Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-30
A R T N O ES.

On Friday. January 8. collection OF
6I3 Old Testament pictures, painted In wa
ter color by the late James Joseph Tissot
Will be placed on exhibition in the Cor
ccran Gallery of Art This promises to be
one of the most interesting events Of the
season. The painter. Tissot, was born in
1886, studied etching under Sir Seymour
Haden and produced during early manhood
some pictures which it Is said received
Rus kin's commentator. When he was fif-
ty years of age he resolved to illustrate the
Bible, and began what proved to be his
great life work. Going to Palestine he
made not only a thorough study of the
Scriptures but familiarized himself with
the physical aspects of the country. He
visited monasteries and synagogues, con-
ferred with authorities and searched out old
manuscripts; he collected data of every sort
which might throw light upon secrad his
tory, and was interchangeable. we are told,
in making notes of customs types and
characteristics of various localities and
people And Palestine in those days was
still primitive Ten years were spent in this
study and research, and his remarkable
series of New and Old Testament pictures
the result. NJ. Lemercier of Paris paid
one million francs for the privilege of re-
producing the Illustrations of the Life
ously published with English text by Samp-
son & Low of London. Later the originals
were exhibited in this country, and ulti-
mately sold for $4,000 to the Art Institute
of Brooklyn. The Old Testament series is
being shown now In this country for the
first time, coming from Paris and London,
where it was most favorably received. 1t
has been exhibited already in the Ameri-
can Art Associations galleries in New York
il the Chicago Art Institute and in the st.
Louis Art Museum. In Chicago 1t was Wis
tied by over 10000 persons. 1t Is peculiar
inasmuch 1t sets forth Biblical Incl
dents in their actual environment and
combines with art scholarly accuracy. That
it has artistic well as literary merit,
however, we are led to believe, and that 1t
will prove both attractive and enlighten-
ing there is little doubt
The American Institute of Architects will
hold its thirty-ninth annual convention in
this city from January to il. The head
quarters will be the New Willard Hotel,
where all the regular sessions and the ban
quet will be held Among the delegates are
some of the most distinguished architects
in this country, and on the program several
papers of unusual interest. There will be
reports of special committees on Govern
ment Architecture" Washington City,
"World's Congress- Competitions" and
other kindred subjects; papers illustrated
by lantern slides the Artistic Develop
ment of Paris" by Mr.. Eugene Henard;
Improvement of the Schuylkill River
Banks" by C. c. Zantzinger, and on
Municipal improvements in the Borough
of Brooklyn" by Electus d. Litchfield.
Among the special speakers on various top
les will be VIM. S. Eames, the president or
the institute; George B. Post, John M. Car
rere Frank Miles Day, Cass Gilbert, Glenn
Brown, Ralph Adams Cram, A. W. Lord
and others. On Tuesday evening January
TO- the annual banquet will be held; on
Wednesday afternoon mere VIII pe re-
ctPLion a. iiie Is Io+I, viii he daIiv
800 h2 Daniei IA Rurnham on the DE
velopment of Manila" at Hubbard Memo
rial Hall, to which the public VIII be IN
.Nlted. WasniHs toi omeh 1,bro,'gb
a. a. a4eor+s The narlS commission was an
nointed and by its intervention the damage
which would have accrued by the remodel
ing of the White House and extension OF
thu CanitOI on lines which would have de-
stroyed their beauty was prevented. 1t has
been active and helpful in many directions
both to the individual and to the commu.
nity: it has stimulated the development of
the profession. assisted in the establishment
Of standards and urged upon the nation its
responsibility of leadership OF a single Or
ga nization this is much to say.
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Mr. Victor Mindeleff, the well-known To-
= li..4 loe ,,oir+ad reoantlv IN his
cal oil 1ii''eN'' 10 -. 20 ~ .,,,,o1,, !
leisure hours quite i iunhper Va eA'i entity
interesting decorative flower studies
In water color Two are magnoHas, |
two NJ iris and one or more of the
c. - ,,oro1,, tho aox,ers In |
bine the blossoms with still life objects and |
other decorative accessories. Technically |
they are most skillful and artistcally they |
possess peculiar charm. Mr.. MlndeleH ap- |
proaches his subjects more after the man
ner of the oriental than the western artist
and his work seems to occupy a middle |
ground between that of the two extremes
He interprets rather than copies nature
studies his flowers at nrst haho' Out sets
them down from memory with all tneil
typical significance. lie Is an aofhlraole
craftsman, put hrst a coIorlst-a decorator
nj ctlI f a he ie bSoiTte1,, frank