, 1866-03-31

Vithru b7ef time past, the people OF Chicago
have msde unrxamp1ed progress in appreciation Of
at srd Development Of taste especially in The de-
rar1nsnt Of painting-but with the good Hhest Of
theis progress, the arch enemy seeIa to have sown
liberal percentage os tares which II well benoves
us to uptoot lett they choke out on1 Rrain One OF
the pohlest ev,dcnoes Of our new life uas The eros.
BY AT Gallery, m Institution Of brightest promise,
wherein the cye Of the conroaseur could roam de.
lighted over new zelda or form and color where the
amateur might Etndle anew the nfc Of bis enlhu-
kiaam, AID the young be uneoo'cionaty educated to
keenef aptnrcistion Of the bRarttul &nd the tue.
sucn ehou1d be lis mntion. ana the public have a
r1shf 10 demnnd thai for these ends Il
should b. conducted d., The, Ths araof, & ~ The
their support and counteusce 10 II. anguIed fof II
the 1nott entire .ucoess and Induced the best ant
1sts; both at home and an1ad, to ss.a Their bsss
pnblc feeling esoked into heanE hnuny - The t1fes
in the deld Of art, tbe p1ctuse-tnanuhctured Or
upon reasons OF excitement md sensation, Ike
those wlth1n The past few months, tr dispose Of
fheir avalanche ot dsnbs. Unque*.ioned taste and
tensnce to The Crosby All Gallery. bestov1ns the
ehoud Be laken that ws should not have 10 lay thai
s:3o, fnsa 'nas' .eoa'a se' ass po e9
s,,,, ~ sea9o, rt ' .honts r. :1,ou,S +
except those of lie hicheat merit wherein esand-
ard Of correct faste might be formed. That which
IN All, ~ tn science literature, ~ to itself e7lcu
LATED 10 war1, The drcttle and nuinfosmed mind, IL
Ell md peinlciouA. md ehould be vigorously
zvoded, the tue being The only oesfs 1or night de-
seIopment. J1dIcdoue and careful "a the managers
been. il sy be Wofh uhi,e TO inoalre II rSorls Of
Inferior ment may not, under the attraction Of
heavy gilt frames. the charm OF foreign name and
The influence Of the Auds1ous Of Incompetent sell
elected critics, have found place upon IT. walk. and
BY The advantage OF good company deco}ed the
ignorant and unwsry into purchases which could
only be cxcutaele u made in AZ auction room tor
the ornamtusssiun ot bet1 cellAr- We wnpln not
wish 10 pfotIi6e works Of merit however humble.
bnt We 90 ray Tint Just discrimination enould be
Of can1as should nof be he only diennction govern
lug the pEomlnent poeilons IN The c.llefJ. It. IL
one Of the extremes q M Mauaaaty. ioE in;;anss tof
u their size md gsrish fsaaea. into position in
the nsst an nnaing fos them The rank and i'm
postance OF lite hieteaI art. And II h 10 be sincere
y regrsttrd that inere men ready tor ennrid
era,ion, to land such siulalons Of coo1iaete. sfil
liz " even when honestly md aEtis'icatly trescd
"a as rome rctfn y dlrp5ed II This city and, nu-
fortunately on the vail. or the Crosby Gallery
has no rsnk .. Ill, for he dsys arc lous
adntzstson upon the patte1na Of ancaent Chinese
pia,ea. nch' in ptg-taltd ucn 10 blue, wan.
derine among mans pa odas' erect Ip9n plane a
earth, Such ri. ces OF "etillfe" as some e1hsb.
tied on Tie CroebJ Ga.efy rails. might be excel:
1en' signs Tor tome cutHpfistns reftann'eur. and
pr1ctlc1l nNe, but tbs Idea OF art must be extremely
liberal Hblch ssnsd conceive that g1lt frames would
crer reader them euisabe Tor s1nsbit,on in m Ara
Gallery, or even upon the walls OF geutIernnn's
dlpin9foouA Kegard1 ,e tnem ~ portEntures ol
cccentric n.sroaanttc an one my view with little
in3e,eft Inc h11d, sharp outlines Of uets and mus
st=ndine erect and cingng wf:h magnetic obsttnacy
to u .able ispped 70 IN angie Of twenty.
i've degree. but IT nay be vefs seriously ~, ~
works Of Lentze, B1ezstadL beard, Hall. or esen
or our local aIt3tts. As We hare already sald IL
well painted. ,hey might have ihcsr modtcnm OF At
traction In cn7ne rooms or Restaurants. b1t arFo:
eating for them prominent positions In an nvoTed
ar1 gallery, and their laudaton By Uonld-be con
noleseur-. 1nutl only have the effect Of 3nsu!.tng
which admits OF their prttenee, disgusting the pub
lie alike with thc epa De,s of euch pictures and OF
The fnlsome "pnts" thereto. In what We ha1e
the CLAIMS OF orr hornc artists, snd hare spoken
trr1y the inteEett Of The hrtloTns public and
in their beha1 again prpie:t asaints allowing mn
home o. aorosd, IRON. diaas nrinr the
~a,ls Of our nj galleries, and vending
there their worthless ..danps+ We would
thtues The 'ttlllllfe' 10 which ne have aludcd,
the picture Of = group Of mahogany 1ndEAus about
dxs, nosTood saptiye snd rome o,ner thinss Of lke
otherwise Than ktad hat . commIuee 81 Judgment
be fo' med 10 1ec1te on the merits Of pianre. or
not quite suIe that uoud be Advisable to .pnoint
rhlt committee from among our home artihts as
ibc miserable dauhs produced by foae Of them d.
con- siderations might possibly also Interfere,
| tcsrcety worth while 10 mention. hut Wc have
s1aone m not a few gentlemen Wno*e taste ia al
| tuarc d, such lndictons ~ We hive had 10 cndart
for tbe vant 0! euch dituimlnstion In the past
! tpme tnch mcant arc eb=olnte]y necessary to pre-
terrr The character with which thc crosby All Gal
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