The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-12
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Art and Artists.

The opening Of the annual exhibition at
The Carnegie Galleries I'm Pittsburg was
the event of The week in the art world.
The announcements Of the prizes were
made ia connection with the annual celc-
bratlon Of Founders Day. on Thursday
Miss Cecilia BeauN won the gold medal.
with the award OF 81 800, for tha portrait
Of Mother and Daughter" Frank w.
Benson the silver medal and am award
of $1,000 for "The Sisters while the
bronze medal and the award of $50 went
90 Andre Danchcz. the French artist, for
his picture. "Thc Boats" Honorable
mention was given to the portrait by
Lucien simon and The Waterfall by
y. H. Twatchman. The exhibition, whicR
Us composed Of 2s pictures has higher
average level of merit than any Of it's
predecessors. and is unquesionahly one
OF The best displays in quality that has
ever been held in America. or che new
works shown by American artists, per-
haps tie most striking are Childe Has
sam improvisation. George DE- Fore 70
Brush's "a Family Group" Edward O..
Tarbclls figure picture. with similar sub
iects. My Family William VI. Chase g
portrait of Frank Wadsworth. and a
large and unimp0rtaut still lie, "Ihe
Biz Brass Bowl, with some studies ni
child life by Frank W. Bcuson. and or
course. Miss Icauxs prize picture. MISS
Cassatts portrait young Woman
Pluchng Fruit Kenyon CoX's Portrait
of Gentleman, e. O.. Stce.cs "a VIM
ter Morning Frederick vs.. Frecr's
"Moonriso.' Dwight Iryons May two
new studies by Winslow Homer, "Iligh
Seas and summer Night. Carl Mel
chor's Young Mother Louis Paul
Dessars sheep Returning" and Ben
Fosters Summer Night New York
Times Saturday Review.
The Massachusetts jury on paintings
for H. Paris exposition met in tne
Grundmann studios and passed upon 10
paintings submitted TO their judgment by
the artists of this State. only about one
sixth of these were accepted. and these
will be subject TO another wedding out
process by the national jury, which meets
.n New York on November IT, The Mas
sachusetts jury are composed OF Freder-
lex i. Vint0n. T.. G. Tarbell. Charles IT,
Woodbury., Marcus Waterman, Joseph
De Camp Walter 7. Dean and Charles
S. Hamln. The following list Of pictures
was accepted:
Thomas Aliens Coming Through the
Wood" Edward H. Barnards "Berk-
shire Farm" and summer Rain" VIII
liam C. Bixbee's Morning After the
Storm" j. H. Caligas Light and
Shade" Charles il. Davis Flying
Clouds" John j. EnneNng's Clearing
on" Mary J.. FISHERS "Girl and XII
mono" Sears Gallagher's "Foggy
Weather. H. Ut. Collisions "a Gray
Day" Philip Haie's THE Laurels' and
Captain Turner" T. w. -. Hamilton
ban sgff
Connecticut Hillside" Mary l.. Macon
bers Madonna" j. a. S. Monks 1.-THE
Sheepfold' Maria ID. Pages Portrait
Leila Cabot Perry's Portrait" Henry
Sandhams Ready for the Wedding"
Sarah G. Sears Portrait Edmund g..
Tarbelrs 'The Venetian Blind" saran
d. Whitman's study" Charles IT.
Woodbury. 1.-THE Green Mil" and 'Ihe
Rock and the sea."-Boston Globe.
England IS generous in her appreciation
of mighty deeds. whether done by sword
or pen or brush. And now one bears with
pleasure that the Queen has lnighted
laurenza Alma-Tadcma. The most beau
tiful painting of Alma-Tadema's I'm
America, and one of the most beautiful
be has ever done. Us "a Reading From
Homer" I'm the Metropolitan Museum Of
Art, in New York city.
The art department Of the United
States commission TO the Paris exposition
of 1900. VIII have an appropriation OF
$1,000 to cypeud, and its expenditure win
Doe intrusted TO a committee that has just
been appointed, consisting OF Charles a.
Coolidge, OF Boston and John La Fargo
and Howard Russell Butler Of New
York IL is expected the appropriation
viii be augmented bv a further sum OF
$4,000 from subscriptions which viii De
expended in mural decorations
A Whistler etching. recently sold I'm
London. brought nearly 800.
a London daily gives a suggestive list
of average prices for which the leading
English artists will sell examples Of their
works: Watts. $1,000: Aiilais. $1,000:
Orchardson. $500. Alma-Tadema. $500;
POINTER $1,000: Lady Butler, $500 Sar-
gent receives $500 for a portrait and
Whistler $500 TO $1,000.
Literary and artistic circles viii be in
terested 10 learn Of the engagement of
Miss Zulomc Taft 10 Hamln Garland.
The wedding will take place on N0yem-
Der % in Hanover. Kan. where the
brides father is engaged in The banking
business lie is Professor Don Carlos
Taft who formerly occupied the chair
of geology and zoology ia the University
of Illinois Miss Taft had early acquired
taste for painting ana sculpturing. and
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