Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-03
ai;o in portrait class. special recognition
of the work of Miss May GioodslL


also In portrait class. special recognition
of the work of Miss May Goodsil
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The jury was composed this year Of Mr..
c. r. Turner the wel1-known mural painter
WHO was director OF decoration at the CO.
luTbian exposition and director OF color al
the great pan-American fair; Mr.. Frank
d Millet, the portrait painter connoissei,r.-
ana war correspondent whose name was
mentioned conspicuously In connection with
the oirectership of the Metropolitan Mu-
scum, and Mr. George w Maynard tho
son or Dr. Maynard of this city, national
acstdernieian and winner successfully OF
the Temple gold medal. Evans prize Shaw
prize ana Buffalo exposition award All
three gentlemen expressed themselves emil
nently pleased with the work of the school
and heartily congratulated both the In
straetors and the board of trustees.
The growth and progress of the Corcoran
School has been marked and rand Be
ginning with a small class In the statuary
hall of the old gallery. II has come TO be
| recognized as one of the leading schools
| OF art in this country. IT owes its ex-
lstence to Mr.. Corcoran's benehcence; its
beginning and establishment to MIR An
urews wise forethought and devoted lahors
and It's present standing to its excellent
faculty and good management 1t holds
a unique place in the community and 1t is
still young.
The work of the George Washington Uni
versity's architectural students submitted
| in competition for the prize membership
offered by the Washington Architectural
Club. was exhibited this week in what is
known as the West Hall. The prize. a
years free membership. was awarded to
W. ii. Irwin Fleming. and honorable men
ton was given to s. Peter Wagner but all
the competitors made excellent showings
me problems presented were in themselves
OF interest and peculiarly well chosen, and
their solutions in most instances were sim
pie, definite and artistic. One, a gateway
to mountain vineyard, was specially well
treated, and others, as for example q CloIs-
ter well, fraternity house and terminal
railroad station, exhibited in their rendi-
ton both solidity of construction and es-
| thetic feeling. They were as a whole un-
commonly peasing-well proportloned, not
over ornate and charmingly set forth.
In connections with the Corcoran School
exhibition it is interesting to learn of the
recent success of one OF the schools for
mer students, Miss Hazel Horne of this
city. who has just been awarded a schol-
| e-rship in the New York School of Art for
g. life painting. Miss Horne has been at
two years. but has only been working In
the life class, under Mr.. Chase and Mr.
Mora, since last February.
The first of June virtually marks the
close of the local exhibition season, and
during the next fortnight many of the art
lists will leave the city. Mr.. E. L. Morse
has already gone to Biuemont, MIR. R. NJ
Brooke will leave in few days for War
renton. Mr.. James Henry Moser Is going
to Connecticut Miss Atwater and Miss
Jackson are again to share a studio in
East Gloucester and Miss Porter is going
to picturesque out-of-the-way place in
Nova Scotia.
Mr.. Walter Paris has given up his Gus
tomary trip to England this summer and
Is going, instead. the first of next week
to Haven, Me-, where he has a number of
artist and musical friends, and where he
expects to find many palatabIe subjects
Mr.. Paris has spent considerable time this
spring making floral studies, some of which
are of pictorial and others OF a decora-
tive character. One is transcription of
glass filled with narcissus, another a
semi-conventional treatment of fruit bios
SONS.
The current number of the Burlington
Magazine, an English periodical of unques-
toned standing, pays high tribute to one
of cur local painters-Mr. James Henry
Moser, reckoning his contribution to the
American Water Color Exhibition. recent
ly held in London, most worthy of COM
mendation. The picture in question was
Adirondack subject which found favor
account of its strong feeling and en-
during charm.
On Tuesday of this week the Albright Art
Gallery in Buffalo was dedicated with APP
prorriate ceremonies. This gallery is housed
in the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, into
which Mr. Albright has already put $1,000
O0) and is to be maintained by an an
nuity of $4,000 given by the same generous
donor. A choice loan collection is now
cupying its walls
According to the report of the Art Insti-
tute of Chicago that city Is not passive in
her appreciation of the fine arts, over 81
C0OO00 having been subscribed for their
encouragement and support by private in
dviduals during the past few years. That
this interest and generous attitude is con-
tinuing, moreover, is evinced by the stand
ing otter of 5000 for every additional $780,
000 subscribed. LEILA MECHLlN.
St Petersburg's Pleasures.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.
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