, 1877-08-14


CHICAGO, Aug. 1c.-f was pleased to see TnE
TRIBUNE Of saturday last cosnc u thu front
c0ltor'allJ and stump tho astiun OF tho Art
Committee In such sncsited terms, for declInlng
tu give Lotuc urlists u plare In The Exposition tu
tan,w the peupts of tbts great Northwest what
Cnirat:o can DO In tile way of portrait painting.
1t wuult scctn that tht: Committee asc Iuss,1-
anil scAtlsnE To other cltics and tatins many
things thai wuRlti lIarlly be considered worthy
place ln auction sa!cs to tile exclusion OF
works Of rsrs cxcctebce which arc Il, hc had at
holuc.-and a]t 10r wtasi IL It Lccauac theru Is
peyunlary benefit trom goo4s from ont Of tow.,,
hantlsl
What Ia otas Art Gallery for II not to show tho
pruercss anil competency Of aftlsts who reside
here! Is It for foreign artlstsi / understand
the Committee have already accepted portraits
by artists IN New York and Philadelphia, and
os @ tic M rue Va: slope III. liz pess s Ss tss oer M
I" accept a!l tue portraits they choose on thu
same plea. Why Is thisf Ia II because thu art
i+ta here DO not inake tls proi.cr stgu ot put
ting tle'r hands behind their hacks. palms unt
Ia our ATT Department Aonry-maklng -lnstl-
tntion, ur run In thr interest Df q Finyf Ii It
misfortune for Al, artist 10 bc porir4t -patntert
Must he always be painting the dead past TO ei.-
little Him to q Representation L. not portruli-
painlng the height o! nstt
You snv tho exclusion of poftralts nf
home artists last year to allow such miserable
dauLs a were admitted from foreign artists was
an outrage. Suw, Mr. Editor, Il you Will follow
the trni you have struck, you Will lind 1t lcals =
to n correction ut what Is now simply fraud,
a. It IL sncrc question Of time whtn CUR. Art
Department Of the annual Exposition will go
wherc the Academy Of Dcalgn has gone. II
Chicago wishes to progress In nrt matters, the
artists hert uutt be given chance 10 show
their wares, 11!1t ~ maci, Al they would gtvc
Landscape GaEdencf plap for hs suburban
grass:pfot plaI', or ttna'uish space on tho wall
tu nail his ttnNare ott.
Ii the present AT Committee d not cotnpc.
tent to srleet works OF merit by hosnn talent,
publtc. xhether this artist y that artist Is Of.
fcndedt II hia works vii! not conle up to .
proper standard Of merit, they must bc reject.
I'd. II t1ev do. they should be accepted. nu
flower. In Europe and In New York the Cum
lHlttcc decides On tho meftt OF the painting
without know1ng tl'c artists nau'cs but rom
Mittets there are supposed TO know something
IL sha ustist !ts.nRt IL the subject dcaa ur .
member of congresas II not, they callaot ad.
MIt 1t.
In i,fe-tn.urance It Is different. Do you wish
reasonably healthy subject, and the Generll
| Agent Il over ahr cuuptcE in lufnute, explains
lug slIat 1t COST. hut y mere tribe. ETC., etc
/ Ills understood that the Art CoWnlittee and
| the mau2Eers VI tue Acadcuy OF Design arc
planning su9,e sehemu to nave pernaanc'ls Art.
| aiaiery III Chicago. hupc nothing will prevent
| this accomplishment Of y, desirable an rntcr-
prtsc; but fear, II the presett management run
matters much longer, We may possibly rot have
| any art~galleFy, oaly P!ace Tor ono, Oh which
We can erect q monument and inserlbe - THIS
| Lost Arts"
The Academy OF De4lsu met it, death 1t tho
| hands uf one Or two who wEse bound to rule or
/ ru:u. II Is thought By some that the Art De-
p1rtment OF shc Exposition Is beiux run on
pretty much the same plan, and it H. anly right
| that the pnblic should know Il. There
| is ons ludiy,dua! who seIoscas iu . title,
who has inve:Rled some of the mau-
sgeEk Vt the Exposition into TUG belief
| that Ae knows sonarthing about art It secMa
he W. not put oa tls Committee, whether pur.
,sseIv or not is no. known, but hs wields 4 sab
tlc lnducucc outside, and IL Il alleged TINT
artists ttau secure 4 favorable haasIn4 BY E,ak-
ing the proper sign. This kayofa u bl4ck-
mailing. Would It not be good plan for the
Chicago artists 70 form n association foF tue
Expokitlon, and rent ! store On Wabash aYenue
near tbs Exposition bu.1dingt They ean rent
| une for month At small cost, auA suaks their
| exhibition fSre to the public.
there u au abundance of exceilcnt work here
which viii snAku csedlt2ble mud attractive dLs-
| play, LII.