Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-23

Mr.. White. Some of these portraits
! have been completed and the artists
/ have returned.
Mr.. Tarbell. director of the Corcoran
! School of Art. was in Paris the great
err part of the summer and has
| brought back with him studies from
+, which ne is to paint fun size eques-
| trian portrait of Marshal Foch.
Douglas Volk completed in the same
period full-length portrait of King
Lloyd George. He is also to paint
Gen. Pershing.
John c. Johansen has finished por-
traits Of Gen. Joffre. Marshal Hais
and. 1t is reported. Gen. Dfaz.
Celicia Beaux has painted full
spending all of July and August at
Malines. She is now painting Admiral
Beatty in London. To her was also given
the commission for portrait of Glenn
cnceau.
J. Charles Hopkinson of Boston painted
/ the Japanese statesman, Mirano: the
Rumanian, Bratiano, and the Serbian
representative.
Irving Wiles was not able to go
abroad, but is. it is understood. to paint
a portrait here of Admiral Sims and
the two Canadians, Sir Robert Borden
and Gen. Sir Arthur Currle.
! Joseph DeCanp was to have painted
the peace conference and may still do
so from studies made in Paris last
summer. He found it very difficult
however, to obtain sittings Both he
and Mr.. Johansen were present at the
signing of the peace treaty at Yer
saiIles.
| The membership of the national art
committee includes such well known
| persons and patrons of art as J. p.
Morgan. Henry Frick, Robert W. de
Forest: Mrs. L. H. Hartman. Myron r.
Herrick, T. B. Walker, Arthur Meeker
! and Charles p Taft
| Announcement has recently been
made that the Freer gallery is prac-
tically completed and that the Freer
collections will be brought from De-
troit and installed some time in the
spring Of the coming year.
This gallery is not only unique. but
its. collections arc among the most val
liable In the world. To it will come
students of oriental art from all parts
| not merely of the United States, but
| Europe and Asia as well.
AS Mrs. Ouinton, director of the AL.
bright Gallery. Buffalo. recently said
place among collectors. He was never
accumulatiye. but rather selective ir
his methods. With a sincere apprecia.
tion of all manifestations of art and
deliberate judgment, he visited the
east many times. and in full sympathy
with oriental peoples imbibed a pro.
found understanding of their artistic
sentiments and aspirations. Mr.. Freel
was the only great collector In oul
country who sought and seized OPP
portunities in China. He was privi.
legged to enter the sanctum of many
Chinese collectors and connoisseurs OF
high standing, and was fortunate ir
securing masterpieces Of the most in.
disputable artistic value. 1t will be ir
| the American national collection tina
for the first time our eyes will bt
opened to the choicest specimens Of
ancient Chinese painting, and the ma
ton has every reason to point with
pride to this treasure house and tc
! feel grateful to the man who became
| q national benefactor by bringing
within the reach of all the message
of the great teachings of eastern art
i In their works of the brush the Chi.
tnese have inculcated their finest feel.
ling. and no better means could bt