The Washington herald., 1911-11-06
ART LOVERS VISIT
CORCORAN GALLERY
Sunday Opening Attracts
More Than 1000 Persons.
SOME IMPORTANT ADDITIONS

Notwithstanding the glorious weather
which attracted thousands to Rock Creek
Park, the Geological Garden, and other
outdoor resorts, the reopening OF the
Corcoran Gallery of Art for its Sunday
exhibitions yesterday was attended by
more than 1900 visitors. There was a
constant stream OF people from this city
and out of town from the opening of
the heavy bronze dors at 1:30 o'clock
until they were closed at 4:3O. The
gallery will be open on Sunday between
these hours, free OF charge, until fur
ther notice.
Since the last Sunday opening several
important acquisitions to the gallery
have been made, among them being the
painting entitled Deborah" by the late
Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson, and a canvas
by Thomas w. Dewing, entitled Lady
with a Mask" Dewing ranks as one OF
the first contemporary painters in Amer
lea. His pictures are always executed
with great delicacy and refinement and
the Lady with a Mask is a fine spec
linen of his style. The gallery considers
itself fortunate in the requirement of this
picture.
Fosters American Art.
Although the Corcoran Gallery does
not contain many of the so-called old
masters, and works by foreign painters
1t is a fact that there are on its walls
more specimens Of the best American
art than in any other art gallery any.
where. It seems to be the tendency OF
the Corcoran management to foster
American art and encourage the Amer
nection that the American painter COM
pares most favorably with his foreign
competitors. and is rapidly coming into
his own. While It used to be the proper
thing a few years ago to go abroad and
buy pictures, II is now recognized that
the works by American artists are more
desirable than those by foreigners.
The Corcoran Gallery of Art, since its
doors were first thrown open for Sunday
visitors, fourteen years ago, has been
visited by 5000 people. Recognizing the
great missionary and educational work 1t
was doing among the masses, the Nation
al Museum and other government insti-
tutions also opened their doors on Sun
day. The hours at the COrcoran have
been specially arranged so as not to in
terfere with church work, and there has
never been a protest from those quarters
"One-man" Exhibitions.
A series of interesting ''one-man" exhi-
billions have been arranged at the Cor
coran for this season. The first exhibit
ton will open on December 2, and will
consist of oil paintings, by Philip Little,
OF Salem. Mass. This will be followed by
displays of paintings by such American
artists as Elmer Schoheld, Gardner Sy-
mons, Childe Hassam, and others.
Local organizations, including the So
ciety of Washington artists the Washing
ton Water Color Club, the Capital Cam
era Club, and others, will have an exhi-
bition this season, as they have had in
the past.
1000 at National Museum.
More than 1000 visitors utilized the
Sunday opening feature of the National
Museum yesterday, which was the Sec
ond largest throng to have patronized the
museum since the opening day. Supt.
Goldsmith stated that yesterdays attend
ance would have been several thousand
more than it was had the weather been
inclement, as on cloudy days the museum
enjoys its greatest popularity.
Side corridors have recently been open
ed, which greatly facilitates the handling
of large crowd. With its present spacs,
the building can comfortably accommo-
date 10000 people in an afternoon.