The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
J2}rt Afotes,


The following llonors offered by the
Pennsylvania Academy OF thle Fine Arts
to exhibitors in the SeVenty-flrSt annual
exhibition were awarded as follows:
The Temple Gold Medal to Winslow Ho-
mer for his marine, No. 4S3, entitled
northeastern lent by George y. Hearn,
of New York.
The Walter Lippincott Prize of $500 to
Walter McEwen for his painting, No. 425,
entitled An Ancestor.
The Mary Smith Prize Of 500 to Elinor
Earle for her painting. No. SOL, entitled
''Firelight.'
Richard n. Brooke, president OF the
Society Of Washington Artists, has been
III New York looking up works that would
,dorn the coming exhibition OF MS So
clcty, which is set for March. 1t is the
desire of the WashnGtonians to have the
forthcoming exhibition a very good one,
and they are eXerting themselves to that
end.
Miss Cecilia BnatlX is at Wcrk upon a
portrait OF President Rooseveits dauSh-
ter, which will be completed in time for
The WASHINGTON exhibition and will be
shown there. Another painting which
President Brooke secured for the wash
ington exhibition is Irving Il Wiles' S
portrait of Miss Julie. Marlowc, which mad
the place OF honor in the Vanderbilt gal
lery OF the Fine Arts Building at the
academy exhibition just closed. This por-
trait OF Miss NarloWe was the nearest APP
.Sroach to a sensation, III the artlSts
use of the word, which the Academy or
any other New York exhibition has had
for some years. Among the artists thein-
selves it was the talk of the houf.
/.;,o,,,, ,>,,.. 1,o.n issued announcing
tha thirty-tifth annual exhibition OF the
American Water Color Society, which VIII
omen in Now York April u and continue
until Nav 3. Exhibits will be received
April and 5. In connection With thls
display a new prize is announced. IL VIII
he known as the w. I. Evans prize, and
will consist of $500, to be awarded by the
Jury of selection for the most merltorlous
water color in the exhibition, the recipient
being thereafter ineligible to receive the
same prize in subsequent displays,
Tho Rowan collection of bower paint
jngs recently shown in New York lave
inst been placed on exhibition at Pratt
institute. Brooklyn. They were painted
by Mrs Rowan, the wife OF an Ensllsh
armv officer-a frail little woman-under
conditions sometimes positively perllous,
"a many OF the specimens could only ba
painted, owing to their fragile nature, as
they grow Rare flowers and orchids
nravio1,s,y unknown were discovered and
painted Ev this enthusiast. who in her
olicst explored Australia, New Zealand.
the West Indies, and the United States.
Her work shows extreme refinement ant
fidelity, though, it is in botanical rather
tban in an artistic way that it has its
srea test value.
Among the Americans to be recently
.bonorcd by the French Government is II.
c. Bisbing, the cattle painter, man who
has received many reconpenses at the
salon and whose work IS greatly es-
teemed He was given the chcValier's
cross of the Legion of Honor.
A noticeable feature of the exhibition
at the National Arts Club, New York, is
a, huge copy of Raphaers School of
Athens made by Mr.. George ". Brock
in Rome at the request of the University
of Virginia. Mr.. Brock has been at
Rome as travelling schol;D for the prize