The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-02
FRI Notes.

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The E f. Milliken collection Of twenty
six pictures, which were sold in New
York recently, brought S12S.3S5, or an
average OF nearly 5000 each. The highest
price, $4,000, was for Titan's portrait OF
Glorsio Cornaro; Les Conlisses.'' or Be
hind the Scenes,'> Degas. brought $61OO~
Corots st. sebastin." $4,000 Monets
''Sortie du Port de Boulogne." $1,000,
while his nasterful head. THE Smoker
went at $500. Millet's Landscapes
$3.50. and '.Cliff at yillerville,' Daubigny.
$500.
+. The Chicago exhibition of paintings by
the Russian artist Verestchagin. just
ended, was visited by $1,000 visitors DUR
ing the month Or six weeks it was open.
The receipts were $4,000. of which sum
the Chicago Art Institute received half
.verestchagin sold three OF the pictures ;.
for a total of $4,000.
The Municipal Art Society has now
open exhibition at the National Arts Club
an interesting collection OF drawings.
models. designs, photographs. and other
material intended to show the public how
our cities may be improved by letting the
artist have more to say concerning public
buildings, monuments, parks, fountains
bridges, and even such minor matters aa
strest signs, Ietter-boxes, and door NUNS
berxa
The ST. Gaudens bronze medallons Of
Robert Louis Stevenson at the current
exhibition at the Academy OF the Fine
Arts have always a little hushed group
ed admirers before them, says the Phila-
delphia Record.
The annual exhibition OF The New York
Arc ptIyrc Gao iSs 49, 10
at tho American Fine Arts Building.
Three prizes were awardeG-the first, d
gold medal to Robert p. D. Hielrner for
the best plans for a library for 81 subur-
ban town; the second, $50. to Paul Wiehle.
awarded by Henry o. Avery for the best
design for a caryatid, for mantel In
Louis Quinze style, and the third, q
bronze medal. awarded to Bryson Bur-
roughs by the leagues president for the
best design for a mural painting repre-
sentinS architecture and the allied arts
The trustees of the Rhode Island
School of Design in Provj3nnce are
making an effort to build UP ~ their
museum a notable collection OF ameri-
can pictures. The school has come into
possession of a, fNn1 OF $4,000, the gift
g Jesse Metcait, the income of which
is to be used in the purchase of works
of art.
a new monthly called THE Cartoon
has been published at Boston, the initial
number OF which contains not only a
number OF examples Of recent cartoons
| published by the press throughout the
country. but a brief history OF the art
of caricature itself, one of the most an
Gent OF the arts. the beginnings of wtich
reach back to prehistoric times.
It is to Lucas Catnach, the friend OF
| Luther, that the honor is given of being
| the father of the art Of modern cartoon-s
| lists. an art which was kept alive by the
Dutch in the days when Holland was a
haven for political refugees.
Preparations are being made at the War
Department in washington for the recep-
| tion OF models for statue OF General
| Grant, the erection of which was au-
| thorized by act Of Congress approved
February %, 1901, and the site of which
| is to be on the tract known as the White
| Lot, or the Presidents park, which forms
part OF the White House grounds
| All sculptors who are citizens of the
| United States were invited to compets
| and thirty-six artists have entered the
| competition.
Nh. Frederick William Macsronnes. ono
| of the leading sculptors of the world
| live and work in, his native land. After
seventeen years residence in Paris. ,is
| would be natural to suspect a man OF
Partisan leaninSs, says Harper's Week
| Iy. Not so with Mr. Mac Monnies. IT
| have come back because am homesick.''
! said he. One must so, in his opinion. to
! the hot-bed of his art or his professions
| work there a long time. always study
| Ing, and then with the training of years
| In the best school let the man return to-
| his own COUNTRY and apply what he has
learned to its needs. The possibilities in
| this country fog sculpture are magnih-
cent. can't imagine anything finer. There
! IS splendid, unmistakable movement in
| the United States toward having all that
| IS beautiful and true Some OF tho
finest things in the worlds sculpture have
been called forth by patriotism. There
| are no people in the world so patriotic
| as the Amerieans.'
| In ST. Paurs, London, a monument to
! Sir Frederick E. Leighton. designed hH
/ Thomas Brock. f. a.. is about to be uli-
! yeiied 1t consists of a cenotaph. a solid
/ marble sarcophagus with g bronze figure
of the painter lying at fun length in his
/ neer.s robes. Small alegoricai figures In
| bronze are at the head and foot OF the
/ recuu1bent statue The tablet reads..
gro the memory OF Frederick, Baron
Leighton of S,retton. painter. seventh
President Of the Royal Academy OF Arts
! The death is reported. In his sixty-fourth
yehr. of Max Adamo. the historical paint
( err. He was born In Munich. and, In his
| EDUCATION at the Academy OF Arts there.
i was influenced both by Kaulbach and
/ Moritz Won Schwind. He studied after
wards in piiot,y'a School. and painted un-
/ der that masters inspection his notabls
| nIcture of .slba In the Council at Brus-
/ sells, and the Fall of Robespierrs,a