Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12

| Pepper shown in the Pennsylvania Acad-
envy two or more years ago being spe-
represents him NO. 21O). while clever
is far below his standard.
Honor Place in Gallery g.
In Gallery G the place of honor is oc-
cupied by a portrait of Mrs. Daniel Gug-
genheim. painted by j. J. Shannon, who
though an American by birth is an Eng
| lishman both by training and adoption.
In England Mr.. Shannon Is ranked next
| to Mr.. Sargent and 1t is true that he is
pre-eminently a painter Of fair women.
Numerous examples of his work were
shown last summer at the Franco-B British
| exposition, both In the British section of
the Fine Arts Palace and in the gallery
| of the Irish village, not only America
but the Emerald Isle claiming him as u
son. And among these We're some charm
| ing transcriptions-some lovely portrait
studies-women as intensely feminine and
| truly enigmatical as da Vinci's Mono
Lisa" For some reason, however. Mr..
Shannon rarely seems able to conceal his
| artfulness, his medium is frequently
painfully evident, as ii is here in this por-
| trait of Mrs. Guggenheim. and gives to
his pictures an unpleasant oily, sticky
| surface. In the light color of the gown
this is not specially noticeable. but in
the red curtain it Is painfully evident.
| The pose in this instance is also rather
| awkward. and mnimizes the effect which
would otherwise be pleasing.
| In this same gallery. the last of the
| series, four women portrait painters are
excellently REPRESENTATIVES. Catherine c.
| Critcher of this city. by "A Girl of the
South; Miss Mary Foote of New York,
| by a portrait of Mrs. Wifred Worcester:
Miss Lydia Field Emmett of the same
city, by Father and Son. and Mrs. Ade-
of Mrs. Richard Wadsworth-all able
| works.
High Rank for American Art.
trait of Mr.. Joseph f. Thropp hangs in
! the atrium, as do also Miss Mathilde
| Muedens portrait of herself and Miss
| Rerta Hansons portrait of Judge Goode'
| There. moreover. are Miss Janet Wheel
| er's characteristic portrait of the Rev. G.
Calvert Carter's little daughter "Vir-
ginia" and Henry Hubbell's well remem-
| bered but genuinely admirable portrait
| of a boy and a dog, Henry and Jack.
The Corcoran Gallery is avowedly hold
! ing this exhibition in recognition of the
| high rank justly claimed for American
art and for the purpose of promoting and
| encouraging its further development, but
| if it succeeds 1t must have not merely the
| cooperation of those from atar, but from
| the local public. Its object is to benefit
| both the artists and the public, and as a
| method of showing substantial appreci-
alton it has set an excellent example by
purchasing for its permanent colectlon
| five of the paintings. Primarily the queS-
| ton of sales does not enter into constdera-
| tion-the poorest conner is as welcome as
| the richest, and the pictures are free to
! alI--but it must be borne in mind that
| Washington cannot really become an art
| center until it also becomes an art mar
ket-unIess, indeed, the government sub
sidzes the painters
In order to give all an opportunity TO
visit this exhibition and that Of the works
of the late Augustus Saint GaIIdens, which
| is being held simultaneously. the Cor
coran Gallery will remain open until Il
| o'clock on Tuesdays and Fridays and until
| : o'clock on other days. Tomorrow (Sun-
day. it will be open from 1 80 to = in the
afternoon. LEILA MECHLlN.