The Washington times., 1909-04-03
BUDDING ARTISTS
OPEN FAKE" SHOW
Students Prepare Travesties
On Notable Exhibits of
Corcoran Gallery.

II ever crowd of young people had
a good time that crowd is the student
class of the Corcoran Gallery Of Art.
which has been falling all over It
self In an EFFORT 10 make this years
fake" exhibition a success. The
show" opened today, and Will con-
tinue Monday and Tuesday, con-
Guiding Tuesday night with a public
auction at which all the fakes" and
posters will be sold 20 the highest bid
der. The funds raised in this way and
through the sale OF an exceedingly
clever program viii go TO the school
The exhibit is displayed in the mud
rNpm" just beneath the hemicycle
wherein hang many of the pictures from
which the cartoon copies have been
made.
Annual Affair.
1t is the custom of the school to hold
these fake" exhibitions each year As
told in the catalogue which has been
specially prepared. the affair is under
the auspices OF the Society OF Wash
ington Fakers," The exhibit is under
the auspices Of the Society Of Wash
ington Artists and far be il from any OF
the clever students OF the school TO
show disrespect to their seniors in art,
but the latter have provided the young
er aspirants with a fertile field from
hich to draw their inspirations. No
body has escaped.
1t is not alone a contest in art-this
annual exhibit by the students-but IL
is a battle OF wits and each has brought
10 bear the best that IS in him or her.
Some of the pictures are exceptionally
clever, particularly when they are lined
up side by side with the originals from
which they have been taken. OF course,
NOBODY dares to line them up side by
side with the real" pictures, but a
visit to the hemicycle and then to the
downstairs gallery Is sufficient to tickle
the risibles of a mummy.
Clever Pictures.
One OF the cleverest pictures in the
entire list is 'In the Public Eye
The original Of this is W. B. Blossoms
His Shadow which shows a child
dancing I'm delight at the sight of his
shadow. The picture is rather on the
inpressionistic style. and shows the
IN the Public Eye" SHOWS former
President Roosevelt in the Jungle. but
gTinning in delight at his own shadow
cast by the light of publicity. This
fake" is by Miss Mary Baker, of Nor
folk, Va
Miss Margaret Cree. one of the
cleVereSt students In the school, has
come TO the front with several par
ticularly striking flakes" Among these
is copy" of F. Carl Smiths beautiful
Girl in a Doorway" which shows a
little Dutch girl standing In a doorway,
her knitting in her hand, and her feet
encased IN sabOts- Miss Cree's picture
is entitled Some Feet" and shows the
same girl in the same doorway. her knit
ting about TO drop from her hand, and
her face showing every indication OF
fright as she sees her feet, encased in
sabots, walking away from her.
Effective Cartoon.
Miss Cree has also drawn poster
cartooning the students in the midst
OF their preparations for the fake"
show. This is particularly good Still
another by Shis clever girl IS a copy
OF Victor Mindeleffs An Oriental
POPPY one of the most striking pic
lures In the exhibit. Miss Cree has
fashioned IAN Oriental Puppy from
this suggestion of Mr. Mindeleff.
Miss Nelly Robertson has gone into
the main gallery and utilized the IA
Iniliar painting, The Helping Hand
for one Of her fakes" Ii shows the
big fisherman and the little child pull.
ing the boat together. only the big
fisherman bears President Taft's ike
ness and the owner Of the helping
hand" is Mr.. Roosevelt
Hhe show is dedicated TO art and
Artists. Stunts and Students"