The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-29
Artists Build a Book.

Artists Build a Book.
A very remarkable book, differing es-
sent,ally in character from anything ever
before published, will be completed ana
I'm the hands of fortunate art lovers be-
fore the end of another month. This IS
the work comprising the written recoTu
of Daniel Hudson Burnham, CHIEF OF con-
struction and director of works FOR the
Columbian Exposition, with the art re-
productions arranged by Francis Davis
Millet director Of decoration, when are
due 10 a numerous company Of artists.
An inconceivable amount OF LABOR anu
care has been devoted 20 this work
Yesterday for the first time, the genial
art chief could tell freely about the great
hook which is TO contain the work OF a
number OF artists In his studio In Gin
ton place he looked the happy victor
amidst the treasures Of newly con-
ouered kingdom. To nearly that time
he had continued unable 10 deinitely
assure himself Of the character In when
the treasures in every case were 10 show
I'D. That was the reason he was reticeht
and denied his confidence on this SUD-
ject TO men who loved him.
The book, as Mr.. Millet explained. Will
be published in twenty-five parts. 1t is
rhe purpose-the Columbian Memorial
Publication Society. The title Is as iol-
lows: 1.-THE Book of the Builders win
the subtitle. Being the chronicle or the
oriain and plan OF the Worlds FAIR
the architecture of the buildings ana
londscape: OF the work OF construction;
of the decoration and embellishments anu
of the operation." This publication hr'
Mipett states. has been scheine III
,t,,, since
got well into the work in Chicago, IN the
3ctive constructive period. 1T IL really,
he continues, the outcome OF a rerusal
an the mart Of the Exposition authorl-
ties TO publish his report for wide clreuia-
tion. This would have cost SlO,VvV' IheS
were not ready TO agree to such an eN
naoai.,,-e nor could It be expected that
thev would do so for purely educational
nurposes. The motive was then prorlp'eu
TO do this privately-with plan TO man,
nublic the history OF the CONSTRUCTION .,
the Exposition work In not TOO teon''i0"'
a manner. -.
"That was the broad idea Of the enter
nriso When considering the means u
was found best 10 place this work I'm the
hands of artists. The ordinary way woulu
no 10 write the history and illustrate thls
,,,h photographs. But to supplement-
tbe vritton record with sketches by ar
tists would give an individual ahd ART
| interest to be priced.
"a photograph concession was given
| nv the Exposition TO an oincldl pnolos
ny hor The record OF the Exposition as
| I, visits in large photographs was unit
| "a 20 the work OF this single person. II
ar,ists wished to take photographs they
Gould only do so with small No"ahS,
Now. official photographs, however soou
they may be in their way. are NOT me-
those taken from an artistic point o.
! view. Therefore. 10 satisfy the peoplS
| NJ sensitive taste, II IL needIul u nav
something other than the ouh PHo'o
| graphs 49,, g. - va . book
oon,aining one hundred reproductions il
sao.sirnIIe colors OF original paintings
W. worl, I'm these sketches Is by artst
Of eminence. ~. ,tutet
s.o,os "yfth the choice OF the site, ana
| COOS through to the end OF the ENpos'-
| ton. This arrangement gives IL human
interest. Here is sketch or the slt =.
| OF the Administration Builulns' lnis
60 yVhittemore's old Vienna lie echlu
10, nut the figures in while there, WIN
.ho rush of movement, but painted ~
es,.,ras af,erHard. Mr.. Colman was out
| .tora about n year. Harry Fem was
| thare a good deal, and MADE ms she'cneS
Ut he has since finished. Hassams
! ,ro-e ALI painted on the spot. }. ttahcis
rfnrnhv was a Chicago boy, and used
| 20 nainting i'm that locality. we asheu
| him 10 do the landscapes. FRANK hussen
| ~ -, was out there a good deal. SO
@ rhomas Moran. AMI We have good
,ht1gs from him. II. Bolton Jones was
o,,t there a good deal. Francis q. Jones
,,'as also and so was Blashfield. was
,ha,e year and a half; the only one
80 finished so far is that statue OF the
! Republic" x.,.t,,,
This stood on the easel beautiful
,,orL over which the artist has thrown
the xitchery OF poetic Imagination. me
| other paintings shown were OF hish
| order. and Mr.. Miller viewed one after
another with constantly increasing de-
I light. He ran a fore finger fonaiy ooWh
| o,,ar the names of his list Of artists
,,,h,ch was spread before him on the
tabI, He said .em over In the tone
| ~ ono who offers thanksgiving prayer:
! Curran Rlashfyld the two Joneses.
Theodore Robinson, Whittemore-'wno
| sta varv we'll indeed'-E'redertck DEL
| man. Fem. Clifford. Childe Hassanl- VINO
has done some OF the very best Things -
Peinhart Smedley, Harry b. Smell ana j.
] do Thulstrup." But these were not nail
the cherished names.
"You will agree with u.s. the arusl
said. that no such congregation OF art
! ISIS have ever been united In any pup
licatlon. The men who made the deco
rations reproduce their own work.
"The point Of chief interest Is tna'
so many painters are working on the
same thing. making in serious way .
record OF their dnerent impressions all
under single impulse. | have never
known OF men working on anything III
the same way. II you have any account
of such a thing in art or literature We
will say no more about II.
THE work" he said, 'is In perIec'
free spirit OF fraternal cooperation. We
have been trying to build the book ~
the Fair was built. 1t Is put on al
entirely artistic basis. We do not tel
q man to DO q hundred dollars worth
OF work. We want each to do hts yer,
best work for his own reputation az To-
that of the book. -
ssIn the same way that the Fair wa
built by calling together the architects o
the country our book II being built b.
artists. The work 10 different-some I'm
| IRRESPONSIBLE, some elaborate. some y
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