Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-26

, ID MUSES. "AANEn-DA AAAAs
landscapes etched in the Scotch high
| lands. There are many etchers who al
most succeed, but there are few like
| Cameron who almost never fails-his
Judgment and his skill seeming to be
| unerring.
Anders Zorn. the great Swedish
| artist, is equally as great as Cameron,
but his work is distinctly different Por-
traits and figures are his chief themes.
| His line Is bold and vigorous and his
utterance blunt. yet none has ever in
| this same medium wrought, more ex-
quisitely. nude female figures.
Zorn was equally successful as por-
traiturist of men and of women In
| this collection is a most excellent por-
| trait of ex-President Taft. Here also Is
| modern Madonna, full OF tenderness
and beauty, a Swedish peasant woman
OF rather rough type, but radiant with
| the tenderness of motherhood.
An extremely elaborate subject il Of a
ball in which figures of the dancers are
seen in rhythmic motion.
Zorn was essentially a modern and his
greatness lay in his rendition Of that
which is most familiar. But he was
a most brilliant artist and great techni-
| clan.
Passing from picture to picture in this
varied showing one becomes more and
more conscious of the truth Of Saint
| Gaudens' saying, THAT it is not what
one does. but the way one does it that
| counts in art"
| John Taylor Arms, formerly Of this
city. is now vice president Of the
Brooklyn Society of Etchers and ID
represented in the society's annual
exhibition now on view at the Brook
1yn Museum by a group of thirteen
etchings and aquatints. Mr.. Arms
| has made unusual success in his aqua
| tints in color.
After leaving Washington he
studied architecture and began its
practice. BY chance he took up etch-
ing and after the first experiment
| found 1t so satisfactory a medium and
SO absorbing in its interest that he
laid aside everything for it. His work
is sincere. virile and at the same time
extremely subtle and significant.
NJ. Leonce Benedite. director Of the
| Luxembourg and l,odin Museums of
| Paris, Is visiting this country with
| the purpose of acquainting himself
| better with American art and deliy-
| ering series of lectures on the art
| of France
| Unfortunately on the way over NJ
Benedite was stricken with an acute
attack of rheumatism, so that his
| AtSe Low WcShS were spent IN q nos
pltal in New York. But he has now
recovered sufficiently to continue his
travels. 1t is very gratifying that
such distinguished authorities as he
feel 1t worth while to make such
piIgrimages to our shores.
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The American Academy in Rome,
winch Is chartered by Congress and
has an office in this city. reports more
students than ever this season, thirty
SIX in all being registered, sixteen
IN the scnool OF line arts and twenty
In the school of classical studies.
All of the buildings are now oe-
cupied by persons connected with the
academy. These include not only the
handsome academy building, but the
villa Aurelia and lesser villas ada
cent Our academy in Rome is perch
ca on hill overlooking the Eternal
city and across from the Villa Medici.
lne nome of the French Academy.
The grounds of the Villa AureIia over
look the Vatican gardens.
Inc Ieliows IN painting, sculpture,
architecture, landscape architecture
are kept busy on the problems and
are making excursions to the great
monuments of classical art.
among the affihated men in the
4, fellowship.
The director of the academy writes
that there is not a lazy bone among
Through the bequest of the late
William H HERMAN the academy
has recently received a gift of nearly
S,o0o books. splendid addition to its
already well equipped library. Mr..
rators of the academy, having lived
for years in Rome.
OF
Art Museum, Montclair, N. J.. in
memory OF William T. Evans, who
gave TO that museum as we'll as to the
National Gallery of Art a valuable
collection Of paintings by American
artists.
In a speech at the unwilling cere-
monies George Cox very truly said.
William T. Evans was one of the
pioneers in securing recognition for
the work of American artists, espe-
cially American landscape painters.
At a time when few. knsw or cared
anything about American art, whan
buyers sought only specimens Of
French and Dutch schools. he and
petus to an interest In them, and
later George A. Hearn, Alexander =
Humphreys and others supported the
movement. He gave pictures
at the same time began to form q COL
lection to be given to the National
Gallery at Washington. That II his
monument, but we in Montclair are
grateful for the admirable collectioa
he presented to our town; the initial
impulse to the creation Of the
Montc,air Art Association"
The Evans collection in the National
Gallery is, indeed. a worthy monu- :
ment. 1t contains Winslow Homer'B
masterpiece, Coast of Maine.s John
La Farge's great painting. The Visit .
of Nicodemus to Christ" several most
DISTINGUISHED paintings BY Inness.
rare Examples by Wyant, admirable
paintings by Vedder, Walker. Ranger.
Murphy and many others. . collection
which has gone far toward Stimu-
lating interest in and appreciation for
American painting.