The New York herald., 1844-12-21
Distribution OF Prizes by the American Art

distribution oil prizes among the members. The
Society Library room was densely crowded with
ladies' and gentlemen, a; an early hour, and hun.
dreds came who were obliged 10 go away for want
OF seats. The ,obbies and entrances were crammed
to suffocation, and the greatest anxiety prevailed
to see and hear what was going on. The paintings
which had been selected as prizes were tastefully
arranged across the lower wall Of the room, front
Of the audience, and made most beautiful dis
play, which at once arrested the attention and en-
chained all eyes. Never before has there been SO
much excitement manifested In the city on the
subject of the Fine Arts, (by which we especially
mean painting and sculpture and it is quite evil
dent that feeling in regard to them is taking
root and rapidly spreading among our citizens
The Chair was taken by w. c. Bryant, Esq.
the President of the Art Union, and the report for
the past year was read. From this document it
appears that the affairs Of the institution are in
most promising condition. The list OF members
has already sweed to over two thousand, and Is
daily receiving new accessions. The number OF pic-
lures distributed among the members last year was
fifty-one and this year it s ninety ttco and the
prospects of greatly extending the operations OF
the insti ution are very iatterlng
After the reading OF the report, which was una.
nimousIy accepted, the Rev DR.. Bellows rose and
delivered pertinent and eloquent address, ,on the
condi On of the Arts in this county, and their pros
poets for the future He contended that so tar from
couragement Of works Of arr, we had contributed
full proportion of boh during the bret period In
which we had been ranked among the family OF
nations. He believed that the dissemination OF
taste for the fine arts was peculiarly necessary IN
country so full oi harsh and rude excitements as
ours and dwelt upon the softening and humanz-
ing Influences Of the creations OF the pencil and the
chisel upon the manners and character Of people.
1t was every way desirable that portion OF the
excitement and enthusiasm, which we bestow
upon our political questions and religious contents
should be diverted into the elegant and gentle
channels Of the fine arts, and that they We're not
only our means OF escape from the reproach rude
ness and uncouihness, which had been too Justly
cast upon us, but were, In fact, intimately con-
| nected with the permanency OF our institutions
themselves.
| JOHN JAY, Jr.. Esq then made few appropriate
remarks, and was followed by
Hon. GEORGE FOLSOM, Senator elect from this
district, who said that, he himself very i'm
patient to proceed the distribution Of those beau
| tfu prizes which the audience were SO intenty
| admirine, he presumed every body else was equal
| ly so, and he would detan them bat moment.
| lie then made a few earnest remarks In eulogy OF
the fine arts and mentioned the peculiar fitness OF
this country with its magnificent and unequalled
scenery, and its specimens OF exquisite living beau
ty spre ad out on every hand for excellence in them.
| He recommended strongly that Americans should
paronize and encourage their citizens in prefer
ence to foreigners and hoped soon to see the time
when the statues and pictures Tor public buildings
would be ordered OF native artists, instead OF send
ing three thousand miles across the ocean forthem
| (This was received with applause and some mani.
testatons Of displeasure) He hoped, too, that
every gentleman, when selecting embellishments
for his parlor, his drawingroom, or his library,
would give preference to native artists; and ne
vet expected to hear the artists Of America named
| in the same breath and on perfect equality with
those of any other natOn whether present or past
(Applause)
The report Of the nominating committee (renew-
ing the appointments of last year) was then read
| and unanimously adopted, when the grand business
lcf he he htctr nf he prizpe-
commenced. The ninety-two members, represent.
| ing the ninety-two prizes, were placed in one
wheel, and the names of all the paying subscribers
| TO the Art Union in another. Two telers were
appointed, and a number drawn out, and at the
same time a name from the other box. This was
| repeated until the nineytwo members and the
corresponding names were drawn; and the follow
| ing was the result
De Soto discovering the Mississippi by Rothermel-R
D. Shepard, Boston ? View in Orange c0unty7%Green- Greer
| Hampshre-sunse, Talbot-Geo B. Ripley. Brigand
dsiveaing up his arms at sonino Italy. Waugh VIM 8.
up, Audubon-Ellio Bradley Compositor setting type
Charles Weir-Richard H. Thompson. American
10 Crugers Island, Lvihgston-kobert S. Hone II Mo.
y The Picture Dealer. Boyle-o W. Morris IS Pro.
whence, Rhode Island, Thompson. +. Cotringer,
T Abell is Cathedral Of 81. Nicholas, Frib1rg
Switzerland Gisnoux-F. Markoe. jnnr. IS Nahani,
Boyd
in mid winter. Bon6eld- 9 B Carhart. 10 Landscape
! Composition, Doughty-A. H. Cook 30 Landscape
F,oos the seat Of gton Irving Esq Harvsy-R
Lee. ~ Wooert's Roost, in the olden time Harvey
Robert 8. Watson. % View OF North East Lake
Mount Washington Wotherspoon-Th Thomas Hoar Jr
"a Fruit Piece, Wightman.Mrs Wightman 25 Boy
rSe s'h First sorrow, Van zandt~Enoa smith. No 81
sketch from Nature, in water color Chapman-E. B.
Weed. % Italian Cottage in water color. Durand.JW
Saunders, Thomas Henderson N Hollister, George ).
man, John NJ. Brewer, J. B. Fish, Mississippi 80
Escape Of General Putnam Sketch, made for the
Man who Fonght on his own Hook, sketch, made for
| the A Y, Rothermel-T Elliott No Al The Story
e Sketch Set made for the Union BSys0
No. 43 Framing the Declaration Of Independence; a
sketch made for the 4 A Y, wsugh-Jas. o Sheldon.
made for the A A U, InghsmH Waller No As Indians
visiting their old hunting grounds, Sketch, made for
Major Andre, pen sketch, made for the A U. Hoppn
| "A Benedict No. Al Escape Of Captain Wharton pen
BsmcrsmNo as S Hehlands on the Hudson e RIVER
Cranch-T Clark. No 40 Long Jakea, the Rocky
Mountain Man." Deas.G Everson, New York
so Bust Of Washington Aston, cut in marble for the
Y, Brackett-s 9 Bucken, Utica. 81 Wood Scene Span.
ish, Oddie.A Grgg. 81 Snow Piece, Ashton-D W
lawrence, Washington. 81 Riverside S-ene, with hut
| Bennett--G Nichols So The Young Rustic, Caferty
&C Benedict. 66 Pine Brook New Jersey, Oddie- Geo
Carpenter 81 Preparing to Plough Corn, Clonney
Bulen, Jr, Philadelphia. 90 Snow Piece Richards E
Wheeler 90 River Scenery clearing up after thunder
| storm Hamilton-John + Puriy 90 Coast Scene Hami
| ton-H Walker 81 River Scenery, with boats Ham.
ton-C vinton 90 Scene in the Isle Wight, shaw X g
Wynkopp. SO atural Fountain Isle Of Wight Shawn
stowe 64 Landscape, passing shower, Durand-W Neil,
Columbus, Ohio 90 Niagara Falls from the American
side, Bennett Dunbar Dyson 66 Niagara Falls from
| the Canada side Bennett-Nrs Henry White 81 Norh
Ryer Sloops, Benne-John d. Clute 6s Castel 10 Mari
| I,aly Benefits. Leavitt % The Tambourine Girl
| Wargh--Robt Carr Long, Baltimore 10 The Spanish
| Gi'rs Offering Waugh-Henry Pendexter 10 II Ksa
terskill Fall Havel-G Geo. Dykes ~ Landsc ape. Bur
f1rd-G w. Foster. IS Calculating Hcks-Geo. B. Up
ton, Nantucket ~ Sea Piece, Bonfeld-James Irving
75 Landscape and Ruins Burfnrd rs Central America
Chiapas &c Cath rwood-J Kennedy II Scene in the
late disputed territory, Harry -Chas stesdman, Gin
1s View in New JerseyOl Saw Mill, Cropsey John J
| Cogswe 10 View In Pennsy lvania, Gignoux-D c
Cotton 90 On the Delaware, Gignoux-Mr Soutwater