Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-05
IN LOCAL STUDIO IS

The early days of autumn are. as rule
particularly busy ones for professional and
amateur artists, and this season, though
scarcely begun. is already proving of I'M
usual interest. Those who have spent the
summer abroad are returning with sketch
es and finished canvases which give tes-
timony of busy vacation tours, while those
who have remained in or near the city are
securing the neighboring country with
easels and palettes, securing motifs whose
picturesque beauty is none the less attrac-
tive because taken from familiar scenes
Last Tuesday was a gala day at the
Corcoran Art School. the students return
ing to greet Professor and Mrs. Andrews
and to proffer their congratulations to the
newly married couple. The school has been
thoroughly overhauled during the summer,
so that everything was In readiness for the
troop of young people who filled the rooms
ar d Railways No work was accomplished
the formal opening being postponed until
next Monday.
The position of assistant instructor will
be filled by Mrs. Andrews, until her sue
cessor has been appointed. As yet no Sc
lection has been made. and Prof. An
drews' decision in the matter Is being
awaited with some anxiety by those who
nave entered applications.
the direction of Mrs. Andrews, who has vol
unteered he. services for that purpose, dur
ing the ensuing year.
Herman K. Viele returned to the city for
few days last week in order to superintend
the packing and transportation of his studio
fun nishings to New York city. where he has
taken a studio for the coming season, his
purpose being to spend the year in study
ing street scenes and incidents from an
impressionistic standpoint branch of art
in which he has already successfully identi-
fled himself. He exp Gets to return early in
the spring for the general exhibitions, and
expresses his conviction that by that time
the much-talked of and earnestly desired
studio building will have been erected
and be in readiness for occupancy.
Max Weyl is paying a visit to Parker
Mann at the latter's cottage at East
Gloucester.
LIE Grand Johnston has returned from an
extended sketching tour, and is working
on number of commissions for large can
vases. as well as upon several designs in-
tended for illustrative purposes.
e. C. Messer returned last week from
Paxson, Va, where, with large class of
students and a number of brother artists
he has spent the past three months, with
great benefit to his health.
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F. NJ. Pebbles returned to the city last
week with the completed portrait of the
late Secretary Gresham. which he painted
last winter from personal sittings. The por-
trait is remarkably lifelike in color pose
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the State Department and hung in the dip
lomatic room. for which place it was
ordered. The artist expects to leave within
a few days for his home in Illinois, but
will return about December 1 in order to
execute a number of portraits for which he
has received orders.
One of the first and most interesting ex-
hibitions to occur will be that of E. H.
Miller, who has just returned from pro-
tracted tour of the katskill mountains,
where he procured a large portion of his
most valuable material, the subjects en-
bracing almost every phase of mountainous
scenery. The exhibition will include work
In oil and water color. etchings, engrav-
ings and studies in crayon and charcoal.
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The Art Students League opened last
Tuesday with a large attendance, and every
prospect of a successful season. But few
changes have been made in the corps of in
structors, which this year will include Carl
Gutherz as director of the portrait class.
Hubert Vos, who has assumed charge of
the life classes, and Miss Bertha Perrie as
instructor in water color work. Miss Alma
de Mier remains in charge as general super
fntendent and arrangements are being per-
fected for the establishment of a depart
ment devoted to the study of Illustration.
Spencer Nichols has established himself
in pleasant quarters for the winter. and is
busily engaged on a large canvas intended
for exhibition purposes during the season.
Miss Maud Lightfoot is working on sew
eral interesting portraits, orders for which
she received while recently visiting through
the west The artist is a graduate of the
Corcoran Art School,