The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-19
Notes and Personals.

Miss Hattie Z. Burdett has just COM
pleted an excellent portrait in oils OF
Mrs Miner. The composition is Of the
half-length or commonly known Dust
portrait size. Mrs. Miner wears an
evening gown Of light material and the
view OF the face is almost complete
front view. The work has been done IN
a painstaking manner, or IL might be
better said has been seriously done In
quality IL possesses a marked lumln-
osity, the color IS pleasing and the eX-
preston Of the face while reposeful IL
not an extreme instance Of 50 much re-
pose that Il betokens sOlemnity- As
serious portrait abundant In cDserVauces
Of the best thought in portrait painting,
Miss BuTdette has shown decided dDlaty
in the picture referred TO-
L 6 J. Dunbar. the sculptor, has COM
UIeted q finished model Of his drinking
fountain, which lucludes ID the con- ,.--
position a mischievIOus Triton playing
with a captured dolphin 4 commission
has been secured for one OF the Govern
ment buildings for a copy OF This model
cast IN bronze and II has Dee1 I1sses-s49l
10 the sculptor that II the idea Is ven
developed the commission may DS
made TO include an order for four copies
instead Of one
Miss Berta N. Hanson has been alb
sent from her studio I'm New York ave-
nue. for the past week. Miss Hanson
has been absent in New fork upon a
trip in which business and pleasure have
been combined
Miss Janet Wheeler has been obliged
To 90 TO philadelphia on account OF the
illness of relatives, and for Jnls rea7 'u
her studio in the Lehman building mas
been closed for several days
Jucfcn Powell. the landscape painter,
has been quite III. and was Tor many
6ays unable to leave his home AT pres
mi Mr. Powell is improving slowly and
homes during this week to be able 70
work Tor a small portion OF each Gay ~
his studio.
AdoIfo de Nesti. the sculptor, accom-
r.s1ied by Mrs. De Nesu. IS spending
Inc water in Florence, Italy AT the
time of their departure from TINS Slls
last spring, il was believed that JheS
tended vacation. but Work upon "nllli l
Mr. de NeSti has been engaged anu
the fact that Florence IS MS former
home. has made the long absence not
only profitable, but enjoyable
At the KnoedIer Galleries in New
YORK. there is now on eNhlblJlon q
three-ouarter length portrait OF PIesl-
dent Roosevelt ms poISratt, Jul 51''s'
from the haIf-tone reproduction, Is z
credftabIe likeness Of the President anu
the face has much Of the rugged
strength which IS found IN sargent
memorable portrait, and has also D 80.
secured bv many photographers me
leC! side Of the face and n&uTe is IN
deem shadow. and the right hand rests
upou the back Of d chair upon WilLCA
the President seems TO be leaning.
The collection of the works Of Augustus
St Gaudens. which will be arranged IN
an exhibition in the Metropolitan NM
scum early in March, VIII inclu0e
master cast Of the Adams memorial
considered by art critics as one OF his
most CONSPICUOUS works The original IS
in the Rock Creek Cemetery OF THIS city
The twelfth annual exhibition Of the
Washington Water Color Club VIII oc-
cupv the HemiCycle of the COrcoral
Gallery OF Art. from Jatcary . 70
February y. The exhibition VIII De
omen 10 the public daily during the
period covered by these dates. The Gus
tomary private view VIII take piac5
January o from 10 20 4 CLOCK ana
the reception will be held the evening
of January -, beginning at SO O'CLOCK
The one hundred and third annual
exhibition OF the Pennsylvania Acad-
emv of Fine Arts will be open 10 thS
DubIic tomorrow. Every effort has been
made 10 not only ma ,LTI{,i CllG ID 20
standard of former exhibitions nut %
make this exhibition If possible one OF
higher standards than those which have
preceded II.
z. B Mcguire, director Of the Cor
coran Gallery OF Art c Powell Mimi
gerOde. assistant director. 2. y Brooke.
Miss Mathilde MUeden, OF the lnSLTuc-
tors of the COrCOran Art School, and
Miss Leila Mechlin, the art writer, were
among the WashIngtonians present last
night at the reception and private view
of the 103d annual exhibition Of the
PENNSYLVANIA Academy Of Fine Arts