Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-08


terestng is his colorful painting of the red steel
frames Of new Office building here in Wash
ington in course of erection. through which one
sees at a distance the dome of the Capitol
the old and the new Washington
A GREAT responsibility and at the same
y time a great honor came to C. Powell
Minnigerode dirc 3tor of the Corcoran Gallery,
recently in being named by the late Carl Mel
cherS, with Mrs. Melchers, as trustee not of
his estate, but of his works. 1t will be for them
Mrs Melchers and Mr.. Minnigerode-to say
which of Mr.. Mechers' paintings and drawings
shall be kept for posterity. which shall be de-
stroyed-a great trust great evidence of Mr..
Melchers' confidence in Mr. MinnigerodeS
knowledge, taste and judgment
In New York at the present time and con-
tinuing to May is an exhibition of Carl Mel
chers' paintings, 81 in all, arranged as a trib-
ute 70 him by the American Academy of Arts
and Letters (happily before his DEATH and in
Guiding some of his most famous canvases, also
some that are comparatively little known. In
cluded in this collection are the beautiful por-
trait of Mrs. Melchers painted shortly after
their marriage portrait Of Mark Twain, and
quite late portrait of Mrs. John w Garrett,
wife Of the Ambassador to Italy. in Spanish cos
tune: the Native of Virginia" shown in the
Corcoran Gallery's biennial two years ago and
his beautiful painting of Dutch peasants en-
titled, "The Last Supper" and other Dutch
works such as THE Sermon" 1.-THE Brabant
Bride" and THE COMMUNICATE" Among his
earlier and still notable canvases shown
"A Sailor and his Dog" THE Hunters" and his
excellent portrait Of two Scotchmen, "McPher-
son and Mcdonald" one playing the drum, the
other the bag-pipes. Most lovely of all, per-
haps in this great collection is his painting of
mother and baby. the mother pressing her lips
affectionately to the child's cheek. The title
of this is 1.-The Caress"
Carl Melchers was one of those few artists
whose works gained strength by aggregation.
1t is greatly to be hoped that some time a COM
prehensive collection of his paintings may be
shown here in this city.
A GRACIOUS international gesture of good
y will is the election of Sir William Llewelyn
by the National Academy of Design of New
York as an honorary corresponding member
BY the constitution of the academy. honorary
corresponding members shall be such distin-
guished painters, sculptors, architects, en-
gravers not citizens or residents of the United
States may from time to time be chosen by
the vote of two-thirds of the council of the
academy Only five other corresponding menu
bers have been elected: Leon Bonnat of Paris
in 1917, Sir Edward s. Poynter of London IN
the same year, Franco Flar1eng and Alfred
Roll of Paris and (the last previous award of
this membership Sir Aston Webb of London in
1919. The election of Sir William Llewellyn
was in recognition of his distinction as presi-
. dent of the Royal Academy of Arts and one OF
the leading painters of England.
The diploma issued him has been lately de-
signed. 1t is in the style of Piranesi and has
three medallions at the top, representing in
telligence, beauty and strength. These are en-
gagged by laurel festoon which hangs down on
either side nearly to the end of the diploma,
designed by committee &C the National Acad-
envy of Design consisting of Edwin Rowland.
Blashfeld, painter; James Earle Fraser sculp-
tor, and CasS Gilbert, architect, president or
the academy. The models made by Mr..
Fraser, the woodcuts by Mr.. Mccormick en-
graver The diploma bears the signature OF the
president, Mr.. Gilbert and of the secretary,
Charles C. Currsn.
IN wednesday evening, at $50 O'Clock in
~ Baker Hail. Y. w. C. A. building Thorn
ton Oakley, the we'll known illustrator painter
and writer of Philadelphia a former pupil OF
Howard Pyle. will give an illustrated lecture on
Illustration" under the auspices of the WASH
1ngton Society of the Fine Arts
Mr.. Oakleys drawings of Hog Island were it
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