The evening times., 1897-11-10

exposjl iou at Omaha ia 1898 will be cs-
pecialIy noticeable as compared with
other exhibitions for it's high average of
merit and the varieiy yof subjects aud schools
represented. In the magnificent oo!iec
ticn already secured by Director a. ii.
Griffitls, of the fine arts department. as
sisted hy Paul Charlton. Of the committee
of the western Art Association is the
fainous painting or ''Cha rles, tne Terrible,
Mt Ness,e. bv r. Royiet, one of three
pictures that caused a great furore at
Munich, Dresden, and Ant werp about Two
vears ago. In the collection is also the
awe-nspirinG painting OF the 'Fall Uf
Babylon representing a seri"usly ina "a
native scene of revelry at the cour. OF
King Belshazzar and the final ending of
his reign. 'Die Flaeelleien," 10y Carl
Mari. If Milwaukee, an art product iion of
wonderful strength i'm figures AMI color,
and which attra cted popular attention at
the Worlds FaiI in 1893. now in a private
gallery, tas been promised FOR exhibition
at tie TrananissisSippi exposition.
Among the great pictures by foreign art
ists il thar exquis l,it uf romautiviS,n,' The
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figure OF harefooted peasant woman out
lines against dusky landscape; the lose
light OF sunset fingers ON the outer rim OF
twilight. and through the mystic web of
high feeling, poverty and labor take ON
the giorified hahilimeats of poetry and art
loaned by In" Chicago Art Museum. A lone
in the World" 10y Josef Israel, the master
Of the modern Dutch school, fine rep
resentation OF his power TO portray pro-
found personal emotions, and his love for
the peasantrv OF Holland. The Happy
Family" 10y p. J Rlommer, and severn
pictures 10y Albert Neuhuys, both of this
school, ar d pUrils OF Israel, are of the nuIfs-
her proElised al the exhibit.
Mr.. Griffiths j. promised a valuable loan
from the Detroit Art Museum, of whct iIe
Is The direlior, OF two paintings bv Rubens
and Murillo. each valued at $4,000.
part cf the museum loan VIII lie specimen
OF japanese carving. The Giant wresi-
hers which i; eninentiy regarded as the
finest piece Of work or the kind made within
TIN rad century and is valued 1T an enor-
NOUS figure.
The pulilic and private galleries I'm the
principal American cities viii contribute
iron, THEN wealth OF splendid paintings,
stgtaary and other work OF fine art. Spe-
cisl selections Of pictures have been made
from the Parthenon exhibit at Nashville
wllicl, was carefuIly prepared - Mr.. Theo-
core Cooley for the Tennessee exposition,
efter more then eighteen months of dill
gent and critical investig alton. The
Colin Campbell Cocper collection, eN-
mbited at Nashville. and "A number of the
works of Miss Ha ydock. of Cincinnati vii.
add 20 the private loans At the Trans
miss Sirpt Exposition. More than fifty
OF the choicest paintings at the 81. Louis
at exhibit have been secured for the
onIa La exposition frou the yer ' hes, works
os famous artists now on exhibition IA this
county. The ST. Lolis Art Museum VIII
make a large loan OF paintings, statuary
and replica OF FOnpeian bronZes 4 mum
Der of the hronzes are of very rare and
ancient design, few of the kind ever hav-
ing heeu found.
1t is the aim aud desire OF the ma ma gers
OF the Transmississippi Exposition TO Sc
cure for the fine arts exhibit a collection
of paintings and other works OF art Of the
highest merit and excelle;oe. Nearly
every school OF painting VIII be represented,
and also those OF sculpture and statuary.
Director Gnffiths intends TO visit the art
centers of Europe the present season for
the purpose OF obtaining further exhibits
aud interesting prominent artists broad I'm
the Omaha exhibition in 1898. Plans
have been made by the exposition off
cialS for the appointment of commission
OF art connoiSseurs, who Will be invited 10
serve as judges, and pass upon paintings
and other works of art Offered for eNlibi-
tion. BY this means undesirable paintings
or statuaTy VIII be barred out. Jules
Rollehoven has been appointed for England
for this purpose. DT. De Croft for Holland.
Theodore Cooley for Tennessee and X. Han
Mccormick, OF Chicago, is recommended
for connoiSscur for Illinois. Appointments
for other parts OF the United States and
foreign countries viii be invited in a short
time. The connoisseurs will be clothed
with authority to pass upon all paintings.
pictures, statuary and other works of art
intended for exhibition at tie Transmits
Sissippi Exposition, and the bureau of fine
arts VIII be i,und by their action.
In the realm Of beauty and grace the