The Washington times., 1907-08-25

the annual exhibitions, or for studio
sales. Having found an attractive
model OF pleasing personality, graceful
lines, and naturally fitted for attractive
poses, Miss Mueden has been enthusias-
tically at work upon a series OF draped
studies in which she has taken great
interest and shown a high degree Of
ability. In these studies she has shown
the love Of the artist untramneled by
considerations OF popular taste or OF
STABILITY. Beauty OF form. or color.
and OF drapery have been the motives,
and IN this new field she nas been ably
supported By q model Of rare adapta-
bility.
Robert Hinckley. since rs return from
his vacation OF q few weeks iE Boston
and vicinity. has commenced WORK IN
his studio IN Massachusetts avenue, and
is spending a few hours each day IN
developing a series OF sketches IN oils
for book illustrations In these sketches
the costumes selected arc Of an early
period. anIedating the well-known ccs-
tunes CT the Greeks and Romans at the
time Of the Christian era. The prelfnai-
nary study Of the subject OF costumes
has occupied much time. and the work
possesses for the artist the charm OF
novelty. as il is with aim q new field.
furnishing a happy diversion from the
work Of portrait painting. in which he
has been actively engaged for so many
years.
Among the art interests Of the COM
| ing season. the city IS promised a new
art school-a private enterprise. which
will include various branches Of TIE iisl5
arts. as well as schools Of instruction IN
the arts md crafts. This school VIII
be located in the fashionable section
OF the northwest, and will include IN
| its faculty specialists in the arts and
crafts from ether cities, while the fne
arts department viii be well equipped
with The services OF the best instructors
obtsinable from portrait and genre
painters Of this city.
From Austin. Texas. comes the news
CT the death in that city OF Elizabeth
| Ney (Nrs. Edmund montgomery. for
many years one Of the best known
| sculptors Of the Southwest. Mrs. Mont
/ gomery was educated IN Munich, and
| executed portraits Of Won Hum bolt, Von
/ Liebig. Jacob Grimm. SchorenhaueT.
Garabaldi. Bismarck, and many other
notables. She was a favoritc and pro-
/ tege OF Ludwig OF Bavaria. and at one
time occupied a commodious studio in
the royal palace. In the statuary hall
Of the Capitol. she is represented by
her statue Of Sam Houston.
The State Of South Carolina has given
! Ill
stuhl. for the preparation of a statue
Of John c CALHOUN. This work is IN
tended by the State as a gift to Statuary
Hall Of the National Capitol It is pos
sible that the portrait OF this renowned
statesman will follow the well known
portrait made by Brady, the prominent
photographer Of Washington in the early
days, a portrait of such Importance that
il has been used as the basis OF the
well known engravings Of Calhoun.
The commission for q statue ol
Whistler. to be erected IN London. haa
been awarded 70 Rodin, now the leading
sculptor OF Paris. The design accepted
for this commission is 4 syuboiicai hg
uer supporting a tablet containing a por
trait CT Whistler 1t is a well know
fact that whistler abhorred the con
ventional monument particularly that o
Carlyle, located in the embankmen
gardens at Chelsea. and the Whistle
monument will be placed not far from
the memorial erected 70 Carlyle.
J. Massey Rhind. the New York sculp
! ter, has secured the commission from
the government for two groups OF stat
uary to be used in the front OF the ney
Government building 70 be erected a
| Providence, r. / Each group VIII con
tain three figures Of symbolical char
acter, the central figure being supporte
on each side by another figure. On
group has a figure representing Provi
dence supported by Industry. and Learn
ing The other group consists OF
central figure, the United States, SUP
| rorted by a figure representing Law an
Order. and by a figure upon the othe
side representing Justice The grou
r will be executed in Tennessee marbi'
: and the figures viii be twice life size.