Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-30
ART NOTES.

ART NOTES.
The Washington Art Club win hold meeao-
Ing on Monday evening, when IL Is expected
that it Will lay cut its work, so TO speak, for the
coming season.
"A New Haven paper chronicles. as tprounds
Of Slight hope for art" the fact that it recently
saw In one show window halr a dozen fairly
good landscapes. and not a single cat-tail. lily.
pad, or stork standing on one leg.
Miss Imogene Robinson Morreu. whose
studio is now In the Corcoran Building, has lust
completed portrait Of General Garfield, which
win shortly be placed on public view. It is
highly praised by all who have seen It,
charleston has an Art Association. the
members OF which are making arrangeme ats to
hold an art exhibition In that city The present
intention is that the exhibition shall continue
cember.
A portrait Of Thackeray is to be placed In
the Reform Club, London where it will be hung
as pendant to that of Macauiay. Thackeray
was one Of the founders of the Club, and is said
py .raditlon TO have written several OF bis works
In Its library.
We understand that Mr.. Frederick A.
Bridgman's celebrated picture representing the
Procession Of the Sacred BulI-Apis," to which
reference was made at some length in this
column few weeks ago, will arrive here Ia
few days, and be placed on view In the Corco AN
Gallery.
The second annual exhibition OF the Phila.
delphia Society OF Artists, which opens on Mon
day next, will contain about 600 works By lead
Ing American artists at home and abroad.
There will be an illustrated catalogue conta! ming
fifty-hve reproductions Of drawings by artists
after their own paintings.
DR. Mac Ieod, Curator Of the Corcoran Gal
lery, has returned from his vacation tour,
hfnt1H af ern,f
OF the opportunity 1t offered him to visit the
public and private collections In Philadelphia,
New York and Boston. Since his return he has
been indisposed, but hopes to be out again
shortly.
"A portrait of the late ex-Secretary Fessen-
den Is shortly to be added to the historical col
lection OF likenesses Of its several heads
belonging to the Treasury department. 1t was
painted by Mr.. Frederic P. VintOn, Boston
artist. AS Mr.. Ninton stands high in his pro-
feSSion, and as MIR. FeSSenden was most eX-
ceDent subject, an unusually good and salts.
factory work OF art Is looked for.
DIR. Kindleberger has given up his studio
In the Corcoran Building, and fttei up for that
purpose suitable room in his delightful new
residence on G street. DR.. Kindleberger's house
throughout not less than his own Work-room
shows his admirable taste in decoration and
color, and gives evidence everywhere that 1t is
the home OF an artist. In choice Chinese and
Japanese curlos and valuable objects OF art it
Is surpassed by few private houses in the
country.
ON the 10th inst. new statue of Jeanne
dare was unveiled at Compi6gne. The statue
Is equestrian, and represents Jeanne holding a
standard in one hand and pointing to the
enemy with the other. The sculptor is MI.
LerOux. The OVernment had 1t cast In breni
and presented to the town OF Compegne, which
mas nae It erected IN front OF the belfry, almost
on the Spot where the young heroine was taken
prisoner by the Picardy archer, who was In the
service of the English.
Whatever may be said about American art.
in broad sense. it is becoming more apparent
every day that In the important matter of wood
engraving the Americans stand second to no.
body. The, pages of both Harper's and Scrib-
ners Magazines have been particularly rich in
these respects for several months past, and bear
testimony alike to the liberality of their pub
sh 1s ana TIE ability OF artists to ftly respond
10 This uDeraltty. We are not now able to re-
call any foreign periodical that Is the equal OF
the two we have named in either the number
or quality OF illustrations furnished.
The prompt and liberal course taken by
Italy In the matter OF the projected monument
to Victor Emanuel stands out in strong contrast
to the sluggish and niggardly action OF the Uni
ted states touching the pending monument to
washington at the national capital Poor and
tax. ridden as Italy is she has voted no less a
sum than 81 100000 fOr the purpose, and offers
three prizes OF SO 900, s. OOO and 1000 respec-
lively, for the best three models which may be
to remain the Of sae t Tgse
to compete for the prizes is thrown open to
SculptOrS OF all nations
- Mr.. Larkin G. Meade, the American sculp-
tor resident in Florence, is at present engaged
in modelling for the Contra Park at New York,
under commission, as we understand 1t, from
Mr.. Elliott F. Shepard of that city, colossal
ngure intended to represent the Mississippi
Rtre1'. 1t will be of the same size as the cele-
in Difference to the Wishes Of the donor viii in
general symbolism be somewhat like that re-
markahle sculpture. Mr.. Meades figure will,
however, be somewhat more erect. and OF a
younger man. of lusty Herculean strength and
proportions, typical OF youthful and growing
civilization.
"A story Is current In relation &c the series
OF portraits of ex-Secretaries of the Treasury,
now being collected by that department. to the
effect that when Judge Richardson was re-
quested to sit for his likeness to be added he
consented to do so only on condition that he
night himself select the artist and pay to him.
might be required In addition to the allowance
usually made for that purpose by the depart
ment. The differences to be drawn from these
circumstances are that Judge Richardson was
not satisfied with the quality of the work here
tofore sent ill., and that his portrait WILL like
the name OF Abou Ben Admin, lead all the rest
Next week Mr.. j. X. Tllton, the landscape
painter, will give an exhibition of his paintings
at the Kurtz Gallery in New York. Mr.. Tilton
Is native OF New Hampshire, and most loyal
American; but he has resided in Rome so long
that few OF his own countrymen who have not
visited that city know much about him or his
work. although he has been highly appreciated
and literally patronized by English connoisseurs
during many years. His proposed exhibition Is
therefore likely to be new and delightful SEN
sation to most New Workers, and doubtless OF
substantial service to himself, as Well Mr. ilton
is most accomplished and conscientious ar
fist, and lis long sojourns in southern Europe,
Egypt and the East have given him opportuni-
ties OF filing bis portfolio with choice subjects
such as but few OF his professional brethren
nave been able to bring together. The exhibit
don IN New York WILL we are glad to learn. in
ciude MI. Tilton's picture of ''Rome from the
AVentlne," which Is perhaps as faithful and
satisfactory representation OF "the eternal
CITY" as has ever been painted.
=, MR. CALLS announces that he will contest
M. Snyder's right to the seat in the First
ward. - via Wiz SAoon
VERDICT AGAINST THE RAuROAD-Willie
Sotter. boy who sued the Frankford and
Ss e passenger railroad In Philadelphia