The Washington times., 1908-02-02
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| OF fund for statue Of Robert Burns
10 be given to that city, has aroused
some controversy on account Of the ex-
pressed intention OF giving the commits
sion to a sculptor without the foTmality
| Of a competition. Some OF the members
Of the association have united sin pro-
test. others have requested the opinion
OF the Art Commission OF Boston. which
viii finally have to pass upon the merits
Of the statue before it can be accepted
by the city. 1t IS probable that the
protests will be needed and the commits
! sion given 10 the winner in the competi-
ton.
The annual exhibition Of the works
OF the artists in Chicago. will be opened
at the Chicago Art Institute. Feb. I.
The recent sale OF pictures and art
objects in New York, belonging to the
late Mrs. a. G. Hunt, Of this city,
brought about 81. $3.50.
Van pyck's celebrated religious paint
ing, The Elevation of the Cross" which
was stolen from the Church Of Notre
Dame, in Courtrai, Belgium, was recent
OF gypsies who were passing through
the village OF Ardlye. Through an ac-
cideHt the canvass fell from the wagon,
ard the attention Of a passing police
man was attracted The picture upon
examination proved 10 be the missing
Van Dyke. which was stolen i Acember
6, 1907, and for which rewsr, 5000
had been offered.
Valuable suggestion In art criticism
come from the record Of a youth OF
Toledo, Ohio, who was induced by his
teacher 10 write out his Impressions OF
the art objects IN the Toledo Art AiU-
scum and read the same 20 his school
mates. OF the statue OF ''Hermes Re
posing he writes: And there was a
man a-sitting on a stone with his ell
bow on his knee a-thinkiHg Of MS troub-
les"
At a recent auction sale in New York
or paintings by The late Albert Bier
stsdt TWO Of the paintings, The SeIklrk
Range of the Rocky Mountains" and
Sunset Near Platte River were pur-
chased by the New Bedford (Nass)
public library. Mr.. Bierstadu went to
New Bedford as a poor boy and COM
menced his career as a painter there,
and the city wished 10 secure some
souvenir OF the artist.
In the one hundred ana third exhibit
tio1 Of the Pennsylvania Academy OF
Fine Arts, now in progress in Philadel-
phia, among the awards announced Is
the Jennie Sesnan gold medal for the
best landscape 10 Everett i. Warner for
his Brooklyn Bridge IN a Snowstorm."
As Nr. Warner was formerly q pupil
at the Corcoran Art School, this success
will be a pleasure tc his many friends
in this city.
Commencing tomorrow a school Of
arts and crafts will be organized under
the control and direction OF the George
Washington University. The studies
have been arranged under five divisions,
principles OF design. book-binding. free
hand drawing. water color. and metal
work Sessions OF the school viii be
held both Gay and evening with spe-
ciaI Saturdays course for the benefit
Of teachers. The instructors are Harry
5. Niche Miss Marian Lane, and Miss
Frances L. Thompson
BY the bequest Of Mrs. Lorenzo D.
NJ. Sweat, the city OF Portland, Ne
viii receive an art museum. The gift
is made TO the Portland Society OF Art,
and consists Of a large colonial resi-
dence, and gift Of 10000, with which
10 enlarge the buildings as the needs
of the society may demand. The found
ing of this art museum In Portland Is
the beginning in art museums in that
State, although there is at present a
collection belonging to Bowdoin College,
at Bruins wick
The National Arts and Crafts Insu-
tute domiclled at the corner OF Nine
teenth and r streets, is now passing
through a season Of reorganization,
which. while it is intended to enlarge
the scope and influence Of the work,