Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-25

artists are represented in the exhibition.
In the design submitted by J. 9. Clay, a
Roman warrior standss sword in hand,
using the name plate Of the bicycle as q
shield. A. G. Randalps design, an athletic
young fellow in a red racing costume
standing ready Tos mount his wheel, Is
strong and bold, and has the merit Of being
visible from long distance. That by j..
G. Souther is Of a different sort, more at
tention having been paid to the details and
the meaning of the design. A cyclist is
curry is seen at one side of the design. The
color, though harmonious, Is tribe too
light to be seen clearly at distance.
Harry w. Bruins has a poster of knight
In armor, wearing the Columbia's red
At the annual meeting Of the members
of the Art Students League the following
officers were elected E. Francis Riggs,
president; f. c. Messer, vice president;
w. B. hilton, treasurer; Miss Anna Lee,
assistant treasurer; Miss Aline Solomons,
recording secretary; Parker Mann, cor
responding secretary. Four new members
were elected to the board of control-Mr.
U. s. j. Dunbar. Mr.. Sawyer, mrs. marble,
and Miss Meetze. The water color class OF
the league, under the direction OF Miss Is.
E. Perrie, has commenced the most inter-
esting part of the years work, the outdoor
sketching, which will be continued through
the month OF May,
Mrs. f. H. Schofield, wife Of Ensign
Schofieid. now on the Marblehead' ana
granddaughter of DIR. .. c. Cox, formerly
OF this city, has had Il portrait immature
admitted to the Salon, Paris where she Is
now studying at the Julian school. Her
picture has the increased honor of being
admitted sans protection 1t having Been
painted without master. her studies De
ing from the figure entirely, and this being
her first year.
Theodor Kaufman, whose recent death
was announced in The Star a few days ago,
was an artist of international reputation,
and for a number of years resident of
Washington. He was born December Is,
1914 in the province of Hanover, Germany.
and studied in Hamburg, Munich, Dresden,
and Halle. He took an active part in the
political revolution of 1878, in consequence
of which he was compelled to flee to Swift
erland. and from there to Belgium. In 1850
he came to America, and worked as a por-
trait painter, for a number of years True
to his republican principles, when the late
civil war was begun here. he offered his
services as a volunteer for the preSerVa-
ton Of tho Union. and the suppression of
slavery. After the war he entered the field
of politics, and in st. Louis he took a prom
inent part in the memorable campaign for
the reelection of Abraham Lincoln. He
there took up again the subject of historic
art, and one CO his first larger paintings
was Columbus Before the Council of Sala-
manca.' Among his other notable works
were General Sherman at the Watch
Fire. ION to Liberty" Admiral Farra-
gut Damn the Torp adresD, and The Pro-
Srees of Civilization representing the
vain attempt Of Indians to stop the pro
Gress of the first locomotive of the Pacific
railroad over the western praircs. During
his ten years residence in this city Mr.
kaufmann conducted art school and
puDilshed work entitled american
Painting Book He was a radical, pro-
gresSiVe thinker, always abreast Of tho
times, and 4 patriotic American citizen, as
well as a true artist.
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An injustice has been done to Miss Julie.
Thompson by the omission of her name in
these notes from the list of ladies who haze
been elected tc membership in the Society
OF Washington Artists. Miss Thomson
was one OF the first four of her sex 10 be
thus foEo"ei.-d distraction that the quality
OF the work she has done ell deserves Miss
Thompson IS Low work on a third pastel