Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-02
GOOD WORK OF ART STUDENTS.
An Exhibition OF the Corcoran Art Soho,
That IL Highly Creditable.

Anat II hIGnly CrcoftaDle.
The work of the students of the Corcorar
School Of Art for the months of October
November and December is now on exhibition
at the rooms of the school and is attracting
many spectators. not only from among the
friends of the students themselves, but also from
the public generally, for all are interested in
watching the progress Of this band Of young
artists. In the two schools-the day and the
night school-there are now 176 students, and
in the present exhibition there are specimens
from all the four classes the elementary, the
intermediate. the antique and the life.
The drawings both from life and from casts
are hung on the walls Of the lower room Of the
art school in the rear OF the Corcoran Gallery,
while the work in color is in the room above
The drawings largely outnumber the paintings
but there are some remarkably clever speci-
mems OF each line of work. 1t is generally
considered the best exhibition the school has
yet made. The next quarterly exhibition will
be at the end Of March and the last for the sea-
son on June 80.
SOME WORTHY OF NOTE.
Among the drawings there are number Of
pieces worthy Of remark. Mrs. Kemon has two
figures from life, male and female, near the
entrance, that attract favorable comment, and
young Miss Daisy King has several pieces that
are remarkably good, showing a strength and
freedom Of style that give promise of further
good work. Miss Katherine Houck has sew
eral good drawings from casts, one Of an arm
bearing in the lower corner the touching
for time TO finish this" 1t may be incomplete,
but it is very pleasing. Miss Helen Smith has
two or three good drawings Of heads az has
also Miss Grace Finney. Miss Alice Phillips
has a Venus de Medici and also n Venus of the
Apple, and drawing of the Discobolus, signed
simply Kaufman, is also capital.
OTHERS WHOSE WORK Is SHOWN.
Among the others who have examples of their
work in the different lines hung in this room
are X. l.. Hayden, E. s. Bishop, Miss G. Strick-
land, Miss Catherine C. Crichter, Miss Johnston.
NJ. L. Mattinsly, NJ. Hall. Miss Juliet Thomp-
son. F. b. Clark, A. W. Ingle, Miss Z. Trimble,
A. Deering, X. L. Chapman, Miss Viola
Brockett, Miss Grace Hustled, Miss Laura
O'Eare. Miss Edith L. Greenleaf, Mics Alta
West NJ. o. Winnie, Miss Jennie Taggart,
Miss Almira Shook, Miss Henrietta Seawick,
Miss Georaie Lamb, Miss Susie Swingle Miss
May Dunkinson. Miss Emma Miller Miss Ella
Davis, Miss Virginia Keech, Marietta Mimi
gerOde. Lee Fairfax, Miss Halle Ramsay J.
Rathbone. Miss Sallie Stricken, Miss Minnie
f. Snyder, Miss Virginia Blunt, Miss Bessie
Newport, NJ. V. Moore, Miss Margaret Schmidt,
Miss Ella Simms, Miss Lillian Jones.
GOOD s7ECIMENs OF COLOR WORK.
There are some very good specimens of
color work. which are confined mostly to heads
and partially nude figures. One very pleasing
sketch is of a blonde girl by B.V.King. who also
has peasant maid and nude female figure.
Miss Johnston has full-length sketch OF a
man that is really capital. ID. Z. King has on
exhibition two faces and Miss Minnegerode has
several clever specimens Miss Shank!and and
L. Cook have some very good heads, and be-
sides these there are number of good works
that bear no signature.