The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-07

spicturs Of his purchase and sell II 10 the nst.
ton as the work Of art Of the artist Who painted IT, Mr.
bearer instesd pf to order and thus reimburse
himself l.. and !. would appear !. though II. Pay;
q TO Mr. Austin himself for the injudioieus pur-
chsses which he might have made Mr.. Austin
phsns, in Broadway, and others, many works Of art
Also from j. G. Bingham Of Missouri Afterwards being
tired sss tA:s wa. q It
Union: and instead OF Mr.. Austin being the patron Of
the artist the Art Union had to foot the bills. Mr. JW
Glass Of London has sold many works Of art to the In
stitutiop-he not being American, a. have under
stcod-to the exclusion of purchases which would other
wise have been made from American artists-that Amer
artists born and residing here and h. wing tho most
popular pictures in the gallery have been thwated and
opposed ntheir efforts to sell the to the Art Union
Great partially has been shown to members who
artists Of the Century Club Of which Mr. Cozzens, the
president member in the purchase Of pictures to
the Art URon and who not members Of the Centu
ry Club; do not want to say superior but, at least
National Academy of Design had in contemplation as
have informed by Of the officers for the purpose
Of relieving that institution from to have
distribution disposition II pictures and that Mr. Coz
zsns fearful that that mode would become popular and in
tefere with the prosperity Of the Art Union, purchasd
with the assent OF thu COMMITTEES before afterwards
obtained many works of art many Of which works Of art
had previously been declined by the Art Union, and
seeount Of lack Of merit as tho COMMITTEES alleged when
they refused to purchase them That Ia all the Partially
knew.
price Paid to particular artistss
Al think there was. decidedly
Q-stste in what that partially consisted, ana to
whom?
A-Artists Who would either pay court to the Presi
dsnt Mr. COzzens, and other managers, or those Who
would denounce threaten the committee for acting
with partislty and talk pretty oud-they would gene
rally have better " look than the artists who were
timid and modest have known many, think, as
fourteen pictures purct ased from artist residing in
LONDON at the time, and who understood at the time
the committee not being naturalized citizen
resident artist matter OF to the exclusion Of
meritorious American and resident artists.
Mr.. Capp-State to whom this Partially was shown.
known meIitorious artist to receive less than
the value of his production merely because he
and compelled to receive tbat during the admin.
istraton Of Mr. Cczzens. Gen. Wetmore always libe
raj to the artists; have known members Of the commit
tee purcl works of art and pay by drafts time,
al shave the at the rate of and and half
Mr. Fullerton-Who got them shavedp
A-The members of the committee would do 70.
Mr. Capp-Dd they do as indiyduals--as members
of the committee-or citizensS
A-Individually; know from my own knowledge that
Col. Wa discounted some of these drafts
Oh the reports that were made to the public and
the members BY the committee of the Art Union was
there any statement made of the price paid by them for
the pictures respectively obtained for distributions
A-No, sir, not to my knowledge and contrary 10 my
belief; they did not publish anything.
The examination in chief here closed, and the COM
mittee stands adjourned until Monday morning at 10
A. NJ The reason of the adjournment until Monday
the unexpected call of member to visit his family