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


toes. passages of Scripture, poems and the
like. we'll presented. There can be moth
ing more decorative than this work when
1t is we'll done-as well done as is this by
Hiss Turner. The difficulty is that few
people will give it the requisite time and
that fewer still recognize its lasting value.
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THE Fake Shtw" gotten up by the
students OF the Corcoran School
created no small amount Of interest. and
for good reason. 1t was the kind Of nom
sense which the poet has affirmed is
now and then relished by the wisest
men"-that kind which is poignant. clever
and innocent Of vulgarity. The takers
laughed at every one. but they ridiculed
none. In the center Of the ''mudroom'
We're a rubber tree LOANED until Easter
which bore real rubbers (overshoes). and
a palm tree made of palm-leaf fans. On
the walls were such notices as these:
Visitors will not tip the artists-tip the
pictures" and do not drop your eyes to
the fioor-some one may step on Them
While In orderly array were set forth the
fakes-burlesques on the paintings in the
hall above. Such. for example. as "The
Heavenly Twins" an Interpretation of
Miss Hales' double portrait for two small
boys entitled Little Green Apples a
girl with a wooden arm standing for a
portrait by Miss Critcher, and a piece OF
blue Bingham representing landscape in
blue impressionistic tones by Mr. Nancy
There was a catalogue, too, which sold
for twenty-three cents. and was full Of
merry folly-clever hits on the art stu
dents and the student life, such as the
following:
Great big bristle brushes
Great big tubes Of paint.
Make some people think they arc
What they really amt.
Tuesday evening the prizes were
awarded and the fakes auctioned off. For
painted by Mr.. Messer. was awarded to
Miss Adrience; for the best poster ad-
vertising the exhibition the prize, a
sketch by Mr.. Brooke. went to Mr.. Bolton,
and for the best stunt in the cata-
logue. a '.Monologue in Water Color"
Miss Cranmer was awarded a sketch by
Mr.. Moser. The fake for which the prize
was awarded was after Mr.. Blossoms lit
and showed with considerable veracity
the same youngster dancing because of a
swarm of bees. Beneath the fake was
the word "Stung." The prizes were all
interesting, works-not slight studies:
the three we'll known and much revered
instructors prizes distinctly to be covet-
ed. The auctioneer was MIR: James Henry
Moser and that he proved capable was
evinced by the receipts, which amounted
realized through the auction and sale OF
catalogues, etc, and with this unlocked
for wealth a chair Is to be purchased for
the model In the draped life and por-
trait classes. not. be 1t hastily explained:
for purposes of comfort, but pictorial
qualifications together with other req
uisites for the school-luxuries not pro-
vided for by the annual spropriati lions
poster competition recently instituted by
Mrs Barney. have brought out clever
work and have given evidence OF moro
than average talent among the students
of this school: Art Is a serious business
but undue seriousness Is fatal.
THF. Art Talk at the Corcoran School
i Monday afternoon was given by Mr..
Richard y. Brooke. the vice principal
who took as his subject THE Pictorial
Every painting. Mr.. Brooke said, was by
no means a picture, but only ssuch as
were brought 10 a definite conclusion.
This the old masters seemed to under
stand. and this. he affirmed. gave their
works lasting charm. The present he des-
ienated as a machine age. a day OF me
chanical perfection, and in this he saw
q menace for art. 1t was possible, ne
insisted to get SO interested In technl-
caIities that the spirit would be lost.
Against this he warned his hearers.
coIluseling mature thought. deliberate
conception: citing instances where TINS
alone had triumphed and where techni-
cal facility had failed. 1t was the letter
against the spirit. the superficial against
tho real. the material against the eternal.
His plea was for lofty Ideals Tor de
li5erate and enduring purpose
A CALI. has been sent out this week for
"A a convention of art societies to be
held in this city the 18th. 18th and 18th