Evening star., 1915-03-28

007AsHINGToN has experienced a
WM very real loss in the death OF
w Eliphalet F. Andrews, which
occurred in this city a little over a
week ago. There was perhaps no one
who had done more than he toward up
building both interest in and knoWl-
edge of art in this city.
Backsin the seventies there was not
a great deal of art in this country OF
which boast might be made. Compare
lively few people travelled to any great
extent abroad; there were few Amerl-
can collectors, and the coilectloHs III
art museums were extremely hmlteo'
hence standards were low. Furthef-
more, the facilities for art study were
exceedingly meager. 1t was ABOUT TINS
time that Mr. Andrews took up MS
residence in Washington.
For some years he had been residing
abroad. studying in Berlin under knaus
and in Paris under Constant and Bon
nat. His love of art was inherent, ms
knowledge built upon sound. lnteill-
gent foundation. How great. ohere1oie :,
must have seemed to him the darkness
of ignorance in which he found his ma
tive land. But MIR. Andrews was big
enough mentally to stand, as 1t We're, on
his own feet and resoluteiy 10 90 Wna.
he could to mend conditions. lnis u.
did in an unobtrusive, practical way
as a part of his every day life, ana 10
an extent as a matter of course
Mr.. Andrews studio during those
carly days of his Washington residence
was in the Corcoran buildihg, anu t
was there that not few celebrities OF
the time visited him and sat Tor theii
nortraits-good, sound paintings they
were. too, when finished. well drawn
and modelled. simple. direct likenesses.
At that time number OF amoitlous
vo,ng artists were copying, for prac-
tice, paintings in the Corcoran dal-
Iery and after a while Mr. Anore"s
formed habit of dropping IN at stat
ed intervals and giving criticisms
These were not always fattering. but
tbsv were invariably helpful. In the
first place he advocated a simple
palette-not too many coiors-anu ~
the second place. broad treatment.
C,onyiug. he maintained. should be with
the main object of study. and for TINS
reason he often urged that parts OF
certain pictures be copied rather than
complete compositions. 1t scarceiy
need be added that good as was ms
advice it was not always taken-eveh
second hand picturemaking having
special aliurement and charm-and
more in that day than in this.
From this impromptuc ct1i.a teaenlngf nf .he .rs
was born. Mr.. Andrews persuaslons
that some Of the ;copyists turn to
study of drawing from casts being
needed and the need OF an estaolsheo
school being demonstrated
At first, work was done in the old
so-called sculpture half on the first
floor in the rear of the old building.
above which the great main picture
gallery was to be found. This was
gloomy sort of a place. and as the
number Of students grew and their
earnestness Of intention was attesteo
arnv;siors were made for a school in
4 little brick building at the back OF
the old gallery
This was real school, IN equipment
neryaded il. Mr. Andrews was made
the principal and chief instructor. and
it was for years literally his school.
though he generously associated win
himself other fellow workers as IN
structors Part Of the time. no doubt,
he received modest compensation. but
q great deal of the service he rendered