The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-03
FINE ARTS.

THE Ant STUDENTS LEAoUE-MoNTzLY Re-
cEpTIos AND ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF THE
STUDENTS WORK LAST EVENING.
The monthly social reunions receptions given
BY the members OF the Art Students League have
become very pleasant feature Of tho artistic and
social season. On each occasion exhibition OF ars
work Of some kind gives point 10 and Increases the
,attractiveness OF tho gathering Tho art display
which was brought together last evening tor tho
pleasure Of the the different classes or The
League and their guests the exhibition Of
work by the members. which wss chiefly composed Of
studies and sketches In oil, crayon pencil done
IN the League classes
There wore present last evsnings large number o.
she students with their friends and several vel
known artists Among the guests also wero noled
william Cullen Bryant and Professor John f. Weir, o,
New Haven. During tho evening vocal and instru-
mental concerI listened TO with interest Among
tho performers were Miss Mstlar aud Mr. Hills who
sang some songs; Mics Annie Kent. young girl Of
twelve, VINO did herself credit on the violin, and
Gaston Blay, who played several violin solos Mr..
sawyer was the accompanies
Tho examples which formed tho collection wore mr.
ranged In tho largo room where tho life and sketch
classes and In tho adjoining portrait class room.
good portion OF tho lancr room temporarily
psrti.ioned on TO allow Of separate exhibition OF
ON the west wall OF the larger OF Tho swo rooms
hung. covering the wall, tho studies IN oil made
by students In the portrait cassos Among the best
OF these was womAn's head by Miss Stone, u quito
Striking example OF Mrs. Dxon's work; two good
heads by Turner some by Helena DeKay, neat little
head BY Miss Rowle and examples BY Mrs. Baker and
Mr.. Dowdeil.
The norh wall was we'll filled With . number Of
sketches taken IN tnat admirable institution by tho
afternoon sketch class Among sbem we note Z Y.
Turner'S cxcellent aud very picturesque repdtpons
r. s. Church's draughtsmanks example, Share s
bold work, ksily's blocked out and effective
artistic bits Lawn neat and eeosfvs pencillings and
Harry Osde1's facile drawing
Tho SOUTH wall WAS tackled over With pen and ink
drawings INTENDED Tor reprodaotion In the Graphis
and magazines, with In ian Ink drawings, mado ~ BE-
photographed on the block for engraving ana with
contributions to tho 'compositton class. y Among
Tue pen and INKS were examples OF Harper, Gus cns
HART aud Thulstrupp; among tho indian inks an
excellent Con,inen,al scese, BY Ho~ard Pyle. and
several OF Kelys effective bits; and, finally, auAOpg
tho competition sketches note Turner's "Aariil
several Wy iaoer, among which Past Pressss
credit 70 Mr. Bunker, as docs msrinc Mr.. Burns.
On the cast wall We noted Robert j. Hardis. JE y,
good cray0n hcud Of Frank Waller. thc President OF
Inc League; O. Y. Turner'S admirable crsyon hall
leugth Mrs. Baker, one OF Vice Presidents ana g. N
B0won's nno crayoa head oil Tho late samuel Bowies,
OF the Springfield Republican
There wero IN addition tho . pleasing littIs
landscape by Clinton 0glvie J. 8. Hariey's lie size
plaster nguro king Rcno's Daughter" nttic enid
Dust by LAUDER ana promising nrst attempt AZ mod
Ia the portrait class room were hung crayou
sketches made In this cass among which We nole tho
examples by Miss Brown aud those by Messrs. Boyn-
ton, Dowdnil and Turner The part OF the
which artistcay was Tho most interesting and which
gives tho surcs test oil the true art strength OF
League, was tho display OF studies made from tho
nude. Here wore founi some very excellent works,
cnisny la crayon, for which credit should be gwen
Mrs Baker, Helena do Kay, Misses Ever and Rowley
and Aessrs. Bunker, Thuistrupp, Levy, Harper and