Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-09

hearty. robust and colorful. rather adj
dcted to patterning their compositions.
but very sincere and genuine. Iugel IS
seen az his best in a group of sun dabble
cattle in a Rheinish meadow. Fjaestad
is the only Swede who has sent a pic
ture. and he is represented by one of his
decorative and characteristic snow pic
lures. Nicholas Fechin is probably the
most distinguished Russian exhibitor. and
his two contributions. both portrait
studies of women. insstent with per
sonality. are extremely worthy of note.
The director Of the Spanish academy in
Rome is represented by large canvas
of Spanish peasants.
But to return again to the american
paintings. there are landscapes by Fred
erick Crane. William Robinson and r.
Sloan Bredin. which call for special note.
well works by Lewis Cohen. Gran
Vile Smith and Charles Bittinger which
deserve remark In an exhibition SO
varied and ~ the same time even III
excellence it would be impossible to give
each painter his due: inevitably many ex-
cellent works must be passed unnohced
Heretofore the pictures from abroad
have been brought to this country and
shown solely in Pittsburgh. being re-
turned from there at the close of the
exhibition the last of June This year.
however. fifty or more of the choicest
paintings both foreign and American.
will be sent later on a circuit OF the
under the auspices of the American
Federation of Arts.
FINDER the same roof as the Carnegie
- Institute and indeed part OF it. is
a magnificent library. museum of nat
ural history. an auditorium in which at
stated periods are given organ recitals
by famous organist. a hall of architec-
ture and a hall of sculpture. All are
gifts to the people of Pittsburgh of
Andrew Carnegie. The library is in part
supported by the people. but the music
and the art are provided without fec and
with the utmost liherality.
Not far from the institute. moreover.
is the school of Technology. school
unique of its kind. where not only the
industrial and mechanic arts are most
successfully taught. but where great
all concerned with the development of
the fine arts is now being tried. Here
for the nrst time in this country, per
haps for the first time in the world.
the arts of painting. sculpture archi-
lecture. music and the drama are being
taught in perfect relationship.
The building containing this expert
ment school Is in itself an object les
son. There are four inches on its
facade, each to represent one of the
great styles of architecture. Within are
other reminders of the great art of
the past. Laid in the floor as patterns
in tile and mosaic are the floor plans
of St Peters at Rome, Charles Cathe-
dral and other buildings. To the left of
the entrance is hall for exhibitions
and for chamber music, to the right is
d little theater, charming in design.
perfect in equipment Here, a very
short time ago the students presented
The Two Gentlemen of Verona. with
scenery designed by the architectural
students. painted by the students in
painting, with costumes designed and
executed by students in other branches
and music furnished by students in the
musical classes. Thus in reality all
the arts are related. and combine in
producing a unified and as nearly as
possible perfect work. 1t is new eN-
pertinent, and it will take at least ten
Years to prove its value. but in the
meantime it will be watched with in
terest. This is not for Pittsburgh alone.
but for the whole country and the art
of the world.
THE Art Talk at the Corcoran School
! was given last Monday afternoon b.
Miss Bertha l.. Perrte. Instructor of
water color in the school and the sec
rotary of the Washington Water Color
Club 1t took the form of a travelogue.
very informal in character and delight
fully illustrated by pictures collected by
the artist which were exhibited by means
of a Kaleidoscope.
Miss Perre told i'll a most interesting
manner of those parts of France that
are the haunts Of artists. the north coast
and the valley of the Somme. Beg min :
with Mont San Michael she journeyed
through the little towns. pointing out
their characteristic features and telling
of those things which attract the artist
and make them favorite resorts for paint
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fishing craft of the French coast jewellers.
with their blue nets and colored sails.
but she also took her audience into the
market places Of the small towns into
the great cathedralS and along the shores
of the quiet. slow moving river. She
told what it was that interested har and
her colleagues-the color. tone, feeling
of the places-and she interpreted with
unaffected simplicity those emotions
which are the very essence of art. Not
of rural France as a sketching ground
for artists. but also OF the artists in
valuable viewpoint when travelling. TIL 8
was the last talk for the season. The
place on the evening of May %. at which
time the annual exhibition of students
work will be opened.
A COLLECTION of pictorial photo
graphs by A. G. Robinson Of this !
city Will be exhibited all next week in
the Mckinley Manual Training High |
School. The collection comprises about |
sixty prints many Of which have been
made in the vicinity OF Washington and |
show the picturesque environment of the |
city.
LEILA MECHLIN. |
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