Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-26
Autographs by Louise Mclaughlin, Paul
Berthon and Henri Riviera.


Berthon and Henri Riviera.
The Capital Camera Club of this city is
making laudable effort to arrange for the
holding of an exhibition of notable photo
graphs in the hemicycle of the Corcoran
Gallery during the month Of January. The
privilege of the gallery has been granted
to the club, and the only obstacle to be
overcome Is that of collection, transporta-
ton, etc. This exhibition must not be con-
founded with the annual exhibition of the
Camera Club, which comes as usual in
May. 1t Is altogether a special show, to
be composed almost exclusively of out-of-
town work. Mr. Tieglitz, the well-known
founder of the hoto-secessionists, has
shown very lively interest In the con-
summation of the exhibition, and 1t seems
more than probable that the scheme will
be successfully carried out.
The Society Of Washington Artists held
it's monthly meeting at Mrs. Barney's ar
tistic home on Sheridan circle last Tuesday
evening. Plans for the approaching an
nual exhibition were freely discussed, and
the question of individual representation
in the st. Louis worlds fair show was
pleasantly talked over, there being no rou-
tine business requiring immediate attention.
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The Corcoran School closed on the 10Th
of this month and will not reopen until the
4th of January. upon the afternoon of
which day the third in the course Of Informal
art talks will be given by Mr.. Moser.
A painting Of ST. Peter, attributed to
Ribera, has recently been loaned the Cor
coran Gallery by Mr.. Shadbolt, and in the
lower loan room charming three-quarter-
length portrait of a young girl in the cos
tune of a century ago, the authorship of
which Is unknown, will be found a well
come addition. The latter is the property
of Mrs. Susan Carter of this city.
The eightieth birthday Of Josef Israels,
which occurs next month, is to be celebrat-
ed by his countrymen as a national holiday
and in his honor the Art Institute of Chi
exhibition of his and contemporary Dutch
painters works.
One of the largest collections of laces in
America, and, 1t is said, one Of the third or
fourth largest collections in the world, is
now being exhibited in the textile gallery
of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, where
it is attracting considerable attention.
An attractive catalogue Of the j. Wells
Champney collection, which Is to be sold
at aucticn in the American Galleries in
New York, early In January, has just been
issued. 1t contains twenty or more excel
lent half tone reproductions of Mr. Champ
ney's works. and has an Introduction writ
ter by John La Fargo. The sale of this
collection will be conducted under the pat
ronage of E. A. Abbey, August ST. Gaudens,
Frederick Dielmai,. E. H. Blashfield, Dam
lei French, and many other of the leading
painters and sculptors.
At a council meeting of the International
Society OF Sculptors. Painters and Gravers,
held in London recently. Rodin, the great
French sculptor was elected president In
the place of the late James McNeill
Whistler.
There are In New Orleans two art organi-
cations. showing jointly an enrolment of
over 3Oc members and an effort is being
lishment OF an art museum in that city.
According to an out-of-town art writer. a
buy seated figure. by the late Cyrus
Cobb of Boston. called America" which
has been described as resembling the figure
on the reverse side of our silver coins.
Were Congress easily persuaded into maxi
ing such purchases we might tremble; but
as 1t Is. there Is probably little danger that
this particular America" will find a per-
manent home in the national capital.
Mrs. John w. Mackay, formerly of Cali
fornia, has bought for the dining room of her
house In Paris a copy of one of the paint
ings In the Corcoran Gallery. executed by
Miss Ida Crawley. AS Mrs. Mackay Is re-
garded as connoisseur In art her selection
of this painting speal-s well for the in
struction given In the Corcoran Free School,
of which Miss Crawley was pupil.