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will likewise provide the pleasures of
| small museum.
In addition to both of these it is
earnestly to be hoped that there will
De erected in this city by the govern
ment and under government control
Inasnincent national gallery or mu-
scum of art BETTING our splendid ma
lon and its location at the National
Capital
added to the National Gallery collec-
I!on now housed in the New National
Museum, 10th and B streets. These
are portrait of Gen. Albert J. Myer
by George P. A. Healy, the beQuest Of
MISS MISS viola Walden Myer. and a por-
man.
Gen. Myer It win be remembered,
was the first chief signal officer of
the United States Army and founded
Inc the United States weather bureau.
The portrait is excellent and in Mr..
dealy's usual style.
IN some ways a greater interest at
taches to the portrait Of John Muir,
Tor as a great naturalist and as
exceptional place in the esteem and
aHect1on of many Americans. Mr.
Houland was most fortunate in know
ing MI. Muir and in painting this
portrait from life. He succeeded in
getting into it the spirit as we'll as
the likeness of the man. and it NAV
De regarded as one of his most sue
cessful achievements
An exhibition of Mr.. Rouland's por-
traits was held in the National Cal
iery Two or three years ago.
During the war Mr. Rouland gave
almost his entire time to war service,
acting as special aid to one of the
orait boards, and, with Mrs. Rou-
land, collecting and distributing mu-
slcai instruments for and among the
men or the Army and Navy.
A portrait of San Lorenzo Guisti-
nlano. attributed to Gentle BeIlini.
presented to the American Red Cross
gratitude for the work of the Ameri-
can Red Cross. has been lent to the
Nat1onal Gallery by the American Red
cross and is now on exhibition there
The National Gallery has received
through the Department Of State a
Branko Deehko sf Hi the the y y1res sy
sculptor, entitled The Victory of Lib
erty," accepted by President Wilson
States. The sculptor hopes soon to
replace this cast with the original
work in marble.
| oi LIS luc week numerous VaIua-
bic additions have been made to the
fast-growing Alfred Duane PeIl col
lection Of French art objects now in
process OF installation in the north
alcove of the National Museum.
Mrs. Bush-Brown will open an ex-
hibtion of portrait drawings at the
Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I
street, on Monday, January e. The
exhibition will continue until Febru-
airy 8.
Among the best known subjects in
this exhibition are DR.. Wiley, Mr..
Bush-Brown and DR.. Edward NJ
Kempf
Mrs. Bush-Brown has special facil-
ity for portraiture, and her drawings
in charcoal, crayon and chalk are Pc
culiarly personal and attractive.
There will be about sixteen por-
traits in the exhibition.
A special exhibition Of paintings by
Gerrit A. Beneker is being held in the
Butler Art institute, at Youngstown
Ohio. This exhibition includes the
, war labor posters painted by Mr. Ben
eker when in Washington while en-
gagged as expert aid in the Navy De-
partment, bureau of yards and docks
1t also embraces a group of eight in
dustrial paintings done by Mr.. Bene-
ker within the last few months. while
| employed as special artist by the by
draulic Pressed Steel Company Of