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in this country, where many eminent people have
sat to her for their portraits, has built a studio at
Bristol, Rhode Island, her usual summer home.
The studio adjoins her house, and on one side is
almost entirely of glass. Mrs. Thurber has been
engaged this summer on the portraits of Miss Judge,
of New York, and Mrs. Parker, of Washington.
Mrs. Thurber studied in Paris under Benjamin
Constant and Jean Paul Laurens.
Eduard Stexchen, who has been awarded the
gold medal at the recent Brussels’ exhibition of
fine arts, was, a few years ago, a lithographer in a
small western town. In the interval he has made
an unusual reputation for himself and his photo-
graphic work. One of Mr. Steichen’s ambitions is
to leave behind him a portrait gallery of the great
spirits of the day. He has already photographed
such men as Rodin, Lenbach, Chase, Mucha,
Maeterlinck and others, and is at present engaged
in photographing leading Americans in public life
and men of letters.
At the Louisiana Exposition some attention
has been attracted to the exhibit of the work of
Filipino painters in oils and water colours. One
of the paintings, hung to command the eye upon
entering the gallery, is an allegorical design, 20 by
15 feet, representing the Philippines as a lonely,
sorrow-stricken woman in black, holding out the
olive branch to Columbia, who is surrounded by
plump cupid-like creatures representing the arts
and crafts. 'This painting was done by Ressur-
ecion Hidalgo, and is to hang permanently in one
of the principal buildings in Manila. The death
of General Lawton, is the subject of a large paint-
ing by Fabian al la Rosa. Luna, whose brother was
killed in the rebellion against the Spaniards, sends
several canvases; and among women exhibitors
are Senora Maria Infanta del Rosario and Senorita

Tambuntinz. Another interesting exhibit at the
Fair is that of the Navajo silversmiths and blanket
weavers. The only tools used in the manufacture
of the silver are anvil, hammer, file and knives.
The metal is obtained by melting Mexican coins in
a crude blast furnace. It is hammered, and then
worked with the file and knife. The Navajo
blankets are made entirely by hand with a jab
loom and woven in many fantastic designs by
women. The only article used is hard cord, spun
and colored with native dyes. Some of the elab-
orately designed blankets required from six to
eight weeks in weaving.
The Department of Art and Design, of the
University of Illinois, announces courses in draw-
ing, painting, modelling and design for the coming
year, under the instruction of Professor Frank
Forrest Frederick, Professor Newton, Alonzo
Wells, Assistant Professor Edward John Lake,
and Isabel Eliza Jones. Among the courses
offered is one on applied design, in which practical
problems are worked out in pyrography, mosaic,
embroidery, and other processes.
The Free Public Library of Newark, N. J.,
will hold an exhibition about December 1, of
reproductions by the Dtirer Society of England,
of the work of Albrecht Dtirer.
Thirteen paintings by the late Edward Moran,
brother of Thomas and Peter Moran, and a pro-
lific painter of marines, have been lent by Mr.
Theodore Sutro to the Metropolitan Museum,
Central Park. They represent early discoveries
of America, such as that of Leif, and important
episodes in the naval history of the United States.
A description of each picture has been prepared
by Mr. Sutro and published in a small volume.

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