, 1875-06-06

An ARTISTS NOTES ~ ITALY.
Just what art needs in America is tolbe brought
befote aud made familiar to the people, There
is plenty OF money there, and there are plenty
OF people TeaGv to spend it upon the beautiful
but they do not know what the beautiful is, Il
sotne of those few fellows who ought to hara
been artists and instead OF that ''haye beon
round nights stea1in' ducks, IL mean pursuing
literature aud sclence,-wou1d just make use Of
their talents, natural lhas is, artistio) and ac-
quired {that is, literary and scientifc), and talk
and explain to the people who should be patrons
OF art what thoy nant and how to get it, they
to say, are geuerauy luterate) deslro and cannot
do for themselves.
In scuipture believe there Is good denl to
be galoed By the artists cutting his own marble.
do not believe that any marbe-cutter can put
the nice feeling into his work that the artist
is marvellous. Some parts are finished to a
polish. while in other parts the marks OF the
toothed chisel remain as the tool left them.
And it ia not from carelessuess either, as mlghi
be supposed, but, it Beems to me-, from profound
study and feeling. People like the prettiness Of
the smooth, white e7en marble, however, and
look for it aa much as for the subject OF the
sculpture or the merit. Let them be taught
otherwise. Let it be known that sand-paper il
not what they want and that certain other quail
would stkrye who attempted to cut his o"n
marble, roughing. pointing, and finishing Whom
the public Is educated no will try it,
ART AND ADVERTISING
The New York Nat,on two weeks ago pub
hshed an artlcie uoder the above titIe not, how
rersisiQg il connection with Art sales, but upon
The application OF art to ADVERTISING in tho de-
signs OF posters, the painting OF a'gna- and
similar noattets. II the subject had been the
opposite, they mi ght have drawn 40 illustration
from their own sheet.
In the Nation Of April 20, Ar. P. r. Connolly
occupied whole column OF The first page With
an advertisement OF the exhibition Of the model
Of his "Fonptxin Of Peace" at his studio in
Florence Mr.. Connolly is an American sculp-
Tor, who has long been in Florence, and Who,
shoneh still young, is we'll known aud has had
. brilliant and successful (possibly too
succeasfuD career. An advertisement OF thls
kind, Of work in Al artists studio.
u not often seen- The work IN question
appears to be : very laborate and ambitious
1esigp for public fountain. The central figure I
represents '''feaca on Earth" No less than |
,our equestrian groups surround her, together |
nth IN indefinite number of 1medal1ons, re- |
}efs. portraits OF horoes, heads denotlng !
ANGUS cities, groups OF children "engaged On
he labors OF peace" besides tour figures sym
,oticaI OF the nations OF the earth with children
,layin9 1t their fest, aud Welding the chain Of
>eace.
when tits considered that this il only one Of Sir. !
works and that he has done an az
raordlnar5 number OF others and IL stu young;
t ia not surprising that he has been embraced
D the recent charges Of art fSaad4- Ha bag,
ouayeE, ~ il understood, brought libel scl:a
sainst his accuaerA has summoned unsu8rected
r1is.s to testify to the ordinary usages Of art
nd has written 4 letter, published ln this coun-
ry, in which he calls upon many well-known
.rnericans, among them Ir. McGregor ADAM,
I this city. 10 witness that, to their certain
the work done upon portrait busta
1ecuted for them waa honest.
Since the exhibition OF this work Of sculpture
t 40 Via NazonAle. Florence" is not i1Sely
!, draw OF patronage materially from our expo-
tion this season, TIE TRIBUNE does not mind
aTertlslng Il 70 this extent, though the metnod
I getting nefpre the public is new. The de-
and for works Of this character in this part Of
,e eoanttg, aoterer, thn ya.E u probably 20.