Evening star., 1901-03-27
PICTURESaW MERIT
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cherry blossoms. Mary-Agnes Meyer also
contributes an excellent composition to this
collection. zsf: ID
This year for the; first time there is no
black and white section to the exhibition.
1.-THE Coming Of Night panel in burnt
wood. by Mr.. VIM. Fuller Curtis. being the
only monotint shown, This. however. is a
typify the elements of evening The first
Is calling the bats. the next holds a censer
for odors. the third hats In her hand a
frog recalling the living voices, the fourth
carries poppies and syniboliZes sleep, and
the last lifts up the,crescent moon. 1t is
beautiful conception executed with the
greatest skill-artistie In every particular,
and displaying exquisite drawing. as well
as keen sense of decorative effect.
Five remarkably fine miniatures by
Laura c. Hills of Boston are shown, two
by Miss Forster, three by Mrs. Decker and
one by Miss B. E. Perrie.
Sculpture Exhibit.
The exhibition of sculpture is exceedingly
small. A head Of Mr.. Underwood by Mr..
Rudolph Evans. which is Interestingly
satyr's head. modelled with much freeness
and vim, by Miss Edith Hope Ogden; a
portrait bust, by Mr.. Dunbar. and two ex-
quisite little bronZes, by Solon Borglum
one Of a lame horse and the other man
and pony in a blizzard.
Altogether, this constitutes a small but
exceptionally well chosen collection
against which as an exhibition almost no
complaint can be made, and 1t is earnestly
hoped that 1t may receive from the pic
ture-lovtng people of Washington the same
enthusiastic interest and generous pa
tronage that they SO lately accorded the
exhibition Of the work of the Japanese art
students. held but few days since in the
same gallery.
THE ARCHITECTURAL EXHIBITION.
The exhibition of the Washington Archi-
tectural Club Is in the atrium of the gal
lery proper. and for this reason has al
ready been seen by a good many persons.
though the opening reception Is to be held
tonight with that of the Society Of Wash
ington Artists. Some confusion has been
caused in connection with this exhibition
by the circuit drawing of the Architectural
League of America having been placed on
view in the atrium some two weeks ago.
This, however, constituted merely travel
ing exhibition, the most of which has now
been removed and the new space reflled
by the new collection This consists or
about 320 catalogued exhibits, embracing
the work of members of the New York
League, the T-Square Club of Philadelphia,
Washington architects and students of the
Corcoran Scientific School and the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania. For several years
these exhibitions have been held annually
| in the Octagon House. the headquarters of
have been somewhat technical In char
| aeter. This exhibition has been arranged,
however, so to be equally comprehen-
sible and interesting to the general public
| and to the professional fraternity. 1t Is
composed not only Of drawings and Pho
| tographs of some of the best examples OF
| modern architecture, but also OF pictur-
esque paintings in both oil and water
| coors by well known artists and illus
| traitors, as well as designs for mural deco
| rations, for stained glass windows, furni-
| ture and interiors.
Among the purely architectural. the de-
| sign for Mr.. Carnegie's new residence in
| New York city will surely just now at
| tract attention, though 1t should always
| do so from it's architectural merit. aside
from its philanthropic owner: 1t Is by
H. T. Hardenburgh..' the architect OF the
| Raleigh and Willard hotels.
| The elaborate plans for the new build
| ings and grounds at the United states
| Naval Academy in Annapolis by Ernest
| Flagg Of New York are still on exhibition,
| but will be sent from here directly to- the
| Pan-American exposition These plans are
| already being carried out, as Congress dur
| ing the last session appropriated $l,oOO,oU
I toward their expense. To carry out the
| entire scheme will itiis estimated, cost 40
| less than $20,OO0,OOO. 70 III
The elaborate drawings for ball room
for Mrs. M" Of this city will doubtless
set every one to guessing and create many
| pleasant fancies in the minds Of next sea-
| sons debutanteS. Els
| Somewhat in more serious vein Is the
| colored drawing showing the front eleva-
| tion of the new manual training school.
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| ably be ready for occupancy by the begin
| ming Of the fall term. 1t Is by Mr.. w: B.
| Wood and is severely plain and exceeding
ly substantial and appropriate.
| Medal Winners.
| The drawings which received the gold
and silver medals at the exhibition lately
held in New York by the Architects
| League are shown. They are for a boat
| landing and the competition was only open
/ to men under thirty years of age.
All Washingtonians will be interested in
| a little drawing intended to represent the
/ permanent reviewing stand which the In
| augural committee propose erecting with
| the surplus funds remaining in their hands
| as memorial of President McKinleys Sec
| ond inauguration. 1t is somewhat Grecian
In device. very simple and attractive. and
| the project will in all probability be car
ried into effect
The collection Of drawings for the various
post offices erected by the government Of
1 iato years In the new cities Of the wese,