New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11
IN HONOR or GILBERT STUART.


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Through tho ioiut efforts OF tho Fine Are Fed
Grafton OF Sew-York and the Stuart Fund Associa-
ton. formed in Boston about two months aeo. 1t
il certain now that AZ an early day suitable mark
or rnonurnou: n ho erected over the tomb OF Oh
bert Stuart. tho distinguished American portrait
painter The number H. .ncscd On the upper sur
face OF tho iron fence curbstone which separates
the Oh Central Burying Ground from The boysipn-
- walk on Boston Common. has stood a. the only
memorial az Gilbert Stuart since his death In 1875.
J Carroll Heckwlth. chairman Of the Committee
on Painting ~ the Fine Arts Federation. sad yes
icrlay that Colonel Charles l.. Iiashrook. OF Bos-
ton. bad recently petitioned the Mayor or Boston
f.r M. right 20 erect tablet over the Stuart
tomb The Mayor referred the matter TO the Bos-
ton.an Society. which has promised to confer and
corporate with Colonel Iiasbrook.
We shall watch with interest the resul; Of this
conference" said SIR Beckwlth. and. OF coursc.
the Fine Arts Federation must await their act.on.
H. In this way tablet ~ erected over the grave OF
Gilbert stuart ire cOmmitic" % The Fine Arts FED
Grafton W ;,oi thuf ,hc object FOR which they were
created has been f.lnilcd and they Will be at lib
.r,v 70 ee, or The larger scheme Of national move
rnert 10 secure a n,tlng memorial 20 his memory.
Alexander r Van I.a.r artist I'm the Sherwood
Builfng - a member ~ ia" Board II Trustees OF
the Stuart Fund Association and was one OF the
originate 81 the national movement 10 hoho' '"e
memory oi Gilbert Stuart
plaincd is tr,lus 20 interest IN tbs movement not
only artists but thc public generally. and to have
our officers and trustees as r,s~ntatVe OF ART
interests "a possible. IL has been suggested thlt
tho body OF Gilbert stuart he renofed u N'"por';
near which place be- was born ana Whef' ne VdSs''i
part OF his lifc. and that monument b. erected
there instead OF AZ Nashiufton' a. has ny'' Ph
posed. \ great d"a! NJ ihI'tt7. ~ ,- 80. az, b.
movement has already been shown thTotkhout tn'
country. and wc nav received NAM '.'Sv %
subject The main thing - - 40 SOM 'I.'"b ""''
OF Stuart a.. was not only one Of the greatest
portrait paini,r-. but he was one oi IN" greateSt
OF American iaini~rs "hth - one V@'"' " 49,; ~,
should be- remembered and a memorial nerhAIS OF
National SCOPE. should hc erected. III Nur"m'ers
there Is a nuc statue Of Albert hurrr. IN Aht"rtP
one. Of Rul.ns and ln Holland magnificent M
ms n,,"frv vh.r- 4 pa .,t.r has been remembered
IN this way. and u Is htunc thdt stuart 9'o"" "'
the first Of our great pa ntrrs 10 he mus hQhoItu
"Th4 acton OF tie Fine Arts Federation is an IN
dorsemrnf ana only fhe beginning OF tne arg
liberal Response from thr p",n. %',S'yCrk 40
operation 81 all he art societies ot -r.M- ~
not consider ,hc moyem,n. ot the f!ne AIS r.
Grafton AT ali antAsonistic 10 Ours. nor dos Mr..
Beckwth. There VIII be- 10 trounIr IL rals.,,h az
r,aiy been received Nrcn tne schem. Is com
pe'el. possibly for me convenience o. ~ NAV, VI me-
sent t. Frank g. Macomber. No 10 Waier-st' bos-
ton. the treasurer of th' S'''Ar, M,'i ,t mo-
r'aFa,'' D' me mellon Of the board OF Trustees.
& am -, lI star may not be removed
l. In the tomb OF friends and h. should nave Il
bural,iace o. ~ o." cl lrf. In Boston. have
no doubt that tn" crecucs Of "A memorial Dy
the Fin. Arts Federation would De- Siit5 DC AZ
appropriat. expression OF thos" inter"stci IN IN.
movement Ny owa idea, however, "ouIl De ''a.
the marking II thr grave ~nou4I "' To-" WI" - W
association. .. t,..,i ,sso
The officers and trustees Of the stuart l'I Asso
eli zion So far as the organization mas been com
picted are as follows. President, Ei"arI II;
coates president OF tnr Pennsy VanIa Aeat'ni' ~
Fine Aris Philadelphia, irst vic"-presl le',i . ~
Kaufman. president OF n" C9reoran 1ai,ry ri
Arr WaanirgfDn. d. G.. second We PRESIDENT /.
Jefferson Coolidge. OF Boston. late Minister 10
France. third ylre-presiient. Henry g. MatqHHsani'
prcsilen, Of the Metropolitan Museum 9t Art; Ne"-
York. correspon ling secretary FRANK hop.Sol'
Roxbu-y Mass. treasurer. Frank g. Micomnin,r. o,
Roston: trustees Or. -. L. Mang 1uit. PRESIDENT OF
iha Carolina Art Association charleston, > =;
Walter Gilman Page member OF the boston HcAool
tnarl. William How Downes. Of Boston; Philip y.
Bruce. secretlry Of the Virginia Hsioriea. Socety'
Richmond Va: Alexander T. Van Laer artlst.
\ew-Vork. / carroll Rcckwith. y. a. FINE Arts
Fedcrafion Ncw-Yorlt; samuel r. Honey. lega, al-
visor If the stuart family. Newport: AlDert NJ Nor
ban Indianapolis Ind; FREDERICK + Ein,on' y; A.;
Boston: william T. Evans. New o rk; Ho.oneI
charles f. Hasbrook Boston, and WendeH stanton
Howard. New-lork