The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-19
TEE ACADEMY LOAN EXHIBITION
A Nriiiion Do;Inrr' worth OF Art OBJECTS
Shown Mt n Great Loss.

A Nrtiiion DoiIarr' worth OF Art OBJECTS
Shown at n Great Loss.
Now that people are returning to tho city the
attendance at the loan exhibition at the Acad-
envy OF Design Is jumping UP with bound.
Last week there were nearly three times a.
many visitors as tho week before. Yesterday.
too showed q large increase In tho attendance.
but that was because 1t was memb ers' day.
and the academicians and associates were
present in considerable numbers in the after
noon and evening. On all other days they have
to pay their way
Tho fact that the most interesting and most
valuable collection OF art objects shown in
Now York in long time for years. indeed
should BIO neglected by an art-loying public is
perhaps little disheartening to n pride that
boasts OF our love OF art, but the fact remains
that In the five months that the Academy has
been open this summer the deficit has reached
the figure of $4,000 or whereabouts. The ex-
hibition was opened on June 10 and will con-
tinue until Now H. 1t was started with a
view to increasing tho fund OF the Academy
schools. The result. unfortunately, has been
to deplete the treasury OF the Academy instead.
In the exhibition is the entire Belmont coll
lection. which may never again be seen in it's
entirety for. while 1t will not DO sold. 1t has
been given to the three sons OF the late August
Belmont 1t comprises some very remarkable
paintings and as whole Is insured for S315,-
900. Two pictures alone. Knaus's Going to
the Dance" and the landscape by DiaZ. are in
sured for $50. 900 and 100000 respectively,
Meissonier's Chess Players" for $4,000
Rosa Bonheur's Rendt zvous de Chase" for
$40. 600. and the several Troyons for $4,000
each. Then there are Diana Setting Out for
the Chase" and Knaus's Charity" loaned by
Mr.. C. p. Huntington. that are insured for
$4,000.
The Garland collection OF Chinese porcelains.
the finest altogether ever shown publicly in
this city. and comprising some Of the rarest
and most beautiful specimens of black haw-
thorn. rose. blue. and white hawthorns. hard
paste. blue and white. powder blue. famlle
verte. and egg shell porcelains. 10 insured for
100000: the sampson collection OF old single
color and soft paste blue and white porceains
for S55.OO0: the Thomas Is. Clarke collection
OF Greek vases and terra Gotta statuettes and
groups. and the Marquand tapestries. rugs,
velvets. and stuns generally at $4,000
each. and Mr.. Heber X. Bishops ex-
traordinary Chinese and Japanese iron
and bronze objects. $4,000. Added to
them are the other paintings in the exhibi-
ton and art objects. including books bound
in silver. and the Chinese cloisson6 enamels
loaned by Mr.. Samuel p Avery. Mr.. George F.
Baker, and others. the whole bringing the bill
for insurance premiums alone up to 81, 900.
About 100000 Of this insurance had to be
placed with foreign companies 80 difficult was
it to place such large sums on single works Of
art in this city.
Added to this expense. the cost OF the hand
some glass and ebony cases was $4,000. and
to all this has to be added the general ex-
penses OF maintaining the exhibition. tho
whole up to date amounting to some ST.. 900.
The receipts thus far have been about SO. 900.
All OF these particulars are given to show the
intrinsic value OF the collection and the cost
to the Academy OF Design at which it has
been maintained The only reward thus far
is the blessed consciousness. with which the
Academy comforts itself. OF having been pub
lie spirited. But 1t Is hoped that in the re-
naming month Of the exhibition some part OF
this deficit may be wiped out by an increased
attendance The attractveness and beauty Of
the exhibition warrant this hope. and it ought
not to be necessary to call the attention Of the
people in New York. native and visiting. to the
artistic and educational advantages Of this
unique exhibition by even this hint OF the In
trinsic value OF the art objects here displayed.
The Academy of Design has not found its
fellowships valuable. and at its last meeting 1t
took steps to increase Its permanent fund
This fund is devoted to the purchase and i'm
provement Of real estate used by the Academy
and for no other purpose. except that any in
come from the fund may be used for current
expenses. 1t Is in charge Of trustees chosen
by donors to the fund. with the President. Sec-
Rotary. and Treasurer as ex-officio trustees.
contribution Of $4,000 constitutes the
donor trustee for life. with twenty-five ad-
missions to every exhibition and five cards to
each reception given by the Academy: also
three free scholarships to the art schools.
contributor Of $1,000 receives ten admis-
sions to every exhibition and two cards to
each reception and ono free scholarship.
A contributor OF $1,000 receives the same
privileges. with the right to transmit them to
his legal heir in perpotuity.
THE UNION FLAG SOUTH IN 1861,