New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-18
PRIZES CAUSE TROUBLE.
ACADEMY OF DESIGN COUNCIL vEXED.
NO AWARDS FOR THREE YEARS FROM THE HALL

NO AWARDS FOR THREE YEARS FROM THE HALL.
GARTEN BEoUEsT-A SUIT POSSIBLE.
The members OF the council OF the Naiona! Academy
Of Design confronted BE- problem which may
cause them considerable difficulty and annoyance.
Nearly every artist In this part Of the country has
heard OF Julius lIallgarten, the banker Mr. Hall
sartcn some little time before his death founded art
prizes which bear his name From le-4 10 1850 the
prizes had been awarded nj each annual exhibition
Of the ACADEMY The terms OF Mr.. Hallgartcn's be-
quest provided that three prizes. OF the value re
spectvey OF 800 tfr>tj 200 (sccondJ and 300
third, should be gwen for the best three pictures
In oil coOrs painted In the United states by an Ancr-
citizcn under thiry- year, old.
Mr.. llagnrien's excellent idea was TO
afford encouragement TO the young artists.
The members OF the council and acadcmicians are
excluded from the competition. the competitors being
confined To the class OF associates. The cia'ises
which Gave brought about the difficulty referred 10
provide that awards shall be made by the general
body Of exhibitors on three ballots. Any prize not
awarded on before the third ballot is held over
until the following year. Each exhibitor at the
annual show. however. Is entitled - one vote In
each Of the ballots. The prizes can go TO no work
unless at least fifty OF the exhibitors cast their
ballots. For various the artists as body
never took kindly TO these provisions. The com
pciitor for lialgarten prize whose work had
Just been rejected by The exhibitors somehow FELT
little inclination In voting for rival who might b.
more successful. Interest In the contest gradually
fell oa until In 1890 the exhibitors failed to reach de-
ci>cn IN. Of The ballots As u result the prizes
were held over for another year.
In 1901 the member, Of "a" CoInc.l made an eTor;
To get am attendance OF the associates and non
associates sufficient 10 secure an award Of III" ac-
cumuaied prizes. but thi, effort failed. The cNhill
ton Of 1892 came and passed. and again The Hall
earlcn prizes were not awarded. Now tie prizes
have accumulated for three years. According to
The provisions Of TIE bcqucst. the members Of th"
Council say the accumulated value Of the first
prize This year vii hc SI.lJo Of the second prize
~ $50. and Of the third 500.
The members Of the council Of III" academy had
resolved 10 give iii" accumulated prizes t. Ia" Suc-
ccsful competitors this year. when they were cst1ppcd
by the lawyer who drew up the provisions Of Mr.
lIasartrns Request He declared that the pro-
visions forbade them to do more than award the
accumulation from the previous year. In that case
the prizes would b. respectively. hc said 800. s1)
and $IoO-thcrc being apparently no increase In tn"
third prize That there will le much diSappoint-
mcnt among the fcrtyivc lullgartcn exhibitors. who
have ardcntly worked In the hope OF winning the
three years accumulations Is certain. But IN" mem
Der, The council In quandary. II they award
the grand Accommodations suit will be- brought by the
Illlgartcn heirs; and II they award only the ac-
cumulaton from l192. they may be sued 10y the sue
crssful competitors.
In orics {, Nv II any future difficulty OF this kind
and a,,urc an award Il each annual oNhibitioq the
council some tine ago entered into communication
with the IIallenrtca heirs with the view Of obtaining
4, modification of the provisions Of the bcpucNt.
some Of the heirs In Is country have. II /, SAID.
expressed their willingness 20 acccdc to THIS re-
quest but n matter Of fact the ultInat" decision
on the point rest, with NJ. IiallEart"n'N widow ana
updtv N,IJ-
nrk I'm May. Mr. Lrhtenaucr. who WAS Mr.
Iial-irtci', partner. hGis this view. However.
there (, little doubt that tn POM will BE- cone de
II "A, been stcl that IN" jury O election FOL
lowing The example of I American Fine MIS- 80.
t.fy have tn. power Of adudicaton. This Jury
consists OF twelve acad"mi'ans. slA associates ana
three members Of the an-ing committee.
Tao o'clo,k tomorrow afternoon i the llne hA,i
FOR the meeting Of the cOunci OF when Thomas W.
wood I. Pre- TENT and for the biotins In the com
re- iti,n Tor the ilnlgirtcn prize~. Even now II i
-n-u.I..lu d-L,,-fn clhrr amy award WIZ Dr mnur.