Evening star., 1924-03-23

las Tolk's portrait ot Albert I, KIN
Of the Belgians, and Queen Elizabet,2.
the most recent addition TO the collie
tion, the work Of Jean Nolan.
Charles Hopkinsons Bratiano an1
Premier Pashich are on either side Of
the Belgian king. and his marvelou>
Characterization Of Prince Salon.
hangs on the adjacent wall, 10 the
right OF the door as one enters. Gen
Pershing. by Douglas Walk, and Set
retary Hoover. by +. c. Tarbell, hay"
been given adjacent places.
It is an excellent arrangement ana
d good solution Of the problem OF
providing exhibition space for thes@
paintings prior to the erection of :
national gallery building. Empha
sizing the character of the collection
war portraits-Mr. Holmes has
placed at the entrance TO the ga!
lcry two fine suits Of armor, which
seerl 70 stand guard.
THE Baltimore Museum Of ART, IN
L der the direction of Florence \.
Levy, is becoming a veritable hive oi
artistic activity. a short time aGo
the art section of the Baltimore di-
vision of the Maryland Federation %
Women's Clubs held a meeting there
and inaugurated what is to be know
as the ono Week Picture" scheme
This is on the same plan as the ON,
Week Book" \ picture Is 10 be pur
chased by the club and circulated
among the members, each to retain T.
one week at d time. When the meet
ing was held. to which reference has
DO, ON. ~ I,4
museum an international cXhibition
OF prints, assembled and circulated b.
the Print Makers Of California. SeF
cral good etchings, mezzotints and
priced at from 81 to $40, and one, an
aquatint by II. J.. Doolittl, of Cali
fornia, The Ferry-San Francisco,
was purchased. After the picture has
PASSED from home to home of the arr
representatives of the fortyflve clubs
in this group il becomes the property
of the museum, to be used in the trav-
cling exhibits which go to ScnooiS
and clubhouScS. Other pictures VII.
be purchased from time TO time, anu
thus there will be developed the per
sonal and intimate acquaintance with
original works Of art.
The Art Museum Of Dayton. Ohio.
has for some time been following Il
somewhat similar plan. except that in
that case the pictures are oil PANT
ings contributed by the artists, priced
al from $50 to $500. and are lent ou'
by the museum for month eacn !"
those who apply. In this way numeT-
Gus sales have been made, and u
some families il has become custom
airy to get j new picture each month
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THE Art Institute OF Chicago IS
very desirous OF acquiring a. full
length portrait Of Washington by Gil
bert Stuart. which is priced at sl1,oCo
and a movement has been started 81
the public schools Of that city to Sc
cure contributions from the schooI
children. Three Of Chicago's largcs1
and most influential newspapers are
Fundamentally behind the movement
Zach has contributed the sum OF s1,eo"
toward the fund and is giving tn"
movement wide publicity. one OF Chl-
caro's leading art collectors has OF
fered through the mayor tlve paint
ingS by prominent Americans TO the
five public schools contributing the
largest amount of money to the tund.
This serves double purpose: II
brings in money for the purchase and
it draws the attention of the children
to "A notable work of art, making them
cogniZant of its value. The chlldrsn
of Chicago feel Keen interest ana
actual ownership in the Art Institute
Of that city. partly because they have
been made SO heartily welcome there
and partly because ii is held IN hiSh
esteem by their elders.
Quite lately two puhlic-spirited Cit
izens of Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
III. Worcester, made gift OF S5e,eet
to the institute to be applied in tho
Installation and maintenance of a chill
dren'S room. Hero the children who
want TO know all about everything
will have their questions answered
and WI also come to understand some
of the processes of production, us vel
as become acquainted with results
the works Of contemporary artists and
the masterpieces of the past
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ENERY now and then news is r.
- ceived of the success of sore
erstwhil Washington artist which
is not only interesting but gratifying
in the extreme. For instance, Mrs
Robert ". Black, who was Miss Flea
nor Simms OF Washington. at on
time student of the Corcoran Schoo.
of Art, and who is now living in Pitts
burgh. had a painting. entitled 'Thc
Mantle of Snow" accepted by the jury
of the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts and shown in its notable
l19th annual exhibition, which closes
today
Gladys Brannigan will hold an exhi-
bition Of Her paintings in the A;nsien
Galleries, in New York, beginning
March 81 and continuing to April :.
and at the Mich Galleries Hobart
Nichols and Guy Virgins Will have a
joint exhibition some time during
April. LEILA MECHLIN.