The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-16
OUR ART AT PARIS.
THE EXHIBITS s ELECTED BY THE ADVISORY ART
CoMMIrTEE--How THE LABOR OF SELECTION

THE EXHIBITS ELECTED BY THE ADVISORY ART
coMMIrrEE-How THE LABOR OF SELECTION
WAS PERFORMED.
The Advisory Committee ON the Fine Arts for the
Paris Exposition held nnal meeting at their rooms,
CPS Broadway yesterday afternoon. The chief bust
ness before tho meeting the reading Of the report
OF tho work oil the committee since Its formation, and
which had bcen drawn up by committee consist
ing Of James W. Pinchot and Parke Goodwin. The re-
port adopted. ordered printed and 90 be submitted
TO Ex-Governor Mccormick, the American Commits
sioner General From the list of the pictures which
have been sent that the exhibit will be, con-
sideripg the time In which Il gotten together,
creditable one There are, however, several names
missing which should have been represented, and
there few in the list who have no valid claim to
such recognition. We also think bad idea to have
:hree and. four pictures by one name whom such an
arrangement excludes pictures by equally good ar
lists
That pert OF tho American art exhibit which has
been gotten together here board she Portsmouth,
which sails to-day. Mr.. d. Maitland Armstrong, the
American S Superintendent Of fine arts, will sail by the
Britannia the 23d. He will probably arrive In
Paris long enough before the pictures OF which ne
has charge arrive to enable him TO get everything
ready for thor reception and TO have the American
art department suitably decorated He will also dur
ing this time select from those sont In some thirty
pictures paptod in Europe by American artists which
will represent them IN the American art gallery
Following Is the report above alluded to-
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE :. ,0-a
To Hon. RICHARD G. McCoRMIck. Commissioner General
OF the United States for the Paris kxposition:- .
Dear Sir-he Advisory Committee appointed by yourself
to assist In the task Selecting American works for the
Paris Exposition beg Leave TO %a%.e
Morgan on January 1878 and organized by the appoint
OF Governor Morgan ~ chairman ana =. '" fnchos
The ss Question tina. for decision whether
time allowed IT. to make m sxaoition that would be cred
asH 90 cns Of subject
undertake sueh exhibition even u IL should not prove
time been given The committee decided that il would
have thu SH % ss ps Amt
Department should DO omitted In order. therefore, to
nent suthortss they prepared
so. ns TO nas % the as
they like to offer Tor the CONSIDERATION OF the com
TO a e Many s tho @ %
works they would have been glad 10 offer
Of Of 'n shipment or the unwiiInrness the
with Of 's Sssur.s s'r Il this msd
chosen having snsy sspuy ,ss s
pictures necessary from private galleries Among tho
wnS 10 s' the
sntir. space at devoted But as the committee
fSna aGs was
in concert with our PER Mr. ~ Maitland
IN letter since given him by mittee,
s sss careful boxing shipping
vessels placed at your disposal as COMMISSIONS General
other provide for their TO Paris to
sass s'as"s Exhibition to aud sale
return to We are persuaded from the high
sh.s these duties viii be discharged with the dde
ny h as following the works Of forwarded from
this country with the Of their respective artists
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