New-York tribune., 1892-12-31
g. w VANDERBIL1'S GIFT.
NOBLE PRESENT TO THE FINE AXIS
SOCIETY
HE GIVES IT \ COSTLY AND HANDSOME GAL
LEpY ADJOINING IT'S NEW BUILDING.

HE GIVES IT \ COSTLY AND HANDSOME "NiT
LERY ADJOINING IT'S NEW BUILDING
Georr. W Vanderbilt yot trday afternoon pIeseh'et
.,r, Vanderbilt Gallery and the Lard on "'lOn ~
t,raq in Wcst Fly cghth-t. costing in all <looooo
o., the American Fine Arts Society. lie sa'd ne u,u
rle q, tt hone that the citizens Of New oiI "o"iA
coma ,,raorl and assist the Fine Art society III 'ls
noy.nenr Of its mortgage dot. The vanderbilt "a'e'
diolrs ,lo handsome new bnl ding Of the Zinc Art'
society I'm West Flftyseven! t The pre'cn'an"n 'ooN
,,oc: %. tne home of Edward Adams. treasurer OF
the Git Fund. 40. 40 Madison ave- he7.F =" ,o,
ouaud chaman OF tie same funi' received III" ue0i
rl o., .urn presented 1t to Howard Russell ButIeI'
president of the sodciy. -
Tie Board Of Trustees Of the Tine Arts society
met later ~ the afternoon at the home oil tl' SoccH
and 70 it Mr. Butler presented Mr.. N"nd'rD"' p,
generous gt Tho board accepted II ana pa'sed
p, solutions accepting the 6.it ana hai.'''s 1t ''o
Ge4r-, ". Vanderbilt Gallery.
Til, gallery which has Just been completed was
formally opened 10 lie public, together "i'h t'
building Of the American Fine Arts society on Dc'
cembcr g. 1t Is probably the finest building oi us
kind in this country. 1t measures sevehty-hVe ieel
in Fifty eighth st. and IS hfty-seven feet deep. II
Is n twostory building With is entrances IN fli'Y-
eighth st. tho lower floor being devoted to a handsome
supper room and class rooms for the Modelling dasSc
OF tie Art Students League. which are no" u'a'r
the instruction Of Augustus st. Gaudens.
The gallery itself is 4 practical reproduction OF Inc
George Petit Gallery In the Rue dc sleze' IN fan,'
lust or the Boulevard de la Madeleine. mat gal
lery having been generally approved by the arls"
In France ana being considered BY AmTian iE'Is-'
~, most satisfactory thing OF rs Kind in existence
IL was decided to reproduce It nearly as the dmen-
slons Of land would allow The area OF hocr space
the dimensions Of the skyl'gh the height of the cell
Ing the curvature OF the cove are all the same rs the
respJuding measurements OF the Peut gallery
The architect was Henry j. IIardcnbersh, with whom
werc associated Walter c. Hunting and John g.
Jacobsen The facade In Fifty eighthst. is Of light
b-tcl and terra Gotta the design is Italian Rcnnis-
sancc.
The idea of erecting this bulldog occurred TO Mr.
vanderbilt at 4 time when It proposed to hold a
lyan exhibition IN the Madison square Gaiden IAi'
scheme abandoned on account ol the great Coat
u rearanfug the 81 7deh. Nr' NaNd'rul' ti"n ~,
offered - build this gallery and have II completed IN
tine. The loan exhibition will accodin iy ta@e pace
IN February and March neAt m Lle sdAe.s OK -
American fine Arts society. including ul' NaiIer""'
Gallery. ,
place iu the upper hall OF the American ine N'a
>oclciy's new building last evening. me nan mao "
fue APPEARANCE haylng rccn decorated by g.. =.
,lacu1cr With fre.ccc, draperie- and tap tiles rom
private collections. Russell s'mg- presided me
H. Katlcr. who said that although Chrstma was
passed santa Claus had left something IN the stochn
., tie American Fine Art, society. That somei'nn;
VAS The George " Vanderbilt Gallery. The announce
mcut greeted with heary appau'G am alirr | tA@
cheers came thc refrain For he's !oHy gOt itIIo"
speeches were made by T.. J.. Kendall, William y:
CONN, EtvnN Robinson Of the Boston Museum OF
Finc Arts: H. J. Ilardcil orsh the architect Of the
building r. l. Peabody. Montgomery SCHUYLER, Bruce
Price " =. Hric,s. John &. omstcd. Professor NorN",
IT the Museum = iinc Arts, Hostol; Fr"d"rck Crow
nlns!,cld CHARLES X. Lamb ana Professor r. ~ Glars.
II the Massachusetts institute Of Technology IT,"
speakers almost without exception ou0gs q Chicago.
the Chicago people and the splendid wcr. IN course
Of execution Oh tn" ground. Of the Worlds Fair
Among those present were {. b. Atwood 9r'hitect
of the Fine Arts Building in chicago Charles H..
Blackan +. lIowlnd Bhcitcid. G. J. Berg. \. /.
nrocl,way. KENYON Cox. !. Dufas, W. =. FaNon. !.
/ rtVon. H. G. French. ". l.. Fraser. p Farnl III.
T. Gcnatly. C. A. Gacnzor +. l.. Y. lIoppin. T.. /.
IIapcool e.. VI. Ius-. Child lIts,am. ". T. Knowles.
= H. Kendall. {. Powell karr, !. NJ Canerc, :. 7.
Aycrv. +. W. Mcdowell. Thomas Tryon. Alircl Tborp,
t. G. T.fanr. +. ~ Wright, r. Waller. j. VI. Willard.
T. T. Ware r. \. Peabody, F.. X. Rossitcr and Charles
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