Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-06-29
ART NOTES.

One Of the most important pictures, in
both size and composition, that will be
sent by the local artists to the Atlanta
exposition Is "Alexander's Feast" by Rob-
ert Hinckley. The painting contains thir-
ty Hfe-sized figures, treated in the style of
the Reubens school. Mr.. HinckleyS por-
trait of General Baird, which he has re-
Gently finished, will also be sent. Other
members of the profession have not as yet
fully decided upon what they will exhibit,
but the committee in charge expect to
send collection of canvases that will in
every way worthily represent the local
fraternity, which includes both profession
ais and amateurs
r. N. Brooke's canvas Halt by the
Pool" which formed such an important
feature of his spring exhibition, is being
exhibited in New York. The artist expects
to leave the city within a few days for
his home III Warrenton. Va, where he Will
execute a number of commissions for can
vases which require more space than his
present studio affords.
The artists who have paid flying visits to
Paxton, Va, where E. c. 'Messer has es-
tablished a miniature art village, bring
back amusing accounts of the gay doings
of the young people who are spending the
summer there with the very laudable in
tention of furthering their artistic educa-
ton. With all sorts of homemade con-
trivances, invented to tighten the burdens
of paint boxes, easels, camp stools and
lunch baskets they scour the neighboring
country in search of motives for canvases,
which will doubtless appear later in the
season, when local exhibitions and art
views are among the city's attractions.
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Miss Katharine Chapman has recently
completed portraits of Mrs. Theodore File
bus and Mr.. Hub Smith, both Of which,
besides being excellent likenesses. are ad-
mirable specimens of the difficult art Of
water-color portratture.
The Corcoran Gallery will close July Is.
and until the middle of September will be
in the hands of workmen, who will place
both 1t and the school building in good G on
dition for the coming winter. Both build
irgs will be entirely overhauled and ex-
tensive improvements made DIR. Barbarn
expects to devote his usual vacation time
to going over the paintings. many Of which
need vanishing, retouching and general
'rerovation-a branch of work which fer
several years has received the curator's
personal attention.
Besides recently closing a very success
full exhibition of water colors in Boston,
and finishing several commissions. LIE
Grand Johnston is preparing a number Of
decorative designs, which are to be sent
to Japan for reproduction.
Lucien Powell left the city last Thursday
for Paxton, Va, where he will join the
art colony and remain during the summer.
Within a short time Max Weyl will also
join the little company of artists, and be-
gin Work on canvases intended for exhi-
bition next winter.
Hobart Nichols is making arrangements
to spend a month at Ocean City, where he
will begin preparations for the exhibition
he will hold early in the winter.
Carl Weller and Wells M. Sawyer are
spending the summer at Riverdale, Md.
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The many friends of Miss Elizabeth
Nourse will be gratifed to hear of her re-
cent election to membership in the Salon
Champs de Mars, Paris This is the first
instance of such distinction being con-
ferred upon an American woman.