New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-07-06
National Academy Of Design.

Art is n divine ihing II is the embodiment and
recitation in form ana colors Of the noblcst senti-
me,s and CONCEPTIONS Of the human Soul. 1t
sciIs and fixes in lasting moudS the finest feelings
tina cmanate from the most gifted minds, pre-
scres item through time, and gives the world mo-
Lle uodols bcnu,iful external emblcms, to be used
to all out all the higher sentiments or Peroel uoh
of hrmonies which exist in the human mind, ana
to Charm the world.
H,w deep is the pleasure which true Art brings
TO IT. mind that is cultivated 10 receive it; How
chascning the influence which 1t exercises upon
The ceilings of man when his intelligence knows
how appreciate IT,
W. have artists among US of very high order
OF tasnt, men gifted by Nature with powers caPa-
bic g producing grand works, if demand were
mad, for . full exer,ion of those powers-ii So
cichwantcd productions of genius but 'sere Is
no ,N tor them. and the intellectual riches urea
.rcl M IN these souls are lett 10 waste themselves
IN snu,, .-uaginings aud conceptions, wh'oh ''NI
ncit,. ,- nor body. which bring neither i'"","
nor 10 the possessors. ana NJ" i"'' - NV
publ IL.
q. nri.ts labor under the greatest d''aaNah-
here Is. M lii' lil@t Paw 49,
er,.,,ocen,nt Ii is only here and there that an
indi,Aual wishes hs. portrait, or Out no" ''.u
then amateur Is found who Is liberal enough ''
o,la,. ,,oi,,;,c suited 10 the size OF par
lor o,jra,,;ns.room With such encouragement
An :, bl,om but fcebly but besides, there l. no
scienGc nrprccia,on of Ant; public ias'e Is
s,srr,, n, Mi cultivated-so that the artist l. d'
rr;yed.n,rely of that true and ludicious criticism
which, blc !; poinis out defects, holds up the true
IDEAL lao attained. and stimulates to nop!e e\o'-
ton. ... q
Win these two disadvantages alone-"A"' "
eucou,gerent and want of apprcclanon-,I'S..'"
upon At. i, is no, surprising mat inc
az our,rtis,s are but promises OF what ''E Cum
do. 81. feeling was particularly inP'VS f.
u. on Entering the exhibition Of th's !c"''
worksf ART which we there saw are ou' '''V
tisl. Elemental manifestations OF the ta'"' ~.
we Ina, among US. We did not see DUStNpt IN
Man. les. for example We saw pu' '"o ,
drcdth art of ,ho native powers "h'on ms
po,.e.s ~, Will not say much OF the p"'''"'5
thcm.el.,. but speak rather OF the W"S'> ~
pr.ducg ,bcn I've will commence wits '''"""'
and rc,,,v as many of our other hrst painters a.
we can nd time to do before the Closing VI "''
exbibitin I;,;sl; C
D,Ksp posscsses varied talents All" IL =
fcul, teav in what department oi "'' "0 -
most excl he probably does not Nho" "'''''.'-
He Ia. ebraccd so broad held-snsra>'us't r.,
a, p,u,ins aud landscape P %.J''ns5L: amd h,
rrelomisut talent l. not yet deNciVP0 II,
Ia, nor;xed himself upon any one branch en-, h h'
commend young an eograyer, ana . m~gn
produce,his Ariadns, which Is SAsm nr, -
wor,ly the fines, efforts in that dcPa, ,In na,c
ar, he nndoncd the graver and TOOK , .h' r nIac,
and the ,rs,b. This change DAD not 'n~D r
from an .pir' of yaciIIa'on n,d ne, 'U %dgc wha
engsvir 30 young that he cou'' lin. and h,
was in ,cordancc with his real A iyg So'nd that h
qui, e higher field when ne n",, m;,,;n~ en-
could .,aI among the first in It, oH q"'''''e