New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-19
FINE LOAN EXHIBIT
PICTURES SEEN AT THE ART coNGREss-A BILL
FOR FREE ART.

fOR tHEE ANIL
Washington. May 10 (Special).-The COLLECTION OF
pictures being shown here during the congress OF the
National Art Association is the best loan exhibit Of
American art ever given In Washington While some
OF the pictures are loaned by the artists who painted
them, the larger number are loaned by owners VINO
send them from their private dra"ingrooms. nota-
BILE exception is Frank D. Millet's $1,000 prize
picture. "At the Inn," owned by the Union League
Club Of NewYork Mrs. George Hearst wife OF the late
Senator Hearst from California. loans four pictures.
Ono Of Mrs. Hearst's pictures, "Love's Token" by
Orrn Peck, Is the largest In the loan COLLECTION ana
one most pleasing to visitors The Others are An
Evening Effect" by william Keith; "The First CON-
munon," by Carl Mari, and Portrait OF Little Pheooa
by r. N. Vonnoh. Among twenty pictures losned BY
Thomas b. Clarke "The Mediterranean Sea- by
F. E. Church; "Chloe and SAM" by Thomas Hovenden
Accused Of witchcraft," by Douglass Volk; "Iron
Workers." by Thomas Anschuz Watching the Train,'
by j. G. Brown. striking and picturesque figure
and excellent likeness as well is the fulength por-
trait of Frank D. Miet, painted by George W. May
nard. 1t was loaned by Mr.. MilIet. who also loans
"Spring" charming little picture OF apple trees In
blossom painted by E. A. Abbey Among seven
pictures loaned by Stanford White "Venice," by
John S. Sargent, and "Dryads," by Albert H. Ryder.
Mr.. Whites loan includes bronze medallion, Head
of the Glider Boy" by Augustus St. Gaudens. Stson
Hutchns loans George ii. Boughton's Hester
Prynnen; "Louisana swamp" by Joseph Jefferson;
The Wedding Morning. by Henry Mosley. Love
Dsarmed,n by William II. Low, is loaned by Gardiner
Hubbard, and Thomas Waggaman sends "The Pro-
vlncia Asylum" by Walter Gay, and Winter Eve,'
by Charles II. Davis.
In John Armstrong Chambers loan are "Street In
Barbizon,n by Theodore Robinson, and Winter by
j. H. Twachtman. Francis Colon loans Fisher
mans Daughter by Henry Bacon. portrait Of the
poet Longfeow, painted by Healey Ian 1858 Tor
Tcknor d Fields, is loaned by J, r. Osgood. John
q Gnrnn
Hart. "after Shower on the Delaware River,'
by George Inness, is loaned by James W. Ellsworth.
Major J. W. Powell loans Knabe Canyon" by Thomas
Moran. "Girl with Cows" painted by William N.
Hunt, IS loaned by S. e.. Ward. Miss Janet Riggs
loans views OF Ulleswater," painted by j. +. kenset.
The portrait of General Devens painted b. +. r.
vinton is loaned by Department Of Justice. "Apres
la messe," painted by W. H. Oahna'' ID i"dneu W
Charles J. singer.
Among the more notable works loaned BY the
artists are Cowboys the Home Rancho" by Thomas
Ealins; Lake LOUISE by A. Bierstadt; Moonlight
Street scene,n Italian, by c. c. Coleman; "Mother
and Childn by William NJ. Chase; WOOD INTERIOR"
by Ruger Donohoe; Sunset" by William A. Conn;
" In the Yellow Light" By Carroll Beckwith 1.-The
Pursuit OF the Idealn by Kenyon Cox; "Spring Morn
ingv by Arthur Parton; Christ and the Fisherman"
by Frank D. Mond 1.-The Great statue OF Amida
Buddha,n Japan, a water color by John LA faree'
d" Daphne by Roswell D. sawyer, portrait OF the
artists little daughter; Head OF q Chld," by MD.
Dora W. Keith; and "John Alden's Letter." by T.
Y. Turner Elihu Vedder's Marsyas" is loaned BY
Mrs. Roudebush; "A Portrait" by Anna Lea Merriu
Is loaned BY Mrs. George Carpenter.
John sartain OF Philadelphia was introduced at the
congress by Miss Field the veteran member OF Tie
association Mr. sartain Is eighty years old, but looks
much younger Among other delegates were John
La Fargo, Augustus st. Gaudens, Edward Moran C. L.
Coleman Z. Z. simmons, II. n. Van Boskerk, Thomas
Eakins Albert Bierstadt and Howard Butler. Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas f. Waggaman gave reception to the
congress to-day. This evening the artists were en-
terulined at reception given By Mr. and Mrs Charles
~ Foulke at their home In Massachusettsave.
number OF advocates OF free art, representing the
National Art Association, appeared before the ways
and Mems Committee OF the House Today TO present
70 tile committee their plea for the free admission into
his country OF the fine arts. Among those present
were John Armstrong Chaner. J. Carroll Beckw.th,
Edward f. simmons, John sartain, William A Coin,
stanford White, +. ID. Met, II. W. Watrous, Thomas
4 Eakins. c. f. Coleman, IL. b. Butler Mrs. Candran
Wheeler and Dora Wheeler Keith and Miss Kate Field.
Following close upon the hearing wae the prepaIa
Jon by Mr. Cochran OF bill to provide for the placing
II works OF art the free list. IL Was introduced
n the House during the day.