Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28
ART AN D uARTlSTS

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The large canvas by Joseph Klir which
| has been on exhibition in Veerhoff's VIM
| dow has attracted good deal of attention
On account of the cdcity of the subject. 1t
| is entitled 1.-THE Lost Bet" and comment
| crates one of the amusing themes which
| may be seen ANYWHERE after election. The
! loser of the wager Has placed himself in
the shafts OF a light, wagon and is draw
| ing the winner through the streets of Chi
cago, followed by a brass band and
crowd of hilarious onfookers. 1t is said to
be an extremely accurate portrayal of one
of the street corners of Chicago, and every
detail is worked up with great fidelity
There are about half hundred figures of
considerable SIZE In the composition, and
they are studied with a care that might
perhaps have been more worthily bestowed
Upon a more dignifed theme. Another
picture which has been on exhibition at
vernon is the mellow landscape by Will
liam Keith, which was hung for a finn, in
the Corcoran Gallery.
Mr.. r, LeGrand Johnston has lust finish
ed the two animal pictures that he was
commissioned to paint for Mr.. r. s Craw
ford of Hagerstown. One CT these paintings
is study of sheep grazing in pasture with
a background of trees. and it is equal to any,
thing that the artist has done in this direc-
tion Hardly less attractive is the other
canvas. Which Is study showing several
calves resting, and in both works Mr..
Johnston shows thorough knowledge of
the animals.
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MI A. L. Jordan has been doing little or
no actual china decoration of late. but has
been busy preparing number of artistic
designs. These are mainly of flower SUBJ
innfC tod
lied manner and sometimes with especial
fidelity to nature. but in almost every case
pleasing in color. Mr.. Jordan uses the ro-
COCO style of design in combination with
graceful flower sprays with happy results.
ia t mas been en- invited ~ to Little Rock Ark
leave the city in the fall and remain in the
west during the winter
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Miss Sara Bartle who has snept the
summer in East Gloucester, Mass. for sew
cral seasons past, has been at Newport for
two or three weeks. She does little outdoor
sketching, even in summer, but continues
to paint her exquisite miniatures. At New
port she has all the work that she can do
ahead of her, and will probably remain
pntll the season c.oses, though she is very
devoted to East Gloucester and will make
an effort to get back there again before
autumn.
Miss Perrfe left the city about ten days
ago for Duxbury. Mass making a short
stop in New York en- her way north. The
picturesque seacoast town that she is new
visiting is a short distance south of Bos-
ton, and is in the heart of a very painta Die
region. Miss Perrie is with her friend
Miss Emily Tyers, specimens of whose
work were shown when Miss Perrie held
exhibition here a
Mr.. Richard N. Brooke has been working
in Warrenton, Va, in past summers,
and will doubtless bring back suggestions
for many pictures and ideas that he will
develop later in the year. The region
about Warrenton is an interesting and
picturesque one. ard although Mr.. Brooke
knows the country well he never fails to
bring home something new from year to
year. Some of his best material has been
an assed In these visits to his home where
he can divide his time between work and
rest Il. ~
Miss Juliet Thompson lately returned to
Washington after stay at Ocean City,
Md. She did little or no work during her
absence by the seacoast. although the OPP
portunities for outdoor sketching were
abundant for Miss Thompson confines her
self almost entirely to portrait work. Her
visit at Ocean City was for rest and pleas
ure, and the many beauties of the place,
which would captivate the fancy of the
landscape artist and afford him such
splendid field for material, failed to tempt
her into any serious artistic work during
her stay by salt water. Miss Thompson
expects to be in the city but short time,
otter which she will leave town not to re-
turn again until late in the fall. The re-
nainder of her vacation will be spent in
the good old state Of Maryland, and she
will start for Araby shortly, where she
will pass the rest of the sun mer.