Evening star., 1918-12-29

surge ana beat, its quaint old town
its quiet harbor where refuge is
sought by vessels Of every national
ity. sise and build. Add to this the
never ceasing interest Of the loading
anS,, and uniSadins ct of . great and small
ored sails and picturesque crews and
no one can wonder that our exhibi-
tions are filled with paintings OF this
New England fishing town.
OF the twenty-five water colors and
oils that Miss Perrie has brought back
none Is more permeated with its atmos-
phere than that Of an old man in u
faded brown coat, seated on one Of the
wharves, quietly smoking pipe and
gazfng out over the water that he loves.
that has carried him to 50 many ports.
cal Of those who follow the sea, who
from long contemplation Of her mys-
terious laws learn to understand some-
thing Of the universal law that underlies
all life and to accept with faith and
patience whatever the great Lawnaker
may decree.
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On January 1 the Arts Club of WASH
ington will give q reception in honor
Of E. Ambrose Webster, who will open
an exhibition Of twenty paintings in
the club rooms. This artist is one Of
our most successful painters of SUM-
light. His pictures fairly glow with
who enjoy vigorous, striking effects in
outdoor painting.
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From Cincinnati comes the sad news
Of the serious illness Of Frank Duve-
Eeck. Perhaps no painter in America
possesses such devoted friends among
our artists, many Of whom have been
his pupils. Notwithstanding the fact
that Duveneck has given US some Of
known and valued as great teacher,
one Of the few who has rightly under
stood and accepted the high mission
for which he was SO ably endowed.
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To a greater extent than many are
aware it has become customary in
this country to hold concerts in art
museums, thus intimately relating the
arts of painting and sculpture with
the arts of music and poetry.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
I'VE" 1OTh, 1tSI "lHIGI dTIIlASCO 1oA
two orchestral concerts to be given
in one OF its halls. and with such sue
cess that others are to be given there
OF a similar character this season.
In the inclosed garden court of the
Cleveland Museum the Philharmonic
last winter. And this year Thomas
Whitney Surrett. an authority on nu-
sic, is giving a course OF public lee
lures at that museum on the subject
Of Music for the People"
Some of the best chamber music
tuoso. is heard now and then in the
auditorium of the Detroit Art Mu-
scum under the auspices of the Cham
Der Music Society Of Detroit and the
museum.
For several years concerts Of high
character have been given in the
auditorium of the Art Museum Of Chi
cago, and regular course of concerts
is to be given there this year.
One of the first perhaps to take the
initiative along these lines was the
Carnegie Institute. Pittsburgh, which
concert hall and one Of the finest or
gans in the country.
The Washington Society Of the Fine
Arts was adopting this same theory
when some years ago 1t introduced
lecture recitals and concerts into its
regular members COURSES, LHI6
year many steps further in arrang-
ing for the orchestral concerts given
by the New York Symphony Society,
under Walter Damrosch's leadership.
in the auditorium of the Central High
School.
This breaking down of false boun-
dries and bringing into closer rela-
tionship the several arts will do much
to obliterate the false conception that
art is not a thing for all people.
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Miss Hattie e. Burdett Of this city
has recently been painting number
of miniatures Of members of the
Dupont family. Some have been from
life, others from old portraits. Among
the latter was an exquisite drawing
of lady with red gold hair and fair
complexion which Miss Burdett has
translated most sympathetically into
miniature of exceedingly fine quail
ity, one which at the same time pos
sesses much individuality and charm.
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