The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-18
has passed into the proprie torship OF Mr..
Walters. and witt IT there is another
from the same excayat t ions. ~

has passed into the propri etorship OF Mr..
Walters, and with IT there Is another
from the same excavat ions.
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Edward Kemeys, a. sculp tor, well known
for his reprod dtions of animals, and
his wife, who ISL a1so worker in the
same field, after a winter spent in study.
ing the Indians and wild game of New:
h1exico. have settled ID own in W shing-
ton, where the Geological Park offers
them plenty Of material. At present Mr.
Kemeys is at work upon series OF
bronzes ordered by Chicago for her pub
lie buildings, representing the important
animals Of America. His Chief work
heretofore has been bought by Chicago.
lions that guard the entrance Of the Art
Institute. They are nine feet high-the
largest in the world, with the exception
of those by Landseer In London.
An admirable loan exhibition, conn
posed OF a selection OF works by French
era English painters of the eighteenth
century, is being held at the zGulldhall
under the auspices Of the Corporation
of the City of London. It will remain
open until July 26th, inclusive, so coro-
mutton visitors will have the. opportunity
of seeing it, and such Of them as care
for these forms Of art will find IS Wen
worth seeing.
The present is the eleventh exhibition
held at the Guildhall, and together the
preceding ten were visited by 2,2ll,5is
people. One of the chief attractions is
T'ragonard's Romance Of Love and
YOUTH kindly lent by Mr.. Pierpont
Morgan.
An exhibition of '.Artt in the Life of the
Ci1Ild'' has been ope..d in Vienna, and
IS described as very interesting. Chill
drens books and toys and wall pictures
are included in it. with model nursery
exhibits. In the historical section there
are shown a cradle with a baby, both
carved in wood in the sixteenth century,
and dolls house Of the seventeenth
century. And there is a doll, spoken of
as having head which might have been
cut from q VelasqueZ painting, goWned
in green silk with gold embroidery.
In tho department Of works produced
by the children themselves, 1t is said
that the best things are those sent from
Minneapolis where child painters in the
work in colors. when their ages are
taken into consideration
"a story is told from Paris Of an Amer
lean artist who was one Of the recipients
OF the gold medal given at one OF the
large exhibitions there. Twelve of the
gold medals, according to the story, were
awarded at that particular show.
The American accounted it a piece of
good fortune when he won the mark of
distinction. and his hopes of success In
his art rose. He treasured the medal,
but he had no further luck with his pic
lures and eventually when his funds had
run low he went to the maker Of the
medal to see what he could sell it for
as old metal.
The clerk at the jewelers. took the
medal, examined it. turned to a book Of
record, and returning to the artist. said:
..This is all right. Mr.. Robinson; we will
allow you so much for it,
The artist was startled. He had not
counted on having his identity disclosed.
''Why do you address me by name?
How do you know who amp" he asked
with such show of Indignation as he
could muster, in the face of q conscious
ness of guilt at having offered the medal
for sale.
.'Oh: that is all right. too" the clerk
replied cheerfully and encouragingly.
Eve have been looking for YOU for some
time. You see. all the others have Come
IN, and we wondered where YOU were.
And the eyes of one more innocent
We're open to the ways of the needy,
even among the edevotees of high art.