Evening star., 1898-12-17
A R T A N D ARTIST

er for the Sheridan monument which is to
be erected in the triangle in front of the
National TheateT than Boston had to wait
for the Shaw memorial If memory is not
at 1dult, ii must be nearly ten years since
Mr.. j. .. a. Ward received the commission
for this monument, which is to be present.
ed by the Army of the Cumberland. and
now the announcement is made that he has
become dissatisfied with his present model,
and has pulled it to pieces. The reason as
signed for this action is that the model was
too much like some other statues that have
been erected since the sculptor first con-
ceived his PLAN
The portrait show held for charity which
opens today at the Academy of Design in
New York, is the most important display
of this kind that has been held for some
years. The number of canvases was limit
ed to 200, and the members of the Jury can
hardly have had an enviable lot. as the
greatest pressure was brought to bear on
them through the patronesses and in other
ways for the admission of portraits whose
owners or painters wished to figure in tbe
exhibition. Many fine old masters are iu-
cluded in the display, and there is an even
larger showing of work by contemporary
painters. Among the modern works ex-
hibited are notable canYases BY Zorn Pom
nat, Duran, Madrazo, Mcclure. Sargent
Beckwith, Chase, Isham, Dewing, Irving
r. Wiles and host of others.
The generally predicted boom in the pic
ture market seems to be a little slow in
coming on the field. and it may be some
consolation to the local artists who have
hGen 1iSpOf1Ta pra6 nv bo ,f
here to learn that times have been but lit
tie better in New York this fall. The pa
perS of that city say that with lamentably
lew exceptions the pictures sent to the re-
Gently ended exhibits Of the Water Color
Club and the Academy of Design will be
returned to the artists studios.
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\ very happy faculty for producing a
likeness by grasping the salient points of
his sitter's physiognomy makes Mr.. H j.
Ellicott especially well qualified for por-
trait work in sculpture. His skill in this
direction is eXemplified by quite a group of
busts now in his studio, and of these two
are entirely finished a portrait of Colonel
James u. Berret former mayor of Wash
ingtOn, and a bust of Thomas Clarke
The portraits of Senator Mills and Judge
otto have not as yet been carried so far
but in each the likeness can be distinctly
seen in the first rough modelling OF the
features.
Mr.. James F. Early, who now shares Mr..
Ellicotts studio, has little important work
on hand at present. but is kept pretty
busy with ornamental work for archi-
tectural decoration. He has been doing
good deal of this ornamental work for
the establishment of the new monastery
10 nd Tha
most interesting things that he has exc
cuted lately are some Well-modeled eagles
that he has made for the post office in
Brockton, Mass, and he has produced some
designs of a similar nature for post Office
building in Pennsylvania.
In monotype Mr.. w. H. Chandlee seems
to have struck a vein that he has been able
to follow up with the most decided sue
cess, and certainly nothing that he has
previously produced has ever met with
such warm approval from his brother
artists as have the monotypes that he has
recently made. 1t was only a short time
ago that he made his first print, but he
grasped the possibilities of this medium
at the outset, and every one of his land
scapeS or otner subjects proclaims his en-
tire sympathy with this form of artistic
expression. During recent visit to New
\ Ork ne placed with The Century Company
an article illustrated with some of his
monotypes. The series of illustrations
was designed primarily to show how this
art may be used in its simplest phases as
very pleasant form of amusement for boys
and girls, and then by gradual progression
to show what can be done in monotypes
of the highest class, those produced by
trained artist. Mr.. Chandee's illustra-
tions were much liked, and he has the
promise of other work from the same pub
fishers.
Prof. Andrews has before him enough
work in portraiture to keep him quite busy
for some time to come. One series of por-
traits alone will take him vast amount
Of time and labor The Confederate Me-
mortal Association has commissioned him
to paint set of portraits of the most dis
tinguished southern officers, and as the
canvases are to be by feet in size, and
will probably be twenty in number, some
idea of the magnitude of the work can
easily be formed The likeness of General
Lee. which he presented to the association
short time ago, win serve as q nucleus