New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-17

they have turned ont crelitable amount OF ""'N'
j Wells Champney who returned from Europe on
November l. has spent the summer in copying
famous English portraits Mr. Champneys vacation
was spent at Hampton Court the National Gallery
and South Kensington Museum where ne copied
some Of the most famous example, 80 Sr Peter
LEV Sir Joshua REYNOLDS. Gainsborot -. Romnsy
Sir Thomas Lawrence. Hoprner Sir Henry Raeburn
and ETY. Mr. and Mrs. Champney will soon resume
their Saturday afternoons. when many Of the eX-
arrnles Mr. Champney brought with him may he
seen.
Clinton Ogvie was at Loon Lake. in the Adiron-
dacks for the summer He Is AZ present al WorN
on canvas representing Loon Lake. and Will proba-
hlv show Il at the next Academy exhibition FRANK
Fowler devoted the greater part OF his summer to
palntlng the portrait Of Archbishop Corrigan' "nch
ne did at the residence OF the Archbishop lie y az
present engaged upon several portraits which VIII
be seen later. Mr. Fowler also went TO Albany 10
attend to the hanging and vanishing Of his re-
| Gently completed portrait OF Ex-Governor Flower
lie has just returned from the Atlanta Exposition
where he served on jury OF selection for pictures
Tor the permanent art exhibition, the EXPOSITION
managers having appropriated $500 for that puf-
nose W Granville Smith has been very pusy as
usual with his illustrations Percval de Luce, who
has been in town nearly all summer, Is now working
on a portrait of well-known woman in Brooklyn.
He has several comnissi FOR portraits in hand.
and Is making tha, a speciality, although. strictly
speaking, he is genre painter. Wordsworth Ihoinp-
son spent the early part OF the summer IN ilahs-
burg Va where he made number of studies ana
secured subjects for characteristic pictures. lie Is
at uorl, now on q picture intended for the autumn
! exhibition called a Scene of Colonial Life in New
Jersey" Miss Baxter, Of the Sherwood mas re-
turned 10 town and is busily engaged with classes
J Eoiton Jones did Number of landscapes In smell
| field Mass and brought back more than the usual
/ Quantity OF ma terial from this charming town
Francis Jones painted landscapes, and found num-
Der Of models FOR his figure painting. He also paint
81 A large interior. Samuel Conkey the sculptor
has lust finished study for the statue Of the ate
! Austin Blair Michigan War Governor Inc
statue will be In bronze. eight feet in
height and is 10 be placed in the Capitol Park at
Lansing Men Charles Aver Whpple. OF the Sher-
wool has been in town most Of the summer en-
gagged on the portraits Of eA-Presiient HARRISON
/ Mrs Mckee and her In addition 20 this work
he is a, present painting lifesize portrait OF GOV
/ ernor Norton Mr. Whippe has also undg way
| portraits Of General Miles. Mrs Smith Anderson
one of the Daughters Of the Revolution. and Mrs
! " H. Merrill Edwin Bashield has been working
/ nearly all summer upon the designs ana cartoons
for the decoration OF the central dome OF the new
Congressional Library in Washington, and has also
painted a large mural panel Tor a church H. West
| ern Pennsylvania He H. now working on me color
studies for his Washington designs. In addition.
he has lately decorated 4 grand piano. the piano
/ being gilded and the five panels on III ana SIDES
representing classical pastoral, military dramatic
and sacred music. j. q. Brown has IN MS studio
seven finished pictures. They were brought from
/ paule. VI where he spent the summer J. f. Bre-
WORT who H. st.ll AT his country home at Workers.
has lately been holding exhibition OF his water
co.ors for the benefit OF mis- townspeople W. I.
Smedley whose summer was principally devoted to
rest present engaged on Illustrations Tor new
hook by William Black which viii probably appear
i'm the early winter William VI. chase goes 10
Madrid in January. taking with him number OF
! g. L. Tiffany. He painted In the summer "A NUMBER
l - sthfeb le
I Loan Exhibition al the Academy.
William Nerplanck Birney has JUS returned from
France. He has been painting interior views anu
| flower gardens. most Of this work being done IN
Broadway; England vel known d. the nome ol
Al his country home high up among the susque-
hanna hills in Northern pennsylvania Among those
! hills he gathered some material when ne hopes 10
ne has been engaged upon an important portrait
hing for publisher in this city irving X; Nles
passed the summer at Peconlc, l. l. "nere ne anu
/ his father : VI. Whss, nel1 thelr summer lass
| Mr. Wlles has painted several sizaole canVases
| during the season and also number or pastels
| He has returned TO town. and u about to begin
! OF 4 child which is at the Portrait Exhibition
| Stanley Middleton has been taking much needed
! res, al Sudbury Vt. and has not returned To his
/ work In the summer he made a number OF wafer
| color- and held al exhibition or MS work az the
! hotel where ne was guest George H. smile
/ shows the result OF his summers "Ofk on inc New
ilng mi coast bv characteristic subjects n both oil
and uater color " lunt Desert cnlefy engaged him.
| though spending portion OF the carry summer AZ
! Cape Goa. AT present ne Is painting view from
/ GrrdstOne Neck from It's iuGtArT sloI, ohe I'Nuk
/ nlzes inc po.nts and he idlants OF Mount Desert,
| Nj Smile al present Is showing a collection or
| water coors IN the new gallery al worcester. Mass
his native land. shows az his tarte2ie nan studlo
| hi summers work lie spent the summer at Mar