Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-23

Movement 10 stimulate Interest In
American Art,

Cleveland Jan, 22--The art eNhi-
bition for which the leading citizens of
Cleveland have been preparing FOR
months, viii be opened today The
purpose is to create enthusiasm for
the support OF the proposed museum
in this city The prizes for the best
examples OF American art TO be shown
at this exhibition aggregate $4,000 and
there are nearly 2O00 separate pictures
already entered. r. Hoplginson Smith
and William Chase, two OF the fore
most American artists, have entered
many of their choicest works..
The exhibition Will be conducted by
thu Cleveland Art association. Hon.
j. c. Covert Is president. and Professor
Charles Il, Olney vice-prcsldent and
among the other wcll known Cleveland
people who are identified with the as
ISOLATION are Mrs Stevenson Burke,
Henry G. Ranney, u, H. Holman, Her
man a, Kelley, George w. Kinney and
Charles II. Ault
Paintings will be shown by Amefl-
can artists IN France. England, Hol-
land, Germany and Russia. In order
TO prepare for this exhibition. a fuw
weeks ago twenty-siX ladies' ana ten
gentlemen of this city went TO wash
ing,un and New York and visited the
OK Library. the National Academy OF
Design and many private galleries
The jury Of admission had their PICK
of the best American paintings which
have been on exhibition this year In
New York and other places. The Sc
loCiions were very carefully made, and
the best American paintings Of the
year were chosen.
Among the better known artists who
have consented TO compete FOR Il share
In the $4,000 prizes and purchase money
offered. whose canVasea have been ac-
copted. are j. +. Murphy. u, Miner, X.
NJ Shurtlen. n. Moran, c. f. Naegeli.
Herbert Donman, II. de Thurlstrup
John a. Fraser, c. Melville Dewey,
Charles Baker Il. X NJ Rohn. Alex
andcr Harrison, George W. Maynard,
II, i. ZoEbaum. William NJ. Chase.
with fifteen paintings Frederick Kost,
Mrs. NJ r. Dixon, T. De Haven, w l..
Palmer, Ed a. Bell whose "l'lrc
Dreams was one of the successes at
a recent Academy Design exhibition.
n. H. Blnshdeld. c. G, Currnn. who
sends fifteen paintings; CHARLTON Y.
Chapman. J.. r. Dessar Frank Vincent
one Of his least successful works
Christ and the Fishermen" Elliott
Daingcrheld, and Ben Foster by some
gloomy twilight sheep; Q. Warren Ea-
ton, Frank Fowler. W. c. Filter, the
water colorist Childc Hassam. w. II,
Hyde, Albert Herier and Mrs. hertcr,
who contribute between them dozen
or fifteen Japanese Views: w, H. Howe.
w. ST. j. Harper Samuel Isham, Chess
ter Loomis f. II, I.ungren, Morgan Me-
Kenny. Miss McChesncy Leonard
Ochtman, w. Nettleton, Henry Prcll-
witt, c. A. Plat. Theodore Robinson.
y. Il. simmons Mrs. Rosina Emmett
Sherwood, James Symington, w. Y,
smedey, A. n. Van Laer u. w. Van
Boskcrck, W j. Whlitemore, O. G.
Wlegand, NJ. +. II. De Haas. James d.
Tyler. Henry W Ranger, j. ID. Smil-
lie. and George II. Yewcll and Joe Jeff-
cfson.
There will also be shown paintings
By Turner. Herring Moreland, Duure,
Corut, Mauve and other great modern
mnaters There win he among the
paintings representations OF nearly all
the great schools OF paintings. quite
large number OF rare books and Ma
poleonic curlos have been gent here
from New York. The great features
OF the exhibition, however. will be
American paintings.