Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-04
ART NOTES

M. Hugese A. Poole, who has been residing az
0reensourg. Pa, for some tine past has returned
70 Washington. with the view Of spending the
winter herr. He has taken . studio In Vernon
nv, wnese - vas formerly oomiclled
-ML p rufl WIN Whose water-oolor landscape
drawings many wsshingtonians are familiar, Is
AGAIN N the city, for an inoennte period. staying
NJ 1904 street Mr.. rofts range of subjects n
70 woe that visit 20 his studio SEEMS Almost Ike
apieasant voyage around the world
Lovers q au In Washington. whether rssi-
Dents or visitors win learn with pleasure that NJ
Walkers Galleries, In Baltimore are TO be again
open 70 the public on Wednesday, IN February.
March and April II Is safe 10 say that there are
70 this both In extent and quality, whether the
paintings composing t or the oriental objects of
Art De considered several Important addilons
nor examples OF Meissonler, Rousseau, Dfax.
schreyer, Dauegny and Couture. together With
new attractions In bronze and ceramics
In the way OF picture sales In New York this
season there VIII be nothing like cue offerings of
last winter and spring, but &C IL understood that
the collection OF Nj. Albert Spencer OF that city
will be sold before long. While this collection II
and does not contain many large canSases Il n.
cludes some OF the very best examples % conten-
porary French art In this countrI. and when p
viii have an opportunity for picking up gems such
Is 10 not often enJoyed. IL Is announced that the
Edward kearney and jordan L Mot. COLLECTIONS
In the exhibition OF the American Water Color
Society. now open at the National Academy Of
Design In New York. the artists OF Washington Are
represented as follows: De Lancy ". GIL -on the
Old Canal "A summer Hillside" "At Bay Ridge"
Beach near Cape nenlopen," .sketch near OBJ
sssryanory Hill r Le Grand Johnston. ,'shsep
Dance" J. II. Moser, .'view OF washington" Ne
gro Boy and OWL" Bertha Eversneld ferrie, my
Uncie;" MIS- Julia Poindextef, .Memento Nori;'
Miss Mary Tiers '.Stln LIE" -koses.- on the
occasion OF the hrst private view, last saturday,
two OF MT. Gilis drawings were s)ld, both OF Mr.
Tiers. MT Magrstns brought $500. being the
highest priced picture In the catalogue.
OF ali the soldier monuments yet erected In
this country that proposed by the state OF Indiana
will undoubtedly be the most important ana i'm
posing. Seventy designs were submitted, OF which
seven came nom Europe, the award going 10 the
years ago received the commission for the great
Italian national monument 10 be erected In Kome.
The state has Appropriated 500 900 for the monu-
ment, and there Is available 81. 900 additional.
contributed for the purpose by the various posts
OF the Grand Army In Indiana The design adopted
Is that OF lofty shaft, with a hig ally -ornamented
capital, supported by PEDESTAL with steps and
SHAFT which is square, instead Of round, IL sur
mounted by colossal statue OF Liberty, with four
subordinate ngures yet 10 be decided upon, al the
oaSe,-the whole reaching a total height OF 10
Feet Next 20 the design OF MI. Schmitz that VI
MI. stone, OF London was preferred. and nor IL he
Is 70 receive $780, as a second prize. The success
full competitor receives 81 900 tor his design ana
commission OF per cent on the total cost "
executing IL