The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-30

NEW YORKS ART SCHOOLS.
ETCHINGS AND ENGRAVINGS.
lettings from the Studios at Home
and Abroad.

There never was timo in tho history Of New York
when art matters subject OF such general inter-
est as at tho present day when students had
many aud such excellent opportunities for pursuing
their studies. IL was not long ago that the Acad
envy OF Design had lie class and living model was
y rare thing in New York. Then art students woro
counted by the dozens now they are counted by the
hundreds and this number Is rapidly increasing. Al
tho present day there thirteen schools OF art and
clubs not including tho Metropolitan Museum which,
while 1t has no classes nstructs students by its
exhibitions Of pictures, pottery and casts TO which
lhey are given free season ticket upon application.
The schools and clubs the art schools the Ma.
tonnl Academy OF Design, OF the Cooper Uron, the
Art Students League, the Ladies' Art Association tho
Society oil Decorative Art, Sir. Benefits classes in
parting oil porcelain and Mr. Ws school, or art
clubs ana societies there the Academy OF Design
Tho Etching Club, tho Sketch Club. the Water Color
Society, the American Art Association ana the Pail
etic Club. The latter entirely social in purpose
tho others arc moro less OF instructive nature
THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN.
1t was as long ago 1905 that idea OF an Acad-
fmy OF Fine Arts was hrst mooted Or this academy
Robert Il. Livingston was president, John Trumbull
was vice president ana De Witt Clinton secretary
Mr.. Irumbull was the only artist among the officers
Tho first exhibition OF this association was held in
Greenwich street, near Morris, building formerly
formed under tho name Of the New York Drawing
Association This aiterward reorganized under
the name OF the National Academy OF the Arts De-
sgn, with > +. H. Morse its first president. Tho
first exhibition Of this academy held In May, 1876,
IN the second story Of house the of Rcade
street and Broadway. There were ITO pictures exhb-
ited and the room lighted with Blk gas burners.
THIS the first record OF an exhibition of
pictures AT night
~ Jailed 10 pay its expenses, which may have been
III measure owing 10 the extravaganza with tho gus
In 1877 this association moved 10 the third story OF
The Arcade Baths In Chambers street. between Broad
way ana Centre street, the building afterward Bur
tens Theatre. In 1850 this society took upward
start aud moved 10 Broadway opposite Bond street.
There It remained for five years. AT the end OF that
time II sold out Tor S1200o0. making by this operation
the neat little sum OF 100000 Ia the spring OF 1865
society into It's presenI handsome Quarters
on the corner OF Twenty street and Fourth ave.
nue. The elite was purchased OF Mr.. William Nblo Tor
40 "1u ne on'lce eos 81 .n sl building was
1916, when II was wiped out by the large
sum gained by rhe. loan exhibition OF Pc
lures. Inc Academy is owned and controlled
only by artists, no others being eligible under the
constitution, except In the complimentary grades OF
honorary ncnuers and fellows There have been iree
schools connected with the Academy since Its curly
history, embracing departments Tor inc study OF the
antique, living models pictorial anatomy perspective,
noaeing ana painting Tne schools are intended
only Tor advanced pupils and there are nov 100 IN at
a
alolnical lectures VIII be negun in January By DR..
Moifat Tor the benefit Of the pupils There
tempt made last year 10 charge The pupils lee AS the
Acaacniy needs considerable money running cx
penses, but further consideration oil the charter
proved this to impossible, the schools still
main Tree. The ollcersy vi Tie Academy are:-D.
Huntington, president: William Page, vice president;
A. ADDISON hcnards CORES ponuing secretary; Alfred
Jones' recording secretary T.. ID. Il. Greene, treas
IL numbers Ia acadeucians, besides associate
and honorary members. In the last exhibition there
were U69 pictures
THE COOPER UNION ART SCHOOL,
The Cooper Union has been established in this city
Cooper for the ''aivgnCem ent oil science ART
tner Application TO the varied and useful purposes OF
HE" It's Immediate ooJect Is 10 teace young people
soInc art oi e-snpport, OF 10 raise those
already some practical occupation 10 us higher forms
aud uetter remuneration" Eor this purpose 1t has
Established schools for photography, mechanical,
architectural AMI artistic drawing oi all kinds;
ell'us IN clay, engraving aud painting All these
scnnols are rcc. The drawing classes for
only open IN the evening The women's arr school IS
open during the cay, ana especial class OF eighty
i've normal teachers Is instructed Saturday
ings. VI The o2S pupils who applied Tor admittanco
~ the beginning ol tho Term only 500 were admitted.
This school rs open daily from nine A. NJ. TO one T.
NJ. Its teachers Mrs Susan N. Carter, Principals
Miss Anna Curtis, clerk; H. SWAN Clifford, teacher
OF painting; Wyatt Eaton, teacher OF cast drawings
Carl Heckef. teacher oi photography; Miss C. H.
Powers teacher OF normal drawing; Miss Eleanor
Richardson, assistant teacher OF drawing iron Gust
Miss Lucy Poe, teacher oil photography
Wiiam II. Gvody ear, lecturer on art The interest
oil 81 800, presented ny the Women's Centennial Com
mit,cc IS given toward tho support OF sucn students
could not deray all the expenses Of living while
attendance AT the school. The prizes offered The
pupils 80 ana $40 in gold from the proprotors OF
.lc Manufacturers ReCeto Tor Original designs IN
calico patterns. TWO przcs, gwen ny Mitchell, Vance
Co., 10 tho best student III ornamental drawing and
$40 gold TO each TOUR vi the best students in
ing frang Co. contribute the support OF a teacher
Of normal class; also that OF a cass de-
signed iur the teachers oil The public schools
VINO attend The saturday morning class. The pupils
report money earned The past year ty teaching
lns S6,62l ny photography, $2,Sl1 %. 1he cnGray
Ing school ior women, OF when Charlotte 3. Cogswc
is the Principal has about ivrty pupils The cepis
Tor orae executed by members oi TINS class last
Sl.41o IL Last winter there Il special class
ioI med anu taught one hour ihioc times week. III
which elementary Instruction IN object drawing is
given
III the rcc night school OF art there 4S5 stu
dents admitted ast year, only IN OF whom renamed
during the term only 2s3 whom received cor
tcates The III this school -. A. Sax
ton, A. NJ, ana Edwin b. jennings, ~ b.. instructors
~ rud ments OF mechanical drawing; John Bucklng- |
nam aad David Young, instructors IN architectural
craving; Benjamin Bramau, instructor IN perspective
.ast; w. W. Scott Max Eglau aud Il. Wasserscheid,
instructors IN drawing from copy Carl IiccKcr, NJ
Iructor IN drawing IRON form; Nicholas iiossisEon,
instructor ~ modeing Ia clay. Tho practical sooa OF
these schools - incaiculabie.
TiIE wArgE COLOR SOCIETY,"
The Water Color society founded some ten years
pgo ana us growth Is remarkable. For lrst ex-
Intuition IL had NOT enough pictures TO tho walls
collections, Wherever thcy could get water coloi.
Al the last exhibition 500 pictures offered, but
there was eniy accommodation ior 900. This society |
counts tue best among our ARTISTS for its mcmDcrs
Mr. James d. smilic. is The president; SIR J. q. |
NicoiI, secretary and Mr. = hopAinson smith, treas.
ur1 ~ has lity seven active members, eleven asso
Cate and cisht honorary members
ART STUDENTS LEAGUE
Tho Art Stuacnts' League which was established In /
1870 is c0mp0scd vxcusvey OF professional artists
those TO DO such. The number OF active STU
dents that those VINO pay 50 per year III seventy
I'VE. IN addition to this there thirty members OF
the sketch class making altogether l05 MEMBERS
Ths numUcr ~ bong Increased at the Of per-
CONS week. inc league was started Tor the purpose
GIVING art students better facilities Tor studying
from lille than they had Mt the Lcauemy
10 ,tt.t
month, which iTenGs OF the members invited
ana which sketches ana studies are exhibited. me
oil The league arc IN the iuurth story Of the i
Weber Building No. lGS Fiftn avenue. Mr. Frank
Waller Is ihe president OF the league Mrs. Baker aud
Mr. q. r. Turner are the vice presidents. Mr. Waiter
khrlaw is the teacher VI painting aud Mr. j. = Hart
ley, the sculptor, lectures three lines week on
anatomy The classes begin on the LIST Of October, and
opsn during eight months oil the year. The classes
nre SESSION three hours each every day. Tue meas
lie begins at nnc Ia tho morning, the womens
OIL the afternoon The evening ic class bcgins