Arizona republican., 1897-11-14
TRANS MISSISSIPPI ART EXHIBIT

Th'5 art exhibit d. the Inte national ENposfticn at Omaha ia 1898 will be especially noticeable, as compared with other exhibitions, for it's high average of mieri. and the variety of subjects and schools represented. In the magnificent collection alrstaty secuneli by Director A. H. GrifiJhs of the fine arts department, assisted by Paul Charltcm of the committee of the Western Art association, is the famous painting of Charles the Ter ribHa at Ness,e," by F. Roybet, one of three pictures that caused great funoria at Munich, Dresden and Ant werp about two years ago. In the collection is also the awe Inspiring pa:nfng of the "Fall of Babylon" :" representing a seriously imaginative scene of revarly at the court of Bel- shazzar and the final ending Of his reign Die FNagelleten," by Carl Marr of Milwaukee, an art produc- ton of wonderful strength in figures and color, and which attracted popu- lar att:ntlon at the Worlds fair in 1893, now in private gallery, has been promised for exhibition at the exposition.
 
 artists is that exquisite bit of TO- manticism, ''The Shepherds Star" by
 Jules Breton The figure of bare footed peasant woman lis outlined
 against a dusky landscape, the rose
 light of sunset fingers on the outer
 rim of twilight and through the mys-
 tic web of high feeling, poverty ant
 labcr take on the glorified habili-
 ments of poehry and art. Loaned by
 the Chicago Art museum is "Alont
 in the World" by Josef Israel, ths
 master of the modern Dutch school ; fine representation of his power tt portray profrlnd personal ,mot5nns , and his love for the peasantry of Hol
 land. 1.-The Happy Family" by B.
 Blommer, and several pieces by Alber Nemhuys, both of this school and pu l pills of Israel, are of the numbei
 promised at the exhibit.
 MT. Griffiths is promised valuable , lean from thist Detroit Art museum : of which he is itihe director, of tmt paintings by Rubens and Murllo, eacl valued at $30,000. A part of the mu l scum loan will be a specimen of Jap anese carving, "TheI Giant WrestIers, 7 which is eminenly regarded as tn finest piece of work of the kind mad
 within the past century, and is val uad at am enormous figure
 l The public and private galleries il the principal American cities vii , contribute thelr wealth of sp,end } paintings, statuary and other worl l of fine art. Special selections of pic tur5s have been made from the Par
 thenon exhibit at Nashville, whicl
 was carefully prepared by MT. Theo
 dore Cooley for the Tennessee expo sition, aftsr more than eighteen
 mocths of diligent and critical inves tigation. The Colin Campbell Coope 2 collection exhibited at Nashville. an, | a number of the works of Miss Hay l deck of Cincinnati, will add to tn - private loans at the Trans-Missis s sippi exposition. More than fifty o ) the choicest paintings at the St. Lou, g art exhibit have bsEn sec1red for tn : Omaha exposition from the very bes
 works of famous artists now on ex ] inhibition in this country. The S 2 Louis Art museum will make a larg l lean of paintings, statuary and re f plica of Pompeian bronzes A mum ) Der of the bronzes are of very rar g and ancient design, few of the kin s ever having been found.
 a It is the aim and desire of the man , agers of the Trans Mississippi expo , sftion to secure for the fine arts ex : hibit collection of paintings anv e other works of art of the highes : merit and excellence. Nearly ever, 3 school of painting will be represent 7 ed, and also those of sculpture an,