The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-03
LAYMENs. .IPREACH.-~ON- ART.
xHKiR AUDITORS TnE PAST MASTERS
4 ! OF PAINTING,

\ Academy Of Design Ravo public dinner. o.
which were assembled distinguished com
! pAny OF artists and tho friends and patrons o.
\ Art. with . result that the public interest In
4 the work and ambitions OF the Academy were
greatly stimulated. This year the experiment
was repeated on Friday night, and with such
+ success that It In hoped the annual dinner Of
the National Academy preceding the spring
exhibition will become regular function. al
ID tho yearly festival OF the Royal Academy OF
j Great Britain. The speeches on this occasion
\ were OF an unusual standard OF eloQuence aud
Significance. and thore was much congratula-
tion among tho members OF tho Academy over
I the intelligent interest In the development and
encouragement Of American art shown BY their
guests. 1r. -.... ~
The venerable President OF tho Academy. T.
4 ". Wood. and Vice-President d. Millet. to-
gsther with others Of the governors received
the guests at tho banquet at the head OF tho
7 main stairway in the corridor OF the galleries
Of tho Academy. The relocated Hungarian
orchestra played meanwhile behind the cur
tanned arches OF the east gallery as the COM
pany gathered in the north gallery and dis
cussed the pictures there. The banquet was
laid in the south gallery J.
At the guest table. on either side Of the Pres
ident. were Mr.. Andrew Carnegie. President
Seth Low Of Columbia College. Daniel Hunt
baaisy &arne eri FrederieR pe Peyster.
Eennedy. Prof. William. n; sionne. and Col E.
nSse Charles nf pay s' Gsan ss s'if T NE
6FNcEen. T. b. Clarke, james W. Alexander. y.
n s%sIls tSiss aGfiftH unt qGp did didsr Mso
Nash. i p Avery. D. +. Appleton. and ". T.
nSse sss r s. c ps So HaSn nS PRES
e Brown. A: Iicrstndt, e I: Turner: 4, M.
sss Ne Neo ESsa r o %%fd n HAS
Haas, Aug. St. Gaudens. VIM. NJ. Chuse. 7. W.
bsmSa. fGrSr n dS1s ae 1pWy
Sristoi. L. swain aiiord. Worihinkt5n Wild:
sss c SSsa Rs Tho% ssFf oran
3onss rs isa &assr Sh,l AiH!oa and
:. Tho as.ooistes q the Academy who we're
eiss wsTo 4 y ekSs Jones' sor W.
GcCord. lockwood do Forest q. ii. Story.
Th9mSs, e., Allen; W. H. bhirnincott J; Il. ! Dopn.
The dinner itself was unusually well served
and M VILE TN
canvases about the four walls Of the gallery
added to the scene an element OF great beauty
While President Wood welcomed the guests guests
sure the American School Of Art was pro-
Wien Andrew Carnegie , arose to .peak he
together the most representative assembly Of
ss%sa. H Ssla sls sssSl;%sP!: ss e I!tr5s:
s' G Il h basS Mslns %aa Rea G aa
that he saw at least three millionaires present
who were there: not us milllonnires. bnt us
higher than merely Itch men. Then lie turn:
big to aaa
sssh in the persons SON o Of Eastman john h"e
5;s,ss e. 5sngs i 'hs s;
painting which hs said our artists had estah-
lshed, and which would take, its. pl zee with
(sry for our artists e. 60 abroad for study.
He urged upon the artists to puint American
s.I ind p..os hs IN s % IL
ether matters pertaining to the welfare Of our
NJ Gsrnceie's remarks were received with
the greatest enthusiasm. especially his .ex-
pressions Of preference for modern painters
As. Snaes spoke of the rea
Of f. art made passing 81 ne
then asked whether the p@ainter should be
the painter should have the power Of artistic
as the %as ELAN has It, he MOULD
urged the panter I
g Amertcap life and manners and scenery:
hsnE shr
q Gods name 1T Him say t. .l1' . 40 ..s'
Ssa 1ssl Mr. Carnegie for
as 81. he set up !D,tS III & a s sI
Vest ,He must dcny i He misht have
Seen. good enough to live in Boston. and he
had Known rs G9 M GidIoTd. and X Kensett The
sbess nna tRe
business OF the artist is to tell what lie him
self sees. and not what another may have
Frederick = Pc PeystG avd made raStt,ng
~ % and dns ssfs psn
% u DSass spoks e, also and Letter tss,
Nhlch. among othsr, things. he expressed
Drsciatsd by the painters, present: =.
ssnsns lnsS mas
whieh carries the Load: The smnteuI,s Invent
Anclents. what rich lessons do we gather from
the great examples which have been pre-
III Ike manner the critics 81 to-day will hide
their diminlshod heads; 1t Is TIC work OF the
sion. which epdures and teaches. Custom
cannot wlther his labor Of loye. Let the sue
Ieesaful merchant open his heart and purse.
while the. STRUGGLING artist opens his mind:
that ~ all We ask of laymen. IT seems tome
ons q ths sSores are about to be- reMarded
ylsh the asademy greut success in her use
/. Last night there was formal reception at
eAe gallery Of the academy. which was largely
attended. Tho exhibition of the academy will
0pcn to the public on Tuesday. :.
The 6l.xlo Tax 10 Congress.
Congressman Tom /. Johnson visited Henry
George yesterday. and the two held sympo-
0lum OF concratulation over Fridays single
Tax developments in Congress. Congressman
johnson. who is from Ohio. Is IL single tax