New-York tribune., 1867-08-14
i.,.nn rna,ord and had boou greatly delighted with

and viii was eager TO have this building her hLs-
band projected designed In what sne caiou Io d
stood Just what the Collegiate Gothc may De Ake, Ake,
we may refer the reader TO the New-1Qrk University
Building or TO the Alumni Hall, IN NeW-haven as
heinz designed in that particular style. 1t naturally
followed that Mr.. Wight, who very properly m nous
that style 20 be irredeemably pad anu OWING a an 10
to association and to certain acclus
of ivy and lawn, and flowers; and who, moreover, |
would probably never agree to copy Literally any any |
building however good much less buildings so Daa
design anything 10 suit Mrs. Street She never |
concealed her dislike of the present building; at at
one time had almost persuaded MT Street
to give up, the fine caps OF the pillars m that
support the entrance porch, and now Nov
persists in direct and clear dso6ediencTe T 10 MI;
Streets WILL in refusing the remainder OF the money
appropriated to the building by that WILL to DO eA-
pended for the purpose. OF course the law eonId IN
sist that the will shall be carried out probably the
executors could enforce il by their own authority
hut am told that they prefer not to push matters.
and that the lady will have her way am sory io5
n. partly because the building must be compleIed
with other money than Mr.. Streets. and thns MS
name cannot fairly be associated with tne puS' puSnn
at least exclusively and il Is also pity tnat 50
MANNED and so well-cOnstructed Duiidine eIafa en
be suffered to nger in this shorn ana ii.GohpU tn
condition discredit to the architect anu tlo uond d
In of the rooms of the present exhibition go1u
snone s devoted TO fine water-color drawings OF te
sOcaed Pre-Raphaeltes, ana III tno 1o h,'r9 To the
there nearly 30 of their T4rKs r III banG I them in
had Iight would be, indeed, almost lmPoSSioiD ouhi
these rooms, for l have rever e9od ?e9n ~ II il
lie gallery that nt was 9;,e nossible to see
md md indee what has been acccnhlsn.eu
by this cOterie OF young men ala TVInen thn Icnwed
ben sesking for an opportunity TO meet the puDc
on equal ground with the older and better-known ter %
artists But with time, whatever pIeJudces ishon s
ance and interest may have excited against them
have been sOftened, If they nave not Whoiy uis f
appeared and the example OF our own Sad hHauedS bv
design at its last exhibition has been followed Dy
the committee here, albeit not without Some some VII VII
faces The oil pictures are as have Sald, very Won
huns; the wateT-coior draw1gs On tuo oCTr t;ved
are as i'll hung almost as could have Deeh conIInou
This however is simply owing to want OF inanage
ment and prOmptness on the part OF thOs9 Wno MoiV
speciay interested in getting up the exhlDitloh ps
ho had moi AN executive ability quite equal 10 thelr
enthusiasm and goodwill But, IL ls goou W Ia f
even so much as there IS here Dy Wllcn 10 rsd
tbe progress i'm either direction that has been maue
and IL is evident that the display has already nauo
strong impression the minds OF those III ths coii
munty who are interested III Art IL IS not 10 pe On
pected that these pictures and drawings VIII con-
vert people all at once from the error or thlnklhS
that the mass of pictures that have thus iar st01u
as representative of American Art are worthy ol ulo
extrayagaut admiration, sincere and nslnoere that
has bepn laYished upon them 10 accomplish thIa ~
would require much greater display Oh tieht tHal %
is to he found in this collection; but what IS wanting
| in talent is made up by religious earnesthess' anu
| hard work Say what the opponents OF these men
NAV Iidicule and find fault to their hearts content
tins remains that here for tho hrst tne Is move
\ ment in American Art, not merely Orlglnai anu
peculiar but springing from an enthusiasm, pehei
I'm something higher than the mercantile spirit that
has TINS far animated us; an independent movement
| clear of the Old World, whether that be right or
wrong; building its own road as III mas gone b'oE,
careless of criticism. careless or applause ana Oy
I bent on solving its own problems In Its own way
This movement has not been the work OF giants III
teectual or technically skliu 1t H an ol .,itfi ~,
esting, and valuable and much OF IT Is Deautli,hl,
| but it is of it great; and, yet, lt has TINS
precious element of everlasting gness IN IT. tnet
| it springs from the soul ALMOST every
drawing here, and every gainting-we must must
perforce except several of Mr.. Farrcrs later
pictuies "1he fawn's Leap" and " Street IN North
| fori inst 10
his name attached-is the result, sometimes success
full sometimes unsuccessful, of an independent ex-
pertinent to accomplish some particular end these
men do not work by recipe; they have no way OF
doing it, but every fresh drawing Is as II II were te
first This mode OF working has Deeh tnei S1lSsIn
thus far, for it has not been possible 70 pIenoMato ave
from one picture what the next would be- ana tle
thinking portion of the public has been impressed Dy
this absence of routine this emancipation from the
backneyed ways that prevail so widely among our
artists. Every new drawing that Henry Newman
makes, every new one by Charles Moore, by MISS
Mcdonald by Henry Farrer, is interesting IN itself
il is not like the tenth twentieth book OF popn-
lar writer which sells because the rest have sold IT
is the work of young writer W no throws ali tat no
is into the new effort and who holds the public by
, the magnetism of his own enthusiasm.
, The pictures and drawings of Mr.. Farrer and Mr.,
Moore make up much the greater part OF tins cocc
a ton nearly all that Mr. Moore has done beng on
5 these walls and large proportion. should think.
of Mr. Farrer's productions. The Hills
Hffl Hffl IEs S%s Tis Es @fR'Ss'"S F%s tho S" Hadson
made in these later days since Turner has swallowed
him nearly bodily and Mr. j. w. Hill sends Fruit
Piece which does Justice to one side of his ability.
but leaves the public uDinformod of his success in
landscape, in which / think, he has no superior
among American artists Mr.. Newman hardly makes
| any show at all, but his RaspbeTries and Black
berries" is beautiful and truthful study like enough
TO pass unnOticed from its entire avoidance of the
usual extravagances of fruit painters who
seem to deal at shops where all the fruit is grown in
BrObdgnag or Utopia. MIR. NewInanS berries are
such as finds growing by the roadside large and
small together, hOmey, but fully ripe and his draw
ing has that sentiment of the wild that is so hard
rftgfx flla AfIth fhA
pencil or the pen There is also a lovely drawing OF
the wild Fleur do Lis here by Newman, that shows
deliCaCy and skill. take great interest III this
young mans work; he seems 20 me 20 show qualities
of perception and execution that among our
artists. There is a Miss NJ. r. Minis whose name is
new to the public but who gives good promise. Her
work is like that of most beginners, somewhat hard,
but is clear and true in drawing and good in color
and she will no doubt make d valuable member Of
the fraternity.
This exhibition of the work of the extreme right
of our younger artists marks think. an
era in their history. Thus far, they have worked
good deal III common, and with many points
= OF likeness Now divergence has begun, and
a strong individuality is making itself felt.
Mr. Falrer no longer represents the tendencies
of the new school; he represents only himself and
il is difficult to say just what his tendencies are
They appear TO be leading him to conventiOnalism
but that may be only temporary alteration. The
younger Hill also is becoming not only conventional
but conventional in the most unsatisfactory way
We'can always tolerate mannerlsms, because at the
worst they may be, as they generally are, repcti-
ton of mans own way Of thinking and working.
But when man becomes an lmtatOr of another,
then interest ceases in him. He has sold, lost his
birthright and this John Henry Hill is doing for his
own individuality is being absorbed in weak imi-
tatiOn of Turner. This may DO unconscious and
no doubt is; but it is painfully evident TO outsiders
and the tendency Is growing stronger rather than
lessening. On the other hand Mr. Moore and Mr.
Newman retain as yet, their individual integrity,
and develop peculiar STYLE. Henry FarTer too, has
an original vein, and Miss Mcdonald is unlike all
the rest SO that the next phase of this school will
be watched with interest. Its members have all
passed their pupilage, and, with their growth in
years and experience ever drawing them wider and