Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-11
A r T AND ARTISTS

Mr.. George Gibbs has had his hands full
OF work this summer, and has snatched but
a few days for rest out of the last month
or two. He spent a short time on the New
Jersey coast recently, after which he was
In New York city for day or SO. He has
just returned to Washington from the lat
ter place. and is now engaged on some IL
Illustrations in black and white, which claim
almost his entire time. Mr.. Gibbs has
FOUND very little time to do any work in
color, but has nevertheless succeeded in
finishing an oil canvas depicting a scene
on the banks Of Newfoundland A fishing
smack is represented as coming bow on
through the waves, which are slowly SUBJ
siding after storm. The water has been
churned into a foamy Wilderness by the
iashing OF the waves, and shows that pc
cullar color of green so frequently seen on
the ocean after the wind has been tossing
the water to and fro. Among the most in
teresting illustrations in black and white
which Mr.. Gibbs has done this summer is a
series for magazine representing life in
washington. One of the best was a sketch
Of group of congressman playing poker
around a table brilliantly lighted from
sional Diversion" Mr.. Gibbs has also done
another series illustrative of famous Amer
lean shipwrecks, depicting the wreck of the
U. 8. 8. Huron, the Samoan wreck and the
will be completed with sketches of the
wrecks Of the Bombay and Victoria.
1.-THE Public Art League Of the United
States Is the name of a society recently
formed in New York. Its president is
Richard Watson Glider, and the following
men are the directors of the society: c. F.
McKim. Augustus st. Gaudens. F. L. Ohm
sted. Charles Dudley Warner, G. c. Hub
bard, D. c. Gilman, w. P. Laird and Ed
ward Robinson. The object of the society,
as stated in the constitution, is: ITO pro-
mote the passage of a law or laws by Con-
gress requiring that before the purchase
or adoption by the government Of any work
OF art the design or model for the same
shall be submitted to a commission OF ex-
perts for an expression of opinion as to its
artistic merit. and that the approval Of
such committees shall be prerequisite TO its
adoption"
Miss Lillian Cook has been spending the
summer in Eastport. Me. She has been in
the midst of picturesque surroundings and
will no doubt bring some interesting work
back with her from her summer sojourn in
the north. 1t is expected that Miss Cook
will return to Washington some time next
week.
Mr.. Robert Coleman Child of Washington
arrived at East Gloucester, Mass, early
this week. His Gloucester subject shown
at the exhibit of the Society of Washington
Artists last spring was SO generally ad-
mired for its pleasing outdoor quality that
1t is to he hoped he will bring home many
equally good studies this year.
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Several bronze medallions have been oc-
cupying the time Of Mr.. U. 8. J. Dunbar
lately. He has just completed a head Of
William H. Russell, the casting for which
was done in this city. This medallion has
been much admired by those who have seen
1t, both on account Of the artistic profile of
the head and the rich green tone which Mr..
Dunbar has succeeded in giving the bronze.
In addition he has been engaged on some
fancy reliefs. and expects to begin a full
sized study of his little boy soon. Mr.. Dun
bar spent part of the summer at Colonial
Beach, and has been in town or and on
during the last month or SO.