Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-07-11

The Park Art daIiery.
CIRCULAR FROM TIE TRUSTEES.
1t has for some years been a fayorte pro-
ject of a few art-loying friends of the Uni
versity to establish, rs one Of its means OF
instruction and culture, a gallery Of the
fine arts. To those who know what the
Institution has long been doing in the way
of art culture, this will be no surprise. 1t
Is matter of Just pride to the graduates OF
the University, and it deserves more public
recognition than it has hitherto received.
that this Institution was the first
in the country to introduce into its
course Of study systematic instruction by
lectures on the theory and principles of the
fine arts. The lectures by Prof Torrey
beginning as far back as 1880. anticipated
by many years not only what, under the
name Of aesthetics or high art, has now be-
come a recognized department of liberal
education in all high institutions of learn
ing. bat also those principles ofart criticism
which have since been made familiar by
European and American writers on the
line arts. The results of this instruction
are manifest in the high-toned art
spirit manifest in those upon whom
the culture of the University has had
it, best effects. This may explain and jus
THY the conception Of an enterprise which
might otherwise appear somewhat ambi-
tious for an institution of such limited re-
sources; by the liberaiity Of Trenor W.
| Park, ESD, Of bennington, that which has
| long been dream, or at most hope, J.
soon to be an accomplished fact. Mr.. Park
has offered to assume the expense of adding
to the library building third story, which
| will greatly increase the architectural
beauty Of the building itself and will give
a. a gallery iiity-onc feet long BY thirty
one feet wide and fifteen feet high. lighted
from the roof, easily accessible, and every
way admirably adapted 10 its purpose. IL
l. the wish of Mr.. Park, and indeed Of all
Interested, that the gallery should at all
] proper times he cpen % the public n well
a. 10 the college community.
We have also promises from gentlemen
of wealth and taste, that they will make
contributions Of paintings and Others works
/ of art 10 be the nucleus of TIE collection
/ We are well aware that for the present the
/ gallery must be very moderate one in
/ point oil Sihe, nut who can compute the
/ value To- the University and the public, Of
/ even small gallery. provided the works
are OF high order of merit. For two
/ things are 10 De borne iu mind iir~t. that
| the educating p'"erot a gallery Is IN no
degree dependent on SIZE There are So-
called art-galierie- containing hun
dred- Of pictures whose total value
Tor purposes OF agriculture Is not
I equal !" t"1l "l one hr>t-rAie
picture. Oar enterprise will not, there
lore ne hHHre, u we succeed in con
Irritating 10 the University resources for
culture only TWO OF three masterpieces oi
nat'e or lorci-a AIT. Fr'ria'a there be no
second ana luirI rate pieces admitted t. te-
sI@le 'He >t'ihlaIi ana confuse the elect
Ana secondly, d is 90 Doe remembered that
correction Tor purposes oi art-cuiture M
InifeT>ItS ought L" le founded ON totally
uiheFen' pan from iaat OF % ml'cc-lane'uN
art--a"eFl. me o1ect here is not %
SFHtis iAt sightseeing ana picture
ElTlUE TrHroF-lfT which