Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-19
ART NOTES.

of Liberty" which surmounts the dome OF
the Capitol. This when it is finished ana
cast, is to be placed on the top of the
government building at the Louisiana pur-
chase exposition, and 1t will measure nine
teen and q half feet in height. The orig
inal model from which the giant figure Is
being made IS about one-siXth this size,
and was modelled from photographs of the
bronze figure and by actual measurements
taken on the plaster replica which stands
in the central pavilion of the National Mu-
scum. The skeleton, or armature, of this
great figure is now almost completed, and
presents a grotesque resemblance to the
original. From five feet below the floor
level to the highest point of the peaked
roof towers a curious structure of sticks
and laths which, at distance, takes on
the semblance IF a figure, and on eXamn-
alton proves to be the counterpart of the
little statue to the left. On this frame will
be laid the clay to a depth of two inches,
from which the exact reproduction will be
made. The molds in which the final figure
is to be cast viii be made directly from
the clay model, and the Inolding and cast
ing will all be done in the SINE shop, under
the sCulptor'S supervision. Some idea of
the size of the work can he gained by the
knowledge that at least three tons of clay
will be required to model the figure; and
some notion of the amount which has been
expended upon the sCulptural adornments
of the fair buildings and grounds can be
had from the statement tha t it would have
cost the government not less than $1,000 to
have had this single figure enlarged at the
Weehawken shops. where the majority of
the work has been done.
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Art is to have q large place In the st.
Louis exposition. The Art Palace is one
of the most commodious and handsome
buildings yet erected, and its main section,
nent structures which viii remain for all
time Abroad the collection of exhibits has
already begun. and next month the Ameri-
juries will meet The works will be
classified into two divisions. contemporaries
Gus and retrospective, the former compris-
ing those executed since 1892 and the latter
those by artists who lived between the
years 1903 Che year of the Louisiana pur-
chase and 1892 and influenced the develop
ment of the art of the last century a fea-
ture of the exhibition will be that all art
works, whether on canvas, in clay, marble,
textile, metal or leather, will be considered
on par, and judged, without distinction
of fine" and applied" art, merely upon
their intrinsic merit Whether this scheme
will prove feasible is a question, but it is
a novel experiment and the result will be
watched with much interest.
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In the National Arts Club in New York
there is now on exhibition collection of
sketches of sculpture for the St Louis ex-
position which embraces works by the best
known American sculptors and as a whole.
is said to be vastly interesting.
Instead of closing on Wednesday, the
10Th, as was at first proposed the exhibit
ton of the Washington Water Color Society
was extended until tomorrow afternoon. on
account of the increasing attendance and
manifestation of interest. Several pictures
have been sold and the Thursday artists
nights have proved pleasant innovation.
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Miss Anna Sands is al work upon two I'M
commonly attractive studies One is a nor
trait In oils of a young girl; the other.
which is pastel, pictures a Japanese maid
reaching up to pluck flower from vase
on a high cabinet. The former is low in
tone, simple in construction and exceeding
ly vigorous; whereas the latter presents ,
daring color scheme and is spirited and
picturesque. The American girl has strong
features, grave expression and wears the
simplest of gowns; the japanese maiden is
more petite, vivacious, and wears n kimona
of orange silk, tied with a sash of prrnIe
which rivals in brilliancy the gorgeous
blossoms toward which her hand is extend
ed. Both are excellent in tone well com
posed, and distinctly out of the ordinary in
sentiment, feeling and merit.
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Miss Hattie e. Burdette who shares the
same studio, has also some attractive work
On hand. She has recently finished n
charming cover design for q magazine
which pictures a girl of long ago in an en-
broidered gown of terra Gotta, with an old
gold colored scarf over her head against a
semi-conventional landscape background.
and she is now completing another in the
same vein, which IS, however, even more in
dividual and interesting. This later one
shows III its picture panel two young girls
clad as were the women of Shakespeare's
time wandering across 4lle seaside meadow
reading the magaZlne,the one TO the right
holding the book, and the one to the left
scanning It's pages over her shoulder The
expression on the faces is admirable the
figures are graceful, and the lines of the
dfapery are clear cut and well defined The
colors suggest autumn, and the Thought Of
fall Is carried out by flock of storks which
is seen in rapid flight across the upper nor
tion Oh the cover This design has been de-
Veloped in water colors and gold on canvas
combination seldom used which in this
case, however, has proved most effective
Tor In every respect the work is not only
charming and decorative but peculiarly
suited to the purpose for which it was in
tended.
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Vellum and illuminating are usually assoc
ciated with past centuries and bygone
days. but very recently Miss Suzanne
Gutherz of this city executed some work
Of this order for the principal of one of the
largest local private schools, which would
rank with the best of that done in the DAYS
antedating the printing press. This con-
sisted of twenty-five certificates of adm.s-
sion to- the Order of the Lily" each of
winch was done ON Il sheet nf
parchment about ten by sixteen inches in
dimensions, and consisted of dozen or
more lines of lettering surrounded by an
elaborate and dainty floral border The
text was clearly printed and partly illum-
mated. and the border. which was in white.
green and gold, had as the unit of it's de-
sign the lily, which is the emblem of the
society.
Mrs. Cadwailader Guild. whose bust of