Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-03

a statue-"TwIIight'-i a niche. and Is
as clever deception as that practfced by
the early Greek painters of legendary fame
So accurately has the painter initiated the
fact that at distance it Is almost impos-
sible to discern his trickery,. and few
realize that they are looking upon a paint
acknowledge, but that 1t Is craft. rather
than art goes without saying. To thus
slayishly copy nature is easier than one
might suppose; 1t Is merely a matter of
accurate sight and good training. Almost
any one might learn to do il. But whe1
II Is done what does 1t amount to-is 1t IN
any respect more desirable than the orig
tnal? If not, what excuse has IL for ex-
istenee? There are, il it true, scientific
works produced with utmost accuracy and
faithful imitation. but they never aim at
trickery or aspire to greater distinction
than that accorded to well prepared data
Art ii must be remembered, is something
more than reproduction; il is truly inter-
probation; 1t must convey not only TACT
but some individual thought or feeling or
it is not worthy of the name AS the direc-
tor of the Corcoran Gallery himself once
explained. Michael Angeles David is m
hnitely to be preferred even by the unin-
itiated to the wax policeman who guards
the door to the Eden Musee. The one is
art, the other craft.
There is quite an array of interesting eX-
hibitions looming up in the near future.
The first of these will be the annual Ameri-
can Photographic Salon, which will be
opened with private view and reception
in the hemicycle of the Corcoran Gallery
week from today. This Will consist of near
ly 300 prints sent from all parts OF the
world and exhibited under the auspices of
the American Federation OF Photographic
Societies, of which the Capital Camera Club
of this city is a member. Every picture in
il has been passed by two juries. one OF
photographers and of artists. The
chairman of the final jury was John La
Fargo. and associated with him were such
men as Kenyon Cox, William M chase,
John w. Alexander and William A. Cof1n.
1t is travelling exhibit. opened in New
York last fail and making a circuit Of the
principal cities. From all accounts 1t is
even better than last year and well worthy
OF careful consideration
Circulars have been issued for the annual
exhibition of the Washington Architectural
Club. which will he held in the atrium of
the Corcoran Gallery of Art from March -
to April .. 1t will consist OF architectural
drawings in any rendering and of photo
graphs and models. In New York Phila-
delphia and Baltimore collection of exhibits
will be made on February "A and Is, and in
Washington on March ;. The jury OF selec-
ton consists of Messrs Louis A. Simon,
Nathan c. Wyeth. Francis B. Wheaton,
Percy c. Adams, L. j. Weissenborn, Ed
ward ". Dom, jr., Walter e. Peter Car
ence J.. Harding w. W. Youngs and Oscar
Gilbert and Dom Barber of New York and
Edward A. Crane of Philadelphia.
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The next meeting of the National Society
of the Fine Arts is announced for February
Ii, and will be held at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs Herbert Wadsworth. The feature
of the evening will be an address on Soup
ture by Mr.. dorado Taft of Chicago, the
author of American Sculpture. the nrst
of an interesting series of volumes on
American art which is being edited by John
c. Van Dyke. The membership of the so
ciety has increased to nearly 200
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Miss Janet Scudder of New York. the
well-known sculptor. has taken a studio
temporarily in this city in order to execute
a number of local commissions. Miss Scud-
der is a pupil of Mr.. Taft and also of Mr..
MacMonnies. Her work received medals
both at Chicago and at st. Louis, and she
has the distinction of having BEEN the first
American woman whose work was bought
for the Luxembourg, Paris.
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The regular February Art Talk at the
Corcoran School of Art will be given in the
lower he.nicycle next Monday afternoon at
4:15 by Mr. Richard n. Brooke, the presi-
dent of the Society of Washington Artists,
and also the vice principal of the school
The subject has not peeh announced but
Mr.. Brooke has been IN fhliaCeipHia tlls
week, anu II - t!-ou.nN ~ 20 ~ -
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many more persons -llaNe Nisi'eu II, IT, 9no-
jectiVeiX these paintings MAKE q ulrect APP
peal and in their caTelul execution tItey eN
plain themselves II mas peeh noteu WIN
interest that those VINO were atttacteu 10
the gallery pS Inns special eAi4pilIoh rarely
left II without examining til"se "orhS "hi-H
are permanently on view.
Miss Alice Reading gave a studio tea on
Wednesday afternoon. at which time a