, 1881-12-25

t The reception Thursday night ut The American
| Art Gallery in hou0r Of Mrs. Fassett'a oil pur-
! trait OF the late President Garfield was very
successful in point of attendance. Mrs. Fassett
has executed a noble portrait of noble subject.
IT IL not difficult to perceive that the artist bus
| sought to peFpetuate remembrance Of the
| forn and features Of james 4. Garfield US the
| man Was wien at hin very best, and in
| this enueavor she has naturally aimed to
! make the picture as attractive as possible,
alid In that she surely succeeded. Whether she
bus not .deallzed the work somewhat at tho eI-
matter variuusiy ylewed* but there can 10 no
question that tho picture will be highly vniued
lis II tne presentnlent ut the martyr President.
Among tho new things shown at the American
are three paintings from Mr.. ftsaIn's studn
|&herct0fUre noticed Ia these columns, Mrs. E. q.
Tnayer's "Only Five Ceuts."a u portrait Of bishop
cry, and u crayon Of Pruf. Morse the father Ut
toeRraphy, by D. fAbrouius- ,~.; --~
There are on exhibition at the Academy Of
Fine Arts ubous 2aM Ut the studies executed dur
are the work OF the evening class: This is tue
tlrst time thus my Ut the evening class work bus
been on exhibition The studies are all of hx-
ures. and are we'll drnwi. But few of them are
shuded, the rest being outline drawing and ufl
are either in charcoal or crMyon- Ii Is seldom
thut tile evening class pupils attempt working
III pil-coiors.: The water-tpl.,F class has quite
number IF very well executed studies. mostly Of
figures Or stlll life. As nearly ali Of the pupils
during the 1Mu term were just OC8iEnlnE. lQ0
grentcr purt Of the work hauded n fur exhibit
ifuu is Of :an elementary chartc;er. There are
but few studies from tue models either n oil Or
whter coIt,rs. These pictures will remain TN ex-
hibition during the hO!idAya. usld VIII vel! repy
Il visit to the Mctdsiny The winter term begins
jan !, and ,ha pruspec1s are that The school Will
he better attended Than ever. ~ s:t-e
The !: Debornh,'' by Sarah T. P.sDodson, on ex-'
hibtion ut the LydiNn Art Gallery, has been ati
object Of close study by many IT the art studentsA
Ut the city, who find In it much TO instruct and
improve. The work untionbtediy ranks as one
OF the strongest figure pieces ever shown ID
ChlcngO; uluNy ut the artstB fninh tt the very
best. Miss Dudsun is pupil Of Cabancl's, and
IL, rhts r,nlnt,lx Of lie Hebrew prophecies ant,
awgiscr. The price asked for the :: Dcborah. - -
is S,ooo und it IL sincerely to be hoped thnt tue
William William A Hart's Lat & Gieain and several
other works of distinctive merit at the Lydaan :
Gallery will be returned to their owners It the
East unless sold before the expiration or the
tirst week in january. and their places will be
tlled by other important canvascs- j.. ~ s=
4 cluster Of superb red and yellow roses,
finely p,tfuted In u!i coiurs, Is exhibited In nne
Of UBrien's windows, aud attracts much atten-~
dom rs well on account at tho superior auRliiy
OF the painting as tba skill nad taste shuwn III
the dvsgu being u rt'se-lsaves tn re!icf trarl.
1lI,:,t1s. San francisco lady Of high repnte rs
II ti.tsset- painter. Sir. Q Drsep has received and
wilt shot tly show two line iandsea pes ~ Ge1rgt.
Henry koch, of Chicago. representing u moon
lixht scene, th.the warm Light Of an interior
saoWtn th5onsh the open aor "
uury. by~ 3fts. A. c. Walker, auu II flower psece
by Mrs. Keauicoit, are also snosvn At o'1rien's i
= Miss Marie Brown has successfully transplant
ed the Cosmos to ~ new mcmsion On tne snsd 70
Stnte anu WashinAtOu streets. The rou1n IS lar9e
and we'll lighted, and: will: admit of very nd
ni1ure. 4 II will be ready for the public tomor-
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