New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-19

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The public will agree that there is every reason
20 be satisfied with the results of the past year
The foundation of Museum OF Art in the Ameri-
can METROPOLIS long regarded hazardous and uncer
tain undertaking. longer to be looked upon as an
experiment The actual property OF the Museum IN
Works Art is OF solid Importance enough 10 c"nhu
respect and % the loan collection IL such
that the opinion confirmed which expressed in the
last annu report that space at the disposal OF the
Trustees we've many times what it at present Il would
be possible FIJI 1t Immediately with ario9ects OF great
beauty and value. The Trustees find cncourage3nek 10
increased exeron IN the numbers Of people whoVs the
Museum in the careful examinations of the works % ART
I'm the different departments made by visitors, and IN
the crowds that assemble in the Museum on the iTee
days On ono public holiday the 22d Of February there
were nearly 1000 visitors The average attendance on
the freelays in each week has been LOIS Tie average
attendance on other days has been 81 exclusive OF
members and other persons holding free tickets OF an
mission II is learned with pleasure that the Commas
souers OF Public Parks have made an arrangement Win
the Trstccs 10 assume part Of the annual expenses OF
the Museum and an immediate result OF this liberaHy
has been decision of the Trustees to open the galleries
free to public days in each week instead Oh on
one as heretofore The experiment OF opening the Museum
IN the evenings has been sorry to ee abandoned
ahous the Trustees Justify their decision by the fact that
the large increase OF expense wholly without re-
turn either receipts or In the attendance OF members
The average evening attendance Of visitors including
one free evening in each week. only AZ aud the ex
pertinent after thorough trial and advertisement was
Abandoned II the Trustees have not money enough 10
meet the increased expenses attendant opening the
Museum in the evenings until such time IA the public
shall find itself the fact that so pleasant an even
ing resort provided for IT, there is Of course nothing 10
be said But there De doubt the experiment would
more than pay time and that very great boen would
be conferred upon hundreds OF young men and women
10 say nothing families by Offering them in this great
city some place OF enjoyment midway between the too
great excitement Of the theaer and the too little exwe
ment OF the reading We trust We shall wound no
sepshiities il we express wish that the money
than away in the purchase OF acertaD set OF so
called portraits. had been appropriated to keeping up
An experiment OF such Importance to young New
York az the opening OF the Museum in the evening.
It hoped that about two years the building in the
CentaI Park designed to receive the collection OF the
Museum will be completed and ready for occupation.
In the time the Trustees are embarrassed by the
want OF accommodation for the numerous and i'm
portant works which offered for exhibition In
the loan collection. The in the present building
aro already Overcrowde and the Trustees consider 1t
very desirable that temporary building should be added
on the vacant ground adjoining the galleries.
While estimating at its full value, IA we believe. the
Importance OF the Museum means OF education in
art we cannot think the Report cxaggerates some
what the influence of the Museum the schools OF cur
city causing them to introduce the study OF the history
fact IL that of the best schools i'll Newfork these
studes have been regularly pursued for a number of
years and it might reasonably he urged that the
impetus given TO study OF Art by these lectures and
classes went far toward preparing the way for the
Museum than that the Museum bas set the schools at
work We doubt if any city there ID much pains taken
In the schools instruct the young in the history ard
princlples of Art az in Ncw-YOrlk But such in
struction believe confined TO the private schools
and to a few even Of these. stil we do not think nee
essary appotiOn the praise due to the schools and to
the Museum for their efforts in disseminating infOrIa
ton Our thanks Offered freely TO both. and our only
criticism upon the Museum shall be that h
needs more discrimination in what IL accepts for
exhibition II need not cry out for room II 1t
would weed out with free hand in its picture gal
lery and send many Of s to the garnet which
Ia their prodesned home in the good time coming OF
more dsed and better grounded culture. nor Will the
Museum be OF all the Use II might be In the matter
of education in Art until il offers things rudi-
R,entary and morn sequence. At present the mag
nfcent completeness Of the Di CesnOa collection IL in
striking with the incOmpeteness Of every other
department The student Of art would find himself
searching for illustration, of the general subject in bar
ren field he should attempt to his subj CT by the
aid OF what the Museum has TO offer In painting there
is prod lOus deal of Dutch sack to very little whole
some bread and the few excellent pictures lent by Mr.
Walter greatly hurt in their influence by the
discreditle trash contributed by others whom it would
be disOourtesy Only point must
protest The painting bearing the name OF Leonardo da
ynci-a dreadful copy OF tho ACKNOWLEDGEMENT to DE
returned to the with the polite regrets OF Tho Trs
These gentlemen ought to reflect that while 1t s
perhaps. bad thing TO know nothing of such artist
a. leonardo IT is much thing DE taught by an
institution OF the dignity of the Museum that he was
capable OF painting sach thing this However, this
Is slip easily reme,ied There be doubt that the
Museum good hands and that the Trustees doing
all they 20 make The institution useful to the people
and credisle u the eiy They have recently published
m excellent Hand Book for the OF Visitors
In. POTTERY and Porcelain IN the Museum, and all the
could be- described lear1iedy yet simply
collection pottery aud porcelain Is in this little
book considerable impetus would be given 10 the edu
cation OF community the facts Of history and
art manufacture.