turf constituting the cir
Gle, would secure this purpose much better, and
produce, at the same time, far finer general
effect.
Through the muniflcence of President Gar
rett of the B. &. o. railroad, the Peabody Insti-
tute has recently become the pOSseSSor OF a copy
in bronze Of the famous Ghiberti doors belong
ing to the Florence baptiStry,-pronounced by
Michael Angelo to be worthy to be the gates Of
paradise,-Of which it will be remembered the
Corcoran Gallery here has copy in plaster. The
Seu- WHICH dTt Hall Ine vi OTgl-
nails, and said to be the only bronze copy In the
world, were cast at the celebrated Barbedlenne
foundry in Paris, and are considered remarkably
fine reproductions, as all the works of that eS-
tablishment are. Mr.. Garrett also presented to
the Institute a number Of copies of famous
antiques in plaster,-the value of his whole do
nations being something more than five thou
sand dollars.
-Elihu Vedder, who has been in Rome for
something like dozen years past, is about to
return to America, and VIII reopen his studio in
New York. Mr.. Nedder is one OF the most origi-
nal and talented painters this country has yet
produced, and his location In New York Is Justly
looked forward to as an important accession to
the art circles of that city.
Boston has been enjoying for some time
past an exhibition of the works of William NJ.
Hunt, her most gifted painter, whose melan-
choly death is still fresh in the minds of the
public. The collection, which is both large and
interesting, serves to Illustrate in very striking
way the industry and versatility of the artist.
over period Of more than thirty years. and in
that time he produced something like three
hundred and fifty pictures, some of them works
of considerable importance In both size and
quality. Beside this he taught number of
Students and did great deal by his lessons and
remarks, as well as by his works, toward influ-
encing the artistic taste Of Boston and the New
England states.
There are good grounds for the belief that
before long statue of General Hooker will be
added to the number OF fine pieces Of sculpture
WHICH HOW duOTu WdSnlnSUOu. Inc prospect Is
that the representatives Of both the Army of the
Potomac and the Army OF the Cumberland will
join in the pleasant duty Of thus perpetuating
the memory Of their old commander, and If this
Re done the work is not likely to flag. Fight
ing joe" as his soldiers loved to call him. was,
In figure and port, the very highest type OF a
military chieftain, and in the hands OF a compe-
tent artist, his preSentmcnt in bronze or marble
would make most noble and attractive object.
Some very readable and suggestive COM
ments on the late Munich Art Exhibition from
the pen of our former tOwnSman, Ross Turner,
will be found in another column of tO-day'S
paper. They show that Mr.. Turner is compe-
tent to WELD the pen OF a critic as well as the
pencil of an artist. On the latter point, by the
way, some very gratifying evidence is furnished
by a few Oil sketches from his hand lately re-
ceived here, and which will, we presume, be
placed on view shortly.
- In recognition of the very favorable manner
in which their excellent monthly, The Magazine
OF Art, has been received by the public, MesSrs
CaSSell, Peter Galpin, have materially in
creased its size, beginning with the November
number, which commences new volume. This
publication, and its contents are so fresh and
interesting and its Illustrations so good that it
is not at all surprising that its patronage has
exceeded the expectation Of its proprietorS.
There is talk in Philadelphia of monu-
ment to the memory of Morton McMichael. The
Quaker City has had few citizens more worthy
such an honor, and there ought to be neither q
lack of disposition or means to carry the pro-
posed movement into effect.
The artists OF PittSburg have recently opened
fall exhibition of their works in that city. The
display, though not very large Is said to be quite
good.