The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-25

body is praising the show and the oil
painters will have their hands full If they
equal its general average of merit and in
terest when they open their doors in the
spring.
At the annual meeting of the Society
of Washington Artists, held at the resi-
dence of the Chairman of the Executive
Committee, Mr.. E. L. Morse, on Tuesday
evening last, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Richard n.
Brooke, President; Lucien Powell. Vice
President; James Henry Moser, Secretary;
Robert Coleman Child, Treasurer. Execu-
tive Committee: Edward Lind Morse,
| Chairman; W. B. Chiffon. Miss Mathilde
| Mueden, Max Weyl, Carl Weller.
most appreciative vote of thanks was
extended to ex-President Miller and the
other outgoing officers. The following res
olution was passed unanimously:
Resolved That the Society Of Washington Ar
fists extends to the trustees OF the Corcoran Cal
lery for their offer Of r:ie of the Hemicycle
Hall for the spring exhibition Of tie society, as
well for their munifcence in offering prizes,
their sincere thanks and the expression OF their
conviction that the action Of the trustees will
greatly encourage local art.
The attendance last week at the hemi-
cycle at the Corcoran Gallery has been
very large. The water color exhibition
will continue through the coming week
daily and Monday, Thursday, and Satur-
day evenings. No admission fee is
charged. The show is we'll worth seeing
and no one interested ih good pictures
should miss seeing this first exhibition at
the Corcoran of the Water Color Club.
The impression is abroad that meant
to condemn unreservedly Miss Sands
large pastel picture in the exhibition in
the criticism made upon it last week in
hi hot e.;1 81,
believe to be true of that picture. But
that its attractions are worthy more ex-
tended notice ! realized at once when l
saw it on the wall-having before only
seen it lying face up on the floor of the
gallery gazing at the skylight. The notes,
remember, were written while it was on
the floor, and where it could only be seen
at close range.
The board of managers has given US
we'll selected and arranged exhibition, but
they hung the pictures too late for the
press writers to see the art work on the
wall-an unfortunate circumstance which
all hope may not occur again.
Miss Sands picture-No. 81, I'm Former
Days''-considered by Itself, is very beau
tiful. 1t has about it the charm of an
enlarged miniature-and a good one, too.
Sentiment, poetic grace, and refinement
entirely appropriate to the subject per-
wade it.
1t is clearly a progressive and notable
step ahead OF good things shown by her
In former exhibitions. That 1t was pro-
duced with evident effort is not neces-
sarily against IL, for IL is a thoroughly
sincere and artistic pastel. Miss Sands
may well be congratulated upon its suc-
cess. Its manifest shortcomings are that
SO large a picture should not be executed
in the delicate method which is properly
the province of a cabinet picture. No
matter how skiliful such pastel may he,
those which are painted in the broad,
forceful technique which should be used
in canvas of that size are sure TO play
havoc with its excellent qualities and
reduce its effectiveness. i say ''shonld
not be painted''-that must be qualified
for anything may be painted and in any
manner one pleases. but to paint in hat
manner, a picture which will be shown in
a large gallery with other pictures OF
its class possessing great carrying Lower,
is unsafe IL it is not unwise.
Any picture sent to an exhibition,
whether that be the purpose of the artist
or not becomes competitor for public
approval and good will, and however well
a picture may look in the studio it is
the broad light and atmosphere of big
gallery filled with good, strong work which
puts 1t to the final test.
BY an oversight Mr.. Robert Coleman
Child's name was omitted in the note
last week which gave the decision of the
Jury OF award. Mr.. child received an
honorable mention.
Miss Atwater's "The Little Tower by
the Sea" is one of the water colors on
the line which deserves to be counted
among tbs very best and most important
pictures In the exhibition this year. Both
technically and In color--in fact, from
amy point of vicw--this naive glimpse Of
p little summer village by the sea is sue
eessfsi, should Ike to see that picture