, 1876-09-06
Walkers Grcnt Picture Of Con.
Hooker at tho Battle of il.
Lookout Mountain.
q Magnificent Tribute to tho Art Cn1.
turo Of Chicago and the
Northwest.
Contributions from the Extensive GAL
Ierics Of j. II. Jones, Alex.
Mitchell, and Thomas q.
Bryan.
The Fourth Interstate Exposi-
ton to Be Opened This
Evening.
ART AT THE EXPOSITION.

AlkI Al I211l EzAI O9141O1Ns
PRIVATE viRw
Of the Exposition Art Gallory, thus Informally
opening the fourth annual Interstate Expost-
tion, was given last evening, undar the auspices
Of the Art Committee, to tho contributors who
60 generously stripped their parlors and private
collections to minister to tho artistic tasto of
the Northwest, TO tho ot'lccra and Stockholders
Of The Exposition, and to the prest. Tho COM
panY wu very large, numbering between GOO
and 900, each gentleman acting as cscort to two
or three 1al!cs, and for over two hours they
wandered at will through the brltantly-lightcd
rooms, In which, Under Tho skillful hand Of the
ltmncr, color WAS mado to take upon itself the
form aud feature OF nature. A coup doll Of
each room produces = somewhat bewIlderinE
sensation. As rule the pictures arc OF unl.
form grndc Of excellence, the number
OF commonplace ones being 50 few
as to be completely swallowed up
In the all-pcrvadsng, harmony And right
here It ts opportuno to Rny few words OF de-
served praise to tho Hanging Committee, head
cd by Mr.. George c. Clarke. ono Of the best
known conuoisscura In the West. lie WAS ably
assisted by Mr.. French, tho Art Secretary, md
Mcssrs. AItkcn and Denham. From tims I'M
memorial, tho task Of hanging d large gallery
has been a thanklcss one, and the source Of
much heartrcndlng on the part Of artists and
owners, and many have been tho silent nnathe-
mas hurled Oh tho heads Of tho committeeman
by rival limners and posacssors jealous. Of their
treasures, In this Instance there u nothing to
complain OF. The pictures have been hung and
lrapcl with 50 much skill that they are inter-
dependent on each other for tho general effect.
There arc no violent contrasts, no dlscords.
Everything Is In unison.
And yet, upon the historian Of thc Exposition
itdevolvcs to say that there ID one thing lackug.
There Is no great picture to which the eye Of
Tic spectatorinvoluntar!ily wanders while gazing
on the feast ui danttes spread out for Ills iu-
spcetlon. The subjects Of the genres arc, a.
rule, Of the commonplace order,-scenes from
tho lower walks OF life In tho cities and rural
districts of Continental Europe,-thouEh all
hare more or less OF tic ordinary everyday cx-
: Rressiona and actions Of human nature, showing
that the natlons Of the earth arc pretty much Of
one family. Tho landscapes are good, better
than the exhibitions OF former years, ard In tis
department Of nEt tho American painters will be
found to stand on par With their foreign
knowledge, the display affords a good opportu-
the national characteristics, OF modern art.
Owing to the brief opportunity Afforded Tnn
TRIBUNE reporter to inspect tic EallGry-for
Go pictures cannot be examined with any care
II luf duy-thc amount Of space devoted to
thclvcw of last evening must 0f necessity bo
limited During the Continuance Of tho E1-
position, TLR TRIBUNE will from time to time
notise the pictures In detail, following tho
catalogue. -