New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-20
moves 1.-THE Eagle" to summon "ooo u d ~
fence of his "good Nance?
HHISTL IND CHICiGO.


7, /; s.ldo,, th,t CHICAGO is divided on any
question but correspondent sends us nuhi'ei
Of clippings from her local papers which ~ y,
show that there is slight difference oil opinl'h
there on one point This is as 10 whether or hoO We
coeo shall oct the artist Whistler to paint sredU
ncturc one that shall beat the LuNcnlpouie u
fair which can he exhibited at the "orid an
Chiefly the controversy is being carried OH NY ','0
correspondents Of the various papers, uhouen '"
editors themselves are doing much 10 thro" h7"o
on the situation by printing douoe-coiuh'n '''' -
the famous Portrait OF Ny Mother In these news
nancr pcturcs we of course miss the Color Vi '"o
original. but by pinning up three or four OF 'ne"
from as many different papers on the wan anu
looking at them all at once 1t Is easy 10 opp 'N
mate to the effect produced upon the litei"s'"O
visitor to the Luxembourg. ,
The idea of placing an order with MI. i'''.
appears to have originated with MI. hlhseii"' !,
heinz suggested TO him by the fact that the grand
father of the artist, Captain John WhlsuIel' -
s A.. in 1903 selected The site for chicago
Would it not be poetic justice" writes MI NIL
sclla 10 have his grandson, the eminent painter
lanes A. Mcneil Whistler, commemorate his an
ccstors achievement by leaving to posterl'y anu
tho World,s Fair one Of those remarkable paihV
incs for which the cratic Jimmy is famous Inv
manor in which this appears heads 1t Aro'S'
Whistlcr,s Opportunity" but 1t does not seem tha1
the ezra tic Jimmy has risen TO It, Then other coi
respondents take up the question. Among OUTFITS
Mr. Salisbury writes a letter about 1t In which ne
takes occasion to indulge in sarcasm. Leu a conh-
mitec be appointed" he writes, to Solicit snoScriP
tons to the amount OF S3OOO,0O0 10 purchase one
of the pictures by this gentleman Others ,lch
bostcn 10 inform the dyspeptc Mr.. Salisbury thai
Mfr Whistler's Portrait of My Mother went TO the
French Government for $500, and that it Is only
fair TO presume that he would do as well or Dcter
by Chicago tie home Of his grandfather, the
gallant johnny. Suppose he made IT thousand
or even fifteen hundred, aren't we good ior u =
asks another correspondent. A. II. Is, "Iiolhs
to another newspaper, then boldly questions MI
Whistlcr's greatness as an artist. Inc great
Rusllin" writes "a. H. b." " does not ma MI
Whistler's work perfect by any means. III lac'.
is James Mcneil Whistler the second Michael
| Angelo that Mr. Kinsela and some others would
have rs believe ." Contrary 10 what one might eX-
pcct this reference to the celebrated Michael seems
70 draw no reply from the other side. Mr. Kinsella.
"comcs back" however, and points the
FINGER of scorn at Sir Frederick Leighton,
Millais and Alma Tadema for their not DenlS
in the Luxembourg. mot from want of trying
certainly" but this browning honor was
reserved by thc French Government for man
closely identified with Chicago" Mr. klnsella Is
careful to explain that personally he can stand 1t
10 see Mr. Whistler passed over for some bizarre
French or Austrian MASTER but he thinks that
Chicago can illa.ford 10 lose the opportunity 70
honor her ilustrious but eNied grandson. ms
closes the discussion to date with the exception
that Mr. Dudley writes short note from run
man TO inquire how big is the proposed picture
| By Whistler going To be ,
We can only say in closing that we hope the
| matter will he settled soon. OF course If an Oh
, picture is going TO be bought it will not make so
much difference but should say that II would DE
much better 10 have Mr.. Whistler paint an entirely
| new picture 10 order In this case he ought to be
al work on it by the first of March OF the outside
Professor Paine is already hard at work on the
music. and stimulated by the Garfield Company s
generous rubber prize, hundreds Of poets are work
ing night and day on the ode Painting must he
given fair chance with music and poetry.