The Washington times., 1906-07-22
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eralOgical specimens. belonging or here
after belonging, 10 the United States.
which may be in the city OF Washing
| ton. in whosesoeVer custody they may
be, shall be delivered to such persons
as may be authorized by the board of
regents 20 receive them,
Under this provision. which is a part
Of the sixth section of the act of 1876.
il viii be seen that all art objects be
! longing to the United States are clearly
| under the control of the board OF
regents o. the Smithsonian The recent
| decision of Justice Stafford giving 20 the
! institution the control of the art col
lection Of Harriet Lane Johnston Will
| probably result IN awakening a new in
| terest in the idea Of q National Gallery
of Art under the control of the regents
OF the Smithsonian Institution.
| Il does not seem 10 be a matter of
| common knowledge that ever since the
/ founding OF the Smithsonian there has
| beer year by year some small appT0-
| priation and expenditure In the direc-
/ lion OF art purchases. Through the ef-
| forts OF George =. Marsh. a former
minister 10 Italy, there was secured
| notable collection Of etchings and en-
/ cravings, at one time considered second
/ 10 none in this country. This col
| lection included WORKS OF Rembrandt
! and Durer. and many other prominent
| etChers and engravers.
/ What would be the result II the re
gents should exercise their rights and
! withdraw from the different executive
/ departments. from the Executive Man
sion. and from the Capitol. such art
| objects as are now the property OF the
/ United States. and should provide room
1 for their public exhibition under the
! control OF the Smithsonian Institution.
/ is a question which does not seem to
| have been given serious consideration.
! Such a step would result ia uniting
IN one collection a large number OF art
works. many of them Of high order
/ OF merit where they could be inspected
/ by art lovers as an entire collection. and
4 the provision of suitable accommoda-
/ tion for the exhibition OF the work al
/ ready in the possession Of the Govern
ment would without doubt act on an
impetus toward the realization OF a fine
art museum. which would find commen-
dalton by the bringing together OF not
! able works now in the hands OF art
/ collectors. who would gladly aid any
/ serious effort in the furtherance Of an
! important art collection under Govern
mental aid and control
Miss Heath's Work.
Miss Louise Heath is stilI engaged in
/ teaching ar her studio in Florida avenue,
land VIII continue her course OF in
fstructiOn until August In addition to
the work with her pupils. Miss Heath
finds time 20 devote 10 portrait painting
and has recently finished the portrait OF
la friend which Is without doubt one OF
the best works from her studio.
Mrs. May Howard jackson has Just
completed the plaster cast for a portrait
'of the late Senator George Frisbie
Hoar. The portrait bust shows Senator
IHoar at about the ase OF sixty years
and at a period when ne was al the
height OF his physical and mental ac-
.tivty While If suffers. as all works OF
this kind must, IN which the artist Is
IobEged 70 depend upon photographs in
lfread OF from sketches made from si.-
things, IL is however "a work of marked
ability, thoroughly dignihed, ana at the
same time notable for that simplicity
which is so often wanting in the work
of the artists In their earlier periods
of endeavor.
In Town and Country
ST. Louis is favored by place in he
Paris Salon through the efforts OF Gus
tav Wolf. known Ia ST. Louis as a
sign painter and bill poster. but in Paris
recognized as an able painter OF land
Iscapes whose genius has been awarded
by the admission of two Of his land
IsCapes in the present Paris Salon.
Miss Ida Crawley. one or the older pu-
pills Of the Corcoran Art School. has
taken advantage Of the vacation period
for trip abroad. and is now located in
/ Paris, where she has placed herself un-
der competent instruction and is follow
ing her art studies with the same energy
shown in her work while a pupil In the
/ Corcoran Art School.
The art school conducted by r. "
I Brooke at a farmhouse a few miles
/ from Warrentown. Va. during the
/ early summer months. has been discon-
! tInued for the heated term, but will re-
/ convene about September l for a period
OF study which VIII continue until the
( opening Of the art season at the Cor
coTan school Mr.. Brooke has returned
I 10 his summer home in Warrenton, Va,
/ where for many years he has had a
summer studio. and IS now engaged in
/ making sketches for use In later work
as the opportunity affords itself.
Carl Gutherz has closed his city studio
/ for the summer, and Is now with his
! family at his summer residence near
/ Rockville, Nd. where he has a com
1 fortabIa studio, and where he can work
during the summer with less difficulty
/ than would be possible in a city studio.
} Miss Aline Solomon has closed her
work with the classes Of Miss Bertha
/ J.. Perrie. who had been unable to con
/ tinue her course in instruction owing
/ 10 the serious illness of her mother. and
+ her studio in the Art Students League
4 building is now closed for the summer
/ months
Miss Lesley Jackson has gone to Glou-
/ cester, Mass. where she has taken a
/ studio for the sumner.
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