Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-10
ART AND ARTIST S

Miss Clara Hill has changed her plans
ard will not go to New York this month IS
she had expected, but will 60 abroad in
stead. Paris is her objective point. though
she does not now intend to 60 before
spring. She will probably start about the
1st Of April. and reach Paris in time to see
the two salons. After that she will have
the summer months in which to visit the
galleries and museums, to sketch and COM
plete her arrangements for her winters
work.
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A rather elaborate historical picture Is at
present claiming a large share Of Miss
Susan w. Kely's attention. 1t portrays
| the profession of the first members Of the
| Sisterhood OF Bon Secours in France. Dur
Ing the summer Miss Kelly devoted herself
entirely to outdoor sketching, and brought
home much good work Among the sketches
that she made Is color study made at
Boonsboro. Md. showing two country girls
standing by pump.
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For some time past Mr.. Ferdinand c.
Leimer has been working on a figure which
| is to be placed over the grave of Miss Ethel
Gibson. 1t has now been sent to New
York, from whence 1t will be shipped to
| figure, in a sitting posture, and draped in a
| loose flowing robe. is in general an ideal
| type, but the face is a carefully studied
likeness of Miss Gibson. A recent piece of
| modelling by Mr.. Leimer is bust Of Mr..
| Ernest Gerstenberg.
Miss Aline Solomons left for New York
| on the LIST Of October. and will probably re-
main there about month. Her visit is
work. and she plans to do little. II any.
painting.
| Miss Helen Nicolny has recently returned
from Holderness, N. H. The birch trees Of
that region appear in many Of her studies.
| She has always had quite a penchant for
marine views. and has done many excellent
| things along the coast of Maine. but this
year she did not go to the seashore.
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| Spencer Nichols Is now working on a
profile portrait of DR.. Adams. and is get
| ting an excellent likeness He has now I'M
| der way evening effect which he Is
| painting on a large canvas In the fore
| ground are some old wharf buildings, and
| mcored at the waters edge crowd of
small boats, but all is silent and deserted.
| little farther along some coal sheds
| loom out darkly. and in the distance lies
| the sleeping city with its myriad of twin
| king lights reflected in the water. Among
| the smaller landscapes which Mr.. Nichols
| has painted recently is a little road scene
| with luminous sunset dying out on the
| horizon, and rainy day effect.
|
| Miss Anna Hunt has returned from the
Shinnecock Hills On Long Island, where
| she has been working in Mr.. William NJ.
| Chases summer school She has accom-
| plshed great deal this season, but left
many of her best studies in New York to
| be shown in the exhibition Mr.. Chase will
| hold Of the work of his pupils.
|
A bust of Admiral Thomas H. Stevens
| has of late been engaging Mr.. u. s. J. Dun
| bars attention. He is at work on a
tiny medallion of Hobart Nichols, and has
started one of De Lancey w. Gill. He ex-
poets to make quite a number of these
| delica tely modelled profiles this winter. Mr..
| Dunbar has been making his designs for a
| monument competition that he is going to
enter.
| Mr.. s. Jerome Uhl left for Ohio on Tues
day, and will probably stay about a month.
He left for the west only a fortnight after
his return from Atlantic City, where he
has been spending the latter part of the
summer. dividing his time between work
| and recreation.