New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-12
THE FRENCH EXPOSITION
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Of practice in connection with tho Cincinnati Art
school, and which Davis Consmore Co.. OF Now
York. have carried on. ,.o..a
The exhibit OF gold and silver smthing is composer
OF four groups-Trany's, the Gorham compan, ., .u'
Fairchd Company's, and the herideh br"n"'" ~
panys. -,..,,,, -
The Rochester Lamp Company shows seiec"oh Vi
good bronzos
The Lyon Umbrella Company has an Interesting GA
hibit Of handles I'm gold and silver smIthlng.
In the treatment of jewels and in the Invention VI
decoration OF small articles OF ornament for use
the American exhibit is undoubtedly superior ~
surprising exhibit OF Industrial bronzes rom Th
artists Ike Lanceray who died two years ago iLeor
rich, POsen Gratschef and Bach oelnS te gSs mr.
These Russian brOpzes whethcr single nEuIco VI
groups, possess remarkable dramatic aushues ,i am
have decacy precision and freedom ,S Se han in
that entite them 10 place m hhe Ta'hel "'"" -
dus trial art
SOMETHING AMERICANS EXCEL IN.
In decorative treatment Of gold, silver and jewels IN
etching and enamellIng, the American eAhioH s'anuS
frst In simplicity elesrncss elegance ana suggestive
ness OF design. RS well IN the righteousness WIN
which use and beauty associated. While end
lees copying Of exhausted patterns proceeds in Euro
pean workshops the American des Encr IS manfeotng
dscernmcnt In the selection Of pes worth preserv-
Ing, and originality and lmaFtnatoh ID tne Gten t
OF new ones possessing the essential traits OF ocduN'
The Tiffany exhibit introduces naive IDEAS OF dGcoIS'
presenting pleasing contrast to british ana coion.S.
designing, which IS hahhy IrPealhE me oTHie' SUI, d
matt a,
worked b subsequent exhaustion at kcnsngton,
In force and individuality, as well a In exquisite
m mi the Gorham Company stands in front
Also in the artistic use OF the plates by ciecN pro-
cess the Mesa no the wo hops of
the Farchid Company such as Pencus ana dm%aSIe
II We have supplied an Intelligent world with read
9 9.n ~'R Ing S SnS S an1sF god PEN but With
brief comment the decorative and Industrial arr OF .e
to an end 1t Is incredible that we should be con.
tent to occupy relatively insignificant position. nc
Net upta GpS England has taken 4 before
eyes. She sent n artist countries 1or designers
ana established technical schools near the ccnrc
Of her raw materials She has been educating het
of the artist. She scts apart money every year tor
The art training OF labor We have ben en- doing IN 20
do In large way under stress OF her unconquerabIe
Commercial instinct.
TAUGHT by FoREIGNFRAINED LABOR.
We have used foreign-traIned labor In founding the
decorative industry that we can now boast. The
artist artisans Of the Tiffany house few years ago
were nearly all forcicnbnn o. trained, and onethd
Of them arc 50 now. The chief designer, who Is now
IN Paris Mr.. Pau,dng Farnham, was pupil OF tho
free art schools whose existence IS due TO me i3re
sight and National spirit Of Peter Cooper but he mas
had also foreign training The chief designer Of tho
Corham Company. Mr. Wilkinson. IS an Enelshman
Frcnchman. a large number Of their most reliable
artisans according their represent alive here, Mt
IIoughtun, ar foreign by birth or extraction. Mr.
FalrChild that for the finishing OF articles ~
curing q Of form they employ only young men
trained I'm art schools. Tho britannia Company, hc-
corning to It's representative. Mr. Miles, has boon dc
veoped into great factory of artistic products only
by the employment 10 considerable degree OF foreign
born foreign trained labor
What the schools OF France had 10 do with re-
tanning for her the fret place IN the beautiful manu-
features can be learned In little volume by Comyhs
Carr.
Tho debt Of the United foreign skilled labor
" best known 10 American GrOhtcCs, but all who have
hal personal knowledge Of the difficulties that eDcom
pass the development Of taste IN rnanulAtu VIII
egrce that while In the past have been almost
totally dependent upon this labor. the American
! artisan II given opportunity. soon distances hl1
alien competitor IN originality. Eccnness and inventive
ness. When the educational exhibit can be com.
paratvely considered, IL will I've found that artistic
people begin training the eye when they begin tram
ing the mind The child learns 10 thnk with his
hands when he begins think with his heal. De-
oratve manufactures the most profitable. In
the future Of American industry, whom tho training Of
and hand + universally established In frr
schools place Of the abstract subjects Of which
II IS impossible tho Stdcn'G shall acquire amount ~
knowledge practically useful. there viii Do a natural.
benocent distribution 0t talent into the vaouS artist
crafts. The professions OF law and medicine. The
counters OF merchants. all ovrrcruwdcd with
under paid men, Will he relieved, and shall become
as independent of foreign countries IN the manifold
products blending beauty with use We now In
food supply, fuel, motive power and machinery.
MARGARET +. SULLIVAN.