Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-24

characteristic features, Is finished and cast
in plaster: the Indian is still on his easel
and the Malayan and negro are not yet be-
gun. Mr. Dunbar has on hand also three
important portrait busts. done since last
spring, and only awaiting last sitting for
the finishing touches. These are of the
Rev. DR.. Sunderland Senator Daniel and
Admiral Schley. A bust in bronze of Mr.
Charles Haswel of New York Mr.. Dunbar
work, but IT plainly shows the result of
the years of toll and study which went be-
fore and made 1t possible.
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Last year Mr. Dunbar modelled a bus of
Edward Moran, the well-known m: rine
painter of New York, with which tn: ar
fist was so well pleased that he off red to-
make an exchange for it. The picture thus
given arrived at Mr.. Dunbar, studio this
week and is an excellent example of Mr..
Moran's best work. 1t pictures an angry
sea on rock-bound coast with gentle
sky, all mist and mildness, expressing
serenity as well as might On the frame
Mr.. Moran has written the verse from Ten
nysons Palace of Art which runs thus:
"one showed an iron coast and angry waves;
You seemed TO hear them climb and fall.
And roar rock thwarted under believing caves,
Beneath the windy WALL.
Mr. E F. Andrews is painting two por-
traits, one of the late Mr.. Moore of Fair
fax county, Va, the other of a prominent
physician Of this city. He is also beginning
a composition for which his WAT Tyler
was originally intended as a study The
scene for this is a silversmith's shop-
wherein a wounded soldier is recounting
his story of adventure in bTavado style to
group of incredulous listeners.
Mrs. Andrews is giving a gratuitOus
of ct 70 cIa Of ly;,
gardeners at the Phoebe Hearst School
This work requires not only ability as a
draughtsman, but also clear insight Of
the child mind, which Mrs Andrews seems
to have come by intuitively. The charm
ing little book of nursery rhymes which
she wrote and illustrated for her own lit
tie people has been sought by several pub
fishers and will probably be brought out
by one ere long.
The first exhibition of the season at the
Veerhoff gallery will be that of the work
of Mr.. Edwin Lamasure, which is to be
open to the public from November % to
December Is. a
The Ali Bahia Club which is an art STU
dents organization, will hold its second an
nual exhibition Of the work of its members
at the Evans building, 1420 New York ave-
nue..
The thrty-fourth annual convention of
the American Institute of Architects is to
be held in this city from December l. to
10, inclusive. During these days they will
put on exhibition in the Octagon House,
New York avenue and 18th street, where
they have their headquarters a collection
of drawings of government buildings in
charge of private architects. and also
those made for the Pan-American eXposi.>
ton. These last will be of interest as
they present a first view of what promises
to be the most wonderful dream city ever
created for exposition purposes The in
stitute will also exhibit at the same time
the Phoebe Hearst competitive drawings
for the University of California in the hall
of the Cosmos Club, which long hos
pitably sheltered our local ANIMALS.
These will not be the only items of in
terest in connection with this institute conA
vention, for they purpose holding afternoon
and evening sessions in the lecture hall of
the Columbian University, at which papers
on subjects pertaining to art will be read,
followed by discussion, in which distin-
guished members are expected to partici-
pate.
The Architects League, to which the
Architects Club of Washington belongs,
was to have held its exhibition in this city
about the 18th of December, but has post
pcned it until March, on account of the in
Stitute'S coming near that time. This
exhibition is held in most of the prominent
cities in the United States, as well as in
Toronto, Canada during the winter sea-
son.
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A comprehensive exhibition Of mezzo-
tint engravings, belonging to the Gardiner
Hubbard collection, is now view at
the Congressional Library. Admirable ex-
ampes are shown of the work of such we'll
known engraverS as Turner, Barnard,
Bromley, Reynolds, Cruikshank, Saunders,
Pichler and Ward
OF peculiar interest to Washingtonans
will be the collection of old original maps
and pictures of Washington which has this
week been placed on exhibition in the art
department of the Congressional Library.
Drawings and plans for the Capitol and
Executive Mansion occupy six large cases.
in one of which may be seen two curious
water colors representing the appearance
of these buildings directly after the great
fire of August u, 1911.
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The Water Color ClHb of New York is
at present holding its annual exhibition at
the Academy of Fine Arts and attracting
considerable attention in that city In
it's catalogue may be found the names of
several artists long associated with Wash
ington, such as James Henry Moser, Carl
Weller, Parker Mann and Everett Warner.
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