Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-16
ART NOTES.

Probably no more interesting series OF
lectures upon art have ever been delivered
in Washington than those given by Mr..
VIM. Ordway Partridge during the past
week. With hardly an exception his sub
jects have been chosen with the particular
object of placing art before the people in
a practical manner, and demonstrating the
re cessity of making its study part Of our
common school education. In speaking on
the subject he says: Il believe in the pos
sibility of great national art for America,
and I believe that such an art must be in
dissolubly bound up with the patriotic idea.
The men who mold the destiny of this
nation in art or politics must be nurtured
and developed upon its soil. One of the
dangers which threaten our art, and may
say our manhood. Is that Of over-travel.
We have much to learn from other nations,
but we have more to learn from our own.
In order to educate the people to an appre-
citation of the fine arts, We must begin with
the children in the public schools, and in
order to make popular art great art, every
man and woman in the land must make the
subject a personal one, and feel personal
responsibility regarding it. We must APP
zeal to the practical nature OF the people,
and place art on common sense and eco
reach and making its possession and enjoy
ment an everyday matter instead OF
luxury. An immense revenue Will be saved
been so trained that they can produce
beautiful orders of work, which we now
have to import from Europe.
During the past year Mr.. Partridge has
statue of Gen. Grant which is to be placed
in front of the Union League Club house
in Brooklyn. and unveiled next October.
Judges who have seen the statue pro-
nounce it one of the finest that has ever
been made in this country. and 1t has re-
ceived highly commendatory criticisms
greatly interested in it's construction. In
addition to this, the sculptor has designed
the caryatides for Mr.. Whitney Warren's
new house at Newport, and executed a
number Of less important commissions.
Mr.. Carl GutherZ who arrived from
Paris a short time ago, has been commits
stoned to furnish the mural decorations
for the reading rooms Of the new Congress
sional Library, and is already working up
sketches of his designs. He Is also paint
ing life-sized portrait of Knute Nelson
the ne" Senator from Minnesota, and as
soon as completed the canvas will be
placed in the state house at st. Paul.
Miss Sophia Loury, young artist who is
rapidly making a way for herself in the
artistic world, has just completed a series
of water color interiors Of the beautiful
home of Mrs. Hearst. Contrary to the
broad handling which many young artists
affect, the paintings spoken Of are excel
lent in their fine detail and miniature-like
coloring. Not long ago Miss Loury en-
joyed the honor Of being elected to men,
bership in the Art Students League of
New York, and much of her work is done
for the art dealers and publishers of that
city.
Early in Lent Max Weyl expects to hold
an exhibition of landscape studies and pic
lures accomplished during the summer and
early autumn. The 'view" is being looked
forward to with much interest, as the art
lists work is always popular and sincerely
believed in by the general public, as well
as by the artistic element.
Mr.. Herman K. Viele has Just closed an
interesting and very successful exhibition
of his water color work at Mr.. Fischers
The subjects, with a very few exceptions
embraced nearly every point of interest in
Europe, the exceptions being odd corners
better known to the artistic fraternity than
to the travelling public.
Mr.. Rudolph Cronau. whose interesting
exhibition has recently occupied the Veer-
hoff galleries, has decided to remain per-
manently in Washington. For seven years
Mr.. Cronau has been president OF the So
ciety of Artists at LEIPZIG, Germany, and
has left his home there in order to make
study of American nature, history and life,
the result Of which study is 20 be publish
ed in both German and English.
Mr.. Dunbar Is working on and rapidly
completing a number of important COM
missions, among which Is fine bust of the
late Mr.. Hatton and an exqulsitely modelled
bust of Miss Wilhenlina Won StoSch of
this city. The latter is intended for exhibit
ton purposes during the spring.
Miss Marietta Minnegerode, who, in addi-
ton to the discharge of her duties as in
structress in the Corcoran School Of Art,
finds considerable time to devote to water
color drawings, will give an exhibition of
her works at the Fischer rooms in the latter
part of March. Miss Minnegerode shows
great talent in this attractive field of art,
and her display will be sure to be both
creditable and interesting.