New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-10
THE PORTRAIT SHOU ~ NOV bMb T. h'
MANY OFFERS OF PAINTINGS ALREADY RhVEN BID
-DEILEF THAT TIE EXHIBITION WILD Nt

,,.vy OFFERS OF PAINTINGS ALREADY RECEIVED
BELIEF THAT TIE EXHIBITION WILL hE
ONE OF GREAT INTEREST AND VALUE
The jury of artists who will select the paint'HR'
offered for TIE Portrait Show TO be he'd In NoVeh-
her al the National Academy of Design. for the
benefit Of ST. Johns Guild and the Ortnopaedlc
Hospital. will have to choose from great variety
OF interesting portraits of men. women ana chi'-
dren by American and foreign painters. The offer
,ngs of paintings that constantly being receiver
bv the secretary. +. Hamilton Bell of No. ~ East
Twen,,etb-s, Justify hopes that the Portrait snow
will be still more brilliant and attractive IMAM us
predecessor the Portraits Of Women exhibition vi
last year. The collection VIII comprise P''""''
OF great historic interest well as artisuc "or.'
and the assemblage of American portral'S Will oe
comprehensive and representative
The uncertainty of the success OF the eNhip'uon
,ast vcar the genera. unwilingness OF peope TO do
what had never been done before. ana the apparent
risk OF the enterprise caused many to hold paeN
rho ~ another time would be found among the
,,oe, active slipporters Of the exhibition. II has
been demonstrated that hundreds Of portraits can
he collected exhibited and returned to their owners
without the slightest injury. This was an important
achievement and will. by reason OF the experience
gained be more easy of accomplishment this year
than last.
Among the latest offerings of paintings received
Il
bv Eastman Johnson. offered by Spencer Trask'
nortrait OF Washington. by Stuart. offered by NJ A.
Preston; a portrait Of the late Thomas ;. Cummings
one OF the founders OF the Nationai Academy OF
Design in 1926 and an early Nice-Presdent, 10y t.
w. TurbeI 1888 offered by Miss Cummings por-
trait of Mrs wilmington. by Rembrandt Peaie,
offered by Mrs. Heron A. Johnson; PORTRAITS py
Miss Maria Brooks of the Rev. Dr. Reuben " ing
Uowes Mrs. James Richards and Mss Runde.
portraits by Bohm Of Dr. and Mrs. >. OAKLEY van
derpoel offered by Mrs ;. Oakley NanderpoeI a
portrait Of A. F. Wills. by Charles Elliot, ana
portraif OF y T. Wills. by Golman offered
bv Morris Phillips: a portrait of Mrs. Franz Brandt
by Romako offered by Franz Brandt, ana a
portrait by William Dunlap, 1920. offered by H. l.
Harrison. -,
The display of miniatures promises 10 be sun
more interesting this year than last, and more
discriminating standard will be maintained IN their
selection and arrangement. Among recent orers
received are miniatures by Miss Mary f. Elmer
OF Henry c. Marquand. General Darr, Mrs. Edwin
Uowland BashNeld Mrs Burke Roche. Mrs. Will
lam Douglas and Mrs Walter Stanton.
The committees In charge OF the Portrait snow
have been chosen follows:
Executive Committee Henry Marquard chairman:
f. Hamilton Bell secretary; Osgood Welsh, treas
urer James Spcyer. Charles T. Barney william f.
King H. Walter Webb and Robert Waller. jr.
Ladies' Committee-Mrs. Robert r. Potter, Mrs
Henry Winthrop Gray. Mrs. John A. Iowery. Mrs
Charles de Rham jr.. Mrs. j. Hobart Warren and
Mrs. Adolf Iadenburg.
Artists Committee Francis lathrop. charman j.
Carroll Beckwith. William NJ. Chase, H.. Siddons
Mowbray. benjamin c. Porter and Stanford White.