Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-26

studies Of animals Prince Paurs bronzes
nave, In fact, been more kindly received by
the London critics than his brothers por-
traits. which the Chronicle has declared to
be without sentiment charm" This is
at best an astonishing criticism, as 1t is
these very qualities which have always
distinguished the clever painters work. and
for them it has been chiefly esteemed.
There was great rejoicing in London some
months ago when the government pur-
chased and destroyed some buildings in the
immediate neighborhood of the National
Gallery which had for years been a menace
IN case of fire. But 10! No sooner was this
danger done away with than the govern
ment Itself, with perfect inconsistency and
serenity caused huge pile Of wood to be
to serve as kindling for one Of the corona
ton bonfres. Fortunately, this was a
part of the program that was not carried
out 80 that no direful consequences re-
suited.
The Fairmont Park Association of Phtla-
delphia has purchased Cyrus E. Dallin's
Medicine Man. which received, It will be
remembered, prizes at both the Paris and
Buffalo exposition. 1t is the life-sized figure
or an Indian in gala attire and is to be
cast In bronze. The Austrian government
was DESTROYS of obtaining this statue and
when Mr.. Dallin refused its offer he said
That he would give the city of Vienna a
replica for the mere cost of the casting.
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The Jean Reynaud prize of $1,000 has
been given by the French Academy Of the
Fine Arts to Bernard, the architect for his
designs for the University of California
buildings.
The Art Institute of Chicago is conduct
Ing summer school, which seems from the
attendance and the fact that it is it's third
session to be thoroughly popular. There
are at present seventy-five students work
ing In the academic classes forty-five chill
dren IN the elementary and thirty, mostly
teachers, in the normal.
The new French law, introduced In the
chamber of deputies by NJ. Beauquer who
is also president of the Society for the Pro-
lection of Landscapes, imposing a tax upon
all advertising signs along railroad lines is
causing considerable controversy in Paris
at present, for, while 1t is being strongly
urged by the artists societies, the farmers
on whose lands these signs have been
paced are making clamorous complaint,
claiming that they have heretofore gotten
SiedleI pIollt from tnem imam from the
natural crops grown in the same fields. AS
the conditions are very similar in all coun-
tries, the result of the little war will be
watched with great interest.
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Another rather amusing legal controversy
has recently come before the foreign courts
the Copenhagen painter Wilhelm Hammer
shoy bringing suit against an enterprising
shoemaker for having used reproductions of
one of his pictures as an advertisement
without permission. The picture in uues-
ton was genre composition in which spe-
c1al prominence had been inadvertently
given to a pair of boots worn by one of the
principle figures and the shoemaker merely
added to his reproduction the inscription
'Hammershoy paints-we sell-a good pair
of boots" The payment of small fine set
tied the difficulty
Edmund H. Garrett of Boston has painted
a sign for restaurant on School street, to
which, as to any other work of art, he has
affixed his signature. This is an innovation
among American painters, but 1t is hoped
that other artists may soon be induced to
follow his example and thus assist in rid
ding our cities of many of their present dis
fgurements. There is in Berlin a sign
board painted by Vatican for the art
dealer Gersant which is at present attract
ing attention, and among the modern paint
ers Flameng. LIE Matin and Willete have
all tried their hand at this kind of work.
Paris newspaper strongly advocates the
holding of an exhibition of ancient boards
painted by celebrated artists as a means
of interesting the general public in their
production for present day uses, and the
Copley Society of Boston has been seri-
ously considering the possibility of getting
up such a show for next winter.
The Art Students League Of Buffalo is to
occupy the entire north wing of the new
Albright Gallery next fall. These spacious
quarters are now being fitted up after the
most advanced plans, and 1t is understood
that this school will be of the best