, 1860-09-21
THE STATE FAIR.
Art Hall.

Especial hCo.7ssrouderee u The tress and Tibure.1
| 'Skh'SsaLAf, selt II. iato
| Art. n our agricultural 1hi5isious, does not
generally assuEe very high grade, and this
exhibition Is no exception to the general rule.
The collection is mostl7 made up Of crude,
Feaocl boy asd girl attempts, spriuklcd here
and there with pre:en.ious copies Of celebrated
"o1ks- Tho usuasseature to be observed In these
displays is t to.el igaorance Of nature aad q
false conception Of the true c2ds Of art. The
n'n, seems TO be to get up something thu! will
aaow well en- pa7lor or exhibition walls, rather
t.:.a parsri. Of art fer arts scke. And there.
| tu7o tie caEyss is daubed with sacrilegious
c3pies Of wcll known master. pieces, no attempt
being m2de to rcrdcr The sneet, simple, daily
truths Of nature. There is, however, somewhat
ct merit in this ART IL alr and i: doubtless adds
its moiscum Of weight towards faste1irg true
II. spirit in the West.
Wsut Ct spacc will allow III to merely NEIL
tioo these tao1ss striking for their merit 0. d.
merit. 1n landscape, the choice bits hers are
two c.binet pictures by 3ira. L. D. DickeT1nau,
If Jacksonville, which would do no di:c-edit to
I :,.:va:s collections. We hare e=en wcrse pic
urea a*@5-s o2 'Ie "@'iS VI 'ne As@os"9 VI
D.sisn. Oae Of ttes= is particularly pleasing
| in il Effects, api Flows much freedom oihard-
| .i.s. The scere is a9 aatumcal sunset, which
might haze been caught among the AdiFcn.
| dsck.. The a.tls! has tc:es:ed spot whe1e
qasc: rirerIies embo:oned in The cyerbanginE
.oi'sRs fnos1ng 1ta naakf. a6cng "h'ear arise'he
dark massive fo:ms o!e7esgreezs aad stately
.:.l.- =, ~. 49,. a;,,.r,. II. h;...
a9es.s Ill 'n7 pu'p'o o''Nu.e' 1ss nep''ees
eIse: isIraduccd Il The careful 1e1ds-icE #
the skY ar,3 cu:unaa tinted foliaee reflected in
,,s .;ts,. x,,sr t,,c;h,e fovevro,,n. :.
'ae e. "1' %
g''1eo ~ e1nt'sst q 'ae o1A toeA aha tee
L!lri.e3 Gter NTH shc eanaet huc1 Of tho river.
.:i.e rlcoo, IF crn,;5g syen;n, il t,u,hfnlv c;vx
h. h So"
eo' 1fe c'sashI "esel 'loe 'S 'oss IL tec asasE
shadoEs, hut still impresscs the fdea Of its pres
encc Suuouea i ,,at. Iii, pic:urs 1oss rot
c,-m.-s t,,s a.,e~,;.,. .fc,-,.5 ~ ns-,.,:.;on.
ceE"asc ,ae a''e1''s2 s.ca'ea y mefeIieioas
colsr, tu: ureonss:oaslJ Wis 'Eo heat:. on
cstrr @ celns!ssa.cs. &C. t.s 1a companion y Ieoces.
sa ifs' Flsaeg ,fen, zoe e'!a m .5nes M M;d1g,ged IL
~ .ae .! ~. e. - .As wv u;ues ot
hr ~. so-sn,- ~ ,hs ~ III. Sc .s
.,,e h. S;s,anos rh;a ssa,,.s ~ ~.
NE :ec.sd r1en;nr1 W. creo.Iv nrefsr ~
efh and 1,erfs4 Il
,he I'm r.. .':r:r,a ~, >.e-i,1 ~ 80 LA's ~
n,o,nt.;ns c-i rst1c1r sn:. - tho t5,a,.ren.s 49,
wh:rI, h., t.ts, ~ ~, ,..-r,,
~ a-a dcsr,~1s m tn1.h,r ] -,sr;iaa w
M, ~, ~ $3.50 ,.;,,,,ro ~ r. n;Ht ne
-rnasan,,v a-n,a witt Man,,a;, .n man,
enn,', VI. w., ps' lns saes ssss
~ nusI t aua c1oas
~ :. ~ pe:l'e a. 5o.1 tru1 com2tehen-
:, ga. ~, II H., 49, ~ .;ao.. e4hons
:; sse1e % niA a;'' Ss1asht'5 correct de-
;e.oe, W. oa.sn tn cs'o.; ne asy asu sax7
r.aursi k,rssn;. h.a,sr nno ~. ts '9xse o. IN aa
-. Eieeu'7a oso"a. :Ao picture nss Ill
- ;;s,.nes Sun ~. Us ,Acntl& lno RIaaaaona
III -s;,,,-e 49,. ~ a'..efae so.e' caro-
- su,ti' as.oa ~ ~ sop"ea', - ples1fe OF
oa's o7te Beaded,
n,a1uins ~ sa tuG WIN Az ~ nsnd, aasranndtc
y 'G'. gr: g.sen ,:s = a>o c*nop'so " Fefy 6'ue
seIse o. 'ssere:t: Inc falr aT-
.ist GUY nee4s ~ n'ase neF pictures as pretty
u ne:s:H 20 olefnre EucceSE.
Hnnna1'on Ms:cya ofeaEn, copied by
~ MIS- o1'"a, OF 1a.ksonF!Ee, IL th5 best piece
o. n:sn eoior "a '2e t:a'l, TIE copy has many
sH--!L. ifk MI bA!u IS III example Of y
;s3td d:s'Ko sfc''e:, IN cy2yiag- "Cupil aad
ecus aka .lchlHss tfk,nZ !scve Of Bi;se:e,"
G esP.ss. We Understand TO b: tbs first aad Eec-
Ind alieap.s o: Jacksonville artist, NJ. Wm.
CsMC1. This dssarEs criticism. Yourg artists
SHOULD cofumance With subjects less preteaticrs.
deficient 674H,-E und Il peculiar fo1,uLse o: CO.
)oricE iEcic6tn lhe lack Ut practical study.
u ''S36rkirg," corJ CT tho familiar A1t.Uzi1n
s,1g gravi; 2, is better than the above in drIwing
aasing sgr ssns faults in color.
II tie line ct animal p.in:iac =, ]. I. Pare. Of
Se1nstt, y. T., exhibits sose Tsry cood csttIc
pieces. Two por:r1its ct John Cooi's "S:no.
ker B3v." liz l.. S. uiiImsn of Ssr;nafia]j w.
.:,od i,1 d:syi-r nd 1ac in fc:inn HI na,.hIv
:c4 ci-ut ia c1l5r nd tsx:ure. NJ Psca ;s ~.
F:r The better srt;e., eN
A..oa. ,l,e 7r::u sketches. mo er5;b;4s l,r
Mss il, n. G,o:cr. thourn 4 Iitt;c dr.w;rr.
sctcoly, il the hest tcrs. Min, Ems S.niss
..ss liz geco-d rrea:utn With m etior- tot.-s
h:r r,rrrct IN s-aw:r~ 49, i,'re;. ~ ..3i;'
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