The Washington times., 1908-08-09

The CorcOran Gallery of Art has com
pleted It's arrangement for an exhibit
ton OF the work OF the late Augustus
st. Gaudens. to be given at the CorcO-
ran Gallery OF Art from December s.
1903. 10 January II, 1903. These dates ara
those OF the second exhibition OF con-
temporary American oil paintings. and
the presence Of two large exhibitions at
the same time Will result in an almost
complete change in the present exhibit
1 ton OF the permanent collection OF the
Corcoran Gallery.
The works - st. Gaudens will he
placed on view ia the lower atrium of
the gallery, Should this space seem
OF the work OF this renowned SCULPTOR.
II is probable that the exhibits in some
/ OF the rooms opening from the lower
atrlGm VIII be removed during the time
OF the exhibition.
On the second foo- of the gallery all
or the exhibition rooms with the excep-
ton or the room occupied by the loan
! EXHIBIT OF Senator Clark will be cleared
20 make room for the oil paintings.
SnouId the number of entries be as
/ large. and the works Of sufficient merit
/ 70 more than I'LL the rooms vacated for
lhls purpose, It is probable that the
Evans coIlecJon OF pictures donated 20
the national gallery will be removed
from the walls Of the upper atrflIm 10
make room for III overflow
The collection Of scuIpturai works or
ST Gaudens was exhibited in New York
last June. This city is extremely for
tunate in the prospect OF HAVING mis-
notable collection shown. As the lead
ing sculptor of mis- period, the work or
st. Gaudens viii be OF more than ordi-
nary interest, and the opportunftv 70
study this exhibition in Connection With
the work of the leading painters OF the
country will be one which has nsve~
been equaIed in this or any other CITY,
The country Of story-booIc-land is ons
Of attractive interest. and Miss Loretta
LOwenstein has been making some ex-
tenstve journeys in this direction in her
series OF illustrations which she has
just completed for a Juvenile book OF
jingle verse; telling the story Of a run
away boy of five, who was so deeDIv
addicted to the habit Of running away
that all or his promises Of reward made
by loving mother failed TO break him
of this habit. In her series OF flfustra-
tons, twelve in number, Miss Low6n-
stein has given q very enjoyable glimpse
OF this restless boy
This book is one of a series Of six
juvenile books for which Miss Lowen-
stein has been given the commission to
provide the illustrations.
Definite progress is being made in
Lowell, in the work Of the Whistler
Memorial Association, and work has
been commenced in remodeIing the old
building in worthen street. in which
Whistler was born.
The aim OF this society is practical
help along art directions to the inhab-
itsnts of Lowell. and the rooms of the
old homestead will be used for educa-
tionaL artistic, and literary organfza-
tIors, as well as headquarters of the as
ISOLATION. The art association IS wholly
without funds or endowment, and it's
financial resources are confined TO The
dues from the members Of the associa-
tinl, numbering 600
Il is hoped that this work may com
mend itself to the people Of means. so
that in time it will be able TO find a
way to ereci a fireproof exhibition gal
lery upon grounds belonging &c the
original property.
In the meanwhile ii will take all pos
sible pains to deepen the local interest
in the cause of art, and ft is possible
that this historic home. among other
other enterprises. will find some oppor-
tUnity 70 benefit the city in the direction
OF settlement work.