Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12
A RI AND ARTISTS

~ - ~ ~ - ~ N I ! - ! y /.
At the meeting Of the Water Color Club
held Saturday afternoon, at Miss Perrie's
studio. Mr.. Carl Weller as chairman of the
| executive committee made his formal re-
port on the successful results of the recent
exhibition. A committee was appointed
| consisting of Messrs. Moss, Child and Gibbs.
| who should confer with the representatives
| of the American Art Federation which has
ats headquarters at Philadelphia Dr.
Francis Ransom Lane and Mrs. Alice Bar
ney were elected to membership. Amend
ments to the constitution were adopted
providing that members who fail to pay
their dues for year, well as those who
without satisfactory excuse fail of attend
ing at least three meetings during the sea-
son, be dropped from the roll of member
SNIP Mr. Mann and a committee were au-
| thorized to revise the constitution of the
| club.
The statue of the late Senator Kenna.
which was placed in statuary hall In tho
Capitol a short time ago, has been the SUBJ
1ect OF some adverse comment, all of which
| Is rather premature In view of the fact that
MI. Alexander Doyle. the sculptor, has not
given 1t the finishing touches. The criti-
cism OF cne expression Is especially hasty.
as MI. Doyle has not completed the face.
out has merely placed the figure in position
IN order that he might finish 1t with a
| more Intelligent understanding Of the final
eject He himself says, on this point: "As
II stands it Is practically yet In my studio.
me hsht In the hall in the positions left
nor the placing OF these statues is so treach-
erous that did not care to finish the urork
more particularly the head, until Il was in
place In the Hight in which 1t Is to stand. !"
nr. Doyle Is coming to the city Immediate
| submitted to the COMMITTEES for the state Of
| West Virginia, composed of Senator Faulk-
ner. Ex-Governor McCorkle and Mr.. John r.
McGraw.
meeting Of the Society Of Washington
Artists was held on Tuesday evening at the
| new gallery. the attendance being unusually
| large. The chief question to be settled was
| the date OF the annual spring exhibition.
and the society voted to receive the MIC
| lures on March 10, and to open the exhibit
on March %. Pictures from New York
Philadelphia and other cities are expected
and the exhibit. which has been an fnnort-
ant event In the art life of Washington in
past years. promises to be doubly so with
| the improved facilities which the society
| now has at it's disposal After February,
lS entry blanks can be secured at the sai-
lery. The members have decided to AT I'M
the front hall Of the gallery as a reading
iooI,i' where art MAGAZINES and other liter
allure may be found, and cards will be is
| sueo 70 the associate members who If is
| hoped, Will avail themselves of this nri,,iI
| eye. resolution was offered calling for
more frequent meetings Of the society at
the gallery. gatherings in which the mem
Ders should come together In a social and
traternal way. Mrs. Barney was elected
| an active member on Tuesday evening and
I'VE new associate members were added to
uhe sociefy's list. Beginning on Wednes-
day next the s. W. A. will hold a small mid
winter exhibition of the work of its own
members. Works previously exhibited will
oe eugipie: and no limit will be set on the
tribute. ' ooi-
visitors to Mr.. Parker Mann's annual
eAhipltion nave come to expect In each one
q oiseifhe ADVANCE over it's predecessor and
tney Will In no way be disappointed in the
conecuon OF pictures which he places on
view on Monday at Ffscher's gallery. His
steady progress is visible in every canvas
| ana hand in hand with his increased tech
meal skill is a keener perception and a
deeper insight into nature in her MANY
moods The pictures that he will show are
| Almost an pastel. as he has almost entirely
abandoned oil for this more rapid and di.
| rect medium. The motives for his pastels
were largely obtained in the neighborhood
OF his summer cottage at East Gloucester.
y! Mass. ana the collection is especially rich
In mooriand subjects.
Mr. Theodore Simson, who is a new
conner in Washington, showed his work to
number of friends at an informal little
Ion tai
evening In his studio in the Sun building.
Perhaps the most striking pieces of sculp-
ture IN the studio. even In its unfinished
state. was the nude female figure typify-
ing Truth. She stands upon a sphere, SYM
bclizing the world, and holds in one hand
| a mirror. while with the other which is
gracefully outstretched. she Is strewins
| flowers Another partly completed work
which claims attention IL a composition
sketch in low relief. the figures being ex-
oellently grouped. A portrait bust which
he is working on shows his faculty for
seiStng @ likeness. but some Of the most
attractive pieces from his hand are ideal
subjects. such as the graceful figure Of
Euterpe and the charming little bas-relief
called nAI,u NM. nIsss q little
were made as designs to be wrought in
silver. and his very delicate touch u well
suited to this fine work. Mrs. Simsou. who
II = washington 8Irls u also an ARTIST, her
speciality being miniature painting. A cab
iret Of miniatures In the studio show some
Of the dainty work she has done In this
line, and she 10 now buAy With q charming
little child's head, which promises to sur.
BASS all her previous work.
signor Trentanovs reached this country
about . week ego. and. coming straight to
Washington. has already established q STU
do IN ths Cereoran building. -Four busts
which he made here last year have been
cut in marble. and ar9 now On exhibition
at Ffschsrs ga}lery. The portrait OF the
late Gardiner q. Hubbard Of course at
tracts large share Of attention. and It
veil deserves It - the pAkS1archal head -
strongly modslsd, end tho long white bsard
seems almost stl1y. % slillfuIiy b II ham
died. ne head Of m. etilson Hatchins 10
also me pieos Of woek. the SCULPTOR hav-
ing imssovsd ths opportunity givsa him In