Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-08
IN LOCAL ST U DO S

After six months absence Mr.. r. LIE
Grand Johnston returned to the city few
days ago. Nearly all of that time was
spent within short distance of Alexan-
dria, where the abundance and variety of
paintable material has enabled the artist
to provide himself with a large number
of delightful canvases, which will be in
cluded in the exhibition he expects to hold
early in February.
Mr.. Richard N. Brooke is busily prepar-
ing for the exhibition he will hold in jan
uary. Many of his most picturesque sub
jects are those taken along the coast OF
Holland. the fishing smacks and homely
peasantry being replete with artistic
motifs.
The bronze statue of General Spinner has
just been received by Mr.. Ellicot from the
foundry in Philadelphia, and occupies a
conspicuous position in the sculptor's
studio, where it will remain until a site
has been selected for it. The members of
the Spinner Memorial Association, for
whom the statue was made, wish it to be
placed in front of the north entrance to
the treasury, and that will probably be
the place eventually decided upon. AS
soon as this is known positively Mr.. Ellicot
will begin work on his design for the pedes-
tal' which is to be cut in granite
Stanly Matthews the large genre painting,
"A Critical School Report" which attract
ed so much attention during the last exhi-
bition by the Society of Washington Art
lists. The picture, which contains five fig
ures, was exhibited in the Munich Salon of
1890, where it received honorable mention.
n smaller canvas by the same artist, which
has also recently been purchased by Mrs.
Matthews, is called watching the Bal
loom"
Miss Minnigerode will leave the city for
New York on the 18th of this month. and
will remain there for six or eight weeks
studying water-color painting under Rhoda
Holmes Nichols. The water-color class in
the Corcoran Art School has, under the
supervision of Miss Minnigerode, increased
so rapidly in size, and made such great
progress, thar the young teacher informs
her friends she will have to get some new
ideas herself in order to keep ahead of her
pupils" The class numbers forty-four earn
est students.
Mr.. Henry J. Moser Is making his an
nual visit to the city, accompanied by an
imposing number of portfolios, which con-
tain the result of his work during the past
year.
The exhibition OF water colors held by
Mr.. Lamasure during the past week was
unusually successful from an artistic as
we'll as financial standpoint, nearly all the
paintings being marked sold early in the
week.
Miss Daisy King of the Corcoran School
is modelling in Mr.. Ellicots studio, a figure
representing Samson and Young Lion"
AS soon this model is completed Miss
King viii commence large study from it
which will measure ten feet in height, and,
when finished, be cast in bronze.
Miss Clara Hill has established herself
in coZy little studio on 18th street, and
is working a terra Gotta bust, which
she intends to use for exhibition purposes.
A new sketch club has been formed by
Mr.. w. ii. Chandlee and Mr.. Gibbs, with
the object of drawing together and Gre
ating common interests among the young
artists and designers of Washington. The
club holds weekly meetings, and it's men,
bership is confined exclusively to men, who
are as follows: w. II. Chandlee George
Fort Gibbs, Mills Thompson, Mr.. Lama
sure. Mr.. Harrington, Mr.. Finney, Mr.
Dom, Mr.. Meyer, Mr.. Nichols, Mr.. Child
Mr.. BalIanger, Mr.. WiIer, Dr. Walter
1.-The Bohemians' met last Thursday
evening in Mr.. Nichols studio and held
an interesting session, the sketches made
being unusually satisfactory.
The sketch Club" met at Miss Thomp-
sons home on Thursday evening A num-
Der of clever studies We're made.