Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-11
way to see good pictures IL one OF the
most hopeful signs fg1 the future.

old canal at 18th and b streets, as 1t was |
in President Tyler's time, and the other |
sets forth the Capitol, as It appeared in |
those early forties. Both are oil paintings |
by one w. H. Bartlett. English artist, |
who made a tour of the states about 1910. |
They are curiously wrought. with great
care and accuracy, but they are not with |
out merit. The one Is. badly cracked. but |
the other is In excellent condition. and both |
show the colors in an excellent state OF
preservation. They were separately repro
duced in a history of the United States
written by John Howard Hintor and pub
lished by Samuel Walker of Boston In 1886
and in a history of the Capitol written by
Mr. Glenn Brown of this city, which was
published by the government In 1900 and
90 Their first value is naturally historic
cal, but artistically they above the
average of such work They are to a de-
gree well composed, colOrful and pleasantly
pictorial and viewed in relation to their
subjects and the time of their execution
cannot fail to evoke favorable comment.
X
Mr.. Walter Paris has done much valuable
work in this line. His skill and his train
ing give him special facility in the rendition
of architecture, and his pictures of houses
are specially accurate and peculiarly
charming. He has quite collection of
water colors constantly on exhibition In his
studio, among which will be found interest
ing prescriptions of some of the historic
Washington homes and many of the quaint,
old English houses. The latter are psrticu-
larly picturesque and interesting. One
upon which Mr. Paris was putting the fin
ishing touches this week was of a Surrey
lodge built and comparatively unaltered
since the latter part or the nfteenth cen
fury, with it's parti-colored walls. tiny VIII
dows (glass was a luxury in those days.
and door-yard garden. 1t was conscien-
tiously rendered, pleasing in effect, and, like
all this artists works, gave the observer
feeling of familiarity with the subject.
The regular March art talk at the Cor
coran School Of Art was postponed. on &C
count Of the Inauguration. from last Mon
day to next Monday afternoon. It will be
given by Mr. Messer, the director, In the
lower hemicyce at 4:15, and the subject
will be "Values-Black and White and Color
Interpretation" Mr.. Messer will Illustrate
his talk with drawings in charcoal ana
colored chalks, and the lecture WILL as
usual, be open to the students and their
friends. These talks and the series on
Anatomy given by DR.. Baker nave prov.
ed very popular and helpful feature OF
the school life this winter.
At Morrey's, on Monday, an exhibition
VIII be opened ny NIL lLc1Id lo JoliA
ston of this city. It will consist of both
oils and water colors, and will cover in
time of execution a considerable period of
years. Mr. Johnston's work is too well
known in this community to need introduce
ton. His pictures are commonly pleasing.
and many have found their way into the
homes Of the leading local collectors. 1t is
of his work has been exhibitioned. how
ever, and the event Is anticipated with
much interest.
Mr. James Henry Moser has received Of
late requests to contribute works to the
exhibition Of American water colors, to be
shown in London, to the american Water
Color Society's exhibition in New York.
the Philadelphia Art Club and the Pennsyl-
vania Acadenay,s, spr1ng exhibitions. All
these invitations fnsaEa e1e4ptf6n from jury
and the last was for &soHp of six. Tins
is substantial appreciation of a sort which
is most significant and sswerome
There ere fex,s ever "a sssosss the artists,
who are aware that one of Thomas w.
Dewings best paintings is on the lower
side of the cover of the piano in the east
room at the White House. The picture rep
resents sc America Receiving the Nine
Muses." 1t Is a fanciful composition, sug-
gestive somewhat of Louis, Loeb's we'll
charming in color, rhy4hmical, decorative
and never intrusive 1t is peculiarly suit
able for its purpose. and yet it seems
little unfortunate that 1t Is SO placed that.
of necessity. it must the greater part of the
time, be hidden from view.
Mr.. John La Fargo has just finished a
,irdn tn, or r1oe xx-Itn oh, Is fn ho
placed by an American in ST Johns Chapel
of st. Saviour's Church. London. in mem
ory Of John Harvard. Ambassador Choate
is the donor. and the window will be ded-
icated by him before his return. It's SUBJ
ject is Baptism and Its position has
been selected on account of the fact that
John Harvard - baptized in that chapel.
X "
The Copley Society of Boston will open,
on March 15. a loan exhibition of paint
ings by Claude Monet, the great French
impressionist. From all over the country
collectors have contributed canvases, and
1t is thought that in its way the show
will be as notable as the Whistler memorial
exhibition. held under the auspices Of the
same organization last winter.
The Society of American Artists will
open its twenty-seventh annual exhibition
in the Fine Arts Galleries, New York. on
March %. This is the last big exhibition
Of the winter, but it is also one Of the
most notable. John La Fargo is president
Of the society, and the jury Of selec-
ton such distinguished painters as
John w. Alexander, w. M. Chase, Edwin
H. Blashfeld, Kenyon Cox, Birge Harrison
and Ben Foster Three tempting prizes are
offered. The Webb prize of $500 for the
best landscape or marine painting by an
American artist, the Carnegie prize of $500
for the most meritorious painting in the
exhibition (portraits excepted) by an Amer
lean, and the Julia A. Shaw memorial prize
of $500 for the most meritorious work of
art in the exhibition produced by an Amer
lean woman. Besides which there is the
Shaw fund of fifteen hundred or more dol
lars to be devoted to the purchase of one
or more works.
*I* at-
Two curious incongruities in the inter-
probation of customs laws have lately been
brought to notice. A, New York firm has
been forced to pay As per cent ad valorem
duty on a bronze anddivory statue of La