The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-05
TO RAISE AN ART FUND.
DIRECTOR BRANDT BEFORE THE
HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

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New Pictures 70 Be Added to the Tel
fair Academy Gsllery-Mr. Brandt's
Visit to Europe, and the Cpportuni-
ties That 1t VIII Ofer-His Address
Last Nisht-An Art Fund Started.
Director Brandt Of the Telfair academy
Of arts and sciences read a very interesting
paper before the Georgia historical society
last night upon the academy's work-what
it is, what has already been accomplished,
and what is before the academy in the fut-
ure.
Mr. Brandt is tn leave for Europe in a
few days, and the managers of the
academy are anxious that he shall
bring back some new works for its picture
gallery. Mr.. Brandt will visit the Munich
and Vienna expoSitions, and also the studios
OF all the leading painters of Europe with
view to purchasing a single masterpiece
which he is commissioned to buy for
the academy. At the same time he will
have the opportunity of securing other and
lesser works at a price which, under no
other circumstances, he would be able to
secure
TO RAISE AN ART FUND.
The meeting of the Historical society last
night was for the purpose of enlisting the
people of Savannah who are interested in
art and art culture, in an effort TO raise q
fund for the purchase of such meritorious
pictures as Mr.. Brandt may find and which
he may be able to secure, as he did in the
picture Relies of the Brave" which the
Academy now has, at a comparatively
snail price.
In his address Mr. Brandt referred to the
organization of the academy and the in
terest that is taken in art in Savannah.
Good art" he said, sis very costly, and
the funds at the disposal Of the society are
not sufficient at this time to make invest
ments whenever most favorable opportuni-
ties present themselves" The lack of this
fund and to provide for its creation is the
present object of the society.
A CHANCE NOT OFTEN HAD.
Mr.. Brandt spoke at some length upon
the unusual opportunities which his visit to
Europe is likely to offer for the securing of
works OF less Importance in size perhaps
but possessing equal merit with those
which he bought four years ago.
1t IS at sucn expositions as those at
Munich and Vienna that the collector meets
with works of art by so-oalled rising young
artists. Often the chef d'oeuUre Of their
life is found there. aid both Mr. Brandt
ana Une managers OF the academy believe
that they will lrse an unusual opportunity If
they do not make the effort to secure at least
some work of art for its picture gallery.
TIE FUND STARTED.
Gen. Jackson spoke in regard to
Mr.. Brandt's visit to Europe and
the opportunities that it will afford the
academy of adding to it's gallery, and he
suggest al that a subscription fund be raised
by members Of the society aud others for
this purpose. Subscriptions were called
for and something over 5000 was at once
subscribed by few gentlemen. The man
ayers have adopted plan for the issue of
tickets of admission to the academy in
recognition of subscriptions and it will be
put into operation at once. In this
way it is hoped to raise
several thousand dollars, which will
enable Mr.. Brandt to considerably increase
the number of paintings that the academy
now possesses. There is also a movement
among the ladies to organize an art union
for the purpose of adding to the fund.