Evening star., 1899-06-24


occasion of his visit to Washington a short
time ago. is to be presented to the govern
ment and hung in the White House. Mr.
III. G. F'rick gave the artist the commission
and Is the donof of the picture.
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The good prices which were realized on
pictures by American artists at the Clarke
sale is having the natural result of throw
ing upon the nfarket other collections of
similar character. Word now comes that
the pictures belonging to the well-known
New York collector Mr.. William T. Evans.
are to be sold in the autumn at the gal
leries of the American Art Association
Like Mr.. Clarke, Mr.. Evans has always
been generous patron of American artists.
and a good proof of his interest is found
in the fact that for more than ten years
he has been giving a prize of $500 in the
annual exhibition of the American water
Color Society. While his collection Is con-
siderably smaller than Mr.. Clarke's, the
average quality of the pictures is generally
conceded to be equally high. Mr.. Evans
owns a half dozen splendid canVases by
Inness. and representative specimens OF the
work of Winslow Homer, A. II. Wyant, u,
W. Tryon, F. S. Church. W. M. Chase and
many other artists of ability.
At a gathering of architects held recent
as the Architectural League of America
was formed. Nearly hundred architects
We're present at the convention, and the
following Well-known organizations were
represented: The Architectural League OF
New York. the Boston Architectural Cluo'
the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects, the
Pittsburg Architectural Club, the Detroit
Architectural Club, the Cleveland Archl-
tectural Club, the Architectural League of
Toronto, Canada; the 7 Square CLUB OF
Philadelphia. the Chicago Architectural
Club and the Pittsburg, Cleveland ana
Illinois chapters of the American institute
of Architects.
The statue of Gen. Reynolds, which is
to be unveiled at Gettysburg on the after
noon of July /, is the third of the five
equestrian statues that the Gettysburg
commission has undertaken to erect on the
battlefield. Two have been in place for
some years, the statues of Gen. Meade
and Gen. Hancock. and the fourth, statue
of Gen. Slocum will be completed before
very long. The Hancock statue is by the
New York sculptor, F. Edwin Elwell and
the Meade statue was modelled by h. n:
Bush Brown, Who is also the sculptor of
the Reynolds monument to be unveiled
next Saturday. There is, by the way, an
other statue of Reynolds at Gattysburg,
q standing figure in uniform, modeied py
j. Q. A. Ward and cast from cannon do
mated by the state of Pennsylvania Ihe
Gettysburg monument commission has also
planned to erect a statue to Abraham Lin
coin on the historic battlefield.
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The returns from the classes in the Art
Students League only cover the running
expenses during the busiest months of the
season, and every year the members re-
sort to little entertainments to raise money
to wipe out the deficiency. The members
have consequently had much experience as
entertainers, and the affairs given under
the auspices of the league have gained
well-founded reputation for enjoyableness.
As a result thf lawn party which is to
Lean property, on Florida avenue between
10Th and 10th, ,iewiili be awaited with the
keen interest that is always manifested
in the affairs giTen by the league.