The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-21
THE ART LEAGUE NATTER.
The Letter Of Director Brandt to
Mrs. Gordon in Regard to IT,


The following letter. addressed 70 Mrs.
W ". Gordon by Director Brandt, rela-
tive TO the 500 desired by the Art League
for educational purposes from a fund IN
Director Brandt's hands. is OF interest
at this time:
Observation-Disclosures y. Y. Feb. y,
le5j.-My Dear Mrs. Gordon; Your letter
OF Feb. 8, pOst-markcd Feb. 3, received
day or two ago.
with the details in connection with the
Telfair Academy picture fund, allow me
70 explain them 10 YOU
some years ago S262 was given 10 me ~
trust by Cen Henry r. Jackson, ana
- By Mrs Thomas in behalf OF the Tel
faid Aid Society, then in existence, the
given by some Of the ladies' OF Savannah,
and the latter from the sale OF hXtures
which had been in use By that society,
Tor the purpose to buy picture OF pie
lures for the Telfair Academy Of Arts
and Sciences-the whole amount being
$2s7, instead of $500
My success as director Of the Telfair
academy IN the purchases OF works or
art / attribute greatly to the advantages
which ] knew would De offered at imp0r-
tant expeditions and exhibitions or works
OF art I'm Europe for such purchases, and
IL occurred 20 me that such might be the
case at the now famous Columbian expo
sition. i, therefore. made, shortly before
that exposition opened, a personal EFFORT
10 increase the amount by soliciting sub
scriptions for picture fund. 1 succeqed
in adding about $500, including
my personal subscription of over
500. This, with compound interest,"
to date Z, has made the total
amount not having had added the in
terest accrued since my last visit to Sa-
vannah. nearly a year ago. The money,
as received from time to time, was placed
by me in the Chatham Bank Savings De-
partment, where il now is, and drawing
4 percentum interest.
1 visited Chicago for the express pur-
pose to buy a picture Unfortunately, 1
saw none that was offered for sale, which
/ thought desirable addition to the Tel
fair collection, for the amount which
had in hand i came away disappointed,
hoping that ! might further increase the
picture fund, and in good time come
across lucky bargain. l nave not falled
since then, when ! have been north, to
visit every important exhibition of pic
lures in New York offered for sale by auc-
ton or otherwise. Invariably good things
brought high prices, and have not found
what l am looking for thus far.
In the contract which have made with
the board of managers to paint full
length, life-sized portrait of Miss Telfair,
to be placed as a memorial in the gallery,
l had the privilege to draw $l,UOO as part
payment and although have made large
OUTLAWS in the execution of this order, l
have not drawn the same, hoping that il
would not become necessary to use this
money at all for this particular purpose.
Still, could this money particularly the
very amount received from the Telfair
Aid Society, serve better purpose than
to invest in the memorial of the benefac-
tress of the academy
The portrait, which is now more than
half completed, l fully expected to deliver
and have hung by April l. had it not been
for my severe illness this winter.
Now, in regard to the application which
you have made to the board of managers
in behalf Of your art league of which you
are the president, TO refund the money re-
ceived from the Telfair Aid Society," or,
as 1t was called, the Telfair Literary and
Art Union, and to be used for the pur-
think is a very worthy object. particu-
larly while the academy is resting i'm an
inactive condition, / will send you check
for whatever amount the board of mana
gers shall instruct me; if they decide that
the money can be diverted from what it
was originally donated for. Believe me-
very truly yours, Carl L. Brandt.
p 81 shall send a copy of this letter
to the president of the Georgia Historical
Society.