Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29
Chief or the Department, o, Iab.r.l Ara. a, IN.

Chief OF the Department Of Liberal Ara. m IN.
Chicago exposition, who has ordered on, OF the
place all the drawings OF the made sent there nv
the fhiladslphia Academy Of Fine Arts a. part Of
,he exhibit OF its school work. The reasons
therefor are not publicly stated. but thev nav
easiir be imagined; and IL is said that phila-
oeiphia fairly stands sghast ~ the idea That
u'se olAck and white drawings executed hy
s.uaents OF both sexes. which were exposed to
.l.S IN The Quaker City gallery for months
without bringing a blush 20 the cheek Of the
most prudish member OF the oldest families"
on the place should shock the modesty ana
outrage ths seasibilities OF the breezy and
orsssy west. as gPihed by Chicago. 10 simply
The issues involved in these two cases NAV
not directly interest TO sny sr.., .,,.n, an.
general public; but the result win b. u.,,h.d
very closely by artists and dealer. in ,orl. ~
art. who will be very sure 90 resist by ever,
means at command the Dictatorship Of Mr..
Comstock and his kind. Considering the m.
nuence Of pictorial representations upon u.
public mind and morals. there might be and
there would indeed seem q be need OF som.
restriction as TO the character and purpose @,
certain exhibitions OF graphic art bat such
censorship should be the result Of careful and
deliberate action on the part % the lsw-mak-
ing powers, and not lodged in the hands Of q
single individual possessing no specisl ousli6-
cations for the delicate and responsible daty
who Is pretty sure TO exercise n arbitrarily &C.
cording 20 whims and fancies. instead OF fol-
lowing wise and well-settled principles
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A strong and remarkably nfe-like piece OF
portraiture Is q likeness recently painted BY
Mr.. II. I. Waltman. whose studio il in Vernon
How, OF his brother artist. Mr. Il r. Brooke.
Mr.. Mailman has just finished a portrait Of
Representative Cstchings, Of Mississippi which
lie much liked by the friends OF that gentleman.
and has one under way Of Mr.. Hobart Nichols.
which promises 70 be one Of hls most success
full efforts. Although still quite Young, Mr.
Mailman has accomplished much. and ali who
have watched his progress predict for him .
brilliant career.
This seems 10 be the OF large canvases IN
the French salon. Artists have been running
race with each other for supremacy in this re-
spect for several years past. but the palm Of
victory is likely 20 be carried OF by Munkacsy,
who has ready for this years exhibition q can
vas over fifty feet long. IL represents an epi- 4.
sode OF Hungarian history. which is painted for
the decoration OF one Of the balls OF the new
Hungarian Diet at Buda Pesth. The artist 10 70
receive soo,Ooo for the painting, IL Is said
Mr.. Dunbar, who shows in Fischer's window
q ife-like bust of Senator Faulkner, OF IVES,
Virginia, is busly engaged on . miniature
model for full-length statue OF the late seu.-
tor kenna, which he intends &c submit in COM
petition for the memorial eeigy, which that
state proposes 10 put in the national hall OF
statusry. II represents its subject standing I'm
an easy and natural, yet graceful attitude. With
his left hand in his waistcoat pocket while his
right rests on the top Of a short column about
which the folds Of flag will hang. The ike
ness is good.and the whole effect OF the work 10
extremely pleasing. Mr.. Dunbar has also un-
der way. for the Chicago Exposition, group OF
three hfe-size figures, intended 20 represent
Indians engaged in the work Of making stone
implements OF warfare. This promises 10 be
the most important work Mr.. Dunbar has vet
done. and, so far the conception has been
developed, the indications are shat it vii Be
successfully carried out
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Springfield, Mass, which has done more in
the way Of approaching and patrouizing art
than any place Of its size in the country, and
quite as much most places OF much larger
population. rs about to erect public museum
and art gallery building, which it is hoped will
be ready for occupancy by next January. II
will consist OF q central and two lateral
structures, united BY wings only Q little
shallower. The style is round-srch rensis-
sance, and the lateral buildings will have
bslustrades above the caves. The lower noor
and basement will be used ar q museum Of
natural history, and the second floor given up
to three large halls for paintings and statu.ry.
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The attendance at the Corcoran Gallery last
evening was the largest Of the season, - was TO
have been expected. since it was the close of the
series Of night exhibitions. The number pres
ent was little over l,6oo This Is less, how
ever, by some 400 than on the corresponding
evening last year Neither was the average
attendance this season large as that Of last
by something like $50 per evening. Why there
should be this falling of in attendance, indi-
eating decline OF interest IN the subject Of
art, is question that is not easily answered