Evening star., 1936-12-13

canvaSeS of an artist VINO appear
Of many people of the present ds
and whose work included something
like $50 paintings and studies in oil
and water color produced during q
period Of about As years.
When seen a few days ago Mr.. Nc
Kinney was simply gloating over sew
eral portraits in the exhibition which
he considered a rich find, because
they had been taken from attics
and other hiding places where they
had been consigned by their owners,
who evidently were not pleased with
the realistic way in which the artist
had portrayed them. Mr. Mckinney,
who has a most delightful sense of
humor, said he imagined when the
portrait was finished, it was in many
instances not the image beautiful.
courageous, manly and dignif1ed or
important that the model thought
himself. 1t was not the artists way
to Just sit down and make q lifelike
reproduction Of his sitter. but. when
given commission, he carefully
studied as much as he could Of the
mans background, his habits, char
acter and usual course Of living. What
Eakins did was to put on canvas not
only what he considered the outside
image of his model, but he tried to
show in the painting reflection OF
the man as he absolutely was, and
that this caused many persons who
commissioned him to refuse to take
the finished product, which was not
flattering to their vanity and which
they did not care to leave to pos
terity.
The Widow sf the Great
Artist Still Living.
The director was very much pleased
at the able and interested assistance
he had received from all parts Of
the United States in collecting the
Eakins exhibit, and was particularly
grateful to the widow Of the artist,
Mrs. Thomas Eakins of Philadelphia,
whom he described as most delight
full person. who has passed her three
score years and ten; to MIR. Clarence
w. vi dtllllCI VA tllC N{udhCl SlIyt wiz
wrote the predatory note to the cata-
logue, in which he says: Viewing the
passage of time from the first me-
mortal exhibition given in honor Of
Thomas Eakins by the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in 1917 (Mr. Eakins
died in 1e16) until this comprehensive
exhibit of the Baltimore Museum Of
Art, one can realize that this master s
efforts travelled a long road before he
was fully appreciated and acclaimed y
A Portrait Of
Cardinal Martinelli.
Perhaps the most appealing portrait
In the exhibit is that of his eminence
Cardinal Martinelli, which was lent
by the Catholic University of America
at Washington. 1t Is placed at the
far end of a series of three galleries,
whose open doors make a charming
vista seen from the main foyer OF
the museum. Baltimoreans are par
ticularly pleased and Interested in
this portrait because his eminence re-
ceived his red hat from the late be-
lONSO ~ S<ANAAASAA@~S
at the local cathedral in 1901. A
beautiful example Of Eakins' is THE
Pathetic Song" at the Corcoran.
In a large room on the ground noor
of the museum which MIR. Mckinley
calls his office, but which Is in reality
q fascinating work room, as there =
nothing commercial about its appear
snce, he discussed in an easy-noth-
ing didactic-conversati way the
Eakins' exhibit in particular and many
of the influences In the artist himself
which made him a painter of rare In
tellectual accomplishment. He spoke
of Lloyd Goodrich's book on Eakins-
which, by the way, shows an unusual
insight and appreciation of the artist
as a man and . painter and as q last
ing influence In the world Of art. Mr..
Mckinney called attention to . pic
ture in the exhibit entitled: The Art
ist and His Father Hunting Reed
Birds" which Is emblematie Of the
artists love Of sport, that D also ex-
hibited in his picture, "Salutat." de-
picting . prize fighter saluting the gal
lery after his victory, and In THE
Swimming Hole" in which the artist
is represented In the foreground by his
own likeness.
Mr.. McKinney's Hobby Il
Prints Of Niaxara.
Mr.. McKinneys hobby Il collecting
prints. engravings and other incuna-
bula OF one Of Americas greatest nat
ural wonders and show places, Niagara
Falls. He was very eager to show an
old colored print-one Of the first made
Of the Falls, and which he had recently
found. He was born at Niagara Falls,
where he grew up with the rush and
roar of the mighty volume of water