Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08

fore took place ON his fifty-hfth Birthday ami
versary. He studied in Venice and received
first medal from the Royal Academy of that
city Two of his wOrks-eolossal statues
stand On the plaza Of St Marks Weniee), be-
loved Of an the world. He has also 10 his
credit the Wagner Memorial Venice. Some
years ago he came TO this country, became
member Of the National SculptoEs' Society," did
. war memorial for Edgewater, n. j.. and set
tied Ia Santa Barbara, Calf. His statue Of
Padre Jsznipero Sierra shows great refinement of
modelling. In the right hand the padre upholds
the cross and in the left he carries model OF
q little church. His head il thrown back his
eyes on the cross. The pose Is fun Of dignity
and action the left foot slightly advanced, as
though the good priest were marching forward.
Such work Is not only an honor to California
but q welcome addition to Statuary Hall.
Haig Patigian is an Armenian by birth and
Of practically the same age-born July ~, 1876.
He studied under Marquet in Paris, Is menu
Der of the Societe des Artists Franchises our
National Institute Of Arts and Letters and Of
the National Sculpture Society. He was menu
Der Of the jury Of awards at the Panama
Pacific Exposition, San Francisco 1915, and has
to his credit . statue Of Gen. Funston, City
Hail, San Francisco; monument TO Or. Rowen,
Fresno, Calf.; . marble bust Of Helen wills,
Palace o. the Legion OF Honor, San Francisco,
and . bust Of John Keith, Memorial Museum,
San Francisco. he has produced also q pedi-
naent for the Metropolitan Life Building, San
Francisco, and allegor1cal figures and tympa-
mum for the Memorial Museum; also monu-
ments memorializing Gen. Pershing and Lin
coin for San Francisco. His figure Of Thomas
Starr King, while less picturesque than that Of
Father Junipero Sierra, is also spirited and well
modelled, an interesting addition to the works
Of art in Washington.
That California should have chosen to be
represented by two ministers, teachers of the
gospel, is noteworthy; and the fact that two
California Sculptofs were chosen to produce
the works is decidedly as it should be.
THE Washington Water Color Club, IN con-
nection with its current exhibition, awarded
for the first time two prises-the Lucien Whit
ing Powell memorial award, which was voted
to painting by Anthony Theme entitled I'm
Port" and the James Henry Moser memorial
award, given for a meritoFious stin life or
flower painting, which went to painting
Of Garden Flowers" by Elisabeth Spalding.
The jury Of award consisted of Mary c. Riley,
Eugen Weisz and Allyn Williams. In addition
to these awards the club voted honorable men,
ton to a painting by Betty M. Carter, entitled
''Fishermans Shack" and to a flower study,
Bouquet" by Clara r. Saunders
Anthony Theme was born in Rotterdam,
Holland, and studied in Germany under George
Hacker, in Italy with Giuseppe Manicini and
at the Royal Academy of Holland, but during
the past IS years he has made his home in
this country. He has exhibited ct the Pennsyl-
vania Academy, the COpley Society Of Boston.
the Chicago Art Institute, the Springfield Art
League, the Museum Of Pine Arts, Boston: the
National Academy of Design; in Dayton, PTOVi-
dence, Louisville and Hartford, and he has
contributed to travelling exhibitions sent out
by the American Federation Of Arts. During
February group Of his paintings of New Eng
land harbors was shown at the Grand Central
Art Galleries, New York, 1or fortnight. The
subjects that he likes best and paints most often