The morning call., 1894-03-22
lie Asks Questions at the
Artists Meeting.
HINTS TO THE DIRECTORS.
Spring Exhibition Is Postponed
Two Weeks.
WANTS ALL PICTURES INSURED.
Some Reforms Suggested by Small
but Lively Meeting Yesterday
at the Institute.

a dozen artists met in the lecture-room
OF the Hopkins Institute yesterday after
noon and resolved on as many reforms H.
as many minutes. r. ID. Yelland was
called to the chair. and had hardly seized
his gavel before Emile Pissis suggested
that the opening of the spring exhibition
should be deferred until April II. Other
artists supported the idea, and it was
formally resolved for the benefit of the
board OF directors that that WAS the sense
OF the artists Of the association.
Then Mr. Pissis began to ask pertinent
questions of Secretary Martin. He wanIed
to know # any pictures had been sold last
eXhloltlon. He was told none had been
sold. MIR. Pssis asked if there was any
money IN the fund Secretary Martin eX-
plalned that there was S11.S00 in the fund.
Mr. PlSsIs wanted to know why this could
not be used to purchase pictures FROM
local artists for the institute. Mr.. Martin
explained that il was intended the fund
should reach $4,000. and the interest then
used Ter purchasing purposes.
1hls didn't satisfy Mr.. Pissis. Said he (:
think a certain percentage of the re-
celpts tor the exhibition should be used
Tor the purchase of pictures. If artists
show their pictures they should get some
thing out OF it,
Last time was the first time the exhibit
bltlon paid" said Mr.. Martin. at gener-
ally was behind"
Yes retorted Mr.. Pissis. amid a
general laugh, land last time was the
only lime no pictures were sold"
AL the suggestion of Chairman Yelladd,
Dit. PiSsis moved the following resolution
mat tie artists of San Francisco request
the board of directors of the Art Ass0cia-
ton to consider The advisab lity of apply
ing certain percentage of the receipts of
tne exhibition 10 increase the fund for the
purchase of pictures, the percentage 10 be
defined by the board"
The dozen members present carried the
motion unanimously.
After settling this matter, Mr.. Pissis
turned his attention to the matter of cleo
lion Of the jury. II think" said he, ''tnat
the secretary should send an envelope
with the ballot So that each member can
place the vote in it, seal It UP. and thus
ensure secrecy. This way of leaving the
ballots in pile in the secretary's office is
all wrong"
Nobody would take anything from nv
ofhce, interrupted Secretary Martin. 81
leave money there"
You'd better not let the artists know
that" retorted Pisss
Ii was then decided on his motion to
leave the matter OF elec ion with the sec.
retaTy with the understanding that it
would be secret.
Mr.. Pissis was not quite through He
wanted 10 know the pictures loaned for
eXhIDilon purposes by local artists were
insured. He was Informed that they were
not.
"Fhen think it is unjust discrimina
tion," he remarked. "If Mr.. Crocker loans
a picture 1t is at once insured, but the local
artists are just as n uch entitled to have
their pictures insured as the people who
loan pictures. don't believe any of them
should be insured. but ii some are the
whole lot ought TO be. Of course the board
should judge what tine value of the picture
is. for II left TO The artist himself he might
put stupendous value on it, It is aston
lshing what prices man will put on his
own work"
For NY par'." added Yalland. as Pissis
sat down. Il think picture that is good
enough to exhibit is good enough to be
insured"
''Thal's what I say" returned Pissis.
I'VE don't otter get chance to say what
We think, and that's why Pm talking this
afternoon, and | think the Board of d.
rectors should look into the matter"
M. Pissis then moved the nominations
for the jury 10 pass on the paintings. The
following names were handed in: Arthur
Z. Matthews, r SchmId, Emile Pissis, Miss
Eva Withrow. Miss Mccormick, j. A.
Stanton. Amedee Jnullin. w. Keith, r. D.
1slland, Miss N. FrOhlicb, Miss Chitten-
den, Miss NeumaD, Mrs. Bradley, II. r.
BlOOmer, l.. Wall, O Kunath, l.. P. LatI-
mer, I. Hill and Mr.. Robins son. Out of
these nominees nine must be chosen to
serve on the Jury.