Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-04
ART NOTES

For the past two years Mr.. Edward KEN
eys, the sculptor, has been making col
! lection of small bronzes of wild animals
| for a syndicate of Chicago art lovers The
| first years group has been for the last
| twelve months on exhibition in the Chicago
Art Institute, where it has attracted much
attention. and it is probable that the sec
ond years group but just completed, will
soon be shown in the same gallery.
This second half of the collection. con-
sisting of nine separate pieces. has been
executed in Washington, and was recently
to be seen in the sculptors studio. The
largest of these bronzes is about eighteen
inches in length, and pictures two ''Jaguar
Lovers crouching side by side, in apparent
sympathy and mild content. whereas the
smallest is about a third that size, and
shows a foolish peacock curiously exanlin--
ing a caracal, or East India lynx, his nat
ural foe, that is cleverly feigning sleep.
There is to each bronze special meaning
and interest, aside from its ar tistic or
scientific merit, and each has been given
a suggestive title. One. for instance, cali
ed The Toilet in the Desert. represents
African lion Solemnly washing his face
with his great paw; another, entitled "A
Forest Tragedy, pictures a cougar spring
ing upon gentle mule deer that has been
resting, without suspicion of danger, on
ledge with its mates; while a third, The
Tiger and Trat-Fing, shows the greatest
of the cat family leased by mschievous
wood imp. Among the single pieces are a
likeness of 'Old Ephraim,'' the grizzly at
the Zoo; of Little Urso,' a cinnamon bear
cub, that was at one time the sculptor's
pet; of handsome elk, and of royal ele-
plant. All are a dull gray green bronze,
with CLINT OF copper-colOred metal show
ing here and there, and have been cast so
10 n ic foo inU fG ST
ly retained They are vigorously modelled
in a free sketchy manner which helps to
preserve the lifelike subtle qualities of
the wild animals. There is a unity and
solidity in each piece which accords with
the highest sculptural law, and grace and
beauty of line which is rhythmical and
charming AS a whole the group may be
considered an important addition to the
worlds collection of American sculpture of
the present period.
More than usual interest is attached to
the announcement that the special feature
of the next annual exhibition of the Car
neGie Institute is to be paintings by resi-
dent American artists. and that these works
alone will be eligible for the medals which
carry with them awards of 81. 800, 81, 600 and
500, respectively. collection of one hun
dred picked works from abroad is to be
another feature. and this collection. it is
Sllu, Is ScHeuuIeu ALREADY TO make
or the principal cities, beginning at the
close of the Carnegie exhibition, in Phila-
delphia. The jury of selection for the
American paintings is to be chosen by vote
or the contributors. and is to meet in Pitts
burg October -. All works intended for
the exhibition must be received before the
18th of that month.
Miss Bertha E. Perrie Is painting tiny
minia turo q LITTLE con ~ NJ,
Melville Church. Scarcely more than a baby.
the little fellow is seen in a white frilIed
frock against blue gray background his
face wearing a roguish. wnsome smile.
Miss Perre has had an outdoor sketch class
under her instruction since the 1st of Nav
and number of enthusiastic young stu
dents are still to be found al work in her
Art League studio.
Mr. Carl Gutherz has returned from
Memphis. and is now with his family in
their picturesque little summer home near
Rockville. He purposes. however. coming
in to his town studio for several days work
each week.
The July number of the Harper's NoDtIIv
Magazine contains four full-page, half-tone
reproductions of drawings by George Gibbs.
formerly of this city. illustrating a sea
tale by John r. Spear entitled 1.-The Log
of the Bark Emily" They are spirited ard
strong, and show not only careful but cx-
perlenced work.
Mr.. Hobart Nichols and his family will
spend the summer again on the coast of
Maine.
An appreciation of the so-called New
American Sculptor" Henry Merwin
Shrady, who has been awarded the COM
mission for the Grant memorial nonu
ment here, written by Charles Hall Gar
rett, and published in the current number
Oh Munseys Magazine. Is of peculiar inter-
est to Washngtonans The Introductory
paragraph, which is specially significant.
runs as follows:
1T is no exaggeration to say that Henry
Merwin Shrady's success in the competi-
ton for the honor of designing the great
Grant monument to be erected in Wash
lnSton Is one OF the most remarkable in
cidents in the history of American art
The monument will be the largest and
most costly thing of the kind in this coun-
try. 1t will be a memorial of a great nation
al hero set in the noblest and most CON
spcuous place that can be found for it.
million dollars for the work, appointed a
commission to invite designs from the
leading sculptors Of the day. and after a
keen competition and searching examina-
ton by jury which included both experts
and laymen the great prize went to a
young New Yorker who three years ago
was employed in the Office of a watch
factory. and who has never taken a lesson
in drawing, painting. or modelling in his
life."
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A French writer corroborating his belief
that the colored bills postered in public
streets reveal the character of the several
nations. is quoted as having said that 1.-THE
American posters still reflect the Puritan
ancestry Of the people," OF all the many