Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

attention. She has painted over 200
miniatures and has had man. distin-
guished sitters.t
No matter how finished or fine, her
work is never small and the impression
given by her portraits is one in which
size does not signify. She uses clear
color in thin washes which allow the
lovely tint of the ivory TO show through.
But she is not afraid of strong color
and her color ordinations are most
lovely. In many of her miniatures
there is a pictorial quality which gives
enhanced interest yet does not inter-
fere with the first demand of portrait
ure-likeness and Interpretation of
character.
1T is in this last. perhaps, that Miss
Hills excels. for The people she paints
are real personalities. individual. vital.
vivid. They are not merely pictured
persons. nor are they Photographic
presentations. but rather human be-
ings alive, alert. many-siIed, unalike,
but always sympsthetica1iy interpreted.
There are about thirty-siX miniatures
in the collection to be exhibited here
from tomorrow through Saturday. the
I'D. and among these is the group
which was recently shown at the Pan
ama-Paciic exposition, for which Miss
Hills was awarded a medal of honor.
Quite a number are larger than the
conventional miniature. showing the
sitter at three-ouarter length, hut
these. as well as the smaller works.
have the inherent charm of paintings
on ivory.
1t is q comprehensive collection.
work covering a comparative
~ long period OF years, and il all con-
forms to the same high standard.
There are portraits of men and women,
young people and children, one scarcely
privilege to see such works. combining
with such subtiety and directness the
highest qualities Of art.
Miss Hills is spending the month of
T., 80 81 in vNaohip0 fon haxiro o0pra
here to execute some commissions,
among which is a miniature of Mr.. and
Mrs. George X. McLanahan's little son.
~ RADCALIY Washington as a resi-
VI dence city is attracting more art
lists of distinction. Paul w. Bartlett
came here first. no doubt on account
Of having received the commission from
Congress for the pediment of the Cap
itol, but he has found it a good place
in which both to work and to live, and
I other sculptors have followed his ex-
! ample.
The newest Of the newcomers is John
Winststanley Breyfogle, a well known
painter and illustrator, who until very
recently has had his studio in New
York. Mr.. Breyfogle was born in
Louisville. Ky, in 1874. and studied
under Chase and AnschEtz in the Penn
| sylvania Academy Of the Fine Arts.
He was represented by a single paint
ing in the Panama-Paciic exposition,
The Serpent" owned and lent by Will
liam H. Fox, formerly director of the
John Heron Art Institute. now director
of the Brooklyn Museum. For this Mr..
Breyfogle was given a bronze medal of
award. Within the next few weeks Mr..
Breyfogle is planning to hold an ex-
hibition of his paintings here, probably
at his studio, 1922 Connecticut avenue.
He Washington Water Color Clubs
L nual exhibition continues until the
10Th of January. and is attracting much
interest. So far the sales have not
been numerous. thoush some ha We been
made. Included in this exhibition is a
group OF wood block prints by Arthur
w Dow Of Teachers' College. Column
bia University. New York, who is well
known both as an artist and teacher.
There are also q numbe Of interesting
wood block prints done after the Japa-