Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-01

virtues may Increase the enjoyment OF the
WORK, Il can neither add to nor take from
artists and laymen meet on common ground
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At the opposite end of the same room
portrait of Mr. Paul Morton. Secretary OF
| the Navy. recently painted by Mr.. George
Burroughs Torrey OF New York has been
hung. 1t Is a three-quarter length. and
pictures. against a landscape background.
| the Secretary standing. with a fixed expires
sion. holding a book in his left hand. IL
Is fair likeness, but an extremely poor
painting. The color on the right side of the
face is out of key with that on the left;
the right hand Is weak and misshapen. and
| the background is entirely without atmos-
phere Moreover. there is absolutely no ex-
precision on the countenance. the semblance
OF the man Is there, but not the man. and
Mr.. Torrey has painted many notable per
sons and. though his work does not often
appear In the current exhibitions, is sup
posed to have won. his spurs: Il Is. there
fore. only fair to suggest that this canvas
may be the exception and not the rule
The artistic possibilities within the scope
of chalk and charcoal are amply demon
| strated In three drawings by Mr.. w. A
Sharp. which may now be seen IN the
window of F. A. Schmidt's art store. One
| is Of a young mother standing 1T the foot
| Of q crib, looking down upon her little.
slumbering boy; another is lass Of six or
eight. peeping shyly out from beneath
white sunbonnet. and the third Is or an
old lady. seated In rocking chair with
The Open Book on her lap. 1t Is Gp-
parently a family group and the three
drawings have been placed In single
frame. They are done most daintily, on
gray paper and in sincerity OF feeling Snd
beauty Of handling deserve to be placed
with the foremost accomplishment Nhiie
extremely simple and evidently unstudied'
they reach beyond the realm OF cOmt1Gn
ton accorded to few modern works OF
art.
Miss Hattie E. Burdette is finishing an
interesting portrait which she has just
made in pastels of Mr.. and Mrs. James
|, r. GarfieId's little son Rudolph. 1t Is
trife less than a half length and pictures
the lad, a boy of five six, in white
linen blouse with blue sailor collar aud
tie. The background is conventlonalZed
landscape. gray-green in tone, which Is
unique and at the same tsSle very decofa-
tive. 1t is. however, entirely unobtruslve
and the Observers first and last Thought
is of the ruddy cheeks and twtnkllng ulue
eyes. which straightway catch and hoS
pleasing and in effect spirited ami SIN
cere.
An exhibition of water colors by MT.
Walter Paris will be opened in the Veer-
hofr gallery on Monday. 1t will consist or
a. collection OF pictures painted in this
country and in England and will doubtless
prove an event of very real interest. Mr..
Paris was one of the founders of the Ia
nous Tile Club. and his work occupies Il
unique place in the field of art
Invitations have been issued for the hrst
meeting of the National Fine Arts Society
TO be held on Wednesday evening. April D.
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. James w.
Piuchot The officers of the society are MI
Charles J. Bell, Mgr. O'Connell, DR.. Need
ham. Mr. T w. Vaughan and Mr. Berhaiu
r. Green and the executive councll Is coHi-
posed of Messrs William II. Holmes, Ed
ward Lind Morse, A. j. Parsons ana D. u
Hornblower.
Much interest is felt In the announcement
that half of the million dollars asked tor
the endowment of the recently incorporation
American Academy of Fine Arts In Rome
has been given. This is an establishment
somewhat similar 10 tue rIehNh Ai'>~ ~
Rome" and will, 1t Is thought, De an Ia
calculable benefit to American art students.
Mr. Saint Gaudens, Mr.. Mckim and Mr..
Mowbray are among the chief promoters Oh
the project.
Louis Loeb has been awarded the Carne-
gle prize of $500 for his painting, entitled
Morning" In the Society of American Art
lists exhibition, which opened last week In
the Fine Arts Galleries. New York The
Webb landscape prize was given to MI.
Emil Garrison for his ''Night-Old Windham
and the Julia A. Shaw memorial prize went
to Charlotte B. Conan for September
Morning landscape. The exhibition as a
whole is said to be the most notable held
for many years
American artists abroad have recently
formed a league with the purpose OF bring
ing their works to the attention OF Amer
lean travellers A gallery is to be opened IN
Paris wherein a permanent exhibition may
be maintained. and jury, composed en-
ttrsly of foreigners is to be invited to pass
unon all works submitted. Mr.. Alexander
Harrison is the chairman of the hanging
committee. LEILA hcNih
KNEW IT LIKE A BOOK