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commend this simple scheme to
ton and regardl shall say no more my.
self, but will submit the following extracts |
from the Z" Transactions p" of the Union a,
the las, annual meetin, tn December. !
On taking the chair, Mr.. Bryant said.
II at our last annual meeting thought that Their,
was good reason To congratulate yon on the prospect
ny Of our INSTITUTION, find nj The close of another
year stu greater occa ION tn speak with pride of lis
condition and with sn isfariiun If lis prospects We
have TAR i,Urc numerous list of subscribers m am
pier income aud much larger collection Of works If
art I" distribute among the members. The proceed
ings of the Society nj rac and of the rub.
lac attention. and its plan gains grnnd cons anil in
the public esteem. u no circumstance, now unnre.
seen, saI ucCur TO check It's progress popnnri,v
may expect shortly l., il taking rank with The
moet considerable ass citations Of the kind in Europe,
and dispensing among our artists n revenue. such ms
| no private mnni6 tnce, in INV part Of the world,
would devote 20 the same % jcrts.
| Allow me 10 remark, thni The growth Of mr., among
! us-thc multiplication ut nrf"rpu< artists born
resdlngl this country. lays upon u duty wheel we
should not think If ev,dins. We must show hat the
public is not unworthy of those who tnins'er to It's
highest gra' Ifco,l.ns we must provide for hem fit
ting rewards. Wten in the early part Of last Sum
me-. arrived in London. heard that hcan'ul sntue
| of Powers the Greek Slave, spoken of every where
in that no nlnus and luxurious capital with enthus
| asm u had been placed where it coul be seen bv
| the public, and the exhibition was then closed but
the place in which II stood was still besiegcd by per
sons eaeer to obtain n look at a work whrh had
awakened so much admiration. ! learned that the
artist. in consequence OF that single fesi1on Of
Ills exraorinnry powers, had received. not from
those who 1e-rel TO ecome hi PATRONS hut from
those who desired 10 possess what they deemed 50
perter, IA his statues o, ers which would keep him
employed for years. felt proud Of him nav cnun.
trym,n, and for the moinen, felt prom If
irv; hut hr reflection >oun crossed NV mind aud
was hunbled hv it ih,t this man, whr pui sued his
a. tl.I,
ted 10 nndihrr land than thar of his hlrth-not for
fame, not for the Just appreciation Of his powers for
here among ourselves hi. genius was first ncInnwl.
edged, and his works first admred-hn Tor the more
substantial rewards of enucncp in art for tina, final
degree of fame which introduced him to foitinc.
We have other sculptors nfhgh merit abroad we
have scu'ptors of merit who are starving Al home
We see numerous gentr'tirn of primers rising up
arouni ia, IN every part Of the country. Ire,nrmber
, that thirteen years 'iiice. when visit 10 Cincn.
nal, inquired what the place had 10 show in the
way Of art, an was taken TO l,ok At row Of por
traits Of members of the Common Council execute
by the yetun'rci pencil of western aiils', the on
ono, as understood Of whom the city coui boast
and even he, il rightly recoect had recently lei
the place. Cincinnati is now swarming with artists
We have painters beyond the Missssppi some o
their works, which any of rs might be glad 10 pos
sess, will he distributed this evening. The canvass il
stretched and The pencil dipped amid the solitude o
the prares
, That shall be d me To put the works Of these mer
into The Possession Of those who woul value them
most The plan fonr Ass ,ci,nn is the very one
f'r the purpose. As with chGtiiv. so with love -
, the arts, no: after all fund amongst the mos
: "pilrnt. The ran %! our I1siituton 10 - coffee
snail conr buttons into large masses, anl d. co
them 10 great resu 3. feel HAT | have rl.ht
ther"orcibe, to cal "ppn I'll whp t1a n
he fine arts or IL ,h'Sc VIII, mix h IN M, If ,ru
, fcsslon. not only !" give their subscriptions 10
the md Of Their good word and their pr nnl fIruce
II we could but he sure NJ hs from yea, N
result in population of sn hifflsive intelligence n
ours and So rapidly ugnrn'ng, would be beyon
what can venture estimate.
f Eraslns C. B.ncdicr, Esq, Of the Com
mitIre Of Management, read the folio in!
Annual Report.
ASSrAL Report, 1915 The Committee Of Man
aeement of the American Ar,-Union in making the
u Seventh ANIMAL Report, have II in their power l.
sfn'e that the prosperity and usefulness Of The ns'
. tuition have Greltly increased during the past yea'
As lis plan has become more widely known, it lia
!. grown IN favor wrh the lovers of Art I'LL
. bcrs 1898 members, and has income Of SIG l6j
and as our mems have increased so has IN ,rtase,
d cur power 10 improve the de ais of oper tons
10 carry ont and perfect the plan, which first ha
u so much of experiment. in il that IN cndeavorng I,
&c realize its iden could not but fail in the use
- some OF our means, and were Of course snpponl
. ed in some Of our rc.ults After years of Away
a struggling and sometimes d,nihfnl existence II
- one p0rinn of the plan and sometimes another pre-
v OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES one cxpe,enl an now ann'hc
resoricd 10 To win the pubic favor. IN retrieve
ni'fprtunes, can now, for the first time, tina
. the plan Is complete IN a lis parts, and tina, is &C
ton Is harmonon' and ea>v THIS wear we sim
G scatter through the whole country 500 copies Of
large line engraving, of wheh country nerd b
ashamed; we hive purchased tro n is artists l23
q ilnps, which might Otherwise have been left in the
studios rs MN siets of Encouragement have bee
y never produced, and whlci, 10 p inrIi
asso manv mlsslon1rles, IN prrnch perpetual sermon
q of enu'y and tate. and to SOW seeds wh;rh m,
spring M and bear frnit hundred f'd; and we hav
kept open, during the whole wear, free gallery
j. works of art, where connu1l freshness anil novel;
have added their p'1rnnry 10 The qualification o. Gu
J iIvnied as'c Onr idea is realized. We have q,
;, prr .hl.eS, our gallery mi our distribution. ! h
artist has patronage wi hont p,ron. The publ
i has gallery free 10 the nf all. an choice work
Of art are SEM I" the hu,n'le homes of tho-e VIII
u well on the frontier, well as - the more luxul
. ous dwelling Of the wealthy ci zen and this is n
done by INDIVIDUAL conrl' uilons which few are m
!. abe 10 mike,
In the las, Animal Report i, was ,nnourrcd 'h7
y that we had in progress the engraving 1T Ieuiz :
II pl,tlre Of the Return If Co'umhns in CHAINS III
artist contracted In finish il in three vars 81 ,ha'
~ might he distributed IN the subscribers nf lS i6 III
m has done nothing else for two year. and he is no.
= able IN saw that he Cannot compile e IT, in n in,nn.
~ worthy Of his own reputation and the caisc 10 whic
, il is devoted. sooner Than 1917. When that engra,
y inc ia distributed every member, in recevn cop
ir Of will re Give more than three times the value
his subscrpt on. ... ...
}. We hope the members will divide with The Con
l. mitee Of Management md the Honorary Srrrenr'
y" the pleasure of doing something for the American
Is Union, besides paying their dues. lis purpose Is
elevate the character Of our people, To hrgh'en "
!" fame and justify the pride Of our whose inst
p. tulons often SAID to he unfrcniiv To ihehu
est cvilizntion md the purrs, refinement II shm,
lie he the parloc duv of every cIiiz'n. ns well ms
pleasure I" aid IN demonstrating the faIary of ih
sa,i1g. Who Of us does not Ie0lce o know III
a. America has furnished TO The world sculptor
whom the wnrld Is proud whose works. even nov
IN equal in value "a thew rival in feautv. the mnse
nj pieces Of nn'iquiiy1 Shall not soon have pane
ton, who shall raise American ari 10 The dipnry Of
its srhnp ranking in aril ,al perfection side v II
. with the great schools thai have hitherto monopoliz
us the glory ofar. and SURPRISING 'h-m all in the char
H. Of Icing ndope Ia the times whrh now are aud u
more glorious future whlrh seems In he s'ndnwe f.
Mt ward 10 u.s. instead of hearing the IMPRESS # az,
L. institutions aud fancies which have passed away ne
os er TO return!
Mr.. HendIy sad Mr. President and Gentlemen
- the At.Cnon-l design 10 make a few, and lu
few, remarks on American Art and It's influence
an national feeling. This Society has for its sole obj
H., the encouragent Of American Art. II is increaslr
and must increase every year, and though NIL IT'S 60
Of, effects are otimmrdia'ely parnbe yet The seed it
sowing through the length and breadth Of the IA
ny will WELD lis harvest in Time. II is an American
al siitnion-wiih home feeling and q home purpo
w an therefore I love il.
slv II is worth mans ronsideraiion-the fact that
- un'u'ored Western man, Who has grown m aw
~, from all those aids deemed y necessary snie
ID Is IN beet hvinI srnlnior in the world Mr.. Pow
isa fac,he illus,r,,ion of what wish In saw on I,
ed point II" went from Cincinnati 10 Foren'e IL
no art 10 the seat and centre II nr'. never for
u" that nature no' he rules uf The ,rairinv tn
prs his guide. Uuke others whn selz II with
den disrnst Of their own powers The moment III
nee gaze on m" works of the great masters md me-
,s their ndlvdiN i'v IN the t,'.s If the 'iemv,
'' fol'wel the bent of his avn genus, and ttum h
lie did the lessons tha silent