Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-25
ART NOTES.

ing fOr An SxafD1uo1 OF Work DIV tt& MON oern,
which ought to and doubtless will commend #
self to the favor Of the public, Al well for the
object it has in view As for the artistic at
fractions 1t will present. The idea, as at
present entertained, il for the membership
some thirty or more in number. to send in
representative canyases for the display. which
are to be d,-the proceeds OF sale. together
with the door receipts. to form the nucleus OF
building fund which the society proposes es-
tablishing. with the view OF eventually erecting
a suitable building for studios exhibition rooms
etc. That movement like this ought to be en-
couraged everybody who is anybody must ad-
nit
II appesrs that the bronze statue OF Presi-
dent Arthur. executed on a commission from
u number of his New York friends BY Ephraim
keyser. the Baltimore sculptor, TO which refer
ence was made in this column q couple of weeks
ago, is not to be set up in Central Park after
all, as was intended by the donors. report
from the advisory art commission of which Mr.
Henry G. Marquand. the well-known connois-
seur and collector, is chairman, advised the
park board against its acceptance on the ground
that sit is not equal to The average OF sculpture
In Central Park, WHICH is about rs severe a
thing rs need be said. After some discussion in
the board the report was approved, and the
statue was rejected. What will be done with it
now 10 not yet decided.
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As there Is no reason to doubt either the
capacity or fairness Of the commission, the
action Of the park board would seem to be
abundantly warranted. for the sculpture in the
park is, with few notable exceptions, q sorry
lot. II is q pity, by the way, that the jury
sitting In this case did not enter upon its duties
at an earlier day,-early enough, for example,
ats aaAee .
Bolivar on horseback set up q few years ago in
Central Park, which is SO bad that 1t makes
every other equestrian statue in the country .
work Of high art BY comparison.
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This statue Of Bolivar like that Of Arthur
was the gift Of some patriotic admirers Of their
hero, whose liberality exceeded their knowledge
Of art, as 10 too often the case. In fact, il the
Greeks bearing presents we're to be feared, your
public spirited art-giver is to be even more
dreaded,-as a rule. OF course, there are
bright and shining exceptions here and there
but the paintings and sculptures osten.a-
tiously presented to public institutions munic-
qualities, ETC.. are apt to be Of a character and
quality that the authorities would never think
OF acquiring by purchase. 1t NAV seem I'M
gracious on their part to decline offerings 'hus
voluntarily made. but they do well to bear in
mind that lcng-sufering public as well as .
kindly-disposed donor has feelings.
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Those who are in favor OF opening the art
galleries of the Chicago Exposition on Sundays
may take courage from the Roadway the move
ment is making in England, where reforms
travel at n srails pace. The London county
council has been advised by its committee on
general purposes that the South Kensington and
Bethnal Green museums shall be o, ened on
SUNDAY. with the proviso that no emplove shall
be required TO work more than six DAYS in ths
week. This recommendation is an immediate
effect of the good results obtained in Liverpool
and elsewhere in Great Britain by the Sunday
opening of various local museums Thousands
OF persons Who otherwise would be badly
employed on Sunday avall Themselves of the
| opportunity thus afforded to see the works OF
art.
1t is not often that one can see in one visit so
choice display of both plastic and graphic art
a. the two collections now on view at the V. G.
Fischer art store. The lockwood pottery
exhibit is, alike in FORM color, and decorations
delight to all lovers OF ceramics, and the water
color and black and white drawings by Mr..
Rufus F. Zogbaum are still more attractive in
| their way. As delineator of militar and
| naval subjects and hunting scenes Mr.. Zogbaum
mas probably no equal III this country. and not
| drawing, here shown renresent him ~ his rerv
| best. From their themes thew naturally win
| most attention from army and navy officers.
who are free in praise of their fidelity to ma
| ture. while their artistic merit commends them
| to he fay or Of cenneisseurs in whatever walk
| OF lie. A number of them were purchased the
the Ia, uas tney were exposed to view AID after
the w.i,s ~ 800 80 ,i'a ~ "i De iuuiu on
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seventeen oi those pictures We're sold IN New
| York for $1,000 immediately after being put on
exhibition" This extraordinary record sneaks
| well for Mr.. Smiths bank account but n CON
hardly fail to be bad in the end for the ort;s,'
| reputation as an Artist. and for ar, ,s welI No
| man working at that mace can do ;ustica 70
either his subject or him elf. and This nart;c.
ular performance can hardly fail 70 spnras,
the apprehension that the sp,rit of the con.
tractor had for the ,,me hei,e CO. th. -. IN u,
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