New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-19
Artisss' Reception for the Beneht OF shs
Breoklyn and Long Island Fair

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must have swept far sca-wnrd. and ieft room for
broad strong blast straight from the Pole we i III
ave- and God help the poor for bitterly must they have
felt Il too as It drove through our streets and sent
every man indoors that had home. and no good
asou to be out of IT, freezing the omnibusdrivcrs on
their perches shutting up the shops for lack OF Gus
TONER'S and writing the whole city In letters as
long as cicles. that New York people were cold and
didn't like 1t.
bad night one would have thought. for the Brook
lyn people and their Artists Reception; and truly
there might be imagined better time for visiting our
neichbors over the water and If they had needed New
York TO helm them fill their halls 1t would have gone
hard with them; but as it was we OF the older city
were not missed at all A few Ncw.York faces, chiefly
artists were scattered through the crowd the rest
were evidently at home. and an one friends
Soon after O'Clock the saloon in which the pictures
vero hung was well filed with crowd Of weldressed
people most OF the ladies being in fashionable toilets
and tho gentlemen especially tho younger ones In
evening costume so that the affair had all the bright
md cheerful effect of regular reception in spite Of the
fac, that the admissions we're not BY invitation The
saloon was well lighted. and the pictures. ia
in number were 50 wei arranged that every
one could be seen to advantage II we were
VIC would say that the intervals between the pieces Of
music were too long Had the music been more contin.
uous It would have attracted greater number OF people
to tho floor and 3d. balanced the attractions OF the sa
loon As was the seats in the gallery Of the Acad'
emy were filed by persons listening to the music md
watching the few people who venturcd down into the
deserted parquette oored over for the occasion but
the general effect was not inspiriing. and. eonse'
air crowded
through the entire evening.
Tho gentlemen OF the Art Committee. OF which MI.
Gignoux is Chairman and Mr. S. p. Avery, Secretary
deserve graf praise for the way in which they lnye
performed their duties. interesting collection
Of pictures has rarely been exhibited to public and
as we have said above they well hung that every
one can be well and comfortably seen. The Hanging
Committee Of our Academy of Design might take hint
from tie result the abors Of these gentlemen IN nr.
ranging the plcurcs Of their next annual exhibition 1t
Ia tho first large collection which We have ever seen
In America arranged on strictly commonsense princi'
pies. principles which we have repeatedly advocated
I'M, which we had begun to despair OF seeing car.
ricd Out. These principles simple enough. No
picture should be hung where Il cannot be seen to ad
vantage. Small pictures, and those o! what We may
call cabinet size. should be hung level with the
eye larger ones win bear to be hung higher bat In
all there should be only two lines. and picture should
ever be hung below the level Of the eye II picture is
not worth hanging whore 1t can he easily, it were
better no, 10 hung IL at all No artist ia aaered
by the MIRO fact that his picture IA on tho wallis He
wants 1t hung where IL can be seen and studied.
Immediately on entering the saloon tho eye IA at
tracted by Gilbert S,nars iu engh portrai; Of ash
irgton now the property OF Mr. ii. T.. Perrepont 1t
is familiar TO overy American from tie numerous en-
cravings that have been made from it, Another
portru!t BIZ Stuart 81 Mrs. Lee attracted good deal
attention. bright piquant nce, smiling at US out
/ its OH time dress and powdered hair.
| Mos, OF the pictures that were erhibi'cd-and onr
readers n IN remember that the collection Ia Ia Eeriain
ON exhibition during the airhaye been shown before
bu, they will bear seeing often. Couiures Inc WORK
Tho Indoon Scholar the best specimen OF thus artist
over brought this country must always give pleasure
Then Z Frees Little Cook, one OF his choicest PIC
TIRES Gls forth the old ordinations Of delight that
greeted It when We first behsld It's sweet impersonaton
OF childish fidelity aad conieutment w. Homers
"Sharpsbooter" Is a striking. truthful picture. tho
most interesting. the whole, that We have seen
Of this artists very individual work. Guy has
very good picture The Refractory Sitter" in which
there Is better ca. than Ufen Blu. Mr. Grey
works long his pictures. When picture 10 I'm
work by Bough,on. CONN Thro' the Rye. contrib
cited by Mr.. Avery, seemed to gvo great pleasure.
Mr.. Laublen had pretty Hide girl holding flowers in
her hand but the flowers painted much more dis.
ibciy than the foe fthe child which putting lesser
things before greater is Il not Mr. Hae's Flowers
and Grapes are there in plenty but his flowers have
no scent and bis grapes no juice.
We we're glad OF opportunity TO see Eastman
Johnsor's Kentucky Home" again. but old
opinion OF II is confirmed NJ. johnson has grown
greatly since he painted that picture there is Little
nature in H. either IN conception or treatment Besides
II never was Kentucky Home. lis merely bit out
Of the purlieus Of Washington.
We should ike 20 this collection carefully and
note all the mportan, pictures. But We cannot do So
to-day and indeed nos Of tie artlsta have already LEFT
their works behind them, and are painting pictures
which nil be better worthy OF report Meanwhile. We
congratulate the people Of Brooklyn the posses
sion Of 80 many creditablo works and the Committee
who have had this exhibition In charge The taste aud
ability they have shown In using tie material gcner
oGsly contributed.
A. We looked around on tho crowded saloon and
theater last night and thought of all the good will and
hard work aud patriotic feeling that lay behind this
exhibition that have made IL what IL Ia, could not
but wish that the dear brave fellows who fighting
for In far away fields langulshing with fever and
wounds or dying for in crowded hospitals. might by
some gracious onchantment have been able TO look In
upon ths bright cheerful scene made beautiful by the
ministries Of art and holy by the love that prompted it,
They would have felt cheered, perhaps would
have them, by tho knowledge that they are not for
gotten that thousands OF Christian hearts feel all the
debt we owe Them and that their countrymen mean to
pay II ~ the full.