The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-06-14
Art NOTES.
Commingles in fraternity.

Mr.. s. Jerome Uhl has just completed two
fine portraits. One is full-length painting
OF Mrs. Washington Mclean. In it she
appears as wearing long black crepe,
g0wn-bands and cap of widow
She is standing In position of
dignity and repose The portrait is
well executed and life-like. Mr.. Uhl's spe-
cialty comes out in the rich and silken folds
OF aheavy green plush curtain which forms
the effective background. The other portrait
Is OF Gen. Edward F. Beale in citizens clothes,
with gray silk-faced top coat thrown open.
The likeness is most excellent and the gray
tones on hair, beard, and clothes harmonize
even while contrasting with the rich crimson
silk plush hangings behind the figure.
Mr. Uhl has also completed a portrait of
Capt. Brown, OF the G. A. X. 1t is good
likeness, but reduced to about one-fourth.
The Captains breast is covered with corps
badges, and he wears his uniform, which re-
lieves the dark clothes from conventionality.
Capt. Browne is known as the avenger of the
hero Ellsworth. who fell early in the war at
3 alexandra. Mr.. Uhl has not decided where
he Will spend the dog-days.
Mrs. Heyl and Miss Walker, of the Wash
ington School of Art and Design, gave four
days exhibit of their years work on Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of last
week. There were great many pretty pictures
OF foweTs, still life studies, and few In land
scape that were very credtableindeed. Where
all We're SO pleasing it seems almost invidious
to specialize, but there were few SO strik-
lngly good they deserve it. Anna Lamb con-
tributed still-life study which would do
credit to any school, A large repoussG brass
shield is In the background, setting on the far
edge OF table on which stands a blue vase,
with some tea rose-buds lying carelessly be-
side 1t. Nettie Stafford has green majolica
vase tull OF red and white peonies that are
nnely done. Mrs Benjamin Stienmetz, Jr.,
paints roses in an iridescent vase, their stems
showing through effectively. Miss Fisher
puts one superb red rose in a vase by
itself, and it seems to fill the room
with Its presence. M. X. Weaver fur
nlshes basket of strawberries that look
good enough to eat Miss Campbell chose the
honeiy subject OF two dry ears OF yellow corn,
put she has reproduced them so well that she
justified her choice. All this work displayed
was that OF pupils. A superb bunch of lilacs
by Theodore Culver In yellow vase attracts
much attention. The crayons and drawings
were exhibited In Mr.. Chrisman's room on the
hoor below. There were portraits, studies of
heads, hands, feet, or of casts, the majority
OF which were specimens OF very good work,
Mrs. Condron had good pencil sketch of a
vase with holly on 1t, which was much ad-
mired. Carl Justin contributed four specimens
OF work on the drawing OF cast of a human
foot: first, outline; second stage, charcoal
fourth, the outline, shading, and blending
combined in perfect symmetry and beauty Of
form. Fannie Moore, girl OF fourteen pro-
duced very good portrait of her grandfather
from photograph. Mamie Davis exhibited
good copy of the cast of "Venus of Milo.n
Every day during the exhibit there were many
visitors.