Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-16
THELOUIsyILLE EXPOSITION
An UnrivaIled National Art
Loan sOllectiOn--A Brilliant
Array OF Paintings.
Special to the oOurier-Journal.

Special to the cOurier-JOurnal.
NEW YORK, July 12.-Mr. 7. B.
Clark, of West Forty>fourth street,
who has devoted his life to the collec-
ton of American pictures, and who
has undoubtedly the most notable col
lection of paintings by American ar.
fists in this country, is sending large
number of pictures to the Louisville
Exposition. Among the pictures
which will represent Mr.. Belmont's
gallery at the Exposition is his famous
picture Harvesting" by Millsis, also
The Head of Christ" THE Dentist
Of the Convent" and "A Scene Near
Venice" Mr.. Bridgeman, who has
just finished a very noble picture,
which is considered his masterpiece,
will allow it to be exhibited for
the first time in this
exhibition. Mr.. Cottier, now
in London, has sent two great gallery
pictures. estitled "The Mother and
Child" and "A Hot Day." to the Elk.
position. They are almost combina.
zion pieces in size, and each purely
representative works of their artists.
They are very large pictures, and will
be an important addition to the COL
lection. Mr.. D. o. Mills and Mr..
Pierrepont Morgan are also among the
late names of gentlemen who have
contributed pictures to this object.
There will be a notable collection OF
painted leather, ancient and modern.
Three pieces contributed by Mr..
Charles r. Ssndell, Of this city. are
valued at $4,000, and will make a
novel and attractive appearance
Every day the committee is in receipt
of encouraging letters and kilograms
from all parts Of the country, indicat.
ing that the pictures sent fromC Chicago,
St. Louis, Cincinnati, Philadelphia aud
Baltimore will rank in merit
and Importance with the pio-
lures from the best local
galleries OF the East. Mr.. Carley
and Mr.. Faulds are at Newport, and
report the loan of q number Of valua
BILE pictures of the modern painters.
There is little doubt that this collee-
ton will be the best we have yet had.
The art building is attractive in de-
sign, and the treatment will be purely
new and different from the usual ar
rangement Of public galleries. The
center dome will be filled with South
ern palms of unusual size and beauty,
under which there will be a group OF
statuary and pieces OF orn41eGsal pOr
celain. This part OF the building will
be Illuminated by large glass lanterns
of red tint, subduing the light in the
center of the building, while the walls
will be lighted by electricity, throwing
on the pictures an entirely new and
brilliant effect.
NOTED PICTURES FOR TIE LOUIS.
VILE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ARTISTS REPRESENTED.
New York Mail and Express.
From the catalogue now in prepare
ton for the Art Gallery at Louisville
this autumn, it seems that at last we
are to have a national loan collection.
The only regret is that this gallery
should be so far from New York. The
great reluctance New Workers have
always exhibited to the idea of allow.
ing their art treasures to be exhibited
10 or about New York has apparently
been overcome in the case OF the
Southern loan. The South claims
this to be the first social favor it has
yet asked of its Northern sister States,
and the spirit which has been exhib-'
tied by such men as Mr.. August Bel
mont, Mr.. Pierrepont Morgan, Mr..
@. P. Huntington, General Grant, ex
Governor Tilden, Ex-Governor Cor.
nell, Mr.. Jay Gould, Mr.. G. G. Bald
win, and, indeed, the owners Of all gal.
leries of note, cannot be too highly CONS
mended. That the collection will be
strong beyond precedent is now a we'll
assured fact, and it seems to be the
method of Mr.. Csrley, Mr.. Watterson
and Mr.. Faulds, the gentlemen having
the matter in charge, to accept only
one picture from each gallery. Thus,
in the majority of cases, the chef
d'euvre ef.each collector is secured.
Mr.. George L. Seney, of Brooklyn,
sends to the exhibit his famous
Helping Hand" by Renouf, aud his
beautiful figure piece of Diaz, which
has OF late attracted such world wide
approval. In every instance such
artists as Millais, Toedt, Knaus, Bou.
guereau, Nicol, Rousseau, Sbreyer,
Dupre, Daubigny, Meissonier, Rosa
BOnheur, Turner, Jules Breton, have
been represented by their master,
pieces. The interior of the church rep.
resenting the great battle scene painted
by De Melville and loaned by II. Victor
Neweomb, of this city, one of the most
costly and valuable OF modern works.
will be one Of the features of the gal.
lery. 1t will be remembered that the
exterior view from the same church of
the battle is the piece de resistance of
Mr.. Yanderbilt's collection. 1t is ex.
pected that among the prominent peo-
pie to attend the opening of the South.
ern Exposition will be President
Arthur and the members OF the Cabi.
net, and if the heat does not mar the
enthusiasm now existing. it will un-
doubtedly be most suspicious coca,
sion, not only for the people Of the
Southern States, but for the patrons
Of progress aud lovers OF art through.
out all the land.
All Of One Mind