Room 80, cut out of the northeast corner of the central hall, a gallery
of well restrained pictures, contains the interesting work in light and
color of William McG. Paxton, member of the jury; portraits and figures
by Leslie P. Thompson (silver medal), Philip L. Hale's warm-toned
portraits, the delicate but brilliant landscapes of Willard L. Metcalf
(medal of honor), and those by Philip Little (silver medal). The
portraits are in the older academic style; the landscapes, modern. Rooms
67 and 68 are distinguished by some notable landscapes and marines. No.
67 shows Emil Carlsen's fresh "Open Sea," his single picture here, but
the winner of a medal of honor, and Albert Laessle's small animal
sculptures (gold medal), and capital examples of Paul Dougherty, J. F.
Carlson, Leonard Ochtman and Ben Foster. No. 68 holds two fine snowy
landscapes by W. Elmer Schofield (medal of honor), two engaging studies
in brown by Daniel Garber, brilliant figures by J. C. Johansen, and
California coast views by William Ritschel. The last three artists are
gold medallists.

Room 69 is made noteworthy by works of three of the nine American
winners of the medal of honor,--Lawton Parker's voluptuous "Paresse"
and two portraits, and single paintings by John W. Alexander and Richard
E. Miller (1035, 2606). Alexander's airy "Phyllis" is his only picture
in the Palace. Miller shows one more canvas, a colorful "Nude" (2607) in
Room 47. Room 70 is entirely devoted to portrait painters, among them
Julian Story, H. G. Herkomer, Robert Vonnoh, and Irving C. Wiles (3668),
the latter two both winners of the gold medal. No. 74 shows admirable
small landscapes, among them the "Group of White Birches" by Will S.
Robinson (silver medal), Charles C. Allen's "Mountain and Cloud," and
land and water views by Charles J. Taylor, especially No. 3404. Room 73
shows good landscapes by Ernest Lawson (gold medal), Paul King (silver