Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-05

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to the gallery and gave directions to those who
went there to copy in such a way that there
was considerably less Of the bad work done
from the start
His first step toward what afterward became
the Corcoran School OF Art was IN persuadinS
Miss Hartwell. one OF the students i'll the gal
lery. TO give up that sort of work for the time
being and TO 20 down into the cast room ami
work there upon the rddimentary principles Of
art He endeayored TO get all to do this, but
for the first year Miss Hartwell was tine only
one who took up the new line OF work This
was in the wear 1885, when Mr.. Corcoran. who
then alive, made an offer to present "A gold
medal to the art student who showed the best
progress In the work of copying from the casts
IN the gallery each year. Miss Hartwell was
the first medal winner. The next year there
were more pupils went down into the cast
room, and the work of instruction began to be
a heavy one. The medal OF 1886 was awarded
10 Miss Warner of Detroit, Mich.
TAKING CHARGE OF THE WORK.
In the spring Of 1857 Mr.. Andrews was asked
to take complete charge of the work of in
structing students who might come to the
gallery TO work. although as yet there were no
regular hours for the lessons ard everything
went ID a sort OF .hap-hazard way. He was
then designated the principal OF the CorcOran
Art School. which existed a custom rather
than institution. There were thirty STU
dents, fifteen of whom went TO the gallery on
days. There we're no accommodations what
ever. although a great deal OF good work was
done there. In 1887 Miss Daisy Brown was de-
clared winner of the medal, in this year the
FIRST real competition taking place for that
honor.
ENDOwING TIE SCHOOL.
In Mr.. Corcoran's will was a provision that
the sum OF slOO, 600 should be given to the Cor
eoran Art School, which was thus for the first
time created as specific institution and
which thereafter had fund of its own From
this sum about $4,000 was taken TO MT ND the
school in a becoming manner. The gallery
owned n small lot at the rear OF the main
building, and there was erected at the cost Of
about $1,000 the handsome building that Is
now the home of the school 1t is but 80
feet wide, fronting on 18th street. abutting
upon the famous property of Admiral Lee,
which has a celebrated record being the
bone of contention between its owner and Mr..
Corcoran for many years. From the interest
of the remnant Of the main fund are paid the
general expenses OF the school, the annual cost
OF the medal and the salaries of the teachers.
Last year the hrst exhibition OF the school
was made the drawings being hung in the
hall of the Cosmos Club. where they were
viewed by hundreds. Miss Lille Cook won
the medal in the year 1888 and Miss May Mime
gerode last year. The latter young LADY liz now
the assistant to Mr.. Andrews and has charge of
the work Of the pupils of tine elementary classes.
She has . large amount of ability an artist
and has won an abundance of praise from all
OF her critics. not for the quality OF her pro-
auctions alone, but also for her pluck and per-
severance at her chosen profession. The
trustees Of the gallery have given her the use
OF the school rooms for nc. coaching classes
throughout the summer and fall until the
opening of the school again in October. Last
year she took nearly score of pupils through
the severe tests that now being applied an
nually 10 the hosts of applicants for admission
to the school and landed them safely into the
coveted field Of instruction.
Since the establishment of the school upon
permanent and valuable basis there has each
year been y crowd of students knocking on
leges of the course. There Is one great attrac-
ton that brings these applicants and that is
that there Is no Zee for instruction, the school
being. by the terms of Mr.. Corcoran's will and
by the custom from the first days of the bad
copying, essentially Il free institution.