The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-28
IN ART CIRCLES

IN ART CIRCLES
The second portion of John S. sargents
mural decorations in Sargent hall In
the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. has
been unveiled and Is pronounced Of strik-
ing interest and innpressiveness. The new
portion is entitled THE Dogma of the
Redemption thus carrying along the evo-
luton Of religion, which Is the general
subject. The Byzantine style prevails in
the new decora ton.
orations is a modelled crucihx- Soulptured
In high relief. the figure Of Christ IS on
the cross, and close by Adam and Eve are
IT. the space above are the three persons
of the holy trinity, in different attitudes,
though with similar expression OF coun-
tenance and each making with the right |
hand the Greek sign Of the cross. the
doves around the figures of the general
decoration represent the seven gifts OF the
holy spirit. Below the cross are the peli-
can. symbolizing the sacrifcial spirit OF
the church. and the serpent representing
the sin into which man has fallen.
In the frieze on each side OF the base
Of the crucihx stand four angels, eight
in ALL who bear the instruments OF the
passion as well as other sacramental
symbols
A letter from Mr. and Mrs. Max Bohm
to Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Richardson gives
an interesting account Of their new home
near Etaples, Pas de Calais, and OF the
work they are doing. On visiting New
York in the fan. Mr.. BONN concluded that
he would find France more suitable Tor the
work he had In hand, and they returned
to the channel town where they lived pre-
vious to their recent American visit. They
have taken a large, old fashioned farm
yfCl-fy ~
Eta pies for home and a studio. A sky
light let into the wall of the barn fur
ntshes a. fine and con1nnodious studio Mr..
Bohm is working hard just now on salon
pictures, and has other ambitious projects
in mind.
Miss Agnes Harrison is spending the
winter in Boston studying with Edmund
G. Tarbell and is finding her work very
interesting and valuable
Miss Edith Bates. another former stud
ent Of the Minneapolis School of Fine
arts, is doing the illustrating on New
York physical culture magazine and
studying at the Chase school nights.
| The new sketch class at the art school
is meeting with gratifying success, eigh-
teen pupils coming two evenings week
to work for two hours and a half.
! The gold medal Of honor Of the Penn
sylvania Academy Of Fine Arts has been
rent exhibition, which closes to-day. The
other two gold medals went to Pennsvl-
vania artists. The Temple medal for the
best picture in oils by an American artist
went to Edward E. Red1eld for his win
ter Evening" characteristic landscape.
he ma, coli al 5ol
for the first time this year. went to w.
Elmer Scofed for decorative painting,
in which straight trunks of trees are out
lined against a bright sky. Both Of these
artists are regular exhibitors in the Min
neapolis exhibition.
the Walter Lippincott, prize Of $500 for
the best figure picture went to Frank W.
Benson of Boston for a picture Of little
girl in white standing in the open air at
| her mothers knee. The title IS Sun
light" The Mary Smith prize of 500 for
the best picture by a resident woman
Smith, for her group entitled "a Mothers
Day" This group consists of the original
water color drawings which appeared in
the Christmas number Of Scribner's mag
azine.
Peter Marie's famous gallery of beauty
a unique collection of modern miniatures
was bequeathed to the Metropolitan Mus
cum Of Art and is to be exhibited as a
whole in case, by itself,
1t will be, 100 years ago next month
since the French Academy Art School in
Rome was installed in the Villa Medici.
after leaving it's old home in the Mancini
palace. To commemorate. the event
there are to be artistic fetes held stimuli
taneously in Rome and Paris. The sculpt-
| fIa lie ut uyor1r
upon g. bust Of Savee. the director of the
school from 1891 to 1907. who was chiefly
instrumental in obtaining the Villa Me-
dici. The bust will be placed in the gar
den of the villa. M. Vernon, the noted
medalist has been commissioned by the
government to prepare a medal for dis
tribution among all the old winners Of
the Prix de Rome, the art prize of the
academy which entities a French student
to the course Of study in tome.
1t. is interesting that this centennial
year also marks great change of policy
in the management of the scholarship
The minister of fine arts has signed a de-
cree specifically authorizing women te
compete for the prix de Rome one of the
famous scholarships lodged by the French
government in the Villa. Medicis at Rome
/ Conservative people thought this promis
Guilty would be an unsurmountable obsta
Gle to the feminist scheme, but the All
tiloiillSS S6S d special ARRANGEMENT Will
be made for women when necessary.
George Gray Barnard, the sculptor VIII
has the commission for the, sculpture
decoration of the Pennsylvania capito
building at Harrisburg, has decided not t
ATTEMPT the work in New York TIL
superior artistic facilities of France an,
the greater. economy of production hay
induced him to take a, studio at >Barbizon
about forty miles from Paris, where h
expects to renal four years, leaving mex
month The lesser groups for suEordinat
entrances will be made in Mr. Barnard
studlo mere after the completion OF til
heroic nudes abroad This commission
the largest ever given to single Ameri
can artist Mr.. Barnard will receive $3.50.
600 and will spend nine years on the worl
The mural , work OH the building will b
done by Abbey
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