Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15

work is we'll known and esteemed. not
only in Washington, but in the other
larger art centerS.
j.
THE annual meeting Of the Society of
Washington Artists was held last
Tuesday evening. Richard n. Brooke was
reelected president; Mrs. Bush-Brown.
vice president: Winfield Scott Cline, sec
rotary, and Ruel p. Tolman, treasurer.
Carl Smith was appointed chairman of the
executive committee. Plans for the spring
exhibition were discussed, but no definite
arrangements made, the matter being re-
ferred to the executive committee and
action with reference to the character of
the exhibition deferred until the Decem-
Der meeting, which is to be held In Miss
CritcherS studio.
THE Public Library is again co-operat-
! ing with the Washington Society of
the Fine Arts, by publishing a reference
reading list covering the subjects treated
in the course of popular lectures given
under the auspices of the society, and by
setting forth at the time of each lecture
an exhibition of photographs illustrative
of the special theme. In addition to the
present reference list, which gives titles
of books and magazine articles on the
works of modern masters, there are other
lists obtainabie on THE History of Paint
ing The Fine Art and contemporary
American Artists" The current exhibit
ton gives a general survey of the field
of contemporary painting in all countries.
The next, which will be put up about the
first of December, will be devoted ex-
ciusively to the works of Josef Israels,
% 1fph
ture on Israels will be given by Prof.
Isaacs Of the New York University De-
cember 9. The other artists who will be
separately considered in this course are
Puvis de Chavannes, Sorolla. Augustus
Saint-Gaudens and Whistler
y
an Wednesday evening Mrs. S. Arthur
~ Strong, assistant director of the
British School of Archaeology in Rome,
lectured before the ashington Society
of the Archaeological Institute. Mrs.
Strong's theme was Art and Empire; the
influence of Roman Imperialism on Later
Antique Sculpture" and by word and IL
lustration she demonstrated the deriva-
ton of certain arrangements ard ideals
in Gothic art from Roman.
Mrs. Strong confined he self to study
cIusiyely with the subject matter and the
method of composition, What she had to
say was of much interest to students OF
art as we'll as of archaeology, ana both In
her introduction and conclusion she gave
expression to opinions which We're of wide
significance At the beginning of her
lecture Mrs Strong said that the day
of ait for arts sake was past, and tnat
again it was being realized that the sub
ject in art is of paramount lInporiance,
yi,,ay hnu ~
Romans and the Goths had each devel-
oped an art which was essentially dill
ferent and variously fine, she sald that
from what she had seen or the drchitec-
tule, decorative sculpture ana other
forms of artistic EXPIRE sion since she had
been in America she believed that there
was likelihood of the birth in this land
at distant time of u new art impulse
which would lead to no less distinctive
DEVELOPMENT From A stranger. and yet
one SO scholarly, this observation Is or
more than interest.
A y Art and Archaeological League was
Z formally organized "Wednesday at
meeting held at Mount Vernon Seminary
The objects of the league arc to ad-
vance interest in art, archaeology and the
humanfties, through colleges, seminaries,
private and public schools Of Washington,
by means of meetings. lectures. exhibit
tions and cooperation with local and ma
tional associations as well as by all other
means. Meetings will be held monthly
from November to May, inclusive, on the
second Saturday at $3.50 O'Clock. The
annual dues are S1.O0. and there are six
ty-nine charter members. Prof. Mitchell
Carroll. secretary of the Archaeological
Institute. is president. Miss Edith D.
Marsden is secretary.
LEILA MECIiLIN.