Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-15
ARF NotEs.

Cincinnati is considering the articles Of
incorporation OF museum association, and
awaiting report from a Committee on Site.
Kenard Booth, graduate of the Yale
School of Fine Arts, has established him
self in Cincinnati as a portraitist in cray
ons.
Earnest Michel, a grand Prix de
Rome, who received the Legion of Honor
last year, has redecorated the ceiling of the
Grand Theatre de Montpelier. The sub
! jects illustrate the customs of the locality,
and represent ''La Danse des Treilles, u
g La Danse du ChevaIet," and g Les
Joueurs de Mail.
The statue to Stonewall Jackson for New
Orleans is nine feet high. The figure stands
in an easy position, grasping field glass
in the left hand the dress is rather negli-
gent the head is covered by the old Con
federate KEPT. The statue will surmount
the monument over the tomb of the Asso-
citation OF the Louisiana Division of the
Army of Northern Virginia in Metairie
Cemetery.
Even the Turks are becoming artists
and holding exhibitions. At a recent ex-
/ hibition OF paintings in Constantinople
two Turks had pieces. One was the
/ Princess Nazlu Hanum, the other Ahmed
Bev, an ex. student of Paris, who occupies
! the position of historical painter to the
/ Court of the Sultan. Greeks, Armenians
and Levantines contributed most of the
! pictures.
The Springfield Republican does not
share the wholesale admiration for the
| work of Walter Shirlaw which has over
! taken the critics aud artists of Boston.
Mr. Shirlaw is, indeed, little more than
| strong figure-sketcher his paintings are
| studieusly devoid of positive color and as
little as may be beyond black and white.
He deviates chiefly into the reds and
! browns" Any artist might feel fattered
/ at the earnestness of discussion which Mr..
/ Shirlaws pictures evoke.
Baltimore has dropped for the present
| the plan of erecting memorial shaft, and
contents herself with the manuscript of a
memorial volume, the literary portion of
which is intrusted to Edward Spencer, of
the Sun. According to present designs the
volume will cost about 81, 600, and as the
Municipal Sesqui. Centennial Committee
have only 81, 500 in bank, and the monu-
ment would cost 81, 600, it has been con-
! Guided to let the project OF shaft go by
default. To complete the memorial vol
ume the city viii be asked to furnish the
additional So. 500.
The famous Marquis Campana, whose
history is one of the romanees of modern
times, died recently in Rome. Born of
noble family and endowed with talents
equal to his wealth, he soon became and
! for long time remained the richest and
| most noted connoisseur of antiquities in
the world The great Campana Museum
at Rome was founded by him, in addition
to his own immense collections, and many
of the most renowned works of ancient art
are in some way connected with his name.
In the very middle of his splendid career
he was accused, whether justly or unjustly
is not known. of appropriating Government
funds, was hurriedly condemned and
thrown into prison, where he remained for
many years, comforted only by his faithful
wife, while his possessions were confis-
Gated and his treasures scattered. Emerg.
! ing at last from confinement, few years
ago he was received back as a master In
the archaeological world, and until his
death retained his eminent position.