The Washington times., 1910-03-13
Misses Ellen Day Hale and
Martha Noyes Prize
Winners.
PRELIMINARY VIEW
OF EXHIBITS GIVEN
Nineteenth Annual Offering Of
Washington Painters and Sculp-
tors Declared Most Creditable.

The nineteenth annual exhibition Of
the Society Of Washington Artists. now
open to the public in the hemicycle of
the Corcoran Gallery, is one which re-
fleets credit upon the society.
The first prize OF $3.50, awarded for the
best oil painting. is given this year to
Miss Ellen Day Hale. and to Miss Mar
tina Noyes is awarded the second prize
OF 800. Miss Hsle's prize-winning pic
ture, Portrait Of My Mother the
picture OF an aged woman, is charac-
terized by dignity and strength. Miss
Noyes' prize picture Is the profile study
Of a young girl in fancy dress.
These prizes OF $50 and 500, given an
nually by the society. STe made posi-
bic through the generosity of Ralph
Cross Johnson The jury OF awards for
the present exhibition consists Of Frank
D. Millet. Mrs. Henry X. Bush-BroWn,
and William II. Holmes.
Portraits a Feature.
The exhibition is especially strong in
portraiture. One Of the most creditabIe
Of these portraits Is that exhibited by
MathiIde NJ. L. I,eisenriug. The figure
Of the old woman sitting with folded
hands Is expressive Of the peace and
resignation Of old age. and in the back
ground is an Old-fasliOned table on
which blooms a vase o. roses. The pic
ture is rich in feeling and color. and II
its refinement Is suggestive Of WhiStlers
portrait Of his mother.
The most ambitious subject is The
Canyon a large canvas painted by
Lucien Powell. Mr.. Powell mas caught
Inc immensely. the grandeur, and the
deSolation Of the Western scene, soft
ened BY morning mist. His color Is
beautiful.
In landscapes. those by Richard y.
Brooke are particularly charming The
Bend OF the Stream, The shadows,
and "A Daisy Field" are pleasing IN
Coior and gracefully painted.
James Henry Moser exhibits one OF
the most attractive pictures in the col
lection, A Midsummer Night Land
scspeS BY Carl Weller and Max Weyl
are also among the best pictures shown.
"A Portrait Study" by Hattie +. Bur
dette shows talent Of a high order, as
10 the portraits by Catherine Carter
Crttcher.
Limited In Sculpture.
The exhibition OF sculpture 10y mem
hers o. the society is limited but is OF
unusual interest. Miss Clara Hills
group, The Three Fates," is fun OF
power She exhibits also a model for
4 fountain, a dryad, dancer. wood
nymph, and other charming small fig
ures-
Paul ". BartIetts Adam a small
figure in plaster, IL characterized by the
DIiHlfdlllN dllu SNAthEiil fOT winch illIS
sculptCr's work Is known, and his Phil
osOpher" is quaint and charming. L.
S ). Dunbar. whose statue Of Gov
ernor Shepherd stands i'm front OF the
Municipal building, exhibits a bust of
his friend Dr. Terry Henry X Bush
Browns equestrian statue Of Genera
Wayne has been much admired, and the
portrait buStS Of children exhibited By
Adolfo Di Merit are interesting. One
or the strongest groups exhibited is
Richard G Paine'S Combat Between
a Tiger and Python.
The exhibition viii he open until
March 36.
The mana cement Of the COrCOran- Gal
lery also announces that the exhibition
or child groups by Mrs Bessie Potter
NonueT, one Of the most eminent of
American sculptors, viii remain at the
gallery for another two weeks
The officers Of the Society Of Wash
inEton Artists are Richard y Brooks
president Mrs. MathiIde Leisenriuc.
vice president; Y. S J. Dunbar. seCre-
tary- and Robert Coleman Child, secre-
tary-
The exhibition opened last night with
private view which was attended by
The artists and art lovers 0f tho ~Ity-