Evening star., 1880-01-31
ART NOTES.

10 Town on brfef visit, the guest OF Mr. McGuire
on street. Mr.. Brown Is on his way south.
where he expects to spend the remainder of
tne W1nter season. He is accompanied by his
who has for some time been a favorite punii'
and who already shows considerable prpficiencT
in his chosen profession.
1t is little to their credit that persons can
be found here and there who object TO the Joint
resolution offered IN Congress by Mr.. Urner.
few days ago, proposing 10 erect a monument
over the grave OF Francis S. Key, the author of
THE Star Spangled Banner at Frederick Nd
The amount named TO carry out the purposes
or the resolution is only $1,000. sum so trifling
In itself. and so insignificant IN view of tina
worthy object sought TO be accomplished that
one would think there could be no excuse for
not passing the resolution at once. II is pro-
posed TO place the whole work OF erecting the
monument and the disbursement OF the money
under the Secretary OF War.
We understand that the Tennessee Histori-
cal Society has determined TO purchase Clark
Mills third equestrian statue of General Jack
son. The Intention is to place It in the grounds
OF the state house at Nashville, and those hay-
ing the AFFAIR in charge hope 20 COM plete all
the arrangements so as TO have the statue un-
yelled on the occasion OF 1enneSSeeS centennial
which occurs on the oath of April next. This
purpose, II cODsummated. VIII remove from the
grounds of Mr. Mis- an interesting and con-
spicuous landmark. IN the form OF the riderlesS
horse intended for this group which has so long
attracted the attention OF travellers over the b.
q. railway between this city and Baltimore.
Mr.. ID. W. c. Boutele, well known Penn
sylvania landscape painter, has recently finished
large picture OF Niagara Falls, In which he
has treated the subject In a rather unusual
manner, by showing neither the American nor
yet the Canadian Fall by Itself but giving A
view OF both with the heavy dash OF water on
the American, or Goat Island side with the
Horse Shoe Fall precipitating Itself to the ex-
IRENE right OF the spectator, while the spray
rises like cloud from the depth below. All
n Win 10 TIM
boat on the ripping waves far below the falls.
The picture is pronounced not only a faithful
portrait of the scene but also spirited and
effective work OF art.
Columbus, Ohio, proposes to honor herself,
and at the same time the memory OF one of her
most eminent and esteemed citizens by erect
ing at some suitable point within her limits
handsome public drinking fountain. to be
crowned by statue OF the late DR. s. NJ Smith,
who died in that city a few years ago. The
figure, which will be OF bronze, is to be executed
by Mr.. Walcott, Columbus artist who has
Just completed the model to the great sattsfac-
tion OF the friends OF his subject. The base or
fountain portion Is to be OF highly polished
Scotch granite. with medallion portraits OF two
OF Dr. Smiths sons on the panels OF two OF tho
sides, and the whole work promises to be at
once effective and appropriate.
Max Weyl, who left Washington on Thurs
day evening, sailed from New York direct for
Bremen, by the North German Lloyd steamer
Rhine, this afternoon. Mr.. Weyls Intention is
to be absent for a year, at least, which time he
expects TO divide pretty evenly between the art
schools OF Munich and those OF Paris and he
hopes also to be able to make some stay, II only
for brief period, in the principal art centers OF
| Italy. Mr.. Weyl'S many friends, and especially
his artist associates, bade him farewell with
deep regret, but they look forward to his pro-
lOlged sojouIn abroad as an occasion OF great
interest and benefit to him professionally.
With his ambition and well known industry, it
can indeed hardly fail to be productive OF most
valuable results
The ntimation reaches us from England
that the next Associate Of the Royal Academy
to be elected will probably be Mrs. Butler, bet
ter known to the world as Miss Elizabeth
Thompson the lucky painter of the Crimean
War picture entitled ''The Roll Call The sug-
geStion is not well received In art circles there.
and independent critics. That Mrs. Butler is
reasonably clever painter, all things considered,
they are willing to admit But they declare
there are many var artists who greatly excel her IN
tentiOn and who are far worthier OF such re-
cognition than she. She is the favorfte of FASH
ion, however, and IT is likely that that fact will
have as much weight with the powers that be
as the consideration Of merit. The praise given
to her first picture by the Prince of Wales has
stood her in good stead ever since and it is al
together probable that Its leaven Is still work.
ing.
- The proposition to erect suitable statue
to Gen. Phil. Kearney is attracting good deal
of attention In New Jersey just now, and the
prospect is that the movement will result in
something tangible at a day not very remote. A
public meeting to further the matter was held
in Newark last week. 1t was addressed by sew
eial distinguished gentlemen, and good deal
of enthusiasm was manifested. In the course
of his remarks on that occasion, Hon. Court
l..ndt Parker referred 10 bronze statue of Gen.
Kearney now in the state house at Trenton,
which he recommended should be sent to
Washington. to occupy place among the
statues of other distinguished men In the capi-
tol. To this proposition Adjutant General Stry-
ker and Chancellor Runyon are represented as
objectiDg,-one OF the quoted reasons for their
oppos, ion being that ''all the other statues in
the satonal capitol are OF marble, and that this
one, being OF bronze, would be objected 10 on
tiat-account" An impression has prevailed in
many quarters here, for long time that the
statue Of Gen. Kearney here referred to was eX-
pTessly executed for the purpose Indicated
above, or al least that one of New Jerseys con-
tribu tionS to the national collection was to be
figure of that gallant soldier. Whether this i'm
preston be well founded or not, the fact that
this particular effgy is or bronze instead OF
marble would be no objection to its reception
there. New York's contributions now In place
In the hall-Governor Clinton by II. X. Brown.
and Chancellor Livingston, by Z. D. Palmer
are both Of bronze, is also the fine statue OF
Jefferson. by David danger, which stands In
the same room. Not only Is there nothing OBJ
iectionable in that material but the two statues
last named are regarded as among the best and
most popular works there. The figure of Liv-
ingston is particularly pleasing and impressive.