Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-01

! American, paintings and has done more
| than almost any other to promote in
terest in American art. To his beneh-
cence the National Gallery Of Art owes
its splendid collection of American
paintings, and to his patronage many
| Of the leading American artists today
| owe their first step toward success.
| Mr.. Evans studied architecture as a
young man and for some years prac-
ticed the profession. He concluded,
however, that he had no special gift
along these lines. and wishing to adj
vance art he gave up architecture and
went into mercantile business. AS sue
| cess came to him in the financial World
he bought paintings. not by men who
had won renown. but by young strug-
Cling and often unappreciated painters.
| His Judgment was excellent, and in
many instances these purchases proved
good investments. But it should not be
/ forgotten that in establishingivalues and
! encouraging young artists Mr.. Evans
did much to profit American art.
/ In 1907, while on visit to Wash
i ington, Mr.. Evans announced his desire
a number of paintings by contemporary
/, American artists. naming thirty-six
! pictures in his personal collection which
he had selected for: the purpose. Very
shortly the proffered collection was in
creased to fifty paintings, forty-three
! of which weref received and hung in
| the Corcoran Gallery of Art as a loan.
on April of that year, the National
! Gallery having mo place in which to
| show them.
In December. 1907. Mr.. Evans form
| ally declared his intention of increas-
| ing the number to 100, and a year or SO
later it was still enlarged by making the
collection representative of 100 painters
! instead of merely composed of 100 paint
| ings. In several instances paintings in
| this collection werh withdrawn and re-
! placed by later and better works by
the same artists Cone of the conditions
IS one of the choicest and best collec-
tons of contemporary painting existing;
/ Not only does itInclude several no.
table examples Of works by Inness
and Wyant, but also John La Farge's
mastery painting. 'yrhe Visit of Nico-
masterpiece. "iiighcliff. Coast Of
Maine William: Sergeant Kendalrs
most excellent painting, "The Inter-
lude.' and other really great works
by contemporary American artists.
Mr.. Evans beneficence will liz a
measure be continued through the ne
quest Of his friend. Henry w. Ranger,
the painter. A fund having been estab-
fished by Mr.. Ranger-for the purchase,
iyear by year, of works by American
artists. on all of. which the National
Gallery of Art is. to; have first option.
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Frank Gardner Hale's exhibition Of
lhandwrought jewelry and ename1s at
Miss Jane Bartl&ttss Shop this week
!goes tc show what may be obtained
Through the combination artistic
design with. skiIlful craftsmanship. He
shows pendants, pins and rings beau
ltifullS wrought and charming as ar
arrangements in line and color.
Many of Mr.. Hale's designs are built
: up from single unit, a gem in an old
setting, cameo. a bit of stone, some
thing which serves as a basis of a de-
sign. His use of se1nisprec ious stones
with precious metals is peculiarly
happy and the appropriateness of his
designs for the purposes (which they
are made is very notable
| This is craftsmaf Ship . # a high or
der and worthy to be reckoned on an
equal basis, with: the so-called fine
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The annual water color and minia-
ture exhibition: OF! the Pennsylvania
ACADEMY. of the Fine Arts. now in
progress, includes a water color and a
miniature by Miss Bertha f. Perrie
of this city. both of which have at
tracted attention agpd received favor
able comment. ~t
! Miss Felicie Waldo HOWELL formerly
OF Washington, is represented by no
less than eight water colors. among
which is picture of the Peace Mon
ument and Capitol of this city.
Miss Elisabeth Spalding of Denver.
Col, who spent a winter in Washing
| ton not long ago. contributes three
mbsa fea i 20 Of the eA anbibieion spe
i groups of war work Autographs by
Joseph Pennell and of scenes in and
! about the Hog Island shippuilding
.plaptsSby. ThoInten Oakley. !,
Fl. Dewitt Welsh; for some time Sec
jretary~ of the pictorial: division Of the
committee on public Information. de-
j IN tins city w. SHOWS oi1fssSa proun Of
! prints and .etchings, scenes mostly in
the vicinity Of Philadelphia. his tome
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