The morning times., 1896-05-17
Art and Artists.


passed by Congress. which meets tie hearty
approval of all people Interested in the
purchase and preservation Of art works
owned by the government.
The bill reads: "A body which shall
be known and designated a the Art Com
mission of the United States, To consist of
five persons, who shall be citizens of the
lone member to be named by the Presi-
dent OF the United states for a term of
six years; two by the Senate, one for a
term OF two years and one for term OF
four years, and two by the House of
Representatives, one for a term OF two
ana one for n term of four years; and after
the expiration of the terms above pre-
scribed, the term OF office of each COM
missioner shall be for six years.
1T shall be tie duty OF said commission
to convene annually in the city Of Wash
ington, for the purpose of examining the
art collections in the Capitol and the
Congressional Library buildings, and also
to inquire into the condition and make
Inspection OF the Congressional Library
proper, aud to examine all works of art
aud valuable historical records and manu-
scripts offered for sale or as a donation
to the United States for use in the Capitol
or Congressional Library buildings
Further than this the commission will
be required to make a full report annu
ally to Congress on the result of its findings
and recommendatiO concerning purchases
and restora tions.
With the appointment of n capable body
of men who are either frSt-class artists
or thoroughly cOnversant with art work
the government will. in Il great measure,
he relieved of the embarrassment OF ac-
ceptng donations that bear nothing more
than the stamp of mcdiocrty
Under the DFpSplt condition the Selec-
ton is submitted TO a body of men who
know comparatively nothing OF art sub
jeCts and senator, whose son is "a
sculptor or whose daughter paints In an
indiffc rent way. succeeds in selling 10
Uncle sam at an enormous price d pro
Cliction that is unfit to adcrn the interior
of such magnificent building as the Ma
tons Capitol.
If this commission also governed the
purchase of portraits for the several de-
partment galleries. especially the POST
office Department, where some very re
nlarkahle Canvasses. called portraits, are
hung, it would be a great relief [" lhose
uprsonS who are occasionally required
TO gaze at them. ;.
Tie artists name III blS- req Ietters IL
tho corner of the frame would Certalniy
he turned toward the wall
Mr. r lie Cirande Johnston has Just re
turned from New Hampshire, wnere he
placed Mrs Johnston and the ctiliufen NJ, .,i
The summer What with his class IN pilht-
inc and the task OF experimenting Tue re-
modelling of his house = he is about the ouSies'
artist in town. but expects 10 Jon NIT MMIs
Johnston about July l. All summer t 10, ~. <
nn,iI frost comes VIII he spent IN the noun
tains of New Hampshire, ana we may eA'
meet some very charming canvases as the
result OF the seasons labor.
q
canvas entitled Baron Steuben at Nal
| ley Forge" The scene is IN mldwlhicr
| and Baron Steuben has mustered logetne
small compa1y OF SO sodlers ScrsonaIIv 1nsI HTSS in
| structing them i'll the military maneuver'
| of arms.
In the foreground are Gen. washington
| and some OF his officers. while a nt'u
| farther removed are Gen. and Mrs; Greer
| and Martha Washington, all watching IN
| drilling of the soldiers.
| History describes the awful hardship
| and misery that these brave nlen endured a
,,I. tIt,.uora n,,. UaLtte. anu the ARTIST mas eIl
| deayored to depict the scene IN all lls re
| aIiSnl, even to the bare and bleeding iliIb'
| which leaves a crimson track I'D the SHOW
| He has made the subject q very caTelu
| study both from historical research an
| sketches from the house and surroundings
| and expects TO complete the canvas III tn
| IAN.
About the first Of June Mr.. Heaton wi
! go to lis camp in tne mountains at Shyland
| Va.
| Mr. Carl GutherZ has gone TO Paris I
| finish his panels for the Congressional L
! brary, ana Will return with them IN IN
| early autumn, when they Will be placed !
position in the Congressional reading room
Mr.. Henry j. Eliicott went to Philade
phia this week with number or desigt
for SCulpturai work.
Mr. Lucien Powell has just complete
a successful sale of his water Culors q
Norfolk. Va He will Ia ke u class IN wate
color to Loudoun county, Va, for III
| summer, and applications for membershi
may be made a. his home, No. 1900 Fl
teenth street northwest.
Miss juliet Thompson is engaged on pol
traits of Miss Glover, Master Brooke LIE
and Mrs Ma kay Smith in pastel, beSit:4
some things in oil.
she was a warded a diploma of fhonorab
mention with bronze medal by the y
.anta Exposition.
Miss Thompson Will 60 to ConnectiCl
next Saturday for Il short stay, after whic
she Will spend the summer III Virginia.
i.
e. | making some sketches in ana about Was
mgton for several months, gave Il vel
successful exhibition OF hls WORK III oil al
water colors i'll Baltimore last week.
will return West n few days.
Miss Jane Bridgham Curtis has portra
in pastel of her grandfather on the eas
For her Study OF a Spaniard," at the A
lanta Exposition, she was awarded
diploma OF honori bic mention, with a bron
medal. She VIII go to East Gloucest
for the summer.
Miss Hattie Burdette has good portra
study IN pastel in progress that is We
clever in pose and color.
The friends OF Mr. Howard Helmick w
be glad TO hear of his recovery from
recent illness. He is busily engaged
| several Illustrations for an autobiograpl
of Mrs. Mary A. Livermore. which will
published at some time during the comi
year. Other illustrations which accum
lated during the artists illness will al
require his attention for some time
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, False Alarm.
There is a physician in Cleveland who
pretty sure to Stutter when under the sire
of excitement. Some time ago he had c
l casion to professionally officate on an
: teresting occasion, and his vocal infirmi
= was the cause Of funny misapprehensio
Z The husband and prospective father, VIII
. by the way had set his heart on a son al
. heir, was nervouSly pacing the library VIII
: the doctor entered.
t We'll, doctor" cried the husband, fol
e ing smile, lis it twins?"
4 ''Tr-tr-tr," began the doctor.
: ''Tripiets! Great Caesarr'
''Qu-qu-qu,' stammered the docto
s "Quadruplets! Holy smoker
$ mo, no. cried the doctor. "Qu-qr
quite the contrary. Tr-tr-try and ia
it -philosophically It's just a girl
p Porker as a Pet.
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