The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-18

ure frsm New York on the 10th August their reports
"a ryhhito, Afforded us no unacient materials for
Judgment of the condition Of the arts Of painting or
sculpture in the United States gallery OF considerable
extent for the reception of pictures engrhed ON the
original design Of the building was still only In process
OF construction the period OF departure and
specimens OF 70 ycerv that ch arss
Nessrs Powers and Crawford were following out their
already distinguished career, or meeting with competi-
TORS among their countrymen We may be allowed how
ever TO express opinion founded observations
casual and limited to allow to particularize Individual
masters that the art Of landscape painting bids fair to
flourish In North America. In newly settled country
az regards the works of man. the elements Of that which
common consent denominates the picturesque must
necessarily be in great measure deficient.
The aspect Of nature, however in North America has
peculiartes OF its in respect alike of FORM Of color
and atmospheric effects which hardly fail to attract
genius to their pictorial and would justify
and reward its highest efforts We venture to predict
that several Of the artists whose pencils already
ployed the scenery of their native country win do
justice to its claims upon art and establish national
school of landscape Of high order.
In referring to the delay in the opening and completion
Of the Exhibition at New York. it is but justice to those
who had undertaken its to state that the
nclemency of the last winter, the great demand for
workmen i'm the building trades the novelty OF
and the want Of any previous experience In WORK
Of such magnitude, may be considered as an excuse
for the delay which took place. and the commission can
suffer this circumstance however much to be regret
ted prevent the expression of the high sense enter
tanned by it's members Of the thar
ana ira{ csnacty by ali connected even In the most
remote degree with the Exhibition Indeed this courtesy
attention. and anxiety to assist the purposes for which
each speca locality in parts of the United States
was visited-the promptness with which all reasonable
inquiries were the desire to promote to
acterized all classes of Americans, thu rendering
otherwise difficult and aborous task comparatively easy
and agreeable.
In Its general character the Exhibition at New York
may be said to be successful The lessons conveyed in
the contributions from Europe cannot we believe fail to
hama nial svHn Tho faafn oh and
industry of the United States.
The attention of the commission of course chiefly
selves, and in certain departments the industry of the
various States fairly represented whilst in others
there deficiency much to be regretted more espe
cay In the section of materials But, when it is
considered that the space assigned to the United States
amounted but to onethird part of the whole building
and that this does not greatly exceed that original
y assigned to the contributions from America in the
Great Exhibition of 1851 the impossibiy of illustrating
the industrial Of extended territory that
comprised within the limits Of the Federal Union,
becomes self evident There be little doubt, them
that in nearly all essential points the exhibition will
prove to the intelligent and industrious artisans and en-
terprsing manufacturers OF America much more OF
instructor in what has to be DONE than exposition of
what has been done by them for the latter be alone
fairly judged Of in the manufactures.
Intelligent from the practical influence of that early
education which is alike afforded to all and indeed made
almost imperative ALL either by enlightened public
opinion legal enactment Ingenious Industrious,
gtc and pansaking the producing classes of busy
community must necessarily be- where popular educa
ton Is made alike to individual intelligence
natural aptitude for manufactures with ready ap
probation Of all really useful inventions and improve
ments great original power and immense activity 1t will
be wonderful indeed it, out Of such display of European
art and science skill and industry the people of the Uni
ted States do not gain in ordinary degree large
amount of valuable information and thus receive great
stmuant to their already well established manufacturing
systems and valuable hints towards the commencement
of others.
We have in conclusion to state that the special reports
undertaken, already stated by the individual men,
bers of the commission to whom the examination of the
respective departments assigned, in for
ward state of preparation and that they will be sub
mitted to your ordship at early date their
EGERTON ELLESMERE,
CHAS. LYEII,
G. WENTWORTH dixie,
GEO. WALLIS,
JOSEPH WENTWORTH,
JOHN WILSON.