The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-04

Marine" Dates of the opening will be an
nounced shortly. Edward Moran is the
Oldest and artistically the father of the
Moran group of American painters. His
sons. Percy and Leon, are leaders among
the younger men and well known for figure
work. in both oil and watercolor. possess
ing great delicacy and refinement. while
Thomas Moran, who is famous for his yell
lowstone canyon and Venetian subjects. is
younger brother OF Edward and the ear
Hest master OF Thomas.
This will be the first time these pictures
by Edward Moran have been publicly
shown and the advent of 50 important col
lection is anticipated as one OF the leading
local art events OF the season. The sub
jects or incidents represented are: The
ocean-;he Highway of All Nations; Land
ing OF Lief Erickson on the New England
Coast in 1901: The Caravals-Santa Maria,
Nina and Pinta. Evening OF October II.
1492; Debarkation of Columbus. Morning OF
October IL. 1892: Midnight Mass on the
Mississippi River over the Body OF Fer
dinand De Soto. June. 1916; Sir Henry
Hudson Entering New York Bay septem-
Der Il. 1868: Embarkation Of the Pilgrims
from Southampton. August .. 1920; First
Recognition of the American Flag by a
Foreign Government. in the Harbor OF Que
boron, France 111S: Burning of the Fri
gate Philadelphia in the Harbor of Tripoli.
February I6 1901: the Brig Armstrong En-
gaging the British Fleet in the Hsrbor OF
Fayal. September &c. 1914. Iron versus
Notwithstanding of the Cumberland by the
Merrimsc in Hampton Roads, March s.
1861: The White Squadron's Farewell Ss-
lutte to the Body OF Captain John Ericsson.
in New York Bay. August -. 1890. Return
of the Conquerors. typifying our victory
in the late Spanish American war.
The sterling Exhibition.
The Sterling exhibition OF reproductions
of the pictures in the London National
Gallery is attracting great attention. This
show cannot. strictly speaking, be called
an art event, unique and interesting as ii
is. 1t is a magic lantern show. but of so
fine and delicate a nature as to transcend
anything ever before attempted in this d.
recton. Much is made Of the fact that
they are not photographs. and. while
this fact adds to the exquisite color effect
and makes one marvel at Mr.. Dixon's abili-
ty TO paint so infinitely pictures on the
tiny glass slides, it is the excellence of
Photographic accuracy OF drawing which
one misses from the work. This accuracy
of drawing is admittedly the first quality
one seeks in copies from the masters.
AsiGe from this criticism, the pictures are
we'll worth seeing. The richness and
beauty of their color gives one the Origi-
mails glorified until they seem to possess
the color of cathedral windows through
which the sun pours. Such brilliancy OF
color was never obtained in simple paint
ed negative lantern slide. This handwork
deVptDDz Nnlnr There blocks such
as mar colored Photographic slides. Mel
lowness. tone, and extraordinary richness
as one may never hope to see produced on
canvas with simple pigment are found
here. That problem has been given up
long ago. There seems to be no limit ex-
cept the sun itself to Mr.. Dixon's palette.
The exhibition Is crowded and the in
terest is very wide in this very attractive
display. JAMES HENRY MOSER.