The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-10
ART MATTERS.
ANNUAL MEETING Al THE ACADEMY OF DE-


ANNUAL MEETING AT THE ACADEMY OF DE-
The select body Of artists who, by unaccount-
able whim oil fate have been ntrustcd with the care
and direction OF the National Academy OF Design, met
yesterday al their Venetian palace In solemn concavc
to elect governing body Tor the present year and do
other acts OF great importance to themselves princi
paily among those by far the most important being the
eating OF dinner moro less good All the pro-
ceedngs strictly private and lest any spy In the
interest of the public should approach 10 learn tho
awful secrets OF those mysterious academicnns even
the trusted portcrs aud watchmen relieved aud
sent to outer walls and several old foges OF the
inner ring appointed keep watch and ward lest
the secret doings should be overheard by some
eavesdropper or betrayed BY some mental Fool
ish old foRies, before twenty four hours
eiapse all tina. anyone to know about
YOU will be known to all the world.
The chief matter OF interest which up Yesterday
was the election Of governing body for the present
year. and that matter was quickly set at rest by the
selection of the officers who held Office last year. VINO
were reelected. suppose, in order 10 give them
chance OF hanging their own pictures next year. IL
will be remembered by the readers Of the HERALD That
Immediately after the opening oil the present Acaoemy
exhibition meeting OF indignant ogies was called 10
protest against the hanging OF good pictures by young
acadcmicans were sEyward, though in truth most
OF them deserved to DO thrown out Al this meeting
was decided that in all exhibitions the acade
micians should be allotted eight eet on the line, no
matter bad their pictures might be- Now while TINS
resolution pleased wonderfully the academicians who
are not artists did ail meet the approval OF
those artists who ee they can paint ana are not a'raa
oil the competition OF younger men, AS result tho
question up for discussion, and, though good
many OF the best men showed their disgust ana con.
tempt staying away altogether from the peelins,
there manifested strorS ieeliDe In favor OF the
repeal o; this obnoxious resolution, which would
make OF the Academy exhibition farce.
CANDIDATES HoNoRs.
Thirteen names were submitted to the approval OF
the meeting for the honor OF associate membership.
Among those who, In point of TALENT stand
a head and shoulders above three-tourths OF tho
cians but this fact mad no influence with the
meeting and, with exception, all the candidates
were rejected The lucky ono was " n. DoIph
Among the rejected were D. K knight OF Phladol-
j. G. Thorn, r. NJ. Shurtlcif and W. H. O'Dono-
van, whose bus. Of Mr.. Loclear , m the
Commentator alike from artists aud critics Thomas
Moran, who enjoys national reputation, IS also
among the rejected IL Is impossible not to ec sonc-
thing nke resentment against the ational Academy
when II considered that among the most active IN
refusing the honors OF the Academy 10 really gooa
artists men who never painted picture that any
sensible person would pay 500 TO possess me follow,
Ing Is the iull list q proposed associates 7Lockwood
dc Forest, J. II. Doph, Thomas Moran, !. o. Nicol
J. H. N!emeyer, Benjamin o. Porter, William T.
O'Donovan, Arthur Guartlcy, X. H. Snurticil J. T.
Thom D, X. knight Cnarles Du Bois and w. ). Macy.
Tue last named comparatively unknown young
man and Il Is OF the puzzles connected with acad
envy affairs how he came TO DO proposed while the
name Of Air. Shrlau, whose picture occupies the place
of honor In the present exhibition docs not even ap
pear the list THIS was certainly resretablc over
sight as Mr. Shiran has certainly merited TO DO
recognized US person who may ono day become
worthy OF siting among the lofty genluses who now
crowd the academic benches.
REJECTED ACADEMiCIANs.
If the slaughter OF the innocent outsiders was ter
ribe II was yet complete us tho extinction
winch waited upon those aspiring young men who,
having as associate academicians, their leot ON tho
,eos to fame, cndeavorcd to iorce their way into the
benches reserved for tho specially elect History re-.
iales no moro complete humiliation than 6eel
them They slaughtered 10 man.
Not evon OF the rash aspirants
was saved but Drdbie dicfu all fell vict ms to the
academicians' ballots The following Is Correct list
OF tho slain:-R. Swain Clifford, II. w. Robbins,
Johannes A. Oertc Louis Z. Tiffany, X Van Elten,
Edgar NJ. Ward, Alexander Lawerie. Arthur Parton
and Eugene Benson Nine asplrants anu not one
ucadcmician. Really, this is too pad out tnen
Young men should not DO too ambitious, and
should consider the importance of tho position 70
which they aspire. Taught by personal experience,
god number OF the present Academciuns think tnat
only tried men should be Admitted, and we cannot dis
aureo with them In this concluson but only regret
TINS severe law was operation when they them
selves were IL would have saved the ACADEMY
from a good many painful contradictions.