The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-04

Of Swiss cottage
ing occupied either by planter his negroes or his
cattle Such an exhibition gives neither credit re-
nown 70 the United States. -r :.
The world must think Americans arc barbarians n
hey cannot produce better houses for public or private
NE than these graceiess affairs which occupy valuable
near sns Grea. Exposition Lot Us not have any
o. planters homes sent abroad, TO give foreigners an
idea q our tastes in architectural an These specimens
the only group in the American department. which
can bc regarded complete Is that OF the ne arts and
= . safe 70 say, Notwithstanding some lamentabe
to the United States. The space allotted
. quite small, and is embraced in the
the proper exhibition Of paintings Az you win remem-
ber the exhibition was made up in New York BY
highly Intelligent committee Of gentlemen Of taste and
Judgment om the best OF every type OF American art
production Such names Church. Bierstadt McEntse,
Johnson Kensett, Clifford Thompson Adams and others
and sculpture and reflect credit upon our country The
limited space allowed compelled the gentlemen Of the
committee % disappoint many clever artists in selecting
but there be doubt but that the arduous and deli
cate duties q the committee Of New York gentlemen
excellent and for the number Of pictures perfect
II was generally supposed, indeed assumed, that
Asrican art should DO represented BY this selection Of
the best works Of the most talented artists Of America
II II had been We should have reason to grumble or
feel ashamed But imagine the result when Mr.. Beck
sns ssl9 pnss
known At all TO the world were known only artists Of
common merit. Yet he took upon himself the respon-
which was barely large enough for the WORKS
Of artists Who COULD safely stand = comp:r-
Hunt is ZAP portrait painter Of ability he was allotted
space for large full length portrait OF President Lin.
coin. That did not appear In it, place he has placed
II Mr. Hunt desired TO paint swarthy sowing gno
border he could not have succeeded more bril-
antly The outlines Of the maryred Presidents face
and head preserved but the color and expression OF
his face are more like Jayhawker In ArkAnsas than
those Of the amiable President Those who knew the
foreigners who gaze upon il shrug thor shoulders ia be-
wilderment, and walk quickly on
Now, such picture should not have been placed
artist through NJ Beck wh, has eleven other portraits
and nguf K the American gallery, or nearly one-twelfth
Of the entire exhibition, We wonder why Y H.
There are pctures ALSO admitted by Mr.. Beckwith,
which are painted by artists only now unknown and
unheard Of before, but who are likely 70 r4man un-
known where ia truly represented In the future.
and az Soon. BIZ Sas marine piece which
exceedingly crsd!table It's skaz Islands in the Eng.
lish Channel and the water atmosphere and rocks are
The other pictures brought in BY Beckwth are fright
fully bad and destroy the effect produced BY the genu-
The artistic Beckwith says in response to protest
against receiving some daub BY pupil Of An artist
asnd Of his oh y only 49, fisher boy F Rus y
il is good painting, put It in-' The picture take
up almost much room the largest figure piece II
the gallery Eastman johnson, McEntee, Kensstt and
artists OF that rank showed into the passage way
In order that Miss Sithers Miss Jones' or Mr. Rob
insons who happen to know Beckwith's friends, may
hang In the main room and dwarf American art, ant
bring upon II sneers and contumely.
All this IL most 70 be regretted Yet II all results from
the appointment OF man to the high and responsible
DO siton Of Commissioner General who has not brains
enough to all an humble Office In tho commission.
The credit Of oil this may be ascribed primarily to thu
late Minister OF the United States whose appointee he s
who recommended him 10 the place and secured hi
appointment Mr. Bigelov certainly let one Of ~
ost ana dscrediabe legaces he coult
have beoueathed whom he saddled Engshman on thu
United States q Commissioner General
Tho French Jury passed through the gallery yester
dsy and expressed great admiration Of tho landscapes
exhibition The jury composed Of the first artists
France and s extremely critical In IL examination.
viii give another visit to this department before II rem
dsrs il decision which cannot be known before July.