New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-09
ART At THE ATLANTA EXHIBITION

PROVISION MADE FOR A FINE DIsPfAY-THE
sotrHs GROWING INTEREST ~ ART.
Tho Interest which the South is taking in art mat
ters is made manifest by the erection o. beautiful
Renaissance art building In Atlanta, which opens
September 49, I'm connection with the Cotton States
and international Exposition. 1t Will be provided
with wenghtcd galleries especially constructed for
the display OF works OF art The total wall space
will nmoun, about $500 square feet and the floor
space to nearly 1900 square feet. The two large
galleries at each end Will be- devoted to the eXhib-
ton OF paintings contributed by the leading artists
OF Europe and America. and the foor space In the
centre OF the building will he reserved for the
sculpture exhibit where the figures VIII receive
beautiful and effective lighting from above. Up
stairs and on the ground floor special galleries will
be set apart for the exhibition OF water colors. pas
tells black and white work and drawings In pen and
Ink and other mediums. Artists who have taken
high rank In these special branches have been cor
daily invited to send the most notable example or
their work Two galleries will be reserved for the
exhibit OF the Architectural League OF New York.
which will be filled with collection OF designs es
pecially adapted TO Southern homes together WITH
suggestions for their interior treatment by prom-
ncnt decorators.
The quality Of all work accepted will be up 10
high standard and the different departments Will be
varied The people OF the South. : well as those
who visit the exposition from other quarters, VIII
certainly the finest display presented in
that section. Horace Bradley. OF No 2l5 West tfty-
seventh-st.. New-York City. has charge OF the De-
parment of Fine Arts.
During the last few years the South has made
marked advancement. particularly in Georgia and
the surrounding States. Atlanta Is the embodiment
o. all that is progressive and 1t Is not surprising
when the people OF other places brooding over
the dull times. that her enerprsing citizens should
set to work and organize exposition or interna-
tional Importance. Atlanta has doubled Its popu-
laton In ten years-now having more than loooW
inhabitants. The city has well-paved streets pubic
parks a splendid rapld-transt system and imposing
public and private buildings that would do credit 10
any metropolis. The beautiful homes when line lis
principal residence streets give evidence or unmis
taxable prosperity as well oIod taste III desish
and thoroughness OF execution.
Southern people are beginning to travel ana pecome
acquainted with the outside world their chiureh are
attending the leading universities. art SCHOOLS ana
other institutions OF learning. and when me natura
resources OF the country considered, coupIeu
with tho enterprise and industry Of her people her
future seems most encouraging. Having trumphed
In practical matters II IL natural that ATTENTION
should be paid to the identifying OF homes. and i
In believed that the wealthy people or the south VIII
avail themselves Of this opportunity to possess some
OF the treasures that will be shown IN the depart
Already a special fund 5f $500 has been appro:
priated for the purchase OF one or more WORKS OF
art 70 be shown there which to form the nucleus