Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-05

ground is made of the fiuttering standards
and banners of pageant apparently pass
ing on the street below, and the whoie sug-
gests arrested motion, It is strongly han
died and shows force both in line and mod
cling. Certain parts have been burnt to
dark, rich brown, and the color OF the
whole is warm and positive. Technicaliy.
much of it has been most cleverly wrought
and artistically 1t will probably rank with
the best of Mr.. Curtis work. In effect 1t
Is decorative, but more than this 1t Is full
OF suggestion to the observer. carrying him
on in imagination from the thing 1t pic
lures to more imposing scenes of royal
Splendor.
Mr.. Edward Kemeys of this city. the
well-known sculptor. has been awarded
medal by the st. Louis jury for his group
Of small bronzes of animals which was
loaned by the Chicago Art Institute. These
We're they which were ordered and pur-
chased of recent years by a company of
far-seeing Chicagoans, and the majority OF
them were modelled In this city. Mr..
kemeys has cases of number of them in
n his studio mere. which. by the way, he has
lately moved from the Art League building
TIC his new home near Sheridan Circle.
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When Mr.. John r. Mclean determined to
remodel 1909 H street for the occupancy of
the Cincinnati Enquirer he seriously in
commoded a small art colony. A milliner.
two architects and three artists were
Obliged to look for new quarters. Mr.. Mac
donald. who had had possession Of the
third floor. has rented other rooms on 18th
street between f and G. and Miss Sands
and Miss Burdette. whose fourth-floor
studio was one of the most attractive IN
the city. have relocated at $40 18th street.
III which building Miss Alice Foster and
Mrs. Kirkham have also established them
selves for the winter.
Miss Marguerite Downing, who for the
past year has made her home in New York,
was in Washington this week. Many will
remember with pleasure her attractive and
unique poster portraits and will be glad to
know that she has not abandoned them.
During the past summer, however, she
painted In more serious manner in oils a
portrait for Hobart College of her great
uncle, the late Bishop Cox of New York.
II will. 1t is understood be placed in Cox
Memorial Hall. More recently Miss Down
ing has drawn In brown charcoal or crayon
on heavy. manila colored paper, portrait
of her sister. which is most interesting.
1t is little more than an outline. and shows
very simple handling, but 1t is full of per-
decorative in effect. 1t is both unusual and
pleasing.
Miss Sallie Humphreys, who, with her
sister, was for several years connected with
the Art Students League Of this city as the
teacher of applied design, has just been
holding an exhibition of her work in Column
bus, Ohio, which has been most favorably
received. For the past two years Miss
Humphreys has had a studio in New York,
but she has now gone to Ohio to assume
the direction of the design classes in the
Columbus Art School. Her own designs for
wall papers, silks, table linen and the like
have been sought by the most discriminate
ing manufacturers, and are both artistic
and well adapted for unitarian purposes.
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The first of this years series OF Art Talks
will be given at the Corcoran School, In the
lower hemicycle. on the afternoon of Mon
day, the It'll, at 4:15, by Mr.. Richard N.
Brooke. The subject will be Light"
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1t is reported that the collection Of the
late Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston, which, On
account of stringent conditions the trus-
tees of the Corcoran Gallery were obliged
to refuse, is to be sold at auction by the
American Art Association in New York
city during the coming winter. under the
management of Mr.. T. ]. Blakeslee. This
collection consists ofiabout one dozen nota-
BILE portraits, some excellent engravings
and historical relics and documents.
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The list of awards In the United States
dc partment of art at the Louisiana pur-
chase exposition was made public last Sat
urday The grand prize for painting was
won by Mr.. Sargent, though to Mr.. John
La Fargo was awarded diploma and
Hl,a and nriu in n
ture were given to Augustus st. Gaudens
Paul w. Bartlett and ]. Q. A. Ward. Tim
othy Cole won the grand prize for wood en-
craving, and to Henry Wolf was awarded
a diploma and medal of honor for diStin-
guished services. For original objects of
art workmanship grand prizes were award
ed to Henry c. Mercer, Hugh c. Robertson
and Bruce Rogers. Besides these there
were in each department a host of gold,
silver and bronze medals distributed. In
fact it would seem that few could have
been overlooked, and reading the list
through one is reminded of the tender
hearted little school mistress who never
gave a prize to one pupil without fastening
to give to all. AS the recipients In this in
stance are in almost every case men and
women who have already attained distinc-
deserved, and though in the matter of
grading there are some surprises, generally
speaking the distribution seems to have
been made with much justice.
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Mr.. Eduard Steichen, one Of the leading
photo ecessionists, and a painter of no
mean ability, whose work is comparatively
well known in this city, has been awarded
the gold medal at the recent Brussels fine
arts exhibition.
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Mrs. Caroline Thurber, whose portrait of
Gen. Miles hangs now in the lower loan
room in the Corcoran Gallery, has built for
herself quite an elaborate studio in con-
nection with her summer home at Bristol,
r I. There during the past season she
painted portraits of Mrs. Parker of this
city and Miss Judge of New York.
Mr.. J. ]. Shannon, an American by birth,
who, however, has resided in England for
so many years that he has become thor
oughly Identified with English art, is re-
ported to have taken a studio in New York
for the winter Next to Mr.. Sargent he
is our most distinguished portrait painter.
Less daring than Sargent, his work is al
most If not equally, as strong, and it is
without question many times more grace
full. An excellent example of Mr.. Shannon's
work was shown last year in the great New
York portrait show, and reproductions of
his more notable canvaSeS have appeared
from time to time in the International
studio.