The Portland daily press., 1883-12-01
Art Notes.

In our account of pictures on exhibition at
the rooms of the Society of Art mention of
the following was accidentally omitted: :
"Roses" by Mrs. s. T. Warren, which is a
painting fine in color and well drawn. She
also has several other contributions, including
fine water color aud oil paintings we'll
worthy the attention Of all lovers of fine work
The painting "Cup of Tea" by Miss Hattie
Shaw, is a very pretty little study and bears
critical observation. Two very engaging
paintings are catalogued 124 and 125 and are
by Miss NJ. g. Mcdonnell. They are finely ex-
ecuted floral pieces, and entitled Cherokee
Roses" and Roses respectively.
The exhibition of the Society of Art closes
this evening, and Mr.. Harry B. Brown will
next week occupy their rooms, over Oven,
Moore & Co.'s on Congress street, as his
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FRANKLIN sIMMoNss STATUE OF GOVERNOR
MORTON.
The Morton bronze statue arrived yesterday.
AS an importation, the usual customs duty
was assessed against it and paid, but as it is
not private but public work and from the
hands of sn American artist, the duty paid
will be refunded, though it will be necessary
for bill for that purpose to be passed by the
next Congress. The statue is nearly eight
feet high and its weight 2, 100 pounds When
the statue is placed upon the pedestal the
monument will be seventeen feet high. 1t
will be two weeks or more before it is placed
In position and unveiled. Hon. r. W. Thomp-
son will deliver the address at the ceremony
OF its dedication The statue is heroic one
in every sense. Its pose is admirable, and the
stiff drapery eff modern clothing has been well
and gracefully handled. The Senator stands
firmly on his feet, head and shoulders well
thrown back, right hand extended, and left
resting in an easy position. The expression ia
one of intense earnestness and animation 1t
is the senator and statesman and speaker, and
not the man; and that mood is, doubtless, the
best for public efigy of a public character
It is not the Morton whom his intimates knew,
with the lines of his face chastened and soften
ed with the graces of a rare social friendship,
the richness aud sweetness of which will al
ways be cherished by those wi no were admit
ted into the sanctuary of his inner life. 1t is
Morton hurting the thunderbolts of his resist
less logic at what he believed with all the in
tensity of his passionate nature, to be an OBJ
stacle in the way of the accom- plishment of a
cherished purpose, the object being the best
good OF his country, as he conceived it, The
figure is strong, the attitude striking, and the
face and expression full of force The chin
is fnll-bearded, and not as it was in the later
years Of his life, and the face is, consequently,
stronger than when clean shaver. The statue
will be in the highest degree satisfactory to
his friends and to the public when its purpose
is remembered to be to represent our great
senator in his public character and relations.
When placed upon the pedestal and unveiled
to general view, Oliver p. Morton at his best,
at the acme of his physical and mental
not only by the hundreds OF thousands who
knew HIM and IGNORED him as representa-
tive Indianian, but by still larger numbers of
people Who in future years, can only know
him through this history he did SO much and
Nov, Odd