, 1881-06-26

| Miss Tuck, who has recently completed very
satisfactory portrait Of Mrs. Ryan, and is busily
| engaged with her studio classes, finds time to
| take sketchlng class to Lincoln Park once u
| week.
The Chicago Academy Of Fine ARTS closes its
| present term Tuesday afternoon ut ! o'clock
| with the annual exhibition and award Of prizes,
! OF which Il list mas been given heretofore. Tho
+, following order Of exercises will be observed:
An address b. George E. Adams; presentation
| Of prizes: view Of the students work Tho
rooms Of the Chicago Society Of Decorative Art,
| in tho same building, will also be open.
All the Chicago artists smiling aloud at re-
cejying circulars from Boston inelosiug blanks
which they are requested To I'LL out with the
amount Of cash they are desirous OF cOntrttlu-
ttu:; towards organizing Worlds Fair in the
Hui, in 1855. In the first place, they say they OBJ
ject to sending their money out OF Chicago. and
in the second plncc they Invent any to send.
Mr. Douglas Volk is III the city at present.
paying visit to his friends and former home.
Ills latest Academy picture called The Puritan
Maiden IS tneiy engraved in the July number
Of Scrbncr*, which. in descriptive article Gu
titled THE Younger Painters OF America"
speaks very highly Of his work, concentrating
the schools Of Cooper Union upon his Professor
snip there.
Mr. G. c. Minor, who makes specially of
craSon work, now occupies alone the studio ho
formerly shnred with Mr.. Eaton: The lut-
ter artist. who ia now skctching some
where in the White Mountains sold the
week previous to his departure some ten pict-
tires which rcmnincd in hs studio to one gentle
rnnn, among them water-cOlor scene in the
4llegbenies, which WAS much admired.
Frank c. Bromley writes from London that
having been on a short sketchng tol1r through
Scotland, he is SO tt,or1nEhly q deiEhted With the
intends to return there and spend some months
in sketching and pantlns. From thence he will
Paris some time in the winter, where he will en-
ter upon course OF study. lie will send pict-
urc to our fall Exposition, and we shatt probabfy
soon see some OF his worlsnt our art dealers
AS his ultimate purpose Is to return to Chicago
and opcu n studio, be does not intend to let peo-
pie forget him.
Mr. George platf is at work upon an order for
i North side senilcn,an which is quite novel;
Is, mi promises to be n very pleasing one. 1t
renrescnts portion Of the interior of IL par!or,
including Il bay-window draped oy cnrslins rich
ground Of olive green. contrasting we'll with the
standing figure nf IL lady dressed In robe of
delcnte pink brocade, WHO rests on one hand easiy
motions OF n canary pcrched upon the other
o,ltstrctched hand. and apparently Just about to
take st - to i It's e Gv eo%'G % ic e The grd MI tbs IS
wiaole study forms j very pretty genre picture.
Mr II, W. Wallis exhibits in the window Of
OIs1cns urt-st0re nn interesting and. coned-
ernE the circumslances unaer mhlen NJ ,.!s ~ wa5
tho comet and its surrounding sky scenery, as
seen from the Ogden School building on North
ctltc street Ill - minutes past = ltaat + Ii!aH4
morning 1t shows the relative briiliancy OF the
comet 10 the other heavenly bodies visible Mt
the same time, which Is :" hll among tho pretty
stars sailEnE round tho moon, and Just now,
when every one is sky-Kazing, and kayfrg to
himself or bis neighb0r; - How wonder what
YOU arc nr. above tho world 50 high, this
:. Noctur11o = is worth going to look ut. and will
undoubtedly prove Of value as record Of I'LL
cyentful occurrence. The peculiar atmosphere
and feeling Of very carly morning is we'll rem
lerci.
Gentlemen who, own lne horses are as desfr-
Of ner dmp1ed darling, und. as there are very
few animal painters in the West. Gcan Smith
seems to hnyc monopoly Of this style of work.
nnd unless he paints hy steam. us has been
ty With which hc sills orders. He bus just com
p!cted the picture OF. 4 'fhynrit horse for Mr..
Brcnock: ;.!so d landscape With sheep tn the
which look ;!}ccidedly sheepish. as
texture 1t the woo being. good. but little
thro,ls. tarti winter, end dr not In the best
as ono secs by the applotr nil IN
DIo5sum abuvc them tnat It IS famy spring. AS
4 whole, the picture is very bright and pleasant
one and will no doubt bc appreciated By lovers |
Of pnimHls =!
The following from the New York Herald will |
.,a If SPECIAL interest here: Tho sculptor, K.
r. park, forwarded last week to its owner in |
(;hic,.u tllS- 2. D. Armour, his sized marble
staluc. Love Triumphant, WHICH has just ar /
lived from bis Flnrcn1ine studio. 4 young girl,
oinfl in Il loose robe bound simply ut the waist.
stands with bent right knee, leaning against
rtIck support. on WHICH some IVY
climbs Her head is bent IN penstEe notion. hcr
1olfIs some rises. Elated BY his victory, rather
~ babyish Cupid has flown down towdrd bis |
ictim. With one foot resting on the Tock he