New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-09
COMPETITION F0R CHRISTM4S CARDS
$1,000 IN rnIzrs ron cnnIsrMAs cAnDs.

$1,000 IN rRIzrs FOR CHRISTMAS CARDS.
FIR. Il. L. Moore, the proprietor OF the Amcri-
can Art Gallery, No East Twenty tmrdst, Madison
square publishes circular. which may BE- had on ap-
pcation, announcing The terms OF competition mat
IL sure to awaken Lively interest among the devoices
Of decorative art In this circular we are Informed that
Mr. Louis Prang the photographer and the publisher OF
many excellent books relating the arts has placed N
Mr.. M0ore's hands the generous sum of $1,000
to be distributed in prizes for four original
designs TO be reproduced Christmas cards.
Fer the best original design the prize offered is $1,000;
while the second BEST third best ana fourth BEST
$780, $500 and $500 wIl be given respectively. The
prizes will be awarded by Messrs Samuel Colman
Richard NJ. Hunt and Z. c. Moore, at TIE
close Of competitive exhibition to be
held IN this city at the American Art
Gallery from June l to June s. 1880. Among the
printed conditions OF the competition We read that
previous tho opening Of tic Exhibition the judges
shall have the right TO reject any designs they may
think unworthy OF entering into the competition
or the gentlemen who have accepted the difficult 90
sitiOn Of judge in this matter, two are we'll
known to this community and to the country
at large. Mr.. Samuel CUman Is an artist whose
pictures long since earned him an honorable place
among his brethren. lie one Of the founders and
chief support Of the now prosperous American Water
Color Society, and it's first president. lie has Of late
been bringing to the practical application Of the Arts OF
Design to manufactures the experience gathered in for
eGn travel, aud the familiarity with the best Oriental
art gained a collector Of Oriental porcelain and
lacqucrs lie bas made number of designs for en-
brOdered hanginSs, which have been executed in the
workrOoms of tle Decorative Art Society, and he has
also designed several patterns for wall paper hi ngngs
for the house Of j. S. Warren Co., who have put them
upon the market this Spring, and have been very sue
cessful with them.
Mr.. Richard NJ. Hunt is one of the best-knOwn arch
tects in tho country and beside the he las in
a Ines
arts as a authority in those matters. The Gcna
inc interest he in art is shown By hts willingness
to serve judgejn seeming slight matter as that OF
this competition for Christmas cards But the more Mr.
Hunt, or any man OF like cultivation and experience,
about art the clearer he that art is uit
tnat it cannot really he separated and divided up; but
absurd It may seem to the careless thinker Is never
theess true that yIu cannot have living alongside
another III the country the best art OF one kind
aud poor art another Trumpery pictures and statues
80 vita trumpcry brc-A-brac, and you cannot have
Ttans and Calhedrals unless you have good Christmas
cards. This was sometime paradox, but now the time
gives it proof.
Mr. e. c. Moore the third name tho list of judges.
Is the head of the Silver Department in the house Of
Tiffany & Co, position in which lie Is doing, in the
Guctcst, most uuprctending way. work OF the first
importance i'm the training oi large body OF boys ana
yOllug men in the art Uf design applied to metal
work. From IN" nature OF the what Mr. Moore has
been doing in this field cannot have been
known to many rsOns outside the trade. But. with
the important advance made by the house of Tiffany
Co. in the manufacture OF decorative slyerwarc-
every American has read with pleasure Of the Of
this house at Paris and OF the appointment OF the firm
as sIlversnlths TO the Prince of Waesthe attention Of
those persons Interested IN Art has naturally been
drawn TO the methods and purposes Of the head
Of this particular Department Aud in consequence OF
these inquiries Mr. Moore is becoming known as one
who is putting to practical test the vital truth that
Eo.l, Inf II. he
sbop where a superintendent, animated by sincere
and strong love OF art and practically familiar with
the b. st that been done i'll that field works steadily
70 elevate the public tastc ana then as steadily TO sup
py the growing demand he has helpcd to create
1t Will thus nc that, slight tie object Of the
competition proposed by Mtssrs Prang and Moorc may
appear to be- yet 1t has been Thought worth while to 20
about il in the thorough manner, and to give t all
the advantage it derive from being man.
aged by the best hands. We have no doubt
tle competition will bring out great dell Of
talent and that many pretty pictures will be the result
OF the friendly contest The trad IN Christmas crs is
now grown to BE- very large, aud while our home maur-
facturei s-Ir Prang chief among them-have done
good deal to destroy the competition Of the English
market by the clcvCTncSs Of their dcgn' vet 1t Is still
from England that the best material Is derived Enc0ur
aged by the success he has himself met with IN his at
tempts to supply the home market Mr. Prang has
nov made move which can hardly fail to add Amer
can Christmas cards to the list Of things in
which VIC beat English cousins ont OF sight just u.s.
in future all the English hgcaste babies who are born
with SILVER spoons their mouths Will read the
of Tiffany 4 Co. on the handles, all the Christ
mas cards that are by the baby's family friends IN
cororai ulatlon Will bear the stamp OF Moore
and prang and viii add 20 the nursery st Of English
birds and flowers the American equivalents for larks
and nightinealrs, daisies and cornhowers.
Tho exhibition of the cards Will b. held in the and
elegant room which Mr. Moore has Just added to the
SPACIOUS Kurtz Gallery This room on Broadway and
if will be connected with the larger aery Ivy yeStbule
hidpc now I'm process Of construction. The rev room
is fine second floor Of No 9J4 Broadway, and rs there
will he m entrance that street IN addition 10 the
main entrance on Twenty hird-st the gallery will be
docs III reputation OF being the most C0lniOrabie anu
convenient artrxhibtiOn room in the city. Inc
Gallery Is attractive in many ways here
rn always 10 be the very best pictures painted
Son month to month by American artists And, IN
addition TO the beautiful Oriental objects belonging to
tho autly pnliVtucd stock OF the proprietor there
is now TO be seen what IS left OF the CORRECTION OF Or
on raj norce ANS and acquPrs made 10y Mr. SdlnuH COl-
80, which was recently purchased entire by Dir. Moore
and his suecial partner, Mr.. j. f. sutton IL was at
nne time Intended to make an exhibition OF THESE 90
The fact that they were I'm the mart than they bore
down upon them full sail aud graphing Win the prize,
hore off I'm triumph nearly all the precious spoil.
Now, however. that the most splendid pieces are
te nnhc may well he satisfied 70 ENJOY theln ana re-
i've the peVer-dying wonder whence comes the per
netlal miracle Of the unfang stream OF Japanese de-
there Is no one pace on tue cOnInenJ
Where SO much this precious product can be seen as
I'm Mr. MOOres Art Gallery.
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