The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-22
IN ART CIRCLES

M. 5Chartran has completed the portraits
Of Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Roosevelt and
they were exhibited last week at tea given
by the French ambassador in honor OF his
guests M. and Nine. Chartran. The artist
has permission to exhibit both portraits at
the salon this spring.
Mrs. Roosevelt's portrait is garden pic
ture, with the south portico Of the White
House for a background. Her dress is a
white gown, with long black wrap, open,
revealing the delicate violet facngs, and a
large black hat, with plumes, gives pic
turesque touch to the outdoor toilet Miss
Roosevelt is in evening dress-a simple white
gown, with roses the waist. AS one critic
said, at is Alice Roosevelt and nobody else
the same sweet, unspoiled young woman
Mrs. Roosevelt's portrait is a clear cut like
ness, expressive in it's strength and sweet
ness.
The portrait Of Miss Roosevelt is for the
family. Mrs. Roosevelt's portrait will be
placed in the White House, adding one more
to the portraits of the wives of presidents
Mrs. Washington, Mrs Polk Mrs Tyler, Mrs
Hayes and Mrs. Harrison. The portrait OF
Mrs Van Buren,, the daughter-in-law Of
President Van Buren,, Is also in the White
House.
April 1 is the time limit for the submission
Of models for the proposed memorial statue
OIL GeuSral GranL TO De plaCeQ SOutn the
state department in Washington. The COM
petition was entered by thirty-six sculptors
The models will be exhibited publicly at the
/ Corcoran gallery for two weeks and the
| commission will then select six designs for
which the sculptors Will be paid $1,000 each.
| The final choice will be mode from these six
! models. The monument is to cost $24OOO0,
| and as there no expert members of the
| commission, there is some anxiety felt lest
| q Tafa mn n
| ment scandal
] The annual exhibition of the Society of
! American Artists will open Saturday and will
remain open until May 4. 1t is probable that
] one or more Minneapolis artists will exhibit
/ there. The prizes to be awarded this year
/ include the new Carnegie prize of $500, sfor
] the most mertorious oil painting in the ex-
| hibition, portraits only excepted, the picture
/ to remain the artists property''. the Shaw
| fund, of $1,000, to be devoted to the purchase
/ for Samuel T. Shaw of one or more pictures
the Webb prize Of 5000 for the best landscape
1 or marine; the Julia A. Shaw memorial prize
/ Of $500 for the most mertorous work by q
/ woman.
| Carroll Beckwith, the New York painter, il
/ answer to the question, why rich Americans
i buy art works abroad? suggested by the
recent purchase at high prices of certain ex-
ampleS Of the OLD masters, derended tn1s prac.
! tice vigorously. He said:
/ mo more enlightened contribution could
be made to our store of intellectual wealth
1 in this country than these works of art.
Il mo competition exists between the work.
i of the modern producer and the works o.
i the old masters. Their example and inf1u.
4 ence are of unlimited value to the artist
1 who now makes pilgrimages abroad to stud,
/ them, and keeps them before him in photo.
4 graphic and other reproductions for his owl
n Improvement in his work Too many sucl
i purchases cannot be made; taking 1t FOL