The Washington times., 1908-07-19
ARIYARTISE
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strongly reminiscent Of the influence of
Raphael
The exhibition Of rare and costly fans
includes some examples OF craftsman
ship which impress the visitor with the
thought that the makers were not stint
ed for time. and that the fans in some
instances are for purposes of adornment
rather than utility. 1t is noticeable
that from the countries like China and
Japan, where the fan enters so largely
into the life Of the people. there are but
rev examples. In this collection arc
tars o. such delicate workmanship, ana
fragile quality that it is difficult to be-
heVe that they were ever designed ex-
cept for the purposes of exhibition.
here may be seen fans with ivory
Sucks so delicately carved that the art
OF the carver must ever remain as the
highest example OF skill and patience.
Fans of the period of Louis XVI Of
George III Of George II. Of Henry VIII.
Fans Of the early eighteenth century,
French fans, Spanish fans. Fans with
sticks Of mother-of-pearl, with sticks Of
steel. with sticks of ivory, gold in
cruSted.
Fans decorated with portraits Of Nine.
du Barry, with portraits Of Anne BoIeyn.
Fans with landscape decorations in
which figures Of ladies OF high degree
are prominent Dutch fans. Mourning
fans Spanish fans; in fact, fans of all
European nations. the most of them
exhibited by Mrs. Pinchot, are TO be
found in this exhibit.
Mrs Roosevelt is also represented in
the exhibition Of fans by an ancient
fan OF French manufacture with elab-
oTately carved and enameled sticks.
Among the new exhibits of the Ma
uonal Gallery is a collection of early
miniatures containing some twenty ex-
amples OF the work of the miniature
painters Of an early period. Compare
son of the work in this collection shows
that the miniature painters OF all
times have the common desire of ex-
IRENE delicacy OF manipulation, and
idealiza ton Of subject. If we have
doubts concerning the succession of fe-,
male beauty in all ages, We may have
these doubts removed By stuGs o.
the works of the painters Of miniatures.
Charles Y. Turner. the mural painter,
and by birth a BaItimorean, has re-
Gently completed historical painting Of
notable quality, not only for the sub
jet OF the composition, but for the
forceful manner In which he has han
died the painting entitled Mol Pitcher
at the Battle Of Monmouth"
N his arrangement OF the subject il
has been necessary to disreQard some
Of the conventionaIltes OF arrangement,
as the figure Of Mol P1-cher as she
stands at the mouth OF the cannon in
the act OF ramming the charge ready
for firing very nearly divides the com
position into four equal parts This
tranSgressiOn Of rules of composition
which are sometimes the better for
their nonobservance, Is pardonable in
this case; in fact, a better arrangement
could not We'll be suggested unless the
face of the heroine is hidden. in which
case the interest would be Iessened. or
by representing her as left-handed, an
expedienU not worthy of consideration.
In this picture Mr.. Turner has given
a character 10 the work which typifes
not the slalwart characteristics of
womanhOOd. but the quality OF courage
With this there is a sufficient portrayal
Of strength TO come within the possibiI-
tiles Of the heroism OF the act, but the
stronger qualities of the painting are
those Of courage and loyalty. and de-
votiOn to the cause of American liberty
In the arrangement Of masses and in
atmospheric quality. as well as In his
toricaI realism, Mr.. Turner has sue
ceeded admirably.
The part which photography is oc-
cupying IN making the people well &C
-
didates, is illustrated BY the publica-
ton in a recent New York newspaper
OF an unusual photograph of Mr.. Taft
and his family party as they partici-
pated in a carnival during the latter
days of his occupancy Of the office
OF civil governor Of the Philippines
The costume worn by Mr.. Taft on
this occasion is one that completely
DISCUSSES his identity.
His large figure is enveIoped in a
| loose robe OF ample proportions. with
/ flowing sleeves and a deep collar rich
" embroidered and frfnged, his face
is almost entirely hidden by a full
| beard. On his head is worn a cap.
also richly decorated, and in shape
| resembling closely the caps used in
the north country by the Canadians
when engaged IN tobogSaning.
The July Bulletin Of the Metropolitan
Museum Of Art contains an interest
ing historical article on the bronze
copies Of Houdon's statue Of Wash
ingJon. one Of these copies has been on
exhibition as a loan to the Corcoran
Gallery for some time and is placed
In the northwest room of the gallery
adjoining the lower atrium. The orig
inal was made by Jean Antoine Hou-
don from casts Of Washington's face
and other measurements made at Nj.
Vernon in October 17S5 at which time
the French sculptor remained at Mt.
Vernon for two weeks.
The commission was entrusted TO
Houdon by Thomas Jefferson and Ben
jamin Franklin who were empowered
by a resolution of the Virginia Legisla-
ture to choose a sculptor. The original
was placed in the rOtUnda of the State
capitol at Richmond
In 1851 William jay Hubbard, a
Virginia sculptor, obtained from the
State Of Virginia permission TO take
casts from the HOudOn statue. Two
casts were made, and from these casts
six repllcas were cast in bronze. One
OF these copies was erected in a pub
lie park in Richmond. a second was
sold to North Carolina. a third to
South Carolina, a fourth to St Louis.
NTH to the city of New York as a