Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-13
BY DAISY CLELAND
Star staff Writer

By DAISY CLELAND
".., Star staff Writer
I The White House today re-
leased a list of art works
that have been acquired for
the Executive Mansion.
The announcement was
made by Mrs. Kennedy, hon.
forary chairman of the Fine
ARTS Committee for the
White House, and MIR. James
w. Fosburgh, chairman of
the Special Committee for
White House Paintings. The
latter committee was formed
last November.
vi The paintings acquired are
by 18th and 10Th century
artists and they include land
iscapes, still lifes, marine
battles and portraits of his
storic figures.
VI Both Parties
Mrs. Kennedy and mem
'bers of the committee are
pleased that the donors are
both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis, and come from all
parts of the country.
= The White House release
. also stated that it was Mrs.
Kennedy's and the commit
tees hope shat these gen.
erous gifts will be added to
by others so that in time a
collection may be assembled
for posterity that will be
worthy of the dignity of9the
Presidential Mansion"
Is The works include:
"Grapes and Apples" by
James Peale Q749-183D,
= oil.
Mr.. Peale was born in ches-
tertown, Md, and was the
younger brother of the IA
nous portrait painter,
Charles Wilson Peale. James
Peale first learned the trade
Of chaise aker CHAIR
Inaker), but later gave this
up for painting. He painted
many landscapes, miniature
PORTRAITS and still lifes.
q The donor is anonymous.
s"ShinnecOck Hills" by. Will
liam M. Chase, oil.
The artist is best known
%for his portraits painted
from 1889 to 1916. He was
sborn in Franklin, Indiana.
IN 1872 he went to Europe to
continue his studies. Mr..
sChase's landscapes include
many scenes of the country
side around New York.
Z DR.. Irving Burton of Hunt
sington Woods, Mich. is the
donor.
ga Mountain Glimpse"
u (1S54) by Jasper CrOpsey
4 1823-190O). oil.
z Mr.. Cropsey was born in
FRossville. Long Island, N. Y.
He studied at the National
SAcademy of Design in New
kYork and later Travelled in
Europe. Mr.. Cropsey was first
ian architect.
:, Mrs. A. s. Chisholm of
cleveland, Ohio, is the donor.
E"First Naval Action in the
3 War, 1912" by w. J. Hug
gins.
This artist, a marine paint
Ger, was born in 1871 and in
.searly life went to sea in the
l.service of the East India
Company. Occasionally he
exhibited at the Royal Acad-
semy, and in 1884 was ap-
pointed marine painter to
William w. He died in 1845.
I, Accompanying the painting
is a small water color, painted
by an English officer on one
of the boats during the battle.
This water color was the
basis for Higgins painting.
= These were gifts from Mrs.
Marshall Field III, New York,
and came from the collection
eof her late husband.
G"The Capitol, Washington"
circa 1885, artist unknown.
The painting bears the sig
mature of Jennens and Bott-
sridge and it is thought that
they might have been an
architectural firm of the
times. -
q It was given by Mr.. Law
renee Fleischman of Detroit,
mich, a member of the COM
smittee.
: Niagara Falls" by John
IF. Kensett (1818-1872), oil,
hanging in the Green Room.
! This artist was born in
Cheshire, Conn, and studied
1 in Paris and London. He was
: C2e of the finest painters
: of the Hudson River School
and Influential in making
! landscape painting in this
y country popular.
z Daniel Webster" and
{ Henry Clay" bronze statues
made in Boston in 1853 and
1858, respectively, by Thomas
Ball, in the ground floor cor
7 rider.