Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-20

across the marshes and third is a rainy
sunset, seen over the nearby hills All are
crsply painted, with a certain rude
strength and force which is characteristic
and which, without cirCumlocution, carries
to the observer conviction-virile, unaffected
works, which deserve distinction.
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While many of the local artists are 60
Ing abroad for the summer 1t is interest
ing to learn that one, at least, is at this
time homeward bound. Miss Ruth Sypherd
Clements Is passenger on the Manitou,
which Is scheduled to arrive at Boston
Monday. For nearly year she has been
IN Europe visiting the galleries in the lead
Ing cities, and continuing her art studies
IN the great art centers of the old world
She is the daughter of James e. Clements,
superintendent of schools in Alexandria
county, Va, and was born near the Lee
mansion at Arlington about twenty-five
years ago. After attending the public
schools of Alexandria county and the Dis
trict of Columbia. she entered the Corcoran
School of Art. and for at least two seasons
was enrolled as student at the Art Stu
dents League. Then for two years she
studied at the Drexel Institute in Philadel-
phia, and for one year In New York She
has been diligent worker, and has al
ready met with much success. Three years
ago Miss Clements won a prize of $50 in
gold, offered by the Countess Cassini for
the best poster advertising the lawn fete
which was to be given for the benefit
of the sufferers in the Russo Japanese war,
and In May. 1905. she received the prize
of S25 given by the Federation of Womens
Clubs for the best work in composition done
by student In the Corcoran School. More
recently she entered into competition for
the design of an emblem for the James
town exposition, and was again successful.
Hers is the design officially accepted and
most commonly used-that of two Indians
watching the incoming of the ship which
bore the jamestown settlers. 1t is used
the seal of the exposition. She has
also designed two very excellent posters
for the Southern rairoad-one advertising
the Virginia horse show and the other the
jamestown exposition. The latter is
pecially striking and commendable, and
has become most popular. That she has IN
usual talent her instructors testify, and her
Career will be watched with much interest.
The death of NJ. Theobald Chartran,
which was announced Wednesday, marked
the conclusion of a remarkably successful
career-that is. If success is to be esti-
mated by popularity and public honor Born
in Basancon in 1S49. he studied art under
Cabanel, and won the prix de Rome in
1877. In his student days he was con-
sdered amazingly brilliant, and while his
brush never lost it's cunning in later days
1t forgot Its force. He received a medal
of the third class in 1877 and a medal of
the second class in 1881: his first paint
ings were representations of such subjects
as "A Girl of Argos at the Tomb of Aga
memnon." but of recent years he has given
his time exclusively to portraiture. His
work is technically clever, but lacking In
virility-pretty, according to common par
lance, but not strong. And yet it was ex-
ceedingly popular. When he was in this
city some years ago he painted portraits
Of the President. Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs
Longworth. of Senator Quay and Secretary
Root. and in New York he had many pa
irons among the social leaders. His pic
lures were finished with great attention to
detail. but 1t Is after all in his quick
sketches that he appears to the best advan-
tage. These show his thorough training,
and are spirited and good. He was un
doubtedly one of the most notable painters
in France. and rich both in friends and
admirers.
Mr.. William H. Goodyear. the we'll
known American lecturer and writer on
art. has been recently elected an honorary
member Of the Royal Academy of Fine
Arts Of Venice on account of his in
dustrious studies and important writ
ings" on the Church of st. Mark. This is