New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-25
DISSATISFIED ARTISTS.
TALK OF A RIVAL EXHIBIT AT PARIS.
IS AMERICAN ART TO BE FAIRLY REPRESENTED
AT THE COMING WORLDS FART

IS AMERICAN ART TO BE FAIRLY REPRESENTED
AT THE COMING WORLDS FAIRf
There has been some talk among artists, club
men and picture collectors who are not satisfied
with the arrangements made for the exhibition
of American paintings at the coming international
Exhibition at Paris, of organizing separate
representation to be held at the same time. A
number of well-xnown artists have refused to send
their pictures to France at present, and general
lnck of enthusiasm has been noticed, 10 is SAID,
among tie collectors. A list of q few OF the
artists who will not be represented at Paris was
given to Tribune reporter the other day by one
of the best-known painters of the city. 1t con-
tanned the following names w. Ii. Beard, A.
Bierstadt r. A. Blackjack, J. w. Champney,
]. F. Cropsy @. G. Curran, M. F. H. DE Haas,
]. H. Dolph Henry A. Ferguson, c. y. Harris,
william Hart, T. G. Jones, Winslow Homer, f.
Il. Church, George Inness, John La Fargo, w.
IT, Lippencott, Henry Loop w. 5. Macy, @. M.
McIlhenny Charles H. Miller William Morgan.
J. F. Murphy II. R. Poore, ]. Rix, A. P. Ryder,
W. Satterlee, II. p. Smith, G. H. Story, X. Van
Elten, c. d. Welton. G. Virgins Walter Shirlaw,
f D. Millet Frederick Dlelman, George W.
Maynard, Thomas Allen, o. Warner and Augustus
ST. Gaudens. Not one of the Morans win he
represented and very few men from Philadelphia
and Boston.
NO DEFINITE ACTION TAKEN YET. I'd
eyes, said Thomas Moran, when asked in TO
gard to the matter, there is a possibility that
separate and more representative exhibition of
American painters will take place during the ex-
bibtion in Paris. There has been no definite
action taken as yet. 1t is yet in its embryo safe.
/ do not believe there will be more than twenty
or thirty real American pictures sent to Paris by
the Government with the present commission. /
lraf h0k-.v
franco American artists, q term used TO dsnom-
hate those who have studied abroad and who will
y our chief representatives at Paris IheE have
1ie decided s The Paris papers and French
American pictures TO their exhibitions, pictures
whose motives are wholly American. Fer these
reaDnS, the rival exhibition has been talked of.
Sholld it materialize, it would consist Of about
200paintingS and would be a true representation
of American art.
lesides,' continued Mr.. Moran, " there have
been considerable dissatisfaction and gen
erai lack Of confidence with The ar
rangensnts provided by the Government
for the exhibition. The responses TO the re-
quests o. the committee were therefore not as
numerous as they should have been The Gov
eminent should have appointed q hanging com
Mite to accompany the commissioner, and should
not have entrusted the placing d the pictures in
Pans % men not in sympathy with American art.
NOT PROPER LIMIT SET.
Anotbsr thing-there should have been q
prVpcE uzlhJ TO tne nuinOcF OF pdIndHSS Nhoh
could be sent One artist has sixteen Of his works,
and another about half that number. -Four would
have been sufficient. Aside from this, the insur-
ance was not ample enough The commissioner
informed Is that $250,000 only had been appro-
priated "a cover the entire list Many OF the
artists wh'se pictures were already sold had 70
borrow then from the purchasers. Not being able
10 show uat the insurance was sufficient, the
Owners woud not give them up. have sent none
OF my work for the reasons named, and would
heartily fave another exhibition
In relation 10 the same subject, Thomas b.
Clarke said tas he would be ia favor Of sepa-
rate exhibitio of American art in Paris at some
future time. Although he had not refused TO
send any Of Is pictures to Paris at present, be-
cause he Ind ot been asked 10 do so, Mr.. Clarke
thought that be insurance offered by the Gov
eminent was OF large enough. l eould not
bam either" b added what time the paintings
would be returned. However, in regard TO the
rival exhibition i should wish 10 do nothing
which would inerfero with the success Of the
present undertaking Although / have not been
active in aid Of to exhibition, antagonize 10 by
no means, but o. the contrary wish II success.
Sumo of my pscttoes will so 20 Washington soon
to be shown in ~ exhibition at Vice-President-
elect Morton's houe IL is true that several prom
ine Mt artists did ut wish 10 have their pictures
sent abroad at prefnt The exhibition win be
representative Of American art, however and viii
give the foreignersb good idea Of what our men
can dO1