Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-18
x * NEWS AND NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS 4

ing line, which remains to record in
exora bly, the success or the failure OF the
artist to suggest his idea
Eminently practical. with. in fact.
scientific turn of mind this etcher did
not underestimate the value of the es-
thetic.
Il believe" he once wrote. that the
etching needle is good as pencil
just as the brush is as good as the chlsel.
but We ought TO use il as poets, not as
artisans.
In 1880 Haden was elected president of
the Society of Painter Etchers and In 1854
he was knighted. In England Tor nearly
fifty years he was the constant champion
of the art of etching. The exhibition at
the Library of Congress will be on view
for several weeks and should prove OF
much interest 1t can be seen in the even
ing as we'll as during the day.
THE appointment of federal art COM
mission TO pass upon all statues to
be erected in the District of Columbia and
to advise upon other matters such as
the selection of site. etc. is an event
of more than local interest. New York
city has for some years had such COM
mission: the states Of Illinois and Massa-
chusetts have late.y appointed similar
commissions: Connecticut was perhaps
the first, however. to take such action
The need of expert Judgment in such mat
tiers is obvious-the deplorabie result Wnea
such advice is not sought being patent to
all. The federal commission was esta olish-
ed by Congress. but the appointment OF
the members Svas delegated to the Presi-
dent. AS already announced. the commits
sion will be composed of three architects.
Daniel III. Burnham. Thomas Hastings
and Cass Gilbert: one landscape archl-
tect, Frederick Law Olmsted: one sculp-
tor. Daniel c. French: one painter,
Francis D. Millet. and one layman'
Charles Moore.
Mr.. Burnham was TIE chairman OF the
Senate park commission who devised
the plan Tor the future development OF
Washington which has lent much impetus
to city planning throughout the world
Mr. Hastings was the consulting archi-
tect for the House Of Representatives
office building. Mr.. Gilbert is the architec,
of the Minnesota state capitol, the west
street building in New York. the New
York custom house. and past president
OF the American Institute of Architects.
Mr.. French is the sculptor Of the Gal
laudet group at Kendall Green, of the
we'll known memorial relief. death and
the Sculptor and Of numerous eques-
TRAN statues and architectural groups.
and chairman of the sculpture committee
OF the Metropolitan Museum. Mr. Ohm
sted was a member of the Senate park
commission and is one of the most emil
nent landscape architects in America to-
day Mr.. Millet is we'll known both as a
mural painter and as painter OF easel
pictures The decorations in the Balti-
more custom house are his work and his
pictures are to be found in leading mu-
seums both in this country and abroad.
Mr.. Moore was secretary of the BUrnham
park commission. business man. but
one who has given much time and thought
10 the consideration Of art matters.
Col Cosby. who is in charge of public
buildings and grounds. will serve sec
rotary of the commission. Referring to
this commission month ago in a speech
made "a the convention of the America
Federation of Arts, Senator Newlands
said: