Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-16
IN LOCAL STUDIOS

The Society of Washington Artists held
| it's annual meeting for the election of Of
| ficers last Tuesday evening in Mr. Dunbar
studio. About twenty members were pres
| ent. E. c. Messer succeeds Mr.. Dunbar as
| president of the society, the latter being
| appointed as vice president. w. B. Chiffon
is the secretary, and Carl Weller treasurer.
The executive committee, in charge of
| exhibitions, etc, will consist Of Parker
| Mann, chairman; E. F. Andrews, Robert
! Hill ckley, r. N. Brooke and H. Hobart
Nichols.
| 1t was decided to hold the annual spring
| exhibition of the society during the first
week in March, instead of April, here
tofore. A communication was presented by
Robert Hinckley from, the Cosmos Club to
| the effect that s2u0 would be awarded by
| the club to the artist exhibiting the best
| painting during the coming view, the can
| vas to become the property of the club
1t will be remembered that last year the
| Cosmos Club purchased the painting by
| Miss Curtis of Tennysons princess" The
| club has always evinced sympathetic in
| terest in the work of local artists, which
has done much toward raising the stand
| ard of artistic merit.
| Before adjourning, resolutions of esteem
for the late Thomas Hovenden were
| adopted, and at an early date will be pre-
scented to Mrs. Hovenden and her family.
The full length portrait of Senator voor-
hees, upon which E. F. Andrews has been
| engaged during the past year, is now re-
ceiv1ng its finishing touches from the ar
fist, and VIII soon be in readiness to be
placed in the new library, for which place
1t has been painted.
The subject is posed in easy and wholly
characteristic
coat and SLOUGH hat which have grown
familiar to all Washingtonians give add
ed touch to the air of distinctive personality
that is one of the portraits most striking
features.
The model bust of Commodore Melville
upon which H. ]. Ellicot has been devoting
the past two or three weeks is about ready
to be cast in plaster-the last process before
being sent to the bronze foundry. AS soon
| as completed, the bust, which is an unusual
ly fine piece of work. will be placed in the
Loyal Legion headquarters, in Philadelphia.
Just at present competition for the Sher-
man statue is occupying the attention of
sculptors throughout the United States The
statue will be of bronze and colossal in d.
mansions. AS soon completed it will be
placed in Franklin Square
Three prizes of 81 900 each are to be given
for the best three designs. The committee
of selection and award is composed of the
Secretary of War, Gen. Schofield and Gen. G.
NJ. Dodge.
Mrs. E. F. Andrews is working on a life
sized bust portrait of Gen. Corse of Alexan-
dria.
ho hoe nbor of bar
clever paintings in the exhibition by the
Water Color Club in New York, and several
studies in Oil at the Philadelphia Art Club,
which opened its annual exhibition today.
The directors of the Corcoran Art School
have been obliged to suspend their distribu-
ton of admission tickets to the evening
classes, owing to the already overcrowded
condition of the school.
Mr.. BrImedi has returned from Paris,
where he has spent the past six or seven
years, and soon as he is able to secure
suitable studios. will locate himself perma-
nenty in the city. During the artists
idence In Paris ne was a regular and inn
portant contributor to the Salon and other
European exhibitions of note.
to 600 18th street and is working on a Sc
ries Of designs which to be used for
mural decorations.
An exhibition which was at once unique
and delightful has been attracting atten-
ton to the Cosmos gallery during the past
week. The view was composed entirely Of
poster designs secured from all parts of the
world.
Among the local artists whose work at
tracted attention was Miss Sophia Loury,
whose vigorous composition and easy flow-
ing lines at once arrested the eye.
Mills Thompson also had several compo-
stions, whose artistic merit was of par
ticular interest to those who have watched
the young artists progress during the past
year or two.
Miss Maud Lightfoot has just completed
well executed portrait of Mrs. Reming-
ton of Cleveland, Ohio. The canvas which
is three-quarter length, presents an
artistic solution of the difficult problem of
successfully combining white and light cf-