Evening star., 1902-05-24
A R T N @ T E s

Notwithstanding the summer-like wealth
er which has prevailed for the past fort
night there is little cessation of work in
the local studios, and though vacation plans
are being enthusiastically discussed, but
few of the artists contemplate leaving the
city for some weeks.
Miss Burdette at present is engaged upon
a portrait of a young girl from Detroit.
blonde whose hair seen beneath large
picture hat, has just a CLINT of red gold in
1t. The gown, hat and ruffled boa are all
black and the background is shade of
purple red which serves bly, to bring
out the transparency of the flesh tint. The
pose is easy and graceful and a whole
it is an interesting piece of work, showing
good drawing, a clever handling of materi-
al and decided personality. Miss Burdette
is also making in pastels a small study OF
ideal head which is charming in spirit
and color and she has just finished an ex-
cellent miniature of little child.
Miss Sands has completed with signal
success the portrait of a little lass of five
which she was working upon but a short
likeness being full of the witchery of the
little maid, but was at the same time a
strong painterlike accomplishment possess
ing many solid qualities of artistic merit.
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One of the notable events of the annual
convention of the Episcopal Church of the
diocese of Washington, which assembled
in this city last week, was the presentation
by Bishop and Mrs. Mackay-Smith to the
diocese of a portrait of the bishop of
Washington which Mr.. Macdonald had but
just completed 1t was exhibited for the
first time in Bishop SatterIee's home at the
reception given by him to the lay and cleri-
cal delegates to the convention and met
with the highest commendation. 1t is
about three-quarter length standing pose,
and is indeed an exceptionally fine portrait.
The bishop is seen In his Episcopal robes
against rich dark nondescript back
ground. The coloring is excellent and the
modelling strong, and ii is broadly and firm
ly painted with both directness and force,
but what lifts it far above the ordinary
portrait is none of these things so much
as the fact that the painter has succeeded
with rare skill in transferring not merely
the features of his sitter to the canvas, but
rather his true personality, his character,
himself. For the present this portrait will
hang in the Cathedral School for Girls,
which, with the diocese of Washington is
to be sincerely congratulated upon it's pos
session.
Mr.. Walter Paris sailed today for Eng
land, where he will visit his old home and
spend the next three or four months In
sketching. Upon his return he contemplates
holding an exhibition of all his work,
which should prove most interesting, as
his subjects have been found in many of
the out-of-the-way places, both In the old
world and America, and his style is dis
tnctly unique. There are probably few
artists who have worked more indefatiga-
bly, than Mr.. Paris or who have accumu-
lated a greater number of really studied
paintings. In his collection is a series Of
floral designs done in gouache gray pa
per which are in every way exceptional
being not only decorative to degree, but
executed with botanical precision and Of
really great value educationally. There
may now be seen at Morreys a water color
which he made very recently of jefferson
Davis historic home the outskirts of
this city, as well as a few of his English
sketches.
The annual exhibition of the work of the
students of the Corcoran School will open
on Wednesday evening with a reception and
private view when the whole gallery will
be thrown open to the students and their
friends and the award Of medals and prizes
announced. These awards consist Of a
gold and bronze medal for the first and
second most meritorious set of six drawings
from life and the antique and a prize of
s25 In gold for the best water color. It is
| said that, as in some former years. the
competition will be close and the decision
of the jury of awards, which, as an
nounced in this column last week, is COM
posed of three artists of distinction who are
teachers in the New York Art Students
League, is awaited with manifest interest
| and excitement There is every reason to
believe that this exhibition will be well up
| to the standard of other years.
The Art Students League has determined
| to postpone it's annual exhibition Of school
work until next fall, making it an opening
| rather than a closing event 1t will award
a scholarship to the Washington High
| Schools and one in its own design class
| however, usual, the winners Of which
| will probably be announced next week.
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| Miss Bertha Perrie is painting miniature
| of Miss King which is exceedingly strong in
| modelling, yet daintily handled, good in
color, simple and very artistic Her out-of-
| door sketch class, which has about reached