National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-04-13

A good thing is we'll hung whether tho artist
be man or woman, known or unknown. AS a
member said TO mo in conversation the other
day" I'VE are working for the advancement ofart
and not Of u handful OF artists" Broad in its
Views and aims as the schools of painting 1t
follows, may the society incrcase in useful.
ness and make It's influence folt upon the art
not only of New York, but Of the whole
county.
Tho National Academy exhibition was
opened to tho public March 30, though 'ye
scribcs' had private view the Friday after
noon previous. We went, we saw, and were
disappointed; 1t Is the old story of other years
told over again. hanging committee is not
supposed TO bo the embodiment of all that
makes perfection in art-but We do look for a
certain amount of judgment in the admission
of pictures, and IN the placing of them after
ward. There arc many lne things in the
present exhibition between the catalogue
numbers l and 40, and there are good many
demnitou bad things, bad with big, big b..
To make matters worse, mauy of them arc
displayed con The limo" and stare tho gaping
visitor out of councnanco ut every turn
Shall we ever have an academy exhibition,
where pictures are hung on their merits with.
out fear or Evor2 Fancy trade adverts-
ing picture, chromoed and shown in every bar.
room In the land, hung in tho Royal Academy
OF the Paris salon, as was the case with Thor.
ougibreds" in our academy last year. William
II. Boards Bulls and Bears Of Wall street is
hung on the line in the chief gallery this year
with littIo better taste. A good thing in its
way-and so Is one of Nasrs cartoons. No.
30i, in the same room by j. L. Crpsoy, N. A.,
is to my mind Il charming piece of scene paint
ing in miniature. We would recommend it for
an act drop or perhaps ii would come in well
Ms a background for the incantation scene in
Macbeth. am not going to mention all the
chromos aud badly colorod on hHrd.outlincd
woodony pictures in the collection, for IL would
play the mischief with tho upper case-A and
n boxeS-besides there are fine pictures to
talk about that really deserve mention.
The chief picture is Eastman Jonnson's
Cranberry Pickcrs." Tho figures - men,
women aud chidrcn-aro admirable studies OF
light and shade and tho landscape III the
middle distance up to the horizon is charming
| in its suggestion. Just above IL thoro is an
attractive still liGe-drapery, old books and
bric.a- -bac-by George V. Hocssln. Low in
tone, it is well drawn aud broadly treated.
still higher may be seen 1.-Two Symphonies >
| in black and yellow, by II. C. Clark (354), and
Mary Korysal" 1856. The subject OF each is
little darkcy amid suuhowcrs. Upon the
opposite wall, stuck up over the doorway
some of the best things hnvo been 'skied')
may be seen j. II. Wetps Rags" mo. dd6),
which is strong and striking figure piece.
An old ras woman Is bending over garbage
barrel
Tho half Of tho really good pictures have
uot bceu named, but those indicated Will snf.
flee. There aro pictures by the Morans by
Bierstadt, Winslow Homer J. Foxcraft Cole,
Jamos Hart, de Haas, Jared FIagg, the Col
mans and many other academciuns and con-
tributors. Taken US whole the exhibition
is larger than In any previous year, though IL
is to be doubted If thore are as many striking
pictures upon the walls us in other years, at
least as appeared last year Pictures ARE sell
ing slowly, but generally command good
prices. UNION SQUARE.