The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-06-01
ARTSCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
TIE CLOSING or THE YEARS. WORE
At YAEB ART SCHOOL.

An Interesting Lecture by Mr. FenoIossR OF
the Boston Art school-PeriOds of Japa.
nese Art-ComparisOn With European
Art-Fine Views of Best Japanese Pic
tures-Large Audience - Prizes An.
nounceG.
The commencement exercises of the
Yale art school concluded last evening
/ by most entertaining lecture given
at the art school building by Ernest F.
Fenollosa Of the Boston Art school on
Japanese Art" Prof. Weir Of the art
school made few preliminary remarks
and President Dwight introduced the
| speaker, saying that he congratulated
/ the professors of the school on what
they have done, and he was sure that
the school is Just in the beginning of
its success. and 1t will be more and
| Fenollosa from his long residence in
Japan speaks from the standpoint of
| one who knows the subject thoroughly.
He said that to get a comprehensive
idea Of the subject one must study the
eras Of Japanese art down through
fourteen centuries. There are many
| misconceptions in regard to the matter,
the chief one being that the art of
Japan is simply decorative, that is,
that no modelling Is used. But Wheth-
er 1t Is decorative or not, it is express
sive. Another misconception is that it
is pictorial, and thus different from our
own, but If we look back through the
development of European art we see
that Its most important qualities are
very similar to those Of Japanese art.
In the art of the Flowery kingdom
five distinct periods can be distingulh-
ed, each as different from the other as
the periods of European art. The first
period covers from the first to the
seventh centuries of our era. The sec
ond period is the religious period, and
the works of the period are in colors
representing religious subjects, princip-
ally for the decoration of temples The
third period deals not with religion
but with historical subjects and por-
trays motion. The fourth period Is the
idealization of nature, infused with all
the idealism of man. The only equal of
this period in our own civilization is the
age of Pericles in Athens The fifth
period Is the last and is characteristic
of more modern ideas. The lecture was
illustrated by stereopticon views, and
some of the pictures shown were truly
marvels Of art, and are such as would
surprise one who did not realize the
true art of japanese works. Some of
tho t,tc E,A
equals Of which cannot be found in
many more famous European works
At the conclusion Of the lecture the
audience, which was large and conf
posed of art lovers, was invited to look
over the collection of japanese prints,
which has been arranged and which
will remain on exhibition until after the
academic commencement The prints
are loaned by D1essrs Howard Mans
field, ], Alden Weir, Addison Van
Name, f. w. Williams, o. o. Marsh and
Tozo Takayanagi
Among those present at the lecture
We're Mr. and Mrs. Horace Day, Miss
Annie Day, General Bradley, Mrs John
Stone, Mrs. George Farnham and the
Misses Farnam, Prof. and Mrs. Weir. |
Miss Helen Baldwin, Miss Bessie White. |
Mrs. Eli Whitney, jr., Miss Whitney, |
Prof. and Mrs Parker, Miss Finney and
Dr. and Mrs. Sturg1s
The following prizes were announced
yesterday morning;
THE AWARD OF PRIZES.
The Alice Kimball English prize of |
500 was awarded to Mabel Mcintosh Of |
New Haven; the Ethel Childs Walker |
prize was awarded to Mildred C. Jor-
dan of New Haven; honorable mention. |
Harriet A. Hitchcock of Long Meadow.
Mass. Miss Mcintosh, who won first
prize, Is a daughter of our townsman.
w. c. Mcintosh, She has been a. pupil
at the school for three years and has
evinced marked talent in the field she
has chosen. She is also most estima-
BILE young lady and all who know her
are delighted at her success. She is to
devote herself to art as her profession
and will probably take postgraduate
course the ensuing year. Miss Jordan
Is also deserving of very great praise
for her work, and New Haven may feel
proud of these young ladies and the
honors they have won,
The work of the elective classes from
The academical department was special
" commended as being in advance of1
any previous exhibition Of undergrad
late work. The total number of stu
tents in the school this year was 3S2,
If whom As were special art students.
Y from the academical department and
80 from the scientific school. There
ire eleven classes of instruction provid-I
ID In the art school, as follows. An
ique, portrait, nude, life, still-life, anat.
my, perspective, composition, sketch
ng, modelling. etching and the history
II art.
FELLOWSHIP PRIZE OF $1,000.
A special fellowship prize of $1,000
will be awarded June /, 1897. Com
,eting students must have been pupils
# the Yale School of Fine Arts for at
east two years before entering pre-
urinary concours to consist in making
'efore the final competition; the pre-
iminary concurs to consist in making
/, satisfactory full-length drawing from
he nude model The judges in the
NAL competition will be the faculty Of
he Yale School of Fine Arts and three
yell known American artists-two
ainters and one sculptor This fellow
hip is intended to enable the success
III competitor to pass two wears in