New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-27


sr.rthst word expresses exactly popular feeling The
selection has rot been so positively bad TO excite indgna
sion or disgust; it has not minstered as 50 often
N times past the popular sense Of lie ndeu'
bus and Kept the newspaper writers baDering
.,d The public laughing; and on other hand there
been hsfdOzen OF pcturesno single piture, even
whose strength OF execution depth purpose youthful
ypOnse drawn all eyes and made shortcomings and
saensos forgotten. We shall perhaps find worth while to
mention hadozen which prevent from crying
"sl barren" but do not think there than
three which can be called excellent" Al the very start we
viii those that deserve this praise and
little doubt that verdict VIII be that Of the majority
Of those WHO have gone carefully the whole collection
have been unbiased in their judgment by any personal
consideration have been
Ifese three pictures are-Mr. weirs Gun Foundry"
T0stman Johnsons "Fiddling his Way and AIr Houers
Prisoners RON the Front" We should Ike these
Botrres in the great French Exhibition OF is6i
AT tie first blush the Exhibition seemed to superior in
respects 10 its immediate predecessors 1t certainly
pleasant 10 20 from TO and not be
minded q tain painters whose works have never before
hesn conscuousy sbsen-panters who, though happily
lew in number have somehow given air Of yulgary to
every exhibition OF which they have formed apart We do not
eC mention their We should indeed be ad they
would give occasion to speak OF them again. We
should be glad they could, act if fully con-
WINGED that their has gone by that although they doubt
lss have admirers left yet they not Of class to make
Iuoc has quite them and that henceorth they
with the laurels thai the public gave them in
tasi days green in Judgment for they will
xsyer get enother twg, nor even a leaf OF berry.
and the absence Of painters not Of greater pretenon at
hat. Of preeuon widely acknowledged also no der
eye the exhibition We breathed little eer
found ourselves gallery that had not surrendered
Ats Rest positions TO OF history carcatures If
sGbmest scenery The for this deyrance is sill
obscure may hoped understand that it is pera
and shat have the last OF the meodrlmatsts
81 the mDuntebsnks
SIN dOness. with pain, that this s merely negative sat
.soton These disogreeabes indeed removed have
removed themselves hut look vain for better things TO
ase their places Whatever may have operated In their
Of what glad 10 lose some cause has also
spersed with others whom the public cannot well afford to
ms There are veider and la Fargo and C. C. Coleman.
and Grisvo,d and there Farrer and Moore and the
Luis All absent have works that in no way
represent them. There seems oil sides lack of interest
OF amboni there apparent dsafecton that looks
slDost ike wish TO iDjure.
We sha be suspected Of any undue partially for the
Academy say that regret the attitude which so MANY
men Of importance taken toward it of late We know
very vel that Il was be expected; well believe that the
Academy, as Institution, has little affections
but then. is. after ALL only an Institution and
sapebe amount Of usefulness and It seems TO
ne that il would have been wise TO have srven remodel
rather destroy wiser TO have tried 10 seize than 10
have tamey deserted that the Academy has been
governed and selfish spirit; but al Academies
governed general thing, and this one cannot be
entirely need from the academic spirit at least is not i'm
poble 10 control spirit by higher aud broader influences
Everybody knows tha close copy the English Royal
Academy radical differences in the social arrangements Of
the two countries viii admit 1t is close corporation Of
Ssuto who aOgste certain privileges to themselves and
Arbitrarily besiow them deny them to other artists The
Royal Academy" founded Of time when English art
v at It's finest and the character OF the who composed
lu~l1. ornia Il that
ae rule by natural right the is widely different
Royal Academy has degenerated ours has and com
PAINTS are g. rife there here but it must be remembered
rhst it has degenerated from higher point
But the officers academies like those Of England and New
yofk-or in spite Of its NAME has succeeded In
acquiring national chsraeer-are the for not
being great artists for not being the best the country
TO be the aim of these institutions were
ssevey Art there might be some reason for being more
particular. But where the aim is not the advancement
Of Art exclusively but rather the peouuary sdvance.
loerts OF the artists and the achieving for them certain
social distinction really why should insist
speA having best artists for officers There much
better suited for Kid gloves aud svors and presiding at rece
and ppers and tOadying to rich men, than hardwork
ing thoughtful highmnded artists whoif they really
Of the name-haye neither time disposition for any
Of tese OF society.
this place investigate the weakness Of the
osdeny air notions Of the should go about
build itself up. In brief however, what is wanted
democratic government for it, There is turning oct
Mr. This or Mr. That from his official chair for talking
about Hberaliy and general abandonment Of
.arTos minded doctrines snd imbecile The
night Of every artist for officers the election Of
officers every in which election Miss Cranberry and
Miss Mcdonald should have good right Mr.
Harrington Mr. Kense the choosing by the whole body Of
artists men and women alike Of committee Of Judgment
every year and Of hanging committee these might
something toward making the Academy living institution
But we may as well confess that very faint
hearted abo1t the Of sny Academy
1swever constituted. We believe that the
bsst wsy for artists privacy solitude There
oseht TO be room and lighted supported by
common fund accessible place open the pub
lie without charge every artist cond send his pictures
he them and where persons appointed for the pu
lose eouid attend to their sale But this is ng way off,
perhaps Utopsan; nevertheless. we believe "a.
We confess that we are disappointed this year by
ssscs Of half dozen men in whom we. in with
large public feel strong interest Vedder needs
gsope where get nothing harm andisave nothing
behind him but poor repetition Of much better earlier pic
surs landscape in which there ethat another
sspld done well be- There il Ia Fargo too;
who il be did not send anything because be is too
Al 70 paint will at least let US wish cohislly that
ls were well again because he has more in him than
IN health and France will let appes. And
MI C. Coleman who capable Of excellent work should
rot have cent his Battery Reno although the ending
IL rot 70 reprehensibe the painting it, And Mr. trswod
has he all interest his art all to work that lie
cannot climb st higher than he planted his foot in aud
y5 And Mr. Farrer why not have sent his Fruit last
Hammer and his Arbutus of this Spring TO the Academy
aud let them snnb they dared he believes h. poo
% are misled why and whisper in The elegant secson
sf Ar. KDoedlers Gallery The people will never hear
there him; whereas he would have gained all that
h pictures Of last year lost him. had pot his Frst" and
Arboius where the people that laughed at his April
end his breakfast Table" could have been allowed to applaud
end lnFer over them.