Evening star., 1925-11-01

| VISITING with II on Its four-year
cruise the Fiji Islands and the Ant
arctic Circle. Certainly he was mini
ature painter of extraordinary gift
Rarely does one see miniatures of a
more beautiful type and satisfactory
character than these. Unfortunately
the subjects are no longer known; who
the Sitters were can only be conjec-
tured. but that they were very real
people and delightful people all will
agree. Particularly interesting is the
portrait of u British officer in u red
coat.
We find here in this collection a
miniature of c. G.. Wright. National
Academician and engraver, painted by
Henry 1nman: a portrait Of Mrs.
Charles Tyler Savage and one of Capt.
Charles Tyler Savage. both by Ma
thaniel Rogers n. A, and both lent
by the Worcester Art Museum
amazingly clever works. Here. too, is
a miniature of Cadet Alfred Sully, by
| Thomas Sully, honorary member of
the National Academy of Design, and
one Of Chancellor Kent of New York,
by +. D. Marchant, y. A, lent by
| Miss Elizabeth White of Atlantic City,
who has, it is said, one of the finest
| collections Of miniatures in this coun-
| try.
Among the cotemporary painters.
| William j. Baer and Laura Coombs
Hills are both represented. the former
by several characteristic examples,
| the latter by single very charming
miniature of Mrs. Ke1ton. Most inter
estins among those by Mr. Baer,
| perhaps, is that of Mrs. William NJ.
Chase, the widow of the painter.
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| a T the Washington Arts Club dur
ing the past fortnight has been
SHOWN very charming little eXhibi
ton, deserving both notice and COM
mendation. consisting of paintings and
sketches by Mr.. and Mrs. Cameron
Burnside apd group of their students.
| The students work was shown on the
first floor and made brave showing,
| lending not only charm of color, but
an air Of distinction to these stately
rooms. Especial mention because of
artistic worth and merit should be
made of figure paintings by Genevieve
Meacham, a still life study by Lucia
B. Hollerith and water colors by Fred
erick Steinman F'oltz. There were
also an interesting nocturne, Lake
George" by Sara Freeman Donahoo:
two delightful little drawings, both
of houses in Annapolis, by a. +. d.
Beauer. and creditable landscapes.
flower and figure paintings by May
| Evans Staley, Ella Slater. Agnes
| Trimble, Hilda Walten, Fry Fisher,
Marion Hastings, Olive Lyford. Mrs.
| w. {. Houghton and II. Lawrence
Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burnside's paintings
were to be seen on the second floor,
together with paintings by Theophius
Parsons, whose style was somewhat
similar. Mr.. Burnside is best known
as painter of figures and murals,
but here appeared to excellent advan-
tage as a painter of landscapes. Mrs.
Burnside Iucille Hittl showed chiefly
figures broadly rendered In a some
what high key.
A considerable amount Of the work
shown by Mr.. and Mrs. Burnside and
their pupils was done last summer
at Lake George, where the Burnsides
conducted a summer school of paint
ing.
THE we'll known miniature painter
= Countess korZybski. formerly Miss
Edgerly, and her distinguished scien
tist husband are spending a portion,
If not all, of this Winter in Washing
ton, Count and Countess korzy bski
having taken a home temporarily at
1910 w street southeast, not far from
where f. c. Messer, for many years
dean Of the Washington painters.
lived. Among the Washingtonians
whom the countess has painted are
the Mclean children, Mrs. Joseph
Letter with Joseph, Tom and Nancy;
Mrs. Colville Barclay, Mrs. John Hays
Hammond and her daughter, and Mr..
and Mrs. Breckenridge Long with
Tiny" to mention only a few. An
exhibition of her miniatures 1t will
be remembered. including those of
many distinguished foreigners, was
held in this city some years ago, when.
as Miss Edgerly, the painter spent a
season here.
CATHERINE CRITCHER spent the
- entire Summer near Taos, \. Mex,
living, however. not in the artist col
ony but % miles away in an Indian
settlement, where she could best OBJ
tain Indian subjects. She was repre-
sented in an exhibition held recently
in the Art Museum at Santa Fe-by
group Of Indian portraits described
as vivid in color and delineation. Miss
Critcher and Miss Hill have re-opened
their school at 1903 Connecticut ave
nue., and have associated with them
this year Margaret l.. ComegyS and