Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-29
A r T N o T E S,

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Inc Corcoran Gallery of Art Is to be
closed this year from the LIST of July TO
the lst or october, during which period the
city is so nearly deserted that the number
OF daily visitors dwindles to almost none.
This will give opportunity for the making
OF all needful repairs and improvements
and also make it possible to thoroughly
protect the paintings from the clustering
heat of the midsummer Quite a number
| of new casts are to be added to the perma-
nent collection during this time. One has
already arrived. a small statue Of John
| the Baptist, by Benedette da Maiaro the
| original of which is to be found in the
| museum Of the Bargello in Florence
At the Congressional Library In the art
| department, the Bradley and Richardson
| collections will be left on exhibition in the
| cases until the fall, but MANY another of
| equally as great interest may be examined
| at leisure in the comfortable little reading
room that was fitted up last winter for
the use Of those specially interested In
subjects pertaining strictly to art Among
| these are the famous Marsh collection and
| that of the late Gardiner Hubbard. only a
small portion Of which has been publicly
1n-at
| japanese prints.
Besides these MANY folios con+o,,,,r -
| productions and descriptions of the moss
| important paintings and other works of art
| In the European galleries are at the read
erS disposal, and a large collection of nbo-
tographs from every country and marian
| may be examined by the aid of an excel
| lent Stereoscope This department. in fact
| promises to develop into factor of impor-
| lance in our national art world Through
| the copyright law alone about IA 900 mic
| lures are yearly added to its permanent
! collection Many are also purchased and
| IT Is becoming more and more a repository
| for rare and valuable private collections
| At present all the employees of this de-
partment are occupied getting I'D a conn
| plete catalogue of the Hubbard collection
| which numbers between 1000 and 5000
prints.
Since the school year ended and the
vacation days began Mr.. James Henry
Moser mas made a number of very attrac-
tive little sketches In the neighborhood of
| the city. One is Of familiar little cot
| tage on the road to Cabin John Bridge
just on the outskirts of Georgetown and
| overlooking the river and distant city. An
other is of a bit of rocky pasture. Both are
handled in that broad yet careful manner
which characterizes all of Mr. Moser's
work.
Though he has given up his classes for
the summer, his studio is Hospitality open
to his pupils, and many one steps in dur-
ing each week for the word of advice and
kindly criticism which he Is ever ready to
give to the earnest workers. In his studio
MI. Moser has set Of some forty-four or
hve water colors that he made during a
SIX weeks stay In a remote German town
during the nineties With but two excep-
how
with great fidelity the odd structure and
appearance Of the buildings and thorough
rare, yet they are in no sense photographic
Tor they are poetical as well literal in
terpretations. The skies are clouded and
sunny the subjects range from the hum
blest dwelling to the stately castle About
one of the latter he tells an amusing little
story turning upon his somewhat imperfect
knowledge of the language, and many of
them recall some pleasant adventure or
curious happening. They are done both in
clear wash and in Opaque color and, to-
gether with the countless thumb-naiI
sketches which he sent home at the same
time recount charmingly a seasons wan
derlng and at the same time become q
worthy contribution to local art.
Mr.. Carl Gutherz has returned from q
brief visit to Memphis and Is again at wor,
upon the frieze which he Is painting for
the Fort Wayne court house. He has COM
pleted the two ends and Is now engaged
upon that portion Of the side which repre-
sents Arbitration.
The finished work has become much mora
elaborate than the original sketch the
thought developing as the painting nro-
crossed and being worked out with ideal
beauty and minute symbolism 1t is to he
greatly regretted that 1t will not be poss,-
BILE to have it publicly exhibited here he
fore 1t goes to its future home
The demand for mural decorations in
public buildings has greatly Increased in
the past few years, and 1t Is a branch Of
art in which American painters have at
tanned special renown. None other per.
haps, can have so strong and uplifting an
influence upon the masses, provided il he
done with reverence and the greatest skill.
Miss Bertha E. Perrie is painting a min
iature Of DR.. Burnett. which Is an adrnira-
BILE likeness and one OF the best, from a
purely artistic standpoint, she has yet