Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-22
ART NOTES..

Notwithstanding the fact that the Wal
tiers fine art collection was bequeathed to
Mr.. Walters ohildren-as this column sur
missed to be the case before the contents
Of the will were made known-and is,
therefore, to remain permanently in Balti-
more, some Of the papers Of New York
still maintain that it should, and probably
will, ultimately be given to the Metro
politan Museum OF that city. The efrron-
terry Of this assumption touches a height
that is almost sublime, when 1t Is remem-
bered that up to this date no millionaire
picture owner of New York has ever sent
his gallery. In block. to that institution
either before or after death. 1t Is true
that Miss Catharine Wolf bequeathed to
1t a number of fine paintings, several years
ago, and that other wealthy citizens nave
occasionally given 1t q valuable canvas or
two; but when the Stewards, the Morsahs,
the Belmonts, tho Astors, the Seneys and
other owners Of large galleries In tnat
city died, their collections went, not TO the
Metropolitan Museum for public enJoymen'
and improvement, but to their own Iaini.
lies or to the auction room, In order tnat
the proceeds thereof might swell the as
sets of their vast estates. When dozen
or two rich New Workers do Wnat they
seem to have expected of Mr.. WATERS II
will be time enough for them to look 10
people in other parts OF the country 10
enrich the collections Of their museum
Referring further to the walters gallery'
1t can now be said, as was expected, that
1t will pass into the sole possession OF Mr.
Henry Walters. by an amicable arrange
ment with his sister, according to the pro-
visions of their fathers will. There Is also
authority for the statement that the gal
lery will be opened to the public Tor the
benefit of the Poor Association OF Baiti-
mere during the late winter and spring
months, as was customary for the eleven
years last past previous to his 1atner
death. 1t may be added, that during that
period the sum realized from this source
for the purpose indicated, amounted 10
over $4,000, and it is pleasantly remember
ed of Mr.. Walters, that whenever he in
vited party of friends to the gallery as
he often did, when 1t was thus opened he
invariably sent his check to the fund FOR
the amount that the required number Of
admission tickets would have produced
During last year 1t is said that he paid for
over 300 admissions of this class.
The question has often been asked, but
never satisfactorily answered, why the
architect of an important building should
rot put his name upon it-of course in some
appropriate, but inconspicuous place-as
sculptors put theirs upon statue or monu-
ment and as painters usually sign their
CanVases There would seem to be 10
valid objection to this course. On the other
hand, several good reasons could be urged
in favor of it. In the first place, the archi-
tect is as much entitled to credit for an
exceptionally fine achievement as is a
sculptor or painter; and, secondly, 1t would
often be great satisfaction to the public
to know to whom the world is indebted for
a building, whether public or belonging to
a private owner, that everybody admires.
Any one who has ever sought 1T in strange
cities knows that it is often difficult and
sometimes impossible to obtain this in
formation.
A movement has been set on foot by
the Union League Club of Brooklyn for the
erection of an equestrian statue of Cen
eral Grant in that city. The plan proposed
is to obtain one hundred subscriptions of
s240 each, to meet the cost of the work.
and it is said that sixty of these have al
ready been secured. If the required amount
can be raised in this way this winter, the
statue will be placed in front of the club
house. If not, then u. S. Grant Post, G.
A. r., will take the matter up and try to
raise the necessary sum. and in that event
the statue will be erected in Prospect Park
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Gle pS George Glbbs, In the holiday number
OF the Quarterly illustrator, that ought
TO make a local demand Tor copies or that
periodical IL consists or brief but gen.
erahy complimentary notices or most OF
sent a,ions Of m.n paoHIsS repre-
but several of the more prominent naint,
crs are omitted, as will he seen nv the
following list of those selected for mem
ton and Illustration. They are Messrs.
Andrews, Brooke Chandlea Child Hell
mick Hough Mahoney Nesser Never
Miller Moser, Hobart and Spencer Nicbols
Ray, SAWYER, Skerrett. TruesdeIl VieIe and
WeyI, and Mary Berri Cbann'an DAISY
b. King, Anna Stanley and Wilhelmina Won
Mr.. MacMonnies, the young American
whose elaborate design for a fountain in the
Columbian Exposition court of honor won
so much praise, has been officially noti-
ned that the french government has
bpnnlo stat,,a e % % 1anoES correction ms
this years Salon. MIR. MacMonnins 10 the