, 1881-10-30

Miss N4rit. y. Brown, tha Indy who has inau-
1tt1:1ted i'll this city the .artiSt:c uud literary c
tcr,rise k"u.vn as - The Cosmos" the rooms of
which arc located III Haveriy's Theatre Build
in, tu Chicago strongly i:,du:std by East
Gt,l critics woman Of marked talent. srhD
has made 4 hume toz herself in Eastern, literary
and circles by hcr na:lstcriy tratsiatio11s .:
Swedish literature and llcr interesting and slc-
ccssful lectures OIL Scandinavian art- She
Is not Scandinavian by birth. being native OF
New York City, and her father. Hubert Brown,
who died several years ago. WIS q We1i-k,,own
citizen Of Albany, having held the position of
Librarian ct the State Library. Miss Brown has
Iud busy career Us translator and writer aud
is Hi enthusiast OIL the subject Of Scandinavian
art anu literature Her prospects for st1cccss in
establishing: The Cosmos which is designed
us II resort for ladies hnvln: taste for litcru-
r1lre and art, seem to be already assured, u.d it
is not to be doubted that the project will event
,,all:. secure liberal share Of popular interest
and attention.
Mrs. N. j. Greene whose art enterprise has
been heretofore referred to in these columns
has taken Il !on! lease Ut q gallery in Central
Music Hall building, ana is now Hitting it up in
fine style with n collection Of pictures by artists
OF Chicago and elsewhere that promises to he
worthy uf attention. Mrs. s.Greene holds charter
granted under the State law to organize n
SlUEk company IDF an QCL ASSOCIATION.
and Messrs. q. T. 4. Hcais. ana Albert Eierstaut
are unu1ed ts co-incorporstors. The object OF
the association is declared to be the encouragcS
nent Of American artists. The gallery is to be
opened to the public i'll about ten days.
\. j. rupert hts in his studio Il recent work
of large size entitled 1.-THE Ruins Of Potnpeii"
Looking ut the lon:: rows OF columns viii ch Gust
their dark shadows across the whlie- paved
street down which The Roman t:tariots used to
ruli. u11d which still shows the deep r1ts by
their wheels. in tho distant perspective.
tho blue EcS'1vis1s with s'lukt curling upwar,l
from its living tires. The picture is boldly
Iuiiltcd. mtt. of it VITA 1,e pallet knife and
Us it Is enlarged from stty mule by the artist
IN the spot, il carrie: with ii tho conviction or
fidelity u tho scene-. Another landscape is
foreground are hu'td!el shrc,, seemingly aware
o. the coming sfuru which Is indicated by the
black driving clouds under which bend the wind
swept trees. Mr. !:ui~rf's work IL iut.n$. aud
bold. utld nll1ts,st always pleasing. The figure Ut
il mountain girl i'll pass i'll tho Alps is espccial
ly So.
Mr John Dono,hue has sold his medallion Of
an ideal head. suggested t tho following verse
from putm cf Uat3r Wirs:
. Lady fair, white. rs Siiuw,
She scarcely kntw
She WITS II woman, 50
Swretiy slit. grew
III addition tn his stlllin work Mr.. I1onoghuc |
conducts I'LL Uveni1l. life ct;.Ss i'll Ashland HlNck
and hls also been engaged direct tl,tsS IN
1lls"tcilng and sculpture fu Tho rooEls Of the |
Ac;.lctn* ot design i'll The American EXPRESS |
i;ustx where. lit addition tu the Sllai C,,1rSt.
0f 'lr.wlnG and Painting talf:bt by MIR. {;ookit,s
Instruction will also be given by compute.,t |
teachers in all branches of pottery and ch,r |
painting. |
Alex. Schil}iug has returned from 4 s1zetehint,
tour i'll Iinliatla. bringing with him r,,tlriuls f,1r
winter work which he will tra:,s!ur,a into at
tr'ctivS pictures. His ssc'c',cs are vigorous
AMI tftl1tlt III showing rather more tfctit,n 1n
ict1 than is usual with this artist WIN his
GENERALLY inclined L, the hr:r.tl and impression
e. styie "t 1,Sa 'S,ntg Dnc ot MS larEest
Jul of do:trs, shows beech woods itcrls,r very
:trong and rcAlis.:e. while GRAIN fields, f:.r,n-
1uuses* and tl phases nr ct>;utry life have
oeeu seizct: upon aud delineatGd with sood tuste
lid skill. |
Mrs. Mary 4 Wright lais taken Il studio in
ashiaid ''locE where she has some very good
water cu!n.* the result Of her summer Skcttb- |
n;<-to'ir in Wisconsin. Although :,.,,1urer. nr,.
q her II new brniic!l Of art 50 well HIS she sue
:ee:ied in rs:pruducl1is nHt.Ire with p,rc color
make study ut what Mis- begun us II p;,stifur
ier ctsses have recommended in both uil and
Mr. G. II: liart. Of Philadelphia. t,ns IL lfc-size
'of.rait of William G. Fargo. formerly l'rcsf- |
lent Of the .ttcr;can Express Company, on
xhbtion lit O'br;.u'% gallery. This Mr Hart |
hotoeraphy, and it certainly is n very natural
: eolored and lifclike representation. The
csa tinis are remarkably good.
Those members of the Art League who were
,vit:d t.. join she new chicago Art Club hive
unanimously declined. preferr1lg their own I
ssociaton to that OF the older artists. Com
tctc h'F'nouy seems II, reign in Ashland Block,
nd it would lie plty to disturb it bv intrud,lc-
u any foreign element, though 1t were never |
promising uEd respectable.
G. Il: Gay has a very good scene painted ut
AXE lew. showing glimpse of fhe lake with !
lc shore rod ind Lincoln Park iii the distance
II. Gay is doing extremely good work aud I'M
rowing rapidly:
The Chicago Academy Of Design will hold its |
1uuHl meeting for the election Of officers next
thursday evening: in the Academy rooms in tho
lalerican Express Building
The life class OF the Art Leneuc opened Thurs t.
~ evening with more applications tor n,e!l-
it "
Mrs: kcnnicott, whose "Sriss Mountain Flow
5 y found rc;tiv sa1c at the Exposition, has re-
'iFco requests from twD different parties IN
lpl1cnte that picture. which, of fnt1rS4. She ~