The morning call., 1893-04-09

fornia artists living in the East amt abroad
should be invited to contribute. They
would certainly join II there were any
prospect OF selling their pictures.
"At present. when the art exhibition Is
held at the Mechanics Fair, most Of the
premiums are awarded to art importers.
although the exhibition is a local affair, and
should encourage local art and Industry
only.
Then, in my opinion, the teachers of the
Art Association should have their studios
there in the building. 1t would bring
people to the school and would increase
public interest in it.
by all means let them fill up the building
with works of art. There ought TO be a
permanent exhibition of pictures by artists
and students for sale. Also there should
be a fund to purchase more caSts, for the
purpose of studying classical ornaments
and casts from life.
"Some discussion has been held respecting
the ACCESSIBILITY of offering TO pay the ex-
penses Of transport. If Eastern ard foreign
artists would lend their pictures to be ex-
hibted here. This would have the result
of leading people 10 the conclusion that San
Francisco was unable to produce works of
art.
"With regard to the Art Association, how
ever, San Francisco should have practical
art first. AT present there is no school
where ornamental work is taught-working
in marble, In metal in rocco and other
materials. These subjects should be in
cluded IN the instruction of the Art School :;
so should working In terra cotta-there is
good clay here.
Carving. concentrations for buildings
could also be done. Indeed an art industry
could be ouiltup in connection with ARCHITECT
ture and sculpture. Architects would then
not be under the necessity of going to plas-
teTerS to find the artistic ornameutation for
buildings, nor would they have to import
architectural sculpture.
They could bring their plans to the Art
Association. and the work could be done
by pupils under the supervision of teachers.
ln TINS way many OF the Art School students
could support themselves and study at the
same time, though in The case of really
talented students there should be help in the
way OF scholarships, particularly for giving
the advantages of foreign study. The Art
Association should be consulted respecting
the Identifying of the city. Ii monument
or statue Is to be erected an art committee
should pass Judgment on the plans and on
the work
why is there so little that is Californian
IN local sculpture? Some time ago a sue
ceSsiOn Of scuptOrs came here. and OBJ
tain ed orders for portrait busts. etc. Their
work proved to be poor, people were dis
satisfied. and preferred having their orders
executed abroad.
Sculpture, in its different branches. needs
recognition here. AT present when San
francisco sculpture IS spoken OF, people
refer TO the Lincoln and COgswell statues
which fortunately are imported works"
JEREMIAH LYNCH.
How are our local artists encouraged ?'
repeated jeremiah Lynch, refleclively
! well, there was Carlson, who was literally
! starved out little while ago, had to sell an
| unframed picture III order to get TO New
! York.
Then Wores came here from Japan with
! an international reputation. He never sold
picture in San Francisco, but when he
! went abroad his pictures were all bought
! up. The second time he came here he had
| no better success, and after SIX months be
| left us and went TO Japan.
! Iavernler had 4 certain brilliancy OF
! coIorDg. his pictures viii grow more and
more valuable, but TaVernier had no sue
| cess in San Francisco. He had TO leave
and 90 TO Honolulu, where he died.
| "a number of our rich men are members
! OF the Art Association, but with few eX-
| eeptlons they do not buy our artists
| pictures. The majority Of people think il
| better to buy q pOtbOier with some cele-
! brated foreign name than TO patronize the
! art produced at home.
! There is no encouragement for Califor-
| MA painter TO produce a work of unusual
merit, for the pro bability is that no one
! would buy it because il was local.
Art begets art, 1t is easy to paint in
! Rome. Inspiration and emulation are in
! the very air. Oar artists here are forced TO
| paint for bread and butter and it is not
| their fault II they are given no encourage
ment to produce the highest class of work
! When all are struggling for living, there
| IS no time for the artistic spirit of emula.
| ton.
! THE Art School will not produce higher
! class of work till our people take more in
| terest in the school and help il by their sub.
! scriptionS.
ut will be the fault of tie public if the
! Art School does not succeed. Teachers aud
| pupils alike would strive harder if made t.
! feel that theirs was an Institution which
| had the interest. care ard attention Of tie
! public. This sympathy would be like rain,
! dew and sunshine to them.
| "On the other hand. teachers and pupils
| cannot put forth their best efforts If the
| public remain inert and unapDreciative.