The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-28
ner of the Bohemian Club yesterday and
at the request OF CALL reporter spoke OF
his travels and his plans. He said:

at the request or GALL reporter spoke or
his travels and his plans. He said:
shall remain in San Francisco two or three
weeks and then go TO Monterey for q sojourn
of two years in that place. Monterey possesses
fascina ton for me and there | shall sketch
and paint. / saw Clay Greene in New York
and secured from him lease of an old-fash-
Toned adobe hou Sc in the town OF Monterey. |
collected abroad good many tapestries and
can make the house quite coy and comforta-
BILE. 1t Is my intention to go to New York after
/ leave Monterey.
I have elghty-five pictures and sketches
painted during my sojourn in Europe which
will exhibit in San Francisco some time next
month. / sold some things In Europe. The
best sale l made was at the three years exhibit
in Berlin There l sold Napoleonic painting.
The artist fancies Napoleon at Malmaison in
1885, and around him are the shadoWy figures
of Josephine. Ney, Murat and Taleyrand.
Napoleon is represented as the only living
actor in the scene
I brought with me to San Francisco one
Napoleon which will be exhibited next month
Yes, / saw great many American artists and
students during my travels. arrived in New
York last month and there visited Clay Greene
end other friends. l came across the con-
tinent on the Canadian Pacific route and was
greatly impressed by the Fraser River scenery.
Mr.. Peters resided in San Francisco for
eight years prior to his departure for
Europe. He painted for the Bohemian
Club the famous cartoon representing the
reception of the Egyptian Princess (the
Jerry Lynch mummy that found Moses
in the bulrushes.
Francisco Art Association received letters
and documents setting forth that the Mu-
nicipal Council of Philadelphia had appro-
priated $1,000 to be expended as premiums
for the best designs for decorating one of
the rooms of the new City Hall at that
place. The competition is open to Amer
lean artists without distinction as to age
or SEX and it is highly probable that San
Francisco artists will be represented in the
competition. For the best design $4,000 is
offered, for the second best $1,000, and for
third $3.50. This offer is not for the execu-
ton of the work, but for the design sim
ply.
The design will comprise complete
plan of. decoration for the entire room,
with the color scheme of the architecture.
The panels in the north and south walls
mural paintings on canvas. and to be fixed
to the walls after the completion of the
paintings in an approved manner.
The paintings will consist of figure COM
positions of an allegorical or historical
character, or both. The propriety of
historical subject connected with the his
tory of Philadelphia is suggested.
Secretary Martin declares that San Fran
cisco and the State of California should
follow the example of Philadelphia and do
something by public appropriation to dec
crate public buildings here. Should the
Board of Supervisors offer premium for
the best designs for decorating one of the
main rooms of the new City Hall, artists
would be encouraged to do work of the
given by James D. Phelan, in offering
liberal sum for fountain design, should
be emulated. In the judgment of Mr..
Martin it is important that the State and
City should do something to recognize art
by inviting the best decorative designs that
our artists can produce.
New York, Boston, Chicago, Pittsburg,
Baltimore, Cleveland, Cincinnati and other
leading cities have done what Philadelphia
is doing. In this respect San Francisco is
not keeping up with the procession, and
public sentiment in favor decorating
City and State buildings should be awak.
ened.
Members of the San Francisco Art As
ISOLATION should bear in mind that forty
paitings or sketches, contributed by the
artists, will be distributed by the drawing
of members at the close of the present ex-
hibition. Under the rule every member
is entitled to one chance, but mem Der
failing to register as an attendant of the
exhibition will not be entitled to num-
Der. There are some beautiful pictures in
the collection to be given away. Keith has
one which is easily worth 500.
The Murillos, belonging to G. P. Hun
tington, are greatly admired by visitors.
When the association offered to insure the
pictures Mr.. Huntington said if an in
surance of $4,000 was placed on each
picture that sum would not come any way
near the value. If the insurance was large
enough to cover the cost of the paintings
the association would get no profit from
the exhibition; hence he would advise
against insurance, and accept for himself
the risk of losing the paintings.
A musical concert, under the direction
of Henry Heyman, will be given this
evening at the Institute. The programme
embraces numbers assigned TO Mrs.
Flora Peterman, soprano; Francis L.