Evening star., 1914-04-11

ing In this gallery there is also ex-
hibited the collection of forty-three
water colors painted by Mr.. Moser In
Germany the summer he was abroad
one for every day he was there-and
each is in its way an extremely success
fuI achievement. These are all done IN
clear color and transparent wash, less
broadly than later became his wont, but
insight. Here. too, emphasizing the
memorial character Of the exhibition, are
to be found little portrait sketch IN
pencil by a fellow-artist which IS an
by Mr. Moser himself. of the bungalow
built in the Connecticut hills which IN
recent years was his summer home-the
home and studio where some OF his
! choicest pictures were painted. ron,
f1rst to last this exhibition upholds and
confirms the high place Mr.. Moser had
been long since given among cotem-
porary water colorists by his feLow-
artists. and those who are supposed TO
be most critical.
IcHARD E. BROOKS, the sculptor,
| IN who is occupying studio here this
season, has just completed his model for
the statue Of Col Joseph wadsworth for
the state capitol of Connecticut, at Hart
ford. There are places for six figures
been done by Paul w. Bartlett-conl-
missions for the other three were given
to Mr.. Brooks. He has completed TWO
They are statues OF the first Governor
| of Connecticut, and one of the chief la"
makers of the state. Both are IN place.
| Col. Wadsworth was an equally interest
| ing character. It was he who. in 1851,
hid the charter Of Connecticut in an oak
tree when there was a chance of 1t being
forcibly taken away by Sir Edmund An
represented him as he may have ap-
, peared at that time. wearing tunic be-
meath a coat Of Steel slsshed sleeves;
high boots and loose trousers. His sword
hangs at his right side; his head is bare,
but held high: his whole figure iserect;
beneath his left hand is the charter in q
long roll; his right hand rests on his hip.
| The pose is easy, graceful and dlgnlned'
the figure Is spirited and yet at rest
There is picturesqueness In the statue
| which admirably suits it for decoration
and is not incompatible with historical
fact. Mr.. Brooks has succeeded In PIC
! turing in the character OF Col Waos-
worth what may well be regarded as an
| American type Of manhood-the man OF
courage and conviction-the man OF ideals
and action.
Two figures by Mr.. Brooks are in Stat
uary Hall in the Capitol. tive otners "a, ate :
last is a statue OF Col. Cass and has been
highly praised. It is indeed to be mum.
bered with the best portrait statues tnas
have been produced by American scMlp-
tors. The statues in Seattle are OF VII
liam n. Seward and ex-Gov. John n.
=. McGraw. Mr.. Brooks is represented in
the Society Of Washington Artists an.
nual exhibition by two frames Of PORTRAY
medals
AN extremely interesting lecture on
IN whistler was given last Tue sday
evening in the auditorium Of the Ma
tional Museum by Prof. Alfred G.
CHURCHILL of Smith College, under the
ansnices Of the Washington Society OF
the Fine Arts. Mr.. Churchill is both a
painter and a lecturer, and he spoke
from the standpoint of the artist rather
than that Of the critic. Many OF nus ~
| instrations we're drawn from examples
of Whistler's works in the F'reer coliec,
t;on and to the Freer gift Mr.. Churchill