Evening star., 1896-06-06
ART AND ARTIST rs

Mr.. 8. Jerome Uhl has about finished a
| striking likeness Of the wife of Representa-
tive Thomas w. Phillips of Pennsylvania,
| and has well under way one of the Con-
| gressman himself Among other portraits
which the artist is at work on are one of
| the late j. d. Merritt. the photographer
and one Of John w. Maury, at one time
| mayor Of this city. The latter portrait
| painted Tor the metropolitan National Bank,
OF Which Mr.. Maury was one Of the early
| presidents. shows him when still quite a
| young man. His hair falls low upon his
| forehead in a dark thick mass, and his
1ace mas a frank. open expression by which
one Is unconsciously attracted. Mr.. Chl
has been painting upon wood panel a
| view OF the White House as it appears
from balcony of the Navy Department.
He Is planning to carry further study he
made some time ago Of Max Weyl at work
| In his studio in Vernon row. The diffusion
| of the cold north light toning down the
rich oriental coloring Of the rugs and
hangingS, characteristic of the studio of
| his brother artist. is so successfully han
| died that Mr.. Uhl feels desire to elabo-
rate the study mere carefully.
On Saturday last Mr.. L. C. Messer and a
number of students forming the nucleus of
his summer class left for Paxton, Va,
where they will spend their time in sketch
| ing the beautiful scenery of the Blue Ridge
| country.
| Mr.. Edwin Lamasure has just returned
| from the Alleghenies, and as he his
| wedding trip, 1t is perhaps not strange
that his portfolio is not as full of sketches
| as usual. He intends to return to that re-
| g:on in couple of weeks to make more
| extended stay, in order to gather material
| on the picturesque Greenbrier river for his
exhib ton In the fall A recent sketch of
Mr.. Lamasure'S, taken over on the hills
| near Arlington when a strong wind was
| driving dark. threatening clouds across the
| SKY, is one of the trucst things the artist
has ever done. 1t is not only faithful to
| nature in color and atmosphere, but The
| good Judgment exercised in the selection of
subject renders 1t very pleasing in COM
| position.
| The years work at the Art Students
| League closed last week. as there will be
| no summer class this season. Miss Alma
De Mier, who has filed in a very able
| manner the dual position Of superintendent
| and instructor in the preparatory antique
! classes for two years. will be in New York
| next winter pursuing further her artistic
STUDIES, ana the students lose hot only
| valued teacher, but a personal friend Her
successor will be Miss Wooding, also of the
| New York Art League.
The two semi-circular mural paintings
| which Kenyon Cox has made for the Con-
gress:onal Library building were placed In
position last week, and form an important
| part OF the growing magnificeace of the
| building.
The simplicity and majesty in his figures
are qualities extremely desirable in mural
| decoration. where a kind of architectural
| q Of p1a I'll.
are rather light in color the hues being
| delicate rather than rich in tone. but ex-
| Iulsite as the coloring is In many places
Mr. Cox's greatest power lies in the de-
! nfeatlon OF form. and that, too rather by
the use of line than by light and shad.
| IN me decoration at the north end Of the
| room. where they are placed, the central
| l2ure. seated upon marble throne and
| holding a Tyre in her hand represents
Poetry. To the right Sculpture is seen
| holoing IN one hand a statuette of the
| slave by Michael Angelo and leaning light
| ~ on her shoulder is her sister art, Paint
! ing. represented by half-draped female
| nsure holding a palette and brushes. The
| soiueh tints in the garments of the two
| women make peculiarly harmonious COM
| Dlnatlon OF coloring, and several pieces of
| decorated pottery resting near the group
| serve as an illustration of the close r,la-
| tlon or the arts of form and color. ON the
| other side Of the center is the allesorica
| hSure representing Music playing :.pon a
| tloilh from sheet of music which
| cherub holds for her, and standing beside
| her Is Architecture, holding a column in
| one hand. The conception of the latter is
especially good, even the robe which she
| wears falling in heavy severe folds in
Keeping with the idea which the figure en-
| bodies. ~
In the composition at the other end Of the
| nan the woman enthroned in the middle
| represents Astronomy One of her attend
ant cherubim is sighting through q tele-
| scope, while the other holds globe upon
| "hich she is measuring with a pair of com
phsses. Inc two female figures to the left
I!piiy Mathematlcs, the one holding an
| abacus In her hand. the principle of which
| she IS explaining, representing the theoret-
| icai part. and the one with pair of scales
III heI mana symbollzing the more practical
| aspect of mathematics. On the Other side
| IS biological group. A woman dressed in
an ornately decorated gown holds in her
nand a green branch, which symboliZes
| vegetable life, and in close converse With
| her, seated upon the marble balustrade
| Whlch runs throughout the entire length of
| the design, is another woman, whose in
terest Is centered in the peacock beside her,
| symboical Of animal life The last mon
| toned is a nude figure, possessing 10 a bigb
| degree that peculiar grace of line also no
| uceable in the drawing of the winged
| cheTuDlm The stone railing seen at the
| oack or both decorations has its own nar,
| TO play in the scheme of decoration for
| even by this slight architectural element
| the designs become more a part of tbeir
| surroundings and one views them more as
| mural decorations than as independenr
| paintings Beauty seems to be the ruling
! ldea In Mr.. Coxs artistic creed. and upIi
| ness no matter how interesting and power-
| III IL may be, has no place in his work
| Mr. Rudolph Cronau, who divides his time
kbetween literary and artistic work. left on
Mohday Tor Dolgevile. n. Y. The place is
situated In the midst Of the superb scenery
| OF the Adirondacks, and some of Mr.
! Cronaus best work has been in Tho dor;o
non OF gust such rugged views as the region
p there will afford him
Mrs f. G. Doubleday plans to go before
long to Binshamton, N. Y, where she will
spend the summer. She does not intend tn
contine herself to landscape as so MANY do