Evening star., 1902-08-16
A R T N O T ES.

NIL SdIl EulleIZ has HIS lh large pdHelS
for the decoration of the Peoples Church In
st. Paul we'll under way. He and his family
are spending the summer months in their
picturesque little rural cottage near Rock
vile, but few days have passed without
his coming in to work in his town studio
The canvases for these mural decorations
are gigantic affairs, and even on rollers oc-
cupy the entire space in his roomy studio
from floor to ceiling. The lowest portions
of both the Spandrel-shaped panels are now
virtually completed, and as soon as they are
sufficiently dry they will be rolled down
that the work may be continued upward.
These panels are to allegorcally set forth
life in the material and spiritual worlds
and the lowest sections or bases are occu-
pied by the figures Of two recording angels
the one writing in the book of life the
other holding it closed and sealed. A SIM
pie marble seat or eXedra of dull color is
seen in the immediate foreground, behind
which stand the angels and before which
two tiny cherubS are at play. In the panel
typfying terrestrial life they are weaving
garlands of joyous blossoms, whereas In
the other one little fellow is seen throwing
off chrysalis-like shroud as he awakes to
eternal bliss. Red and white roses lilies
and palm branches are used somewhat Law
ishly emblems of life and the resurrec-
tion, adding much to the effectiveness of
the design. The background is colorful and
luluIIOuS, Stl tHe Wiolt Is III d low, gentle
key. The angels are somewhat masculine
in stature, yet wear expressions of be-
nignity, joy and peace. Their robes are
ashy in color and not elaborate, and the
wings, which are of necessity a prominent
feature. are a dark gray and very broadly
painted. The artist will In fact have little
time to render his theme in detail as the
trustees are eager for the completion of the
work and there is a vast amount of can
vas still to be covered. This is perhaps one
of his greatest difficulties, for the subject fs
in itself so rich in possibilities that 1t Is no
easy task to keep from celebrating it indef-
nitely. In Its simplicity, however 1t will
undoubtedly be most attractive and full of
the poetry and sentiment which Is the spe-
cial charm of all Mr.. Gutherzs COMPOST
tions.
The artistic license taken by Mr. C. Y.
Turner in rendering the historical scenes
which have been recently put in place as
mural decorations in the Baltimore court
house has been sharply criticised by local
historians. These decorations consist of
three panels One represents a conference
between the colonists and Yaccomico In
dian chiefs. another shows a man and wo
man watching a departing ship, and the
third pictures the Introduction Of the abo-
rigines to the use of agricultural imple-
ments. indicating respectively that the land
was oriSildiIy obtained from the Indians
by barter, the purpose Of the settler to
make the new land his home for all time
and the beginning of civilization in the col
ony. The critics aver that the men should
wear Vandyke boards, that the Indians are
incorrect as to tribe and that the costumes
are likewise untrue to historical fact. The
purely artistic merit of the paintings seems
however, to have been unquestioned.
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Two of the four mural decorations for
the Boston state house have been unveiled
quite lately. They are 1.-The Pilgrims on
the Mayfower," by Horatio O.. Walker.
and The Return Of the Colors by the Mas
sachusetts Volunteers at the End of the
Civil War;" by Edward E. Simmons. The
other two paintings, which are to be by
the same artists Elliot Preaching to the
Indians, by Walker, and "The Fight at
Concord Bridge by Simmons, will. il Is
expected, be placed in position before the
end or the summer, and, together with
Reds, will make one of the most notable
groups of American historical paintings
yet produced.
Miss Sara n. Bartle of this city ia now
at Gloucester painting a miniature of Mrs
Frances r. Lane. AS soon as this fs fin
ished Miss Bartle win go to Camden. Me-.
to paint portrait of Mr.. Myron Parker
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Miss Suzanne Gutherz has been commits
stoned by the publishers of st. Nicholas to
make "St. Nicholas Girp' poster as "a
companion to her "St. Nicholas Boy"