Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-10

the National Academy of Art. which has
a charter from Congress. and of which
Mr.. ]. Pierpont Morgan Is president. The
purpose of the convention is to form a
federation of art societies. and 1t is hoped
that 200 organizations will participate in
it. The program of proceedings is not
vet complete, but such topics as travelling
art exhibits, circulating libraries of lee
ture courses and stereopticon slides. art
education and civic art problems will be
discussed by the convention at large and
by specially invited speakers. Senator
Root has promised to make the address
of welcome and explain the purpose Of
the federation, and other prominent per-
sons are showing lively interest In the
project. Such convention should ma
terially assist the progress of American
art and give this city additional prestige
as an art center.
WELL up town on 9th avenue. New
=" York. not far from the Art Stu
dents League and in the very heart of
the studio district. is an establishment
half shop, half gallery-which is of pc
culiar interest. Unpretentious without
and unconventional within. it would
scarcely attract the attention of the I'M
initiated. But this is where many Of the
distinguished artists. as we'll as the
struggling art students, get their sup
tubes OF paint" referred to by the Takers
and where from time to time many eN-
cellent paintings are shown. 1t Is the
Powell Art Gallery, and the proprietor
William Henry Powell. who painted
"Perry's Victory on Lake Erie" and DE
Soto Discovering the Mississippi" which
are In the Capitol. An exhibition of paint
ings by Mrs. Florence GOtthold, formerly
Of this city, was held there. it will be re-
cd a 1k6trhNa
paintings by Charles Paul Grippe, the
Holland-American painter, are on view.
;:
T ARGE service has been rendered the
II cause of. art by photography. not
only when employed as a medium of ar
tistic expression, but merely as an ac-
credited witness. No longer is it neces-
sary to travel abroad to become acquaint-
ed with the worlds masterpieces Of paint
ing, of sculpture and architecture. In
deed, so familiar have these things be-
come through Photographic reproduction
that the tourist today finds himself we'll
prepared before leaving home for the
sights which await him. In public libra
ries and private establishments tremen-
dous collections Of photographs repro
ducing the works Of the old masters are
now made available for the use of stu
dents, and great mines of wealth have
in this way been opened to those of mod
crate means. One OF the pioneers in this
Braun. Clement & Co. OF New York
and Paris, who carry in stock. in various
sizes, no less than 10000 subjects, and
who began the good work fifty years
ago. In Paris the main Office and show
rooms are not far from the Luxembourg
Gallery and the Ecole des Beaux Arts.
and, in spite OF the close proximity of
many famous originals, its exhibits per-
ennially hold interest.
MISS ALICE c. FOSTER is painting a
AVA miniature OF Mrs. Ward Brown.
which promises more than we'll. Larger
than the usual miniature. it pictures Mrs.
Brown at three-quarter length seated in
a high-back chair turned to the right con-
siderably She is represented in a walk
ing suit OF dull reddish pink. wearing a
large hat trimmed with gray plumes The
figure, is seen almost In profile. but the
face is toward the observer and slightly
upturned. The color is laid on broadly
and heavily. the modelling is strong and
the expression good. While uncommonly
vigorous in treatment it is at the same
time retcent. On the Goth of this month
Miss Foster is to hold an exhibition Of
her miniatures at the Washington Club.
OE Monday morning Of this week
~ collection Of miniatures by Mr.. Ger
aid S. Hayward was informally exhibited
al the home Of Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Ber-
ny Mr. Hayward is an Englishman.
but ne has q studio in New York and has
spent the greater part of the past win
ter i'm Washington, where he has had nu-
merous commissions. He paints much in