Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-28

Pacific coast-rock and sea pictures full of
fresh color and interesting detail. He has
also in his studio several Dutch genres
which he started some months ago before
going to California and is now completing.
Mi Smith for number of years spent his
summers at VOlendam, Holland. All of
last winter and summer. however, he was
in southern California. Mrs. Smith is a
miniature painter of considerable distinc-
ton.
A NEW art society has recently been
organized in New York-the Pastel
ists-the membership of which is made
up. as its name would indicate, of artists
who use pastels as a medium. The young
society has just held an exhibition, and
among the pictures most marked for merit
was portrait of Miss de Kay by Miss
Juliet Thompson. formerly of this civ
Miss Thompson had her studio in the Ma
tonal Arts Club building, New York. and
mas been most successful with her por-
traits in pastel
MlNNEAPOLIS has been demonstrate
~ ing enterprise in securing an Art Mu-
scum. or the means to establish one For
some weeks quiet campaign has been
carried on. which terminated a fortnight
quet. quite unexpectedly. one citizen gave
site consisting of ten acres admirably
located, and another directly offered SlC0
T0o toward a building fund. Smaller
SUMS were added, and within the next
three days the amount had grown to over
Stb.'D and the plans were being drawn
rms was an instance of splendid public
spirit ana cooperation. The cities of the
west are waking up to the value of art
In everyday life. Other cities will fol-
AinnGaDOilS
THE many friends in this city of Walter
King Stone will be interested to note
that he is the illustrator of the leading
article i'm the current number of Scribners
Magazine. The article is by Walter
Prtchard Eaton and is entitled 1.-The
Harbor," which Mr.. Stones illustrations
disclose TO be New York harbor. the great
American port of entry. The illustrations
are in tint and give not only the general
aspect of the water front, but the mys-
terry and charm of the harbor by night
as well as the majesty of the great trans
atlantic ships as they creep up out of the
fog. Mr.. Stone began his career as an
artist and illustrator when i'm this citv.
employed i'm scientific work at the IooJo-
in MIR. and Mrs. r. +. Andrews studio. at
their invitation on one of Mrs Andrews
afternoons at home, nine or ten wears
ago.
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THE New York Architectural Leagues
annual exhibition opens in the Fine
Arts Galleries. New York, today. This
exhibition comprises not only architec-
tural design. but sculpture, mural paint
ing and the allied arts. 1t is invariably
interesting At the Public Library i'm
New York an exhibition of etchings of
Paris is being held, and at the Metropoli-
tan Museum early in February a loan
exhibition of paintings by the late Wins
low Homer will be opened. The Penn
syivania Academy of the Fine Arts an
nual exhibition opens in Philadelphia next
Saturday.
n hrs. n. G. DUNCAN OF New York,
lv4 who spent some time last winter in
this city, has reopened hei' studio at the
Cairo. Mrs. Duncan painted a portrait
some months ago of the late DIR. Walter
Reed for the United States General Hospi-
tai lie "A