Evening star., 1917-01-21
NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS


tho works Of English landscape paint
ers Of note and are OF a quality which
is essentially satisfying.
Among his recent works not yet ex-
the city as seen from the Cathedral
Heights. a wonderful panorama sug-
gestive not little of that magnificent
view which Is spread out before the
traveller who looks down upon Rom~
from the grounds of the villa Medica-
Another Is an OK team approaching on
dusty road in Guatemala This In
merely a sketch as yet but 30 foroeful
and sincere that IL carried conviction.
Mr.. Holmes will hold exhibition
of his paintings. both in oils and water
colors, at the Moore galleries beginning
on January 20.
The federal fne arts commission a. =
recent meeting approved the design
and plans for q memorial to be erected
to Alfred Noble in the park on New
York avenue and 18th street. south OF
the new Interior Department building
This fountain was designed by Paul
Bartlett, the sculptor. in association
with Glenn Brown and Bedford Browr.
architects. 1t Is elliptical in shape and
takes the form of double basin over
flowing into a pool sixty feet In length.
end to end and will be out from n
solid piece of stone At the base aro
two figures. one representing Force"
and the other Thought" dominant
characteristics of Alfred Noble Bo-
tween these figures win be q shield or
disk on which there will be medal
lion bearing a portrait of Mr.. Noble In
low relief.
Alfred Noble was one OF the most dis
tinguished civil engineers this country
has brought forth. and the monument
is being erected by tho American So
ciety of Civil Engineers in conjunction
with other members of the profession.
1t is interesting to note that In this
case an exception Is made to the com
mon practice of erecting memorials
solely to military heroes, and 1t Is good
to know that the exception is made
and that recognition is beginning to be
given to those who serve their coun-
try no less worthily in other fields.
1t is also noteworthy that in this In
stance the park has been prepared for
the monument rather than as in most
instances. the monument being fitted to
the park Here, too. is a departure from
precedent which Is to be most heartily
commended.
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The Washington Society Of the Fine
Arts is planning a special meeting TO
be held in the auditorium Of the New
Central High School February s, at Sis
pm, to consider THE Artistic Develop
ment of Washington" The speakers
will be Newton D. Baker. Secretary OF
War, who has the Potomac river and
harbor work under his direction: Col.
W. w. Harts superintendent of public
| buildings and grounds. secretary of the
commission of fine arts. who Is In
charge Of the development of the Mall.
the opening of Rock Creek valley. tho
| G1Ar
den Of Texas, chairman of the library
| committee of the House Of Representa-
tives, which committee has 5urisdic-
tion over monuments, sculpture, paint
chairman of the District Commission
| ers. who has charge of the municipal
| buildings, bridges, parks. etc The pub
| lie is not only invited, but is earnestly
requested to attend.
| On the evening of Wednesday, January
"a. Granville Barker is to give lecture
before the Washington Society Of the Fine
| Arts in the auditorium Of the National
Museum The title of his lecture will be.
''why Worry With Art" and the lecture
| is said to be a typical Granville Barker
production. 1t is Mr. Barker's belief that
| art is q natural expression and that u
ceases to be art when 1t becomes affected.
Obviously art in this instance means not
merely the making of pictures or the
modelling of sculpture, but the producing
of plays, the writing Of poetry. the COM
position of music. 1t is big theme and
one which undoubtedly Mr.. Barker can
| handle, and 1t is theme which at the
present time is arousing much thought
and discussion.
The second in a series Of lectures on
interior decoration which are being given
| in this city by Frank Alvah Parsons under
! the auspices of the Washington Society
of Fine Arts will be given on Friday at IL
o'clock in the Woodward & Lothrop's
auditorium and at s:15 O'Clock In the
! auditorium of the National Museum.
Mr.. Parsons will give an informal adj
dress on the same subject by special in
vitation at the National School of Fine
and Applied Art, conducted by Felix
Mahoney and Michel Jacobs. on Thursday
afternoon. LEILA MECHLIN.