Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-19
A R T N @ T Els.

A R T N O T Els.
| The announcement of the Grant Memorial
! awards on Monday has occasioned no small
| amount of surprise and discussion in art
| circles this week, for the decision rendered
by the advisory committee far from
| what was generally expected. Had the
| personnel of this committee been less eX-
| cellent the decision would have been more
| comprehensive, but as it was the only ex-
| PLANTATION to be found is that the viewpoint
| of the judges was other than that held by
| artists and the general public. There is no
| doubt in the minds of those who saw and
| studied the models that Mr.. Shradys de-
| sign was attractive and picturesque; that
| the two military terminal groups were
| spirited and good; that the symbolic mean
| Ing Of the lions was well suggested, and
| that it would make an excellent reviewing
stand, which would in no wise interrupt the
| broad line of vision. But the understanding
| was that a memorial was to be erected to
| Grant, setting forth his character and in
| dIvlduality; and the Grant in this model
was SO utterly unworthy that it was dis
carded, and Mr.. 7Niehaus, who showed ex-
Cellent Sculptural work and dignified de-
signs, was invited to compete again with
Mr. Shrady for the final statue. With this
| provision there is little question that the
chosen memorial when erected upon the
| site selected will, though violating the main
! purpose of it's existence, be an ornamental
ACQUISITION 10 washington, ana less dlssat-
fsfaction was occasiened by this final
award than by the selection of the most
meritorious six, for it seems incredible that
a jury composed not of laymen, but of
sculptors and architects who rank at the
head of their professions. could have pur-
posely included in the number design
two absurd precipitous figures set unon
the roof of a Greek temn1e and overlooked
such sincerely artistic and admirahle work
as that displayed in the models nv Mr.
Amateis Mr. Kitson Mr. Cutzon Rore1,nn
and his brother such decisions. no mat
ter how honestly and thoughtfuJIv render
ed, are to be deplored, as they not oniy
tend to deter capable artists from enterine
future competitions. but also shake the
faith of the neopIe in the wise fnlfIIment
of the plans for the making Of tbe naw
Washington and hence lose their baar+y
*
An interesting exhibition of water coIors
by Mr. F. Hopkinson Smith opened with a
private view in the hemicycle hall of the
Corcoran Gallery on Wednesday afternoon.
Seventy-one out-of-door studies made an
parently in Italy and Holland. are hung in
a single row around the sem,-c,rcn,ar wall
oil
display much the same mode of expression
They are done in gouache on gray paner
and TINS nresent somewhat the snnearanoe
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u p's'eis VI oiis' osei nome mas tne
painter labored. Each is done with evident
rapidity and sureness Of touch, yet they
are not immature or sketchv Tbere fs
80. sario,,s +houahtf',, eas,,..
,alher d seiious' ll'iui ieeiins perVao-
ing all, which might almost be called for
malism In all the paintings there is a con-
ing as It is unusual The streets in Mr.
Smiths pictures are very clean, his houses
have apparently been lately washed, and
MS tahars s;s anu d,s i Ways are clear anu
pse of nnre co,ors h,t not s,t ,,s Eve
it is In reality one of those marks which.
when taken collectively produce individual
NY: IN tonal aualiiles also many or mis-
bath srantane;tv and a,r,o W. .ea iaea
few take on the coIdness of prints.
The Architects Club of Washington is
holding a grofesoue exhibition in It's room
| at tho octaeon House. It's nurnose is come.
thing the same as that or the Art Leagues
tho drawings shown thera, ara nraS.o+oa in .
tho drawires shown then arc nresented IN
! ~, o,,,sa come we1I-o,r,ed sho+, ,ra
srea ~ ~ s,narvisin, arch,,eo,,s otsoo ~
+he Traas1rv Denartman+ ond o,,rtons
odonta+,o, of b,storie orna men+ 10 disrI..eo
hut the ,,ost of tho tests are NJ nerso,,,
! character, and are aimed rather at the
| architects themselves than their work. The
catalogue: Tor waGn q. eharge OF Ivy cents
tha aIa ed;tions ao,ts au,,e eleVety