The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-19
Art.


Art.
called Spring"
Miss Alice Ross painted, this week, velvet
lambrequin in new and beautiful design, for
Mrs. Bachman.
Miss Grace Dunn has just finished picture of
Lake George. tits pronounced by critics as being
finely executed.
A number of china pieces, handsomely deco
rated by Mrs. Brelsford, Of Anderson, reflect
credit on that lady
Miss Emma Ross has just finished head
| piece-a laughing Italian peasant-that is GER
tainly a commendable effort.
French Ludington, son of the artist, has been
very i'll for some weeks past, but is now better,
and strong hopes are entertained of his final re-
covery
One of Prang's pieces Autumn on Esopus
Creek, has been reproduced, in oil, by Mr..
Lebo, Of Upton. This gentleman is making
much progress.
group Of sheep huddled together in q storm
is the subject of an oil sketch, by Miss Kitty
Wells, that any farmer would pronounce 'true
to nature"
| Quite number of newly designed brio a-brac,
bottle shaped, vases have just been received at
one of our studios. They are to be .ornamented
| in mineral paints.
DR.. L. L. Todd has ordered an oil sketch rep
resenting picturesque pasture grove, traversed
| by mountain rivulet, and dotted here and there
with grazing cattle.
An oil portrait of DR. Abbett's little son. exc
cuted by Mrs R. P. Craft, is an effort most
creditaole to the artist The painting and hand
| ling OF the picture is excellent
| A little child, crying and struggling to prevent
| its little pet poodle from devouring plate of
vietuals placed on the table before it, is the sub
| ject of very natural and amusing painting ex-
| ecuted by Mrs. Railsback.
| Mrs. Ross, of Newark, O., pupil at one
of our art studios, has just completed portrait
of her hveyear-old son, Warner. 1t would be
| difficult to imagine more beautiful, blue-eyed,
faxen- haired boy than is presented in this pic
| ture.
various shades of satin, and used solely for dec
orative purp oses, seems to be the latest craze.
| The work is indeed exquisite. The designs are
| most frequently floral, but sometimes consist in
petite human figures.
Miss Goodwin, of Richmond, is taking lessons
in lustra painting of Mrs. Ferry. Miss Dewes,
| art teacher in DePauw University, has recently
concluded a course of lessons in the same branch
of study with that lady. This work was orig
inally invented and taught by r. H. Bragdon, Of
| New FORK city, who has the method Of using
and applying the colors under patent.
Mrs. DR.. Kempson, of New York city, sister
Of James and William Hart, the celebrated land
scape painters, is now visiting her daughter,
Mrs Pearson, of this place. Mrs. Kempson has
written and illustrated some of the most beauti-
| full poems given to the public. Several of her
oil paintings, displayed at the last exhibit at the
| New York Academy, were accorded very high
rank for their excellence. She has few peers
| among the lady artists of America
The last work done by that most promising
and talented young artist. Charles Fiscus, before
his death, was very accurate life-size painting
OF his little cousin, Miss May Springer The
painting, handling and outlining was pronounced,
by all who knew the subject, as strikingly nat
ural; but, as is quite often the case with those
possessing high order of genius when but the
last touches remained to complete this work of
great perfection, he became disguised and abso-
lutely obliterated the whole face and form with
his paint brush. The little girls people are now
endeayoring to have this outer coat of paint re-
moved and the picture restored.
Miscellaneous.
/ Miss Maud Banks is said to speak Greek
fuently.
Richard Grant White was connoisseur of
violins. and played the cello with skill
The great English baritone, Chas. Santley. has
been elected president of the Royal Academy of
Music.
The fact that Nilsson is to head an English
ly for that enterprise in this country.
Miss Flora e. Meadows, formerly teacher of
languages at kappes's seminary, has recently
been elected professor Of science at the Jackson
vile College, in Illinois.
One OF Americas bestknown painters, Frank
u. Mlllet, who is also magazinist and has been
war correspondent has just started on three
months tour through the extreme Southwest
and Mexico in special car, with his friend,
Charles Francis Adams. jr., president of the
Union Pacific.
Miss Alice Brandt. who has so acceptably filed
the ONCE Of matr0n Of the Soldiers Orphans
Home at knightstown for the past year. has
been unanimously re elected by the new board Of