Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-02

THE EVENING ST
forms to the ideal requirements Of Q minia-
tiire, and as painting, regardless Of size.
ii is worthy of high praise.
X
The Society of Washington Artists exhi-
bition in the hemicycle of the Corcoran Gal
lery is still attracting considerable atten-
ton, though perhaps less than 1t deserves.
For the benefit and convenience Of those
whose daytime hours are occupied special
arrangements have been made by which the
exhibition Is open free to the public on
Monday and Wednesday evenings. This
and the architects exhibition, which is
also well worth seeing, will continue until
April Is.
On April II, IL and Ii the "Merrie Fa-
kris of the Corcoran School will hold in
the old sculpture class room an exhibition
of fakes of the works of art in the So
cietys exhibition in the hemicycle, which
on the evening of the 18th will be auctoned
OF to the highest bidders. The New York
Art Leagues fake exhibition of the So
ciety of American Artists show is thing
of considerable consequence, and the witty
little displays made here formerly by the
local art leagues students were so exceed
fngly clever that they were well worth re-
Wondering and have been sincerely missed.
What this new organization will bring
forth is merely surmise, but as doubtless
some OF the old fakirs are among the Or
ganizers. and there is Enthusiastically wit
and merriment of the best kind in album
dance among the student classes, the result
may reasonably be awaited with interest
and confidence in its smile provoking char
acter.
The regular monthly art talk for April
will be given in the lecture room in the
basement of the Corcoran School on Mon
day afternoon. at Ais, by Mr.. James Henry
Moser. His subject, which will be "Out-
door Sketching,'' is specially timely, the
harvest season for such work being at
hand, and no doubt the lecture will prove
both entertaining and instructive. These
talks are open to the students of the school
and others specially interested, and they
have met with very gratifying appreciation.
In the window of the Bradbury Plano
Company has been placed the well-known
portrait of the late President Mckinley, by
Mr.. William T. Matthews. This portrait
was painted from life, it will be remember
ed. 1t was commenced when Mr.. Mckinley
was governor of Ohio and retouched and
finally completed after he became President
of the United States. 1t is generally con-
sidered the most likelife portrait of the
subject that has ever been painted and
it was this work that secured for Mr..
Matthews a commission from the trustees
of the Corcoran Gallery of Art to paint Mr..
McKinleys portrait for that institution.
The friends alike of the artist and Mr.. Nc
kinley's family think this portrait ought
to be owned by the government.
This year. for the first time, the Pennsyl-
vania Academy debarred water colors and
pastels from its regular annual exhibition,
insisting upon the desirability of restrict
ing the mediums exhibited, and declaring
its intention of arranging a special spring
exhibition for the excluded work. On Sat-
urday of last week this second exhibition,
held in conjunction with the Philadelphia
Water Color Club, opened to the public,
and was found to be a most noteworthy ar
fair, the most notable of its kind probably
ever held in Philadelphia. A number Of
our local artists are represented in this ex-
hibition, and among them both Mr.. and
Mrs. Child have come in for specially
large measure of praise. Mrs. Childs pastel
portrait study of Patricia" has been hung
in the main gallery with the pictures of
the leading Philadelphia papers in connec-
ton with their reviews of the exhibition.
Of it the Ledger says: 1.-The most beautiful
portrait, and one which, with that by Mr..
Absolute, exemplifies so well the great
length we have come in the use of pastel,
is called Patricia and is by Jane Bridg-
ham Child. 1t is regal piece of work,
decorative in style and firm and entirely
effective in Treatment picture which Inn
mediately attracts the eye and holds the
attention. While it has great beauty, 1t
has also great strength"
OF Mr.. Child's painting the same writer
remarks: "a very lovely picture. low in
tone, is by R. C. Child. It represents some
salt meadows and an inlet. The sky and
water are gray and the dark green of the
marsh grass has been portrayed with an
unusual sentiment and a-display of poetic
feeling" Both of these pictures were shown
in the Washington Water Color Clubs ex-
hibitiOn last fall.
X 4
In New York interest is centered in the
Society of American Artists annual exhibit
ton, which opened with a private view on
March % The work of chief note In this
exhibition is Mr.. Sargent's portrait of the
Misses Hunter of England. which was also
given the place of honor in the Pennsylva-
MIA Academy's recent exhibition. OF next
Importance to this is said to be the last
family group painted by George de Forrest
Brush, which has been referred to as "a
holy family without haloes." portrait
and some landscapes by Edward Steichen,
the photo secessionist, have been highly
spoken of, and picture by s. ]. Woolf,
called THE Chemist has been generally
commended AS whole, however, the ex
hibition seems not to be considered out of
the ordinary or of special significance.
Thomas Dewing's single contribution to
the exhibition of the Ten American Paint
ers, recently held at Durand-RuePs in
New York, was decoration painted on the
lid of a piano, recently made for the White
House, which, according to one well-known
critic is "a host in itself-one of those rare
works of art which owes its genesis to the
meeting of just the right man with just the
right opportunity" 1t represents Columbia
and the nine Muses. in a design suited to
the space it fills. and is said to be rhyth-
mcal in both line and color.
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The Municipal Art Society of New York
is at present holding exhibition in the
National Arts Club of that city, which is
said to plainly demonstrate the purposes Of
that and kindred organizations. In this
o.,L;h;t;o, rat;opol c,,OpaStiopS m do in