Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
IN LOCAL STUDIOS

Mr.. 8. Jerome Uhl is thinking of sending
to the Cosmos exhibition the recently fin
ished portrait of Policeman L. b. Hath
away, whose face is familiar to those who
often pass his post of duty on the corner
of 11th and F streets. The officer is clad
in his regular uniform, which adds con-
siderably to the interest Of the likeness.
Mr.. Uhl has also been working on a por-
trait Of Major shaw's father, ana on one
Of the majors deceased wife.
An exhibition of work by Paul dc Long
pre-. the well-known flower painter. opened
at Veerhoff's gallery on Thursday. The
pictures were sent here from Philadelphia,
where a very successful exhibition had
teen held.
Spencer Nichols has returned from fly
ing trip to New York, and has resumed
work on a couple of landscapes destined
Tor the Cosmos exhibition, and on some
Illustrations which he has under way.
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The exhibition of paintings by LeGrand
Johnston. which closed last week, was the
most successful financially that Mr. John
ston has yet held
On account of Mr.. Messer's Illness. his
exhibition, which was to have followed Mr..
Johnstons, was postponed, and in its place
was shown a collection of sketches fer the
most part Egyptian. by Hamilton Emmons.
Any proper departure from the common
place is refreshing, and this artists way of
working is welcome change from the
academic methods. Mr.. Emmons' work on
paper of different shades, sometimes using
n T. w HGlnrc and lplN-
ing large masses of color to be supplied by
the paper. as in The Fisherman's Shrine"
and Venetian Freight Boats" where
brilliant sunset effect is given by the use OF
4 single color on a dark ground. THE
Vocal Memnon'' is a fine conception, in
which the artist has seized The moment
when, touched with the first rays Of the
rising sun, the ancients believed The statue
sang.
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A lifelike portrait of Senator Morrill,, b.
Carl GutherZ, who has in charge a large
part of the decoration Of the new Congress
sional Library, is being exhibited for a
short time at Veerhon's. MIR. GutherZ has
commenced a portrait Of ex-Gov. Hubbard
OF Minnesota, and plans to lie represented
at the Cosmos by something in portraiture.
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The fine work by Sir Joshua Reynolds,
which Mr.. Thomas Waggaman has recently
acquired. is a great addition to his already
choice collection. The painting is panel
design made for stained glass window In
an Oxford church, and is very simple and
direct in treatment. 1t is called Faith -
and shows against a stormy sea dimly felt
in the background, a woman and her two
children, the younger kneeling, her face
wearing an expression of fear, which ever
the mothers reassuring arm cannot dispe
"a fear caused partly by the storm and
| partly by alarm for the safety of ner father
| out on the water. In contrast with this In
| the faces of the mother and the Older
| child, who carries torch, one sees an ex
preston of perfect confidence in the safe
| return of the'loved one. The heads of the
| children are executed with that delicate
| touch which has made the portraits cf
children by Sir Joshua Reynolds the most
| priced of all his work. After it was hung
| in the gallery Mr.. Waggaman discovered
| that the former owner, with a ruthless dis
regard of the great painters plan of com
position, had turned under about eight
inches of the canvas at the top, in order
| that the picture might fiji a certain wal
| space 1t was for a time removed to b,
| restored to its original proportions, and i:
| now again in the gallery, greatly improved
| in general effect.
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| At the meeting of the Society of Wash
| lGStOn AltlSlS last TUESDAY MeSSrS. l..
| Brumidi and l.. Amateis were admitted L
| membership 1t was voted that an annua
banquet be held on the evening of varnish
| ing day, and the long contested poin
| whether or not to receive women as mem
| bers was decided in favor of their admis
| sion. Resolutions We're drawn up seyerei!
| condenlning the action of the army com
| mittee with regard to the competition 70
| the Sherman statue. After the regula
| meeting the meeting Of the Sketch Club va
| held, the subject for which was the frs
| stanZa of Grays Elegy. The subject 70
| the next meeting on February % is ''Aban
| donei.''
| Mr.. U. S. ]. Dunbar was home sick ali las
week, suffering from very severe attack c
| tonsilitis, brought on by constant handln
| of the wet clay. Although he was able {
| be at his studio, it was not until the latte
| part of the week that he could reSllm
| work. the doctors fearing a relapse if b
| commenced sooner. He S now industrious
| ~ at work making up for lost time, ard III
| first thing that claims his attention IS IN
| bust OF Governor Shepherd. He expects [
| finish this in two or three more SittingS. S
| it will be ready for the Cosmos exhibit. II
will also exhibit bust of the Turkish mir
ister Mavroyeni Bey. besides an al!agorice
figure representing War and one of L
Maurier's Svengali, for which Wilton Lacl
| yvb bar in