The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-12

historic or romantic interest; to
perpetuate sentiment.
NEW PORTRAITS APPEAR.
Other portraits Of Lincoln at
the Capitol are the head painted
by Freeman Thorp. now in the
Senate corridor, and h mosaic Of
Lincoln by Antonio Salviati in the
Senate lobby, main floor.
New Lincoln portraits still con-
tinue to appear. year by year,
and in the last Biennial Of Con-
temporary American Painting.
just concluded at the Corcoran,
Douglas Volk offered a Portrait:
Abraham Lincoln" which seemed
to please the public. though. the
art critics failed to praise It. This
picture was a composite, made by
the artist from study Of tho i'm
portant casts of Lincoln from life
by Douglas Volk. the painters
father, a sculptor. whose work
may be viewed in a case Of Lin
colniana at our old National
Museum building. Here also may
be found a framed series Of Presi-
dents portraits from standard en-.
cravings, among them the noted
Lincoln face by William Marshall.
Crossing the Mall to the new
National Museum building, We
may see another Lincoln portrait.
recently loaned to the National
Gallery Of Art and now hanging
opposite the well-known Story
portrait. which was a gift OF Mrs.
Edward H. Hartman. The new
addition Is remarkable flll-face
portrait head Of Lincoln. painted
by NJ. s. Nachtrieb, and loaned
by Anton Heitmuller Of Washing
ton.
The st. Gaudens standing Lin
coin" statue, erected in Lincoln
Park, Chicago. 10 also shown here
in a smaller copy. q loan by Mrs.
John Hay. And in the rutunda
here there is q replica Of tho Co
lossal head, lent by Mrs. st.
Gaudens. It is OF interest to re-
call that it is a replica Of this st.
Gaudens Lincoln" figure which
was presented to England to be
erected in London. -. ..'. .
CORCORAN IS DESTITUTE.
In the Corooran Gallery. strange
though 1t may seem. there is not
a single Lincoln portrait to be
found, though the guards say that
visitors often ask for It.
Our national currency carries
Lincoln portraits. not only on the
Lincoln penny. designed. by Victor
Bremen. which COMMUNICATED the
hundredth anniversary Of Lincoln's
birth, in 1909 land by the way. Bren-
ner is n Russian, born in 1871. who
came to this country when 10 years
or age and has had great success In
the art of medals), but in the yign.
cites of $40 and 800 United States
notes Of various issues, $500 in
gold certificates, and IS in Federal
Reserve notes and Federal Reserve
bank notes. The chief Of the re-
demption division, U. s. Treasury.
Charles r. Gates. urges all to know
the currency thoroughly, as coun.
terfeiters are raising notes of this
species Of money bearing Lincoln
and other portraits.
We cannot too strongly urge our
subscribers to be very careful"
says Mr.. Gates, "in accepting Fed
eral Reserve notes and Federal Re-
serve bank notes" Most people"
he adds. "are careless in accepting
money, only casually giancing at
the large numbers to learn denoml.
nation before readily accepting a
bill. Therefore. ,counterfeiters and
their circulators are reap.ng a rich
harvest"
And he further adds, "If sub.
scribers will follow our advice and
look on both sides of Federal Re
serve notes and at portraits there.
on to see that proper ones appear
on notes Of different denomina.
tons, and examine the corners to
see that numbers have not been
pasted on, they will avoid beng
vIctimized" -