Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-06
Peace Palace Of The Hague.

In the main hall opposite the park COM
mission drawings are number of the draw
ings submitted by Americans in the recent
competition for the peace palace OF The
Hague, held under the Carnegie foundation,
together with photographs of the works Of
all the foreign prize winners. In the gal
lery opening directly off Of this are
sketches and photographs OF foreign travel
made by architects, while in the next Will
be found some specially interesting photo
graphs Of park improvements and other
landscape work executed under the direc-
ton and in accordance with the design of
the Olmstead Bros, and In the third the
visitor will meet with first drawings of
work finished or in process of execution,
such the New York terminal of the
Pennsylvania railroad, by McKim, Meade
& White: the design made by Lord &
Hewlett for the rebuilding of st. Thomas
Church. New York; several examples of
Cram, Goodhue and Fergusons adapton of
the Gothic for ecclesiastical buildings, to-
gether with D. H. Burnham & Coos first
sketches for the identifying of San Fran
cisco. the completed drawings for which
were destroyed in the earthquake-fire, as
well as much else of interest and impor-
lance.
One room is set aside for colored work,
with the object of showing how much care
is given to the presentation of plans; one
to the student work of the university
schools and leading ateliers and one to the
work of the great French architects. NJ.
Chedanne, who upset all the theories con-
corning the construction of the dome of
the Pantheon and established beyond all
peradventure that his premises were cor
rect is represented by some of his elab-
crate drawings made of the edifice in con-
nection with his study, and by other draw
ings of the restoration of a Roman temple
of the decorations of a Roman house and of
his own Champs Elysees Hotel NJ. Du-
quesne shows a set of two drawings setting
forth a comparative study of two Italian
municipal palaces built in different periods,
while NJ. Lepeyrer contributes five draw
ings collectively illustrating his scheme for
a great entrance boulevard to the city of
Bordeaux. These are leaders in the French
school, men of great prominence and dis
tinction, and their work has never before
been exhibited in this country.
Work of Mural Painters.
The great hall of the academy has been
devoted to the work of mural painters and
window designers. The place of honor,
probably on account of its size, has been
given to colorful painting for a ceiling by
Karl Newman, but large panels are occu-
pied by the work of such eminent artists as
John La Fargo, E. H Blashfield and w. S.
Van Ingen. This section of the exhibit,
which is set forth under the auspices of the
Society of Mural Painters, is of immense in
terest and impcrtance-especially to stu
dents. In most instances the completed
work is shown by photographs and the
preliminary studies and drawing in the
original. 1t is worth a long trip to see
the way Mr.. LaFarge goes about his work
the study and care he puts into it., and to
stand before the vigorous charcoal draw
ings made with the same purpose by Mr..
Blashfield. And these only a small
part. 1t was hoped until almost the last
moment that the mural decorations in the
PENNSYLVANIA State House would be avail
able, but in their stead as it deter
mined that they could not be moved, the
visitor has to content himself with ad-
hi hot ll1s.- Mr. Nan g
ries and Miss Oakleys being most nota-
BILE. Many excellent designs for stained
glass windows shown, and in the way
of novel wall decorations, designs and stu
dies by Everett Shnn.
The National Sculpture Society contrib
uted to the success of the sculpture eX-
hbit, which can boast the original casts
for Daniel Frenchs groups for the New
York Custom House, and Massey Rhind's
figures for the Indianapolis State House,
besides Charles Grafys studies for figures
supporting the basin, Fountain of Man."
group of Adolph Wenman's work, Eli
Harvey's Sentinel Lions, and Karl Bitter's
Signing of the Purchase Treaty." All this
and much more. Tiles, pottery, eletroliers
and draperies supplied by commercial firms
whose cooperation was sought with the
hope of both rewarding and encouraging
the art value of their output Naturally in
SO hurried a survey many important ex-
hibitors have not been mentioned, but the |
intention was to merely suggest the gen. |
eral character and merit of the show. 1t
is the first time that such exhibition |
has been held in the Pennsylvania Acade- |
my, and it should mark closer union be- |
tween the art workers of America, the |
painters, the architects, the sculptors and
the decorators, all of whom are, more |
than many suppose, dependent upon one |
another. That in such exhibition Wash |
ington architects, buildings and park plans |
tinction and worthy tribute to their merit. |
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