Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-26
AMERICAN ART.

ruy NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN-FiPrf-
Sixth ANNUAL. BXHiBIrIOS-soAE or TILE
PICTURES on Usv.
,S,ar1, GDrrespondence Of The Ecsnfno STAR I
NEW YORK, March "a, 1881.
The exhibition OF the National Academy OF
DesiCn this year, shows, on the whole, pro-
rrress. and IS fairly hung; but 1t furnishes very
Ittle evidence Of any tendency to cultivate na-
five subjects In new directions Yet this Is
what Is wanted 20 give art definite character.
number OF artists, such as Clement Swift,
T. UoveDden, 4. A. Bridgman, i. ID. Mlllet,
Elizabeth Gardner, and others, send pictures
painted IN France. It Is true that Mr.. Mlllet' 8
portrait a very good one. and strongly painted}
Is that OF Miss Kate Field, and that Miss Gard
neT has chosen an American subject, Priscilla
la PuIitaiDe" (Ates Std1sdlsi, for her salon pic
ture; but the other artists mentioned paint
purely foreign subjects, which, although good,
can he better done sy the masters who taught
them N their own country.
In the south Room the place OF honor is &C
corded 70 Mr.. 4. II. WANTS ''Oid Clearing
beautiful DIT Of luminous landscape, which Is
fanked on one side by the portrait OF Lady by
Mr. 3 G. Porter Zone OF whose most charming
efforts is In your COrcor2n Gallery, and on the
other By & similar work by Mrs. Anna Lea Mer-
Tit This latter Is one OF the most attractive
pieces OF Vortrsiture On the Academy walls. It
Il urcCnVeT tiJDaL well mod lied, anf good In
quality OF flesh painting AID texture Of draperS.
A. one end Ct this room 3r. Bi9r5rai5 again
appears with one OF his elOrmoI5 scenic cad
vases, and Edgar III. Ward, 10 his credit, has
a luminous and graphic pres entation OF green
Virgins tobacco feld, with picturesque 1ol1
hands St work il this room IS the Dest land
scape O. the year surprising even IT WyantS,
and that Is 1.-THE cd Roadway By George
InneSs- The fullL95S, beauty and suggestion OF
his foliage ana foreground treltm elt 1t would
be Impossible TO convey In words Here, a Sd,
are to be seen Gilbert Gaul5 Old Seau.' repre-
senting an exit from church; j. u. b iSJoPS eX-
cellent Adirondack scene; Carl Marr'5 % " an
dertpg jew, and many other notable works.
In the North Room the Chief Work. badly
hung as to light, Is Eastman JohnSon'5 FUND
Ing BIZ. portraits OF two gentlemen seated on
a lounge discussing the Aforesaid Dill. 1t Is
fine and full Of characterization. Mr.. Wyant
has here most forcible and altogether lovely
transcript OF 'APasSing Storm, the sky having
all the movement and breath OF nature; and Mr..
%hittledge's "Old House by the Sea" Is very
tender and beautiful. Sir. S. j. Guys picture
OF little girls toasting apples, zone for you, one
for me one for mamma" f5 not up 70 his usual
level.
In the East Gallery Interpretation OF Low
Country, North Shore, l. L. Is the pest coast
full OF reflection and quality. Mr.. Bolton Jones
has a TaLgier scene, Mr.. Hoyeaden 'It Hoe
.Siglo TiaceS"-a Vendean maiden pinRlng the
Swift, the COMPLIANT ura ChGrg5ment;;' 7. L,
Smith, a fine woodland Farm" aud W. j.
Hennessy. a charming spring FdatGSy.
Among the works in the West Room M. Jones
and Mr.. HOveHden, In measure, redeem their
patriotism by giving us native subjects-the
former good landscape, Near South Orange"
ine latter negro gelaT6-'DaJ ar pOSSun smell
p0w'ful good Mr.. j. G. Brown Is represented
by "Morning"-a young girl by the sea, which
Is less In his usual manner Than his street boys
With dogs IN the south room.
In the Northwest Gallery are three fine land.
scapes-GeOrge InneSs' Autumn Morning." Il.
N. Shurtled's CLEANS OF sunshine and ". T.
Richards "ITeparwau Sand, Cornwall" Mi.
Eakins depicts Col FaiTnan Rogers on his drag
In the PARK at Philadelphia, A. P. Ryder has q
remarkably handled and glaz5d, but suggestive
little landscape, and Arthur QuaTtlay cloudy
and fine marine view.
The Corridor Is nllGd and contains many good
works % such men as w. GedQey Bulce, r. c.
Minor and others In the E ISL Room omitted
TO mento On highly finished and beautiful IDEAL
head and OuSt OF Miranda" b. MIR. &. F. Rein
hardt. The exhibition is wen worth seeing.