The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-04
WIDESPREAD
OVER ART EXHIBITION
Great Event Corcoran Gallery Promises to Be Most
Important Exhibit of Season-Doors Will Be
Ooened December g.


for the present season, tine second eX-
hibition of contemporary American oil
paintings. to be opened I'm cJnnection
with the exhibition OF the sculpture!
works OF ~. Gaudens, for the inspection
of the public on Tuesday. December 8,
and continuing daily until Sunday, jan
1ary IL, 1903. promises To be not only the
most important exhibition OF the sea-
son, but one of the great exhibitions OF
this country during the past decade.
Few American painters of prominence
can be found outside Of those repre-
scented in this collection, while the work
of St. Gaudens is universally admitted
10 be that OF the leading sculptor Of his
time.
The interest IA this exhibition is far
more than local. Wherever American
painters are found vi are producing
meritorious work, the committee has
awakened interest with the prospectus
OF this exhibition. Money for the eG-
peuses OF assembling the works of art
has been amply provided and judiCiOus-
~ expended. The liberal prizes offered
amounting to $1,000, have made this
exhibition, the leading exhibition Of the
year.
The press view and vanishing day
has been arranged for Monday, Deem
Der z, 1903, from 1000 a. M 90 400 b. N.
The private view occurs on Monday
evening, December z, at .. n, when
admission VIII be by card. AT the New
orh avenue entrance OF the CorcoFan
gallery. The demand for tickets has
Deeh unprecedented. and about 5000
cards Of admission have been issued.
Chless the night should be more than
unusually iucle.HeDt the capacity Of the
gallery VIII be taxed TO the utmost.
Given Prominence.
As this exhibition includes the exhi-
biuon Of sculptures Of st. Gaudens.
which has been arranged I'm the lower
atrlum. the first view Of the interior
viii be that of an exhibition Of scIllp-
ture, The whole appearance Of the
lower atrium has been changed. by the
use OF white draDeries narrowing the
width Of the atrium, and therefore in
creaslng the prOpOrtionats height. The
white draperies hide the bas-reliefs
forming portion OF the permanent
sculpJural display Of the Corcoran Cell
lerys and the attention OF the visitors
" VII De entirely eugrossed BY the St
Gaudens cOllectlOu-Jhe most Impressive
collection OF American scuIDtlIrsI yVorL-
ever SHOWN iu Washington.
AT the north end of the atrilfr1 fp
the seated 0gure OF President lincoln.
standing figure OF PRESIDENT Iincoi,
1Aeae famous eNampres OF scuIufr5rs
may vel be considered as examines
~. palIIoLc inspiration, going hand in
HaAu win a genius Of an exalted char
acte4- Iney are not weak efdefeq or
slaFlsn mutations Of the work az an
otner, they are of ST Gaudens' hest
az TUE east side Of the atrium on the
seen the renowned "Armor CsrIta- =
a Work which gave to the SCULPTOR tie
Hphof or a place ia the LuNeImbourg.
Ntaf al uanul on the east side. Is the
stevenson Memorial, n admfr4bie 80
ample Of the refined feeling SHOWN hy,
inns sculptor Ia low relief. Cl0tinUiTe
to"H TIE east side We also find the
prone portrait bust Of the Hon. john
On the west side Of the northern
halI OF the atTium are placed the fgura
OF Tie Republic from the Garfield mem
DIlhl OF Philadelphia Near at hand ia
tae statue OF Deacon Chaplin. better
htowh as The Puritan CharaCteriz-
ING a type Of invincible men unaIter-
aoie as the rocky section OF their habl-
Z! - tloL- Foiewlng on this west line is
the memorial tablet to Alexander HAM
uton Ninton, D. j.
Bust Of Hill.
The south half OF the atrium contains
on the east side, the portrait bust in
marble Of Hon David ]. Hill, formerly
Assistant Secretary Of State; an ale
gOFleal group from the decorations Of
the Boston Public Library, the Adams
Memorial so well known in Washing
ton, considered one Of the most nvs-
ferrous works OF St Gaudens a second
ErOup from the Boston Public LIbrsr nv
The east line enGs with the Dortrslr
Dust OF Peter Cooper. on the west side
and opposite the bust Of Peter Cooper
is .he half-length PORTRAIT OF Theodore
Dwight Woolsey, formerly president Of
ale University. Next IN order on the
west line 10 the north is the memorial
tablet IN high relief 10 President James
McCosh, Of Princeton. then follows the
heroic figure OF Admiral F'arragut. next
IN line is the memorial tablet of Henrv
whitney Bellows, >. D., while the line
Is completed by tie portrait bust IN
marble of W. NJ Eyarts. ST. Gaudeps'
hrst portrait commission, and loaned 10
this exhibition by Miss Mary N. Evarts
At the landing Of the staircase leading
to the upper atrium is th8sherOic dglJre
of Victory, a portion ofWhe Sherman
memorial IN New York.
The upper arthur. and the exhibition
rooms adjoining, with the exception of
the northwest gallery, are devoted 10
the exhibition Of paintings, $50 in num-
Der.
In the honor place Of Gallery 4 NAV
be seen the portrait Of President R0ose-
welt by Carl Melchers. This place Of
prominence seems to have been ASSIGNED
on account Of the distinction of the