New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-21
Art Crificiau.
sTrDIo BUILDING, Nrw YoRE, Nay II, 1854.
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sTrDIO BuiLpiS0, Nrw YORK., May Is, ls"
Mr.. GEogGE W. CURTEs-DeGr !Su: In lm
TR'nUvs Of Saturday, May T. there article qao;ed
rom Rygey. V,eky snd IS understand from your pen.
which seems 70 been written in deense justGcsioD
Of the writer upon Of that paper in which appears 'as
sentence The ony open question ia tie whole matter 10,
yhe there any personal attack made sy the rc,
question VII ch the most ,.p-red srt-. dare not ans|sI
N the lnaye in answering this hope rshall net "a
Hisundsrstood give oaonse through ay circamscoed
powers of r sion. wish avoic anything OF TIA; tori
and propose only be pan. But It the asser'
ton noad uBnocsd By ,hs artists, :or stands In
H." .clc g9c- your svaos fcresone concusion
t no l,ts dalo skc issue upoa that qleon But lie,
stop hc-c to ,sy believe deal Of harm and IN
re s. done euocay in noce oy this positive orae ai
manner which many Of yon have Of stating Things az ae"
merely becaise they may 40 to you But to fe'"fn-
deny that this the ony opon questions ho"''a
We vii discuss ,iis nTst not only dare, 6ut Co
most decidedly say that What you are please"
su sincere sni sb, cism, in THs TRIBUNE are ts
M than pe5.os aa,S and refer you TO them foT more
careful reraa IN justification OF what s-y i is perhaps M
usual for N ris 20 mp pen In his def ertI
aa see 10 rirr,rriety ndecsry In This Instance and
scans 70 that Justice demands that srswsr b" n-ds
IN vor ep of this maus articles no; to the arri,s
,homsvss take my case becaa0o ihik Il tue srong
si and because feel Liberty to speak Of myself o. 'hn
cc.on the criftt.s" beng rot 20 nush al aih's 'I0h
Vofi .hSrasNef " S'' "'s' y
eos. man Of my iies5e called The March Of shonns The
pc,ue a. yen or this writer any else can see, was
Bs a. .e;ire ID 80 available nninas used 70 az
th; one the ros:bu ne -oboasiY vices q nan
Nor have ever IN my picnr,s touched UPON he spr'vo
O. i.ns vices. Whasyer certain minds mey have Hpd m
,,, Ia, themselves he thought CT suggestion did not coD1
from nc aud be bod accountable for wes, otien
see aad M This picture hss been placed b, The All C 10
snlsrs Of the fa.. The Acaicy " Design and ''f'a'
.orn p.obebiy by tbou.anis Of hoSerable men end
,s-. ,......u an Of whom, vcEta.e TO sly, have
t,.- &C. "a oyer in LAT tAis wrter grl"s-e' To-
.,p, brca., Is rot tlrfe. ", do give him "a d of IN
e-ly IA bet lie ssys n-he would believe You -tei' ID
Your OF h did not think ihs' yOuE mind "'s
more upon the principle which yen 70 eSe written ,oof
s Gle q maintain than upon the subject ma ter OF his IDS
writer presents hundreds Of thousands Of readers OF
Tss TR,prSE as the b'de-, PERSISTENT coHuploI oi no
nc morals since Pagan days. and says this picture mas
It's proper counterpart n" Eirascsn Vaies aid r'pe'n
tr.., clone sincerely believe hs tie mind that could
l oA sentence. contained Ia that aIt'a'e H"sdo
no,ta ipdso II - reTeit to those opse,e '
Of ancient boroa- ioz you canH't too Strongly COD
denim the pr, diyed in the roinders Of The IriBuss
criticisms. yet yon have 10 word Of ce'1'e 10Y nc sp ~
Which the e.itl.;-la- themselves written
iaeuy thevery lss ns; 70 eTp-es bic opinion IN
public or print Of subjects nPon Which h' 10 oy igno-
ant What vou say 10 yery II 10 las n.neisDs
knoaele l. he be ne.cy ps-sunplucus shallow AID con-
c~ed he writes b,m-ef down o. as, &C. lot "bs "ai~
This truth the paoic do mi even men 1ks
yourself fau 10 discover III think il mistake thas
the articles themselves show ia, word-whst the
writer knows Of pictures The public generally pace
eu,e confidence what they sni in bswspopers With
on. qao,,ouns tho ability Of tie uuhOs Ar. criticisms
should b. f,r the education Of tho pUo in art What pro-
ere. can The people make ia kno~id.- h the teacher be
ora, or perhaps worse' You al pointers only are TO
criticize rctaospos. poetry &c Certainly Bryan; would
bee much more cspsrle Of crtcisins Louo~ then one who
knew and nothing Of poetry. bs:tns crtc o. poetry,
.urp. should he learned man, who makes tho study %
suo:y AMI Il = tie with at Painters arc not
tho p.ope. critics genera thss Judgment would nos
b. likely 20 be coed where they did 10. synpatze w'h no
sentiment or object i5r which the feafc painted sun
An arts, wsali be infinitely batter than o. snoramss 10
ma, 10; feel ~ h, another sr, means 10 convey bat 10 Las
Al last mad, the study OF his lie 70 know nature snd DO
mus, be better able judge OF the mechanical part saeh Al
S-auiay &C. The reputation Of greet sTt;st cones ni's
souSh his frlows aud think It il ~th all Professions
The ONES who dp.srve prominence eleysidb by the Paods
~ ,.. " tine same rro.sion Are ,nu-li-ns only 20 cni-
m ,asi.l sarey yoa wcuil ntrus, the reputation 81
-,,oro,.r % Tia, s.. % ole cuti eiy unssed % n"-ic,
,y.us OIL, Csc that way Az dow oil words You "fh
e are 10 paye No criticisms o; pct1re' "a"'eVer snws'
,o. cc, siuy not Of that end reenou SORT Which,
nv the sro,auce OF ,her tone, ein, OF no sppea' unless
H. IA rou, posse -.ing uora kno-ledse and eaTrns npon
thu ,nhe. than las been distayei b. any cTiicism'yH
in h,, country The tue sr.is, desires nothing more
thai jasl criticism he'Peeti"'y yours