Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-18
THE EVENING STAR.
DOU B l. E SH EFT.
SATUR October Is. lSS0
SATUR DAY
ART NOTES.

ART NOTES.
There IS every reason to believe that the de-
partment OF fire arts win not be by any means
the smallest nor the least interesting feature or
the coming national fair. The special commit
tee on the subject seems to have been constt-
tuted with view to grandeur and impressive
ness in print rather than efficient service, but
few working members have taken hold OF the
matter quite vigorously, and have already done
what promises to secure very gratifying results.
They have arranged for the exhibition OF about
one hundred works of art from the best studios
and galleries IN New York alone. This very
considerable nucleus they expect to reinforce
by first class pictures and statuary sent from
nearly all the large cities In the country. Steps
have also been taken to secure large and fine
display of ceramics, wood carving, aroIstIc
ne, dle.wor and other branches OF Industrial
art, both foreign and domestic, so that 1t may
be said that the success of this feature OF the
fair Is already wei assured. We may add that
the onesaG iEte1ded e II Tor the art department
substantial permanent structure. situated
apart from the other exhibition buildings. II Is
OF brick, handsome in style and appropriately
decorated, and win contain one large hall and
four smaller rooms, all well lighted from above
In fact all reasonable efforts have been and Will
continue TO be made to render the art dtSp AZ
at once creditable to the fair, interesting and
instr dctive TO the pubic, and satisfactory TO
contributors. On the latter point it may be
sad that the art building VIII be guarded day
and night by faithful officers specially selected
for that duty, and that its contents will be kept
fully insured by the association for the benefit
OF owners and exhibitors.
The New York Art Students League re.
opened its classes on the 9th inst, under most
favorable and encouraging auspices. The men,
bership of the League Is limited to artists AMI
students OF both sexes, who intend to make art
procession; but the classes are open to all who
have attained the required standard IN draw
ing. The dues are fixed at a rate Just sufficient
to defray the actual cost OF maintaining the
several classes. The Art Receptions, at which
pictures and studies by the best al ISIS are eX-
hibited, viii be held on the first Tuesday in
each month during the season. Mr.. Frank Wal
Ter, well known to many Wasb'ngGontans, is
corresponding sc cretary OF the Le-s1ue.
America brings nothing away from the
great Munich art exhibition, not even an hon.
orable mention, SO far as we have seen, and Mr..
Hubert Herkomer Is the only English artist
who takes prize. Hewins asecondclass gold
medal. The first class medals are award j to
NJ. Bonnat, Paris; NJ. Bouguereau, Paris: NJ. Ca
non Nenpa M Defregger Mq pa1;5S. G.
Munkacsy, Paris; NJ. Cesterly, Jr., Ha nburg:
II. Passint, Austria; NJ. Wauters, Brussels and
NJ. Werner, Berlin: The French are gra ia
at securing one-third Of the first-clasS medals,
| a quarter OF the second, and quarter Of the
honorary certificates; and well they may be.
| That they have been SO fortunate Is not only
| must also be to them pleasing and SatiStac-
| tory evidence that whatever may be the jeal-
| ouses existing between Germany and Eiance,
| that feeling Is not allowed to extend into the
| domain OF art
- Concerning couple OF wood cuts In Scrib-
| aer's Monthly for october, referred to in this
column two or three weeks ago as having been
copied from Autographs that had for some time
been before the public evidence has been sub
mitted which satisfies us that the artist who
do 10 nrirr ip0l 6ra frnr
which the prints In question were reproduced
first published about year ago-is himself tue
author OF the article commented upon and the
turnisher Of Its illustrations,-a fact we had no
means OF knowing at the time. This being SO,
OF course no ground exists for an tmputation
that either the publisher Of the ma gazine or its
peoples ideas, or labors. we make this expla-
nation cheerfully, and all the more so because
as we said at the time. the illustrations OF the
magazine had uniformly been so creditable In
every way that anything which seemed like a
departure from its general rule attracted atten.
| ton.
SO much progress has been made In Ceramic
| art by English manufacturers during the last
| ten years as to awaken great attention and not
| little commercial Jealousy in France, a
| country which has always assumed pr" en-
| nence in this branch Of art manufacture. To-
| deed, competition from that quarter t.s
assumed such proportions that the French gov,
| special expert commits et0ner to England for the
purpose of studying English modes of manutac-
ture, and making report on the pr2-ent state
| OF the industry In that country. Although I'm
| to the present time the attention ven to ana
interest taken ia ceramics here are Oy no means
| equal ID those Shown In Great Brititn, yet at
the present rate of progress 1t VIII not be lone
until France will have to look to the United
| States, too. as rival In certain lines of tina,
! business, which she has always considered he
pottery manufactured in this country, even
now, is by no means to be deSpiSed.
| The statements in the following paragraph
from late issue Of the New York Euening Psi
are little rough. Is 1t possible that they are
true? and If so, to what particular individual OF
individuals do they apply? "Artists say that II
does not pay to undertake the execution Of
| con- omissions from Congress. When painter
| gets an order for $4,000 picture, for example
he is expected to paint gratuitously the por
| the job. There are often also expenses incident
| to the procuring of such commissions. In con
sequence about three fou1 tbs Of the profits are
dtsstpated, and $40 600 government comm ssior
| a. lists as rule look angu1dly upon such oppor
| tunities for the display Of their genius"
| MIR. F. j. Fisher, who for a long time has
had studio IN Vernon Row, has given it up
and gone to Europe for an indefinite period
He goes first to Berlin, but viii probably stay
| to Italy. We are glad to be able to add that he
| took out commissions enough to keep him en-.
| gagged Tor several months. ms IS MT. FISherS
| second visit to Europe he having spent two
| or three years there some time ago.
"A new edition Of Its reproductions of the
etchings of Turner's famous "Liber Studio
rum" has recently been published by the Bos-
ton Heliotype Printing company: The impres,
| sions we have seen seem to justify the high
praise given them by Mr.. Rust n, who pro.
nouaces the fac smile perfectly lovely, and
| for all practical purposes whatever as good as
| the original drawings. The set, which consists
| OF thirty three plates, may safely be said TO be
| Invaluable to art students.
| - The Ohio residence Of President Hayes
| and also that of Associate Justice Swayne, OF
the U. s. Supreme Court, are represented
| among the illustrations in its article on Gamer
| lean Homes" in the Ar. Journal for october.
| TIE PRESIDENT, Mrs Hayes and Webb
Hayes arrived at Columbus, Ohio, from Cleve
| land yesterday afternoon. and We're met at the
depot by Gov. Bishop, Mayor Collins, ex-Gov
| Dennison and the citizens generally. The
| President was escorted by military and civic
pieces ion to the capitol, where Gov. Bishop vel
| coined him In brief speech, to which the Presi
| dent responded briefly, returning thanks to the
| citizens for their reception and assuring the
| Ha r1nI To rioff nx,,,c