The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-19
FINE ARTS.
MAGAZINE PICTURES.

The September number of Harpery' Magazine opens
with the second admirably illustrated article by s.
G. w. Benjamin. on Fifty Years of American Art
1s2s-ls7s." The woodcuts are after pictures by +.
E. Church. whittredge. Hubbard. Casilear. Cropsey.
W. T. Richards, S. II. Clifford Bellows. James Hart.
Hamilton. W. Ii. Beard. Leutze, Page Vedder and
Lafarge. The best Church's IA Composition"
engraved by Juengling; Casilears Landscape" cut
by Hoskin; Muller's rendition of Cropsey's "High
Torn Rocklapd Lake," Chords "Sunset the
Hudson" strikingly reproduced by Hoskin; hne
cut by Juongling. admirably rendering the artists
manner, Of Bellows '.The Parsonage" the excel
lent engraving Of Hamilton's "Ship OF the
Ancient Mariner" Boards "Whoo," finely
engraved by Davis; Juenglings masterly
cut Of Pages PORTRAIT of Lady" and finally the
blocks of vedders 1.-THE Refuge. and of LafsrRes
cartoon "Christ and Nicodemus." The best of the
engravings which accompany the article Newport
Society in tho Last Century" is Reinharts 'Shop-
ping in the Last Century" The sketch Of "Gold
Mining in Georgia is pleasantly illustrated, How
ard Pyle pictures well the of olden time
in his illustrations to his story The Last Revel
Printz Hail." Rarely are fine bits of wood
craving the sixteen cuts which SO admirably
reproduce prominent examples Of the king Collcc-
ton OF Engraved Gems" written about by Mr..
Phillips. Finally, about "The Navesink
Highlands" well given, and Alfred Fredcricks has
. good figure cut to the poem my Mariner"
Scrbmers Monthly is fortunate in securing illustra-
tions by +. S. Church. that assiduous sketcher Of
Sandy Hook for its opening article which treats Of
that often weirdly picturesque locality. The third
cut, "Along the Beach," does much credit to the
artist and to the engraver whitney. We noto
also Back from the Bay" engraved by Harley; the
charming conceit "Our Naturalist; "Old Land
marks" and "a Rudder Grange" Careful portrait
reproductions accompany the paper on The UNI
versity of Rome;" Chxmpney illustrates Gan Ameri-
can Home the Amazons," and Blum has iue
drawing well cut, by Davis. to the poem "Four-eat
Clover" We glad to welcome again Frank Is.
Mayer, who has made admirable drawings for his
article .'Signs and symbols" Especially good
"The General Wayne Inn. Baltimore" and the
production OF the artists evidently excellent c.
gravings-"The Nineteenth Century" "The Federa!
Cockade" and bringing in the Bears Head"
The paper my Lord Fairfax. OF Virginia.. has
good illustrations Mr. Brownell's article on "fhe
Art Schools of Philadelphia" SO excecntiy Illus
trated by various pupils il the chief art attraction
OF the number. The most striking OF the cuts arc
"The Male Life Glass;" by Walter NJ. Davis "rhe
womens' Life Glass;" drawn and engraved by Miss
Alice Barber; 1.-The Mems Modelling Glass" drawn
by James p. Kelly and the excellent engraving by
Miss Alice Barber OF the very effective portrait OF
.Cientleman and Dog" by Miss Susan II. Macdowel.
The best idea of the and usefulness OF tho
school is be had from this work OF the pupils. IL
will not be long just to say that We are deficient in
figure painters.