Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-15

5IARy SAIU hDAY, JULIA
brandt and Durer prints recently exhibited.
together with Views of the library, and
2.O00 portraits Of celebrated men. and the
Introduction of brief printed lecture courses.
purposely arranged to accompany and de-
scribe the library's splendid collection Of
stereoscopic views. 1t Is true that the side
Of art presented under these auspices Is the
scholarly rather than the popular one but
for this very reason the knowledge that 1t
has and does awaken general interest and
concern Is all the more gratifying and sig
niflcant.
Along these lines 1t IL interesting to know
that, following the example set at St. Louis
by some OF the most eLterprising manufac-
turers. the government has arranged as q
portion Of Its exhibit at Portland daily
three-quarter of an hour lecture on the
Library of Congress, its history its serv-
ices and its artistic environment. This lee
ture Is given by one Of the library staff,
and is deliberately illustrated by stereopti-
skillfully colored by Miss Alice Foster OF
this city. Thus, in the most tangible and
realistic way, the library, with It's splendid
interior decorations. which have done SO
much toward inspiring our eastern mural
painters, Is being taken to and definitely
set before the people of the west.
Mr.. John r. Key, the welI-known local
painter. closed his studio in the Corcoran
building this week and left for Stockbride.
Mass, where he purposes spending the
malnder of the summer Mr. Key has been
chlehy occupied during the past few weeks
finishing work begun earlier In the year,
but he found time to make from his studio
window most interesting drawing in char
coal and colored chalk of the buildings
erected and used by the international rail-
road congress. Having made Stockbridge
his home at one time, Mr.. Key has studio
there, and he purposes not only doing con-
siderable work, but holding an exhibition
during the holiday season.
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Mr.. E. H. Miller twice president OF the
Society OF Washington Artists, is still in
town and at work. An illustration which
he made recently for patriotic poem was
reproduced with pleasing effect in one Of
the late issues of wel-known journal.
The poem, very beautiful in thought. was
an allegory SO subtle in suggestion that 1t
almost evaded pictorial presentation. but
Mr.. Miller successfully caught the spirit OF
it. and. in simple landscape, carried out
with much sympathy and dramatic feeling
the authors thought. The half-tone re-
production was not, unfortunately the best,
and while 1t was fair did not do the work
full justice. Mr.. Miller has also been
painting a number of small canvases-one
pleasantly picturing a group of children
Wad1ng In shady stream and another set
ting forth, against a glowing sunset sky
broad grass grown hillside, across which
woman and dog are duly taking their
way. Both are interesting themes admra-
bly, presented.
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Quite large and enthusiastic band of
art students have been continuing their
studies through these vacation days under
Miss Bertha E. Ferries direction Three
mornings In the week her studio, In the
Art League building, has presented a busy
aspect, and on the two mornings she has
taken her class into the suburbs for out
door sketching. Long familiar with the
local surroundings Miss Perrie has this year
discovered some new spots which are par
ticularly picturesque and paintable and has
in some way found the time to make
number of delightfully."- original little
sketches
In spite Of the camera and the perfec-
ton to which Photographic reproductive
methods have been brought there is a ten
dency today to return to the engraver's art
OF a century more ago and to revive IN
terest in prints of every sort. The latest
official portrait of President Roosevelt is an
etching set in an oval. engraved border
which wildly recalls the French style OF
18th century portrait. The work. which
is exceedingly good, is by Sidney L. Smith,
who also, 1t will he remembered produced
In similar manner the portrait of President
Eliot OF Harvard, published last winter It
shows merely the Presidents head and
shoulders and was done from photographs
and sittings. Rather oddly the Roosevelt
COat-Of-armS and motto from
ters bookplate have been made integral
parts of the border design.
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Zorn's much-talked-of portrait Of the late
Senator Hanna was to be seen for a few
days this week in local dealers gallery.
1t Is three-quarter length and shows the
statesman seated in a simple straight
backed armchair, turned slightly at an
angle to the plane of the frame. The back
ground Is dark and indefinitely suggests
high, black mantel and dull interior It Is
seldom that a painter of Mr.. Zorn's stand
ing will undertake a portrait other than
from life, and 1t was therefore peculiarly in
teresting to note the manner in which the
proposition was handled. The full strength
of the brushman was apparently thrown
into the head, which is boldly modelled
vfrile and characteristic. but in an effort to
avoid conventionality the rest of the canvas
mas Deen careieSSly covered The figure has
been well constructed and the face bears
witness to the intimate personality of the
man, but the accessories, the clothing, the
background and even the hands have been
brushed in with exaggerated looseness,
which seriously detracts from the work as
a whole. 1t is probably as good a result as
could be obtained under the existing condi-
lions, and 1t furnishes added weight to the
belief that no portrait painted entirely from
photographs can be. from the painters
standpoint entirely satisfactory.
Further evidence of the increasing inter-
est in art in this country, and the breadth
of the art movement, is to be found in the
announcement of a recently formed Arts
and Crafts Society in Los Angeles Cal.
Though scarcely more than organized this
society already boasts sixty active members
and has adopted excellent program of
exhibitions, lectures and so forth for the
coming season. A plan to institute classes
in the arts and crafts under the auspices of
the society is also under advisement
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