Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-30

do much more. and it undoubtedly VIII a.
time passes. There is splendid outlooA
in this direction.
THE new bridge across Rock creek TO
1 Georgetown is to be ornamented by
pairs of buffaloes mounted on pedestals at
it's approaches These are to be the work
of A. Phimfster Proctor whose model mas
this week been approved by the commits
sion of fine arts. The mCdei Whicf MI
Proctor set before the commission SHOWS
a buffalo with head upraised SHINING ths
air The heavy appearance of the head
and hunched shoulders is obVlated anu
from head to tail the back Is almost d
straight line. Furthermore. the great
creature is represented as s1eppils ,tat
ward, his muscles tense and somewhat
strained This is rather an unusual as
pect of a buffalo, and for this reason II
may not find favor with all But me arr
commission has approved IL. anu III.
Proctor can be depended uron not only
for correctness, but for good work.
d OBERT HINCKLEY. the well known
N portrait painter. who has hVed III
Washington since 1915. has been obliged
to leave the city on account OF illness.
His studio is now located on top OF the
Belhaven at Rehoboth Beach, n. ). When
Mr.. Hinckley first came to Washington
he remodeled President Madison OLD sta-
BILE on the corner of u ana ltth stIsets
and used it as a studio: later he built
studio communicating with his nome OH
Massachusetts avenue. During the thirty :
six wears he was in Washington re PANT
ed over $50 portraits Among ms sitter
were many eminent people. 1t was MT
Hinckley VINO first persuaded Caroius-Du-
ran to give instruction to small group
of students which he assembled, and
among his felloW-workers in Paris ourins
those student days were Sargent ana
many another who has since become Gel
ebra ted For two or more years In the
COS Mr. Hinckley was the Instructor or
the portrait class at the Corcoran School
of Art.
A \ exhibition of hand-wrought jewel
n rv by Frank Gardner Hale of bos-
ton will be held in the Arts and CraIts
studio on nth street next Week ny
Hale is one of the leading American
craftsmen, an exceptionally fine designer
and an able workman. His designs are
distinguished by refinement ootn OF Iile
and color, as we'll Is by lnolViouaI,E anu
emulated.
A LREADY the annual migration to LII
"A rope has begun. The first week IN
March E. Elmer Hannah of this city
sailed with his wife from New York Tor
France, purposing to take g. studio ana
work in Paris for three months at least.
Mr.. Hannah has been totally deaf since
babyhood but has received an excellent
general as we'll as technical and profes-
sional education and training. ana as
soujI,tor has shown no small talent. After
graduating from Gallaudet College ne
Studied in New York, and then took
three-year course in wood carving in Min
nesota Developing an interest and aptl-
tude for sculpture he went to Chicago
and studied at the Art Institute. after
having worked for a season or more IN
the drawing classes at the Corcoran
School, in this city. Among his WORKS
arc memorial tablet of Thomas Gal
iandet for st. AIMS Church. New York
city. and portrait busts of Representative
SuIzer and Judge Atkinson. He is repre-