The Washington times., 1907-06-09
AMERICAN PAINTINGS
At SEATTLE EXHIBIT
Director in Charge Arrang-
ing Collection for 1909
Exposition.


Gallery Of ART last week was c. l.. Bers,
the director OF the Washington State
Art Association. special commissioner
of the fine arts exhibit when will form
q part of the exposition % be held I'M
Seattle Wash. ian 1909 TIE trip East
was made for the purpose of personal an
terviews with artists and other persons
Interested in art matters. While the eN-
position is two ve.frs i'm the future. and
Seattle Is q long distance from any art
center. the attractivcncss of the plan 0i
this exhibit is OF such "a different charac-
ter tnan that usually adopted FOR such
events. that the painters Of the East are
endorsing this PARKWAY exhibit, and
heartily pledging their support.
Il is not expected that the exhibit. SO
far as the collection of paintings is con-
sidered will bee unusually large DO is
hoped that there viii be arranged more
than 200 examples of the work of lead
ing American painters.
There viii be no effort 10 import for
! eign work for this occasion. 1t is well
known that there arc i'm this country. i'm
private and public collections. large
number of representative paintings by
European artists An effort viii bc
made TO secure reasonable number OF
paintings OF this class. in order that a
comparative value may be estimated OF
The work OF American artists
The custom of giving medals or spe-
ciaI awards to exhibitors will not be
followed II is recognized that artists
arc always hoping to- sell their works.
no matter how loudly they may cry
art for arts sake Recognizing the
fact that many artists would prefer
selling a painting 10 receiving a medal
which i'm real value must be consid-
cred by its weight as bullion. the mana
gers of the exposition will devote from
$4,000 to $4,000 30 the purchase of paint
ings by living American artists who
are exhibitors Of their own works. The
stimulus of this prospect. and the
knowledge that such large amount of
purchase money will be available has
resulted In "a hearty response from art
its in the East, and Mr.. Berg rs hope
ful for the success of this exhibition of
paintings two years hence.
Mrs Winnie Ream HoNie has closed
her studio i'm * street for the summer
ana has left the city Tor her summer
home I'm Iowa. where she viii remain
until autumn, when she viii return
and take up unfinished work Before
leaving the city. Mrs. Hoxie completed
he portrait bust i'm plaster of Col Ed
Hay This is to- bee cast in bronze
during the summer by the order or the
Masonic fraternity. Although limited
in time owing 10 her early departure
from the city Mrs HoNie has found
the opportunity 90 make hurried
sketch of Kuroki. whom she met at
q social function, and has also given
the time for a brief sitting for
sketch OF the Persian minister. MorJeza
Khan. These sketches are in model
enc. which retains its plastic condition.
and work can be resumed at any time
wuen the opportunity presents itself.
+. carl Smith. the portrait painter.
has closed his studio IN Seventeenth
street for the summer months. and has
sailed for Holland where be- will spend
his vacation I'm sketching amid sur
roundings with which De is already fa-
m.liar. I'm speaking of this vacation.
Mr. Smith said that while his serious
work has been that of q portrait paint
er. Dc felt the necessity ms a. matter
of rest and cooperation. 90 turn TO
an entirely different line OF art work
in order that portrait work might DE
forgotten, and his general interest in
art be strengthened by change ot
scene and occupation.
Lucien W. Powell has closed his studio
in the Lehman building iu New York
avenue and has gone with his family To
the jamestown Exposition. After spend
ing week at jamestown. Mr.. Powell
will go 10 his country home at Air
mont va. where hc win remain. with
his family until late I'm the autumn. Fog
many years MI. Powell has made Dc
practice TO leave the city during the
month OF June for a vacation at Air
mont the home of his childhood days.
At Airmont Mr.. Powell has a commo-
dious house. which has recently been
improved and enlarged. Tn "A separate
building is his studio. a third building.
- summer cottage. is occupied by Mr.
Powell and his family al such times
as the large house may contain many
visitors.
Mr. Amateis. 'tho sculptor. has COM
pleted and shipped 10 New York for
casting in bronze the plaster model of
''The Bugler.' designed for "A soldier s.
monument at Corsicaua. Texas The
plaster model as seen at completion,
Fsas "a highly creditable composition, i'm
pressing in its realism. and notable for
its artistic as well as technical qualities.
The figure of the soldier in the uniform
of cavalryman. In the act of blowing
the bugle shows excellent action ana
vital qualities In this line of endeavor
Mr.. Amateis has shown as great talent
as in his imaginative or aHegorical
work. such rs the Genius of the Con-
federacy.- also designed for a soldier $
monument I'm Texas and completed
about a year ago OF great interest is
AR Amateis' model for the decorative
work Tor the SwartzeH. Rheem S Hen
sey Building. in Fifteenth street. The
design consists of an oval shield sup
ported on each side by a seated female
figure. clad iu draperies of the classic
period. There has been no intent i'm
this design To- symbolic the nature of
business conducted In the bJildius, OF
which this group Is to forrn the chief
sculptural decoration. To attempt sym
boHcaI decoration would make the build
ing less desirable If it should change
owners. The group viii be placed over
the main entrance IN Fifteenth street.
and at the ton OF the building.