The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-11
The International Art Union.

Last tevepipg at the tabernacle the first drav-
ing Of the prizes Of the international Art Union took
place. There were ninety. eight pictures drawn for
among them "The Dead Christ by Schefer" and tho
iDimitable picture Of Waidmuller, The Children
Leaving School" Waldmuler is the first painter in
Europe Of his class II will DO that New York
lady obtained the latter, while Providence lady sue
cesded in getting the former, which prize
drawn and considered by judges the best in
the list In our opinion II is net equal to rhe
Children Leaving School, The building was we'll
filed and the interest excited very considerabs
though by no means so great at the dra wings
WM. c BRYANT, Esq presided, and briefly addressed
the assembly He said he presided this in
compliance with the wi.hss Of the managers Mr vi.
bert absent account of indisposton A report
WI itten by him. would be read from which IL
that the institution had attained to high degree Of
prosperity numbering 600 subsc which might
be taken rot only evidence Of the progress
IRE arts in this country but OF the good will with
which the international Art Union by
public On reading the report they would arrive at
the conclusion that the managers had all tt At
In h lay for the prom oton Of the good rhey
not only imported the pictures gratuitously but sent
them tor exhibition TO the far West where pictares
c,udsd by sdve,ting TO The advantage Of young A%s
rcsp artists being sent by the society annually TO
corporation Of the Academy Of Design He then called
on MIR keese OF The firm Of Cooley keese, read the
| report of the managers.
Mr.. Reese then read the report IL commenced
by stating, that the international Art Union was
es'sbisfsd for the promotion Of the Fine Arts in
TIE United STATES by introducing through the
OF perpetual Free Gallery, the chefs deurres OF toe
tufoPssD schools Of art; ana Its object furnsh
the student of srt with paintings worthy MS
mt dcs. and to promots . general pubic ts.te This
Institution had also for its the Of
fraternity In art Artists snos Id belong to no country
Their gtnius like the should shed its bepenceut
bshi Tor all asd the International Art Union
its utmost In aiding the press to hasten the day
all the nations Of the earth, by mutual law Of
rtcos milton. will assume men of letters and ar
,sts her sscied right, as authors, tho guardian
stitution had received the decided appreciation the
press, sId OF many Of the dstin gui, bed men OF
u tie county In the absence OF subscribers
ca,h h in its tsssury, Goupe Vibert Co constituted
Themselves its managers The best proof the conf
depce rsposed In tb. the obtaining Of 5000 SUBJ
scIses in one year. which, considering the obstacles
opposed to the Institution, must bs regarded a. q
brilliant tuccsss. The most powerful institution of
this Kind numbered at the close Of its first yssr only
s members and at the close OF IT'S eighth year had
not attained the number Of No nembers which the Inter-
Art Union possesses at the end Of its hrt 10
this success the extension of the tree sIhb OF
the pictures In other cities of the Union, accom-.
pli,bed at much expense, has greatly c,ntri-
bLtso They exhibited during the last ten
months in forty principal cities Of tns Union among
New Or.sps Charleston, fhiiadsIphis, Wa-hing.
ton, Baltimore, Buffalo and Chicago Another
cause CT success was the interest tnst the Mia.
iser Of the Interior OF France, and of The Bureau
Of Fine Arts, took in tho Institution, presenting
II with three magnificent pictures accompanied by
letter, IN which he that II IL bis
International Art Union In attaining lauabe 90.
jet which 1t has in view and to bear witness the
I u o.
thsr country the popularity the works Of ihs school
OF Frlpce. Another cause OF success the ua.
,so fh. ban sno
ttrs during the which he ansvertd The
'Sprss themselves ~ much indeb'ed to him for the
ivce' ef the enterprise After sdvertng to the
ir,m the little gallery 2eg Broadsa say AIhsmora
90 In oftsr TO keep pace with Increasing prosperity
tue report 5tss on to state that youDg sricau
lis, Is 20 b. cent for year. the best schools of
Iurcpe, HE pension being $500 per aunam, aud the
Nsutnal Academy CT Design have conseued to super-
intend tie eonesws from which the Is TO be
l.c,ud and to decide upon whom the bounty of in
stitution shall fail The report then quotes letter
non the artist p.iaroche OF Paris expressing his ~ IN
rs'y and warmett congratulations and desiring tnat
tour .hsrss oetaseu for him Prom Paris aud London
ever go tpb,crbers had been received The charges
OF snsportSton bad been ell borne out Of pockets
o. the Hsiss.rs 1hereport goes on TO complain Of
dots Ter all the pictures imported except three
Iftssntsd ty DuiauIe. Minister OF the Interior
The fish Nsiketp Tbs result wa, that the Ssbseri
teit are tsIn'.d d many hne pictures Th-J lad
asking ior rsuistioB, and shoud he grant IT, tue
Emo1Bt 81 Gee. would bs expended pictures for new
Iiizss 1Ls sHoun' air,edy expended vas as ioilo~s
I. titles Iieitrss sy1i Z!
.,riu,sd e. '.;a;si ,,i:: :Sics.;,: 1 ~
tsnsi'n l.r puri u tLs iDstitu,ioR IN kurore for
I'VE y'AS'.' -. ........ ......'...... l,no ~
Total l........ ............ .....Sl6,57s -
Noothsr iosiitution bad ever devoted such su to
ART ten GO sOtecub.Ir After shudirg te the bs
tfUi sngra'ins copy 81 which given 10 sHen of
the m.Htsrs the rsgort go,s on To advert to e.
Tor iuitAnee that The D,sa Christ." by Scbse.r,
vas q ouIlsAte. hey could produce TO any per-
ecu The foTnhl dtclafatlon "a that astst, under
hs ewn hsrd, that this picture Is TIA. only ursins la
,Nitt.rce aud that ne has h~yer made a dupIcae ~.
tbs sciril ser $50 VAS but an id's; DO" y Is
hotir institution ILs report oonciudes by then.
itg thtee sditors 81 newspapers Who had the
n'd views 20 perceive, ana the independence to sp-
plaDd TIE noble idea OF the institution.
rspoIt cfNhen the folio NiBg Ia a abstract
then pot 70 the meeting from the cssir and adopted
1hs Irsasurer's Report ~ss then read, ssfollows--
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Total s..ss .
This report va. also adopted; when Mr UsoDwi.
read letter fiOm the nsIpEsrr vifhcfswiug Cnt TIE
instituions their great Ot.cs setungt asd
ettstnshng it bsins .nos sccUmplisLsd. Th.y ia
never coutsn plated cuntlnpina the q
TIE Institution lot than tLe Year tuan
u was ttil ~ ekIeIiu.Lt. 1be sps.k.r then sdd.d
that msttiTg wtuid he cssd IN f.w days g. 90 sl.og
nts sbagsrs from The subscfibsrs
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Tie tickets then put into tts t-o wht.. a. IN
tie All JBi,B, and aIsSn IN the zane vsy, ~tu ttis