International studio (25.1905)

mg; Rhoda Holmes Nicholls' A Uewg^aM Fwif
-SYaff, for its bright impressionism; J. C. Nicoll's
A BAal/ow 5 Acre, for its craftsmanlike technique;
L. Walter Palmer's two clever snow scenes; Arthur
Parton's A William T. Richards' Bfgwal
Fewer, for its wonderful sea effect; and Wm. T.
Whittemore's DawajA Baje, for its effective pretti-
ness. Distinctive, and raising themselves well
above the rest, we found Colin Campbell Cooper,
in his 57. BawlL CAwcA, Wew TarA; Jules Guerin,
in his two decorative drawings, entitled FfMjAMrg
and Alowg Cawaf, F. Hop-
kinson Smith's IFAere PFawew IFaJA, and Ross
Turner's BMWwgr. The whole collection, from a
student's standpoint, was extremely interesting and
full of meaning; from that of the general public it
would probably be looked upon as verging on the
mediocre in its average of merit.
THE SOCIETY OF BEAUX ARTS ARCHITECTS has
recently awarded the first of its annual "Paris
Prize" scholarships. The fortunate winner is Mr.
George A. Licht, a student from the "Atelier" of
Mr. J. H. Freedlander. Mr. Licht has, in accord-
ance with the terms of the scholarship, proceeded
to Paris to enter there the Ecole des Beaux Arts.
The origin of the Society of Beaux Arts Articles
in the United States is due to a group of American
architects studying at the Ecole des Beaux
Arts in Parishfteen years ago. Forming a society
there, chiefly for good fellowship, they subse-
quently developed the idea of maintaining the
traditions of their alwa wafer at home, and
established for that purpose a society in New York.
In connection with the Committee on Education
they inaugurated a course of instruction for
architectural draughtsmen as students along the
lines of the system in vogue at Paris. Still later
it was decided to stimulate interest in the compe-
titions of the students by offering a more substan-
tial reward to the winners. This has taken the
shape of a two years' scholarship to the Ecole des
Beaux Arts in Paris during which period it is
intended that the scholars shall send over to
headquarters in America, at stated intervals, such
projects, drawings, and sketches as the society
may indicate. Funds for the first scholarship were
easily subscribed and the Committee on Education
promptly organized the details. They arranged
three grades of competition by which, through
elimination, the winner was to be chosen. The
third and final subject for competition comprised
complete designs and plans for "A Colonial
Institute," with all the necessary appurtenances,

divided as follows: An Administration Building,
Library and Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
Mr. Freedlander's student, Air. George Licht,
produced the designs which gained the scholarship,
and Mr. W. D. Crowell, a student of Prof. Des-
pradellas of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, obtained second place.
The aims of this excellent society are far-reach-
ing and its plan is to include members residing in
all parts of the States. A committee consisting of
members outside of New York has been appointed
to further this aim, and to give students an oppor-
tunity to enter the competition for the scholarship
whether they hail from one of the great Univer-
sities or from an architect's office in New Mexico.
As to the influence of the school on style, it has
no connection with the present tendency in
architecture towards flashy facades, florid deco-
ration and the pseudo-classic craze. The Ecole
des Beaux Arts identifies itself but little with any
one style or period. Its watchword is the study
of the plan. We fully believe that the society will
rise to be a power for good in the architectural
world of the United States and we wish it deserved
success.
THE EFFECTS of the late Edwin Lord Weeks
were recently sold in New York at the American
Art Galleries and at Mendelssohn Hall. One
hundred and twenty-three drawings in black and
white and sixty-six sketches, studies and finished
pictures were disposed of at the Galleries and the
bulk of the important finished pictures, eighty-
four, in all at the Hall. These sketches, studies
and pictures were the contents of the artist's studio
at the time of his death. Though an American, he
had lived most of his life in Paris. His work has
been better known abroad where examples are to
be found in many museums and private collections.
He was a pupil of Gerome and Bonnat,' and
travelled extensively in Persia, India and Moorish
Spain and Africa. The Orient impressed him
early in his work; and it was there he found his
subjects for many years. One canvas a year was
his regular contribution to the Salon, and one of
these FAe Bazaar, Fs^a/raw, has been presented by
his widow to the Metropolitan Museum.
AT THE OEHME GALLERIES, New York, the
painting by the Prague artist, Max Svabinsky,
entitled fAe Baaw, which was shown at the St.
Louis Exposition, has been on view together with
a sketch of a woman's head by Lenbach and FAe
BroAew BrawcA by Maria Deieteler, the daughter

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