Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-01
RECEPTION AND EXHIBIT
Specimens of Work Done by Students Of
the Oorcoran Art School.
Award of Premiums to he Made This
Evening-Work of the
Jury.


be held at the Corcoran Art Gallery this
evening promises to be a memorable occa-
sion for the students of the Corcoran Art
School and the many friends who are in
terested in their progress. Music by the
Marine Band will add to the enjoyment of
the evening, and this first exhibition of the
students work in the main building bids
fair to become a red letter day in the an
mails of the school. 1t is said the exhibit
has never presented as fine an appearance
as it does this year.
The drawings by the nineteen competi
tors who have entered the contest for the
gold medal form an exceptionally good dis
play, covering one-haif of the wall space
IN the corridors. 1t is said that notwith-
standing the unusually large number of
competitors, tolerably even standard has
been maintained throughout. The jury,
consisting of Mr.. VIM. H. Lppincott, Mr..
John ]. Boyle and Mr.. George Gibbs met
Yesterday morning and chose the competi-
tors who are to receive the gold medal and
other awards of merit, but the decision will
not be announced until tonight. Plaeards
announcing the awards will be placed on
the groups of drawings made by the sue
cessful students just before the doors are
opened this evening, and the presentation
OF the medals and such diplomas of honor
able mention as may be given will take
place at a later hour. In order to eliminate
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submitted their work anonymously and
their identity is not made known until after
the announcement of the decision.
The magnitude of the exhibition this
year necessitated an overflow display in
the large class room on the second floor
OF the school, and, with the exception of
group or drawings and paintings by the
mems life class, all the life and ANTIQUE
drawings not entered in competition are
hung in this room. Among those who show
good drawings from the antique are MIR. III.
q. Hovsep, Miss Stanley, Miss Campbell,
Miss Mae Tricou and Miss H. F. Dunlap
In the life work, Miss sadie Hinrichs Miss
Daisy Looms and Miss Alice Foster may
be singled out exhibiting skillful draw
ings.
Notable Specimens.
Among the portrait heads in black and
white those on tinted paper by Miss Loretta
Lowenstein are worthy of special attention,
and there are in the entire exhibition no
contributions more artistic or more care
fully studied than the heads by Mr.. B. H
Esterly. He Is particularly successful in
securing character and expression. either
in small pencil sketch or a life-sized
charcoal drawing. and all of his produc-
lions have an artistic charm that is essen
tally their own. Among the portraits in
color placed on the wall of the south cor
ridor, the contributions by Mr.. w. T.
Davis Miss Hawley and Mrs. Ljungstedt
deserve especial mention.
No account of the exhibition would be
complete which failed to call attention to
the sketches and compositions by Mr.
Ernest Nelson, who was the gold medalist
last year. His productions have distinc-
ton and style, and in such a composition
as that entitled "Nocturne'' there is not
only fine arrangement of line, but excellent
balance of light and shade. His animal
studies are decidedly interesting, and his
forceful sketch of young girls head seen
in profile under a strong artificial light,
leaves little to be desired. Among the mis-
cellaneous sketches some quaint character
studies by Miss Gertrude Hartsock will
claim their due share of attention.
Water CoIors.
The water color class, which has been
under the direction of Miss Berta Hanson
this year, makes a showing that visitors
will enjoy, and the figure studies and still
life subjects by Miss May Catlii., the figure
in Indian costume by Miss Ella Thomas
and the old woman's head by Miss Leverett
are among the works that call for special
mention. The sketch of sand dunes by
Miss E. e. Martnden; the azaleas by Miss
Kraft; the jonquils by Miss S. w. Con-
stable and the water colors by Miss Mae
Tricou and Miss Byrnes also deserve
praise. The students had formerly been
using the very wet method of handling,
but this year they We're initiated into the
mysteries of working on dry paper, and
while the change of method gave some of
them a temporary setback, a very marked
Improvement in drawing is noticeable.
There is a large showing of oil paintings
of still life and flower subjects, and one
may single out Miss Gertrude Patten, Miss
Lowenstein, Miss Alta V, est and Miss Ade-
lima Jouy as showing the most skillful
work in this department.
In the special exhibit of drawings done
by the mems life class in the evening Mr..
Jacksons work takes a high place, and
his two outline figures executed in crayon
are sure to attract notice. Messrs. Nelson,
NJ. c. Hoff, Ethel, Fowle and Noerr are
also represented in this section by credita
bic productions.
For the exhibition this evening no spe-
cial invitation or card of admission is re-
uni rcd