Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-11
TALK OF THE DAY.

The Exposition's Picture Gallcry-Repre-
sentative Americans Will Contribute
Great Painters In Plenty-The Loan Ex-
hibit Swelling - Gambling in Great
Britain.
DIRECTOR JOHNSTON, of the Exposition, has
Just returned from New York, where for ten
days he has been rounding up, or corralling,
as he puts 1t in Western. phrase, the metro
politan contributors to the art gallery in
the coming Exposition. Mr.. Johnston is
well pleased with the results of his cam
paign, as well he may be, and in describing
them to me yesterday be said: "If the col
lection Of pictures which will be shown
next September in the Exposition is not the
finest ever seen in this part of the world
shall be very much disappointed. There
will be the loan collection from private gal
lerfes in Pittsburg and the neighborhood
the pictures Of local artists, and an
exhibit which will include good ex-
now living. The pictures will be arranged
in groups, the work of each artist by ITSELF
The gallery will be handsomely draped, and
the groups will be divided by curtains ar,
Mr.. Johnston produced rough plan Of the
draperies and upholstered panels which
looked handsome enough and calculated to
show of the paintings to great advantage.
state with certainty, but the liberal re-
sponse of the local art patrons and the en-
gagement Of American artists to send be-
tween two hundred and three hundred plot
ures assures very large as well as high
class exhibition"
Representative American Painters.
'1 VISITED the studios of thirty or more Of
the leading artists In New York" continued
Mr. Johnston, "and everywhere found great
willingness to help Pittsburg to a proper
comprehension of American art as it stands
to-day. Between 25 and 80 artists in all will
contribute paintings; from five to ten or more
apiece, which will enable US to carry out the
plan of grouping each mans work. will
give you few names to prove the high
standard the exhibition will attain.
william Sartain, o recognized leader in New
York, who has won high reputation in the
treatment of oriental subjects; F. III. H. De
Haas, the noted marine painter; J:
Wells Champney, whose figure and
kindred work has won him fame;
G. 7. Turner, whose Puritan Daughter
In Mayfower times are known all over the
land. Charles Stanley Reinhart, who does
not need any introduction to his own home,
or the world for that matter viii send seven
or eight of his latest and best pictures.
Thomas Moran, the great marine painter,
assured ME that he would send the best col
lection of his works he has ever exhibited.
Frederick DE Lnce's handling of varied sub
jeets viii be admired. J. H. Dolph, q num-
Der of whose pictures of animal life, gener-
ally of an amusing character, are owned
here, will add to his present reputation. c.
Harry Eaton, the President of the Water
Color Society, is another exhibitor. Land
scape and still life will be illustrated by
works from such strong men as Arthur and
Ernest Parton, C. c. Chapman, Walter Sat
terlee, George Smile, j. c. Nicoli, kruse:
man Van Elten and Hamilton Hamil-
ton. j. G. Brown, whose genre pictures have
attracted so much attention, will be well
represented. So will the varied talents of
w. II. Chase. Ithink the contributions of
F. Fl. Zogbanm and Frederick Remington,
whose names and genius Harpers' publi-
cations have made familiar, will be par
ticularly interesting. Mr.. Zogbaum, who is
most charming man by the way, may give
us peep at some Of the scenes he caught
when with the United States troops in the
last Indian campaign, and anyhow his
pictures of Western and military life will be
very attractive. This list is not complete,
for there are several notable artists who
have promised to exhibit, whom / am un-
able TO see, and from whom am sure to
hear, know"