Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-25
IN LOCAL STUDIO S

Contrary to his usual custom recently of
summering abroad, Parker Mann has made
preparations to spend this season at Glou-
cester, where-he has already sent his arts
tic equipment, expecting to follow about
June 1. During the past few weeks he
has been busy designing a cottage to be
erected this summer at Gloucester and is
making arrangements for the construction
of house boat, to be used during inclem-
ent weather, while painting the wharves
and shipping in Gloucester harbor.
Since the Cosmos exhibition Mr.. Mann
has been working from studies made while
abroad last year, and in other ways pre-
pairing for the exhibition he will hold next
winter, beside completing a series of dainty
Illustrations for q book that is shortly to
be published.
The studio recently built by E. H. Miller
in connection with his residence on M
street Is one of the most perfectly appoint
ed ateliers in the city, and having been
arranged with an especial view to the
requirements of the artists speciality of
portrait painting. is particularly adapted
to that branch of the profession. In adj
dition to several etchings Mr.. Miller has
recently completed a number of interesting
portraits, which will be included in an
exhibition he intends to hold early next
season.
R. N. Brooke is considering a number of
designs for a summer studio. which he is
to erect shortly near his home in Warren
ton, Va, In order to have the space neces-
sary for several large canvases, for which
he has received commissions.
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A large class of art students with E. c.
Messer as instructor, will leave the city
June 10 for Paxton, Va, where two or
three months will be spent in studying and
working from nature. Members of the
party are Miss Mathild Mueden, Miss Alne
Solomons, Miss Newcomb. Miss LIE Due
Miss Tones and Mr.. Souther, all prominent
members of the Art Students League. 1t
is probable that several of the older artists
will join the class in July, and innumerab BILE
plans are being concocted, not only for
work. but general good time as well.
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An invitation has been extended to the
Washington Society of Artists to form a
separate exhibition of their work at the
Atlanta exposition, free transportation be-
ing furnished, and the artists are now
making their arrangements with that OBJ
oect'ln view. The local exhibit will not be
confined to works by members of the So
ciety, but will include general contribu-
tons by local artists, subject to rules re-
of pictures admitted to the Cosmos exhibit
tons. AS soon as arrangements can be
made to receive the pictures invitations to
exhibit will be issued by the committee in
charge of arrangements, composed of Max
Weyl, R. N. Brooke E. c. Messer and U. s.
j. Dunbar, as president of the society.
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An interesting portrait bust of Secretary
Morton is being modelled by Rudolph
Evans, young sculptor, whose work has
recently attracted favorable attention In
addition to being capital likeness, 1t is
executed with extreme delicacy and close
attention to the finer technical qualities.
Mr.. Evans is the son of the disbursing
clerk of the Agricultural Department, and
promise of a successful, if not brilliant
career as sculptor.
The exhibition of student work held dur
ing the past week by Miss S. w. Kelly in
her studios has been among the most sue
cessful of the season. The work shown
was both clever and artistic, much of 1t
being extremely decorative in character,
while other canvases were striking by rea-
son of their harmonious color and interest
ing variety of subject. Especially good
work was shown by Miss Ashmead, Miss
Mary Connely, Miss Chase, Miss Stanton,
Miss Smith. Mrs. Knowles, Miss Shellen-
berger and MISS IOpham.
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A unique but highly artistic sketch of
portion of the interior of Ascension Church
is being made by Miss Elisabeth Miller,
daughter of E. H. Miller. The unusual
subject makes an interesting motive, while
the play of light and color transforms
what would otherwise be simply a study
of architecture into a charming arrange
ment Of richly harmonious tones and eff
fectS.