Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

studied in Paris under Constant, Lau-
rens, Fleury and Bouguereau. Some of
his portraits have recently been shown
at the Cosmos Club. The exhibition at
the Moore galleries will comprise por-
traits. figure paintings and landscapes
THE lecturer at the regular meeting
of the Washington Society of the
Fine Arts next Wednesday evening will
be Gwendolyn Logan, who will take
as her subject Stage Craft" which
she claims, and rightly, embodies all
the arts and crafts, writing. painting,
designing, music and acting In every
production on the stage all the arts are
brought into play in varying forms and
the pictorial side is greater perhaps
than many suppose. Miss Logan (Mrs
Hubbard) will draw very largely from
her own experience. for having worked
with such distinguished artists as Sir
Johnston Forbes Robertson and Mrs.
Patrick Campbell she has been brought
into contact with those who have made
the drama of the present day. The
meeting will be held as usual in the
auditorium of the National Museum.
THE February Art Talk at the Cor
coran Art School will be given to-
morrow afternoon at AIS o'clock, and
will take the form of an illustrated
lecture on "Sorolla-the Spanish Paint
er of Sunlight"
HE Charcoal Club of Baltimore. in
cooperation with the Pea body In
stitute. opened its seventh annual ex-
hibition of contemporary American
art meaning, in this instance merely
painting and sculpture) in the CALLER
les of the institute, February s. The
exhibition continues until March IL,
and comprises works by many well
known artists.
E VERETT l.. WARNER is represent
- ed in the Pennsylvania Academy's
annual exhibition by a painting of
snow in the woods recently purchased
by the Friends of American Art for
the Chicago Art Institutes permanent
collection. Two of Mr.. Warmers water
colors are shown in the Montc!air Art
Museum in special exhibition of
water colors lent by a group of New
York artists.
HOBART NICHOLS contributes a pic
ture of Snow in the Bronx to the
Salmagundi Clubs annual exhibition
in New York. This exhibition. which
is made up exclusively of works by
members, comprises this year no less
than 203 paintings. At the conclusion
of the exhibition they will. according
to custom. be sold to the highest bid
derS.
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THE late James Henry Moser of this |
u city was for years a member of |
the Salmagundi Club and a contribu- |
tor to it's exhibitions. Mr.. Mosers !
genial presence and amending enthusi- !
asm for his art are much missed in |
local art circles. and 1t is pleasant to |
know that Mrs. Moser has planned |
holding three informal afternoons ct |
home on Thursdays of this month, |
when her collection of Mr.. Moser's wa |
ter colors will be on view in his old |
studio, 1914 G street.
~HE death in New York last week OF
u Alexander W. Drake removed an
other prominent figure and personality
from the art world. Mr.. Drake was for |
many years art editor of the Century
Magazine. and with Mr.. Glider did
much to establish the art illustration
ON a high plane in this country. In
deed, Mr. Dnske in this capacity.
through his excellent Judgment ana.
keen intuition, rendered a large and
conspicuous service to the cause OF
American art, LEILA MECHLIN.