New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-17
ARTISTS AS HOSTS.
OLD-TIME RECEPTIONS REVIVED IN THE
STUDIO BUILDING.


STUDIO BUILDING.
Tho Artists Of the Studio Building is the name OF
the organization .under whose auspices there was
given Yesterday a reception that reminded some Oh
the old-timers present of the days soon AFTER the
war when such receptions were a regular ied''e "
the winters social programme. or course. VI"
Studio building referred TO was the old stun'o al
No Il Yves, Tenth-st the oldest studio buiding IN
the country and the reception was the irst one OF the
SORT that has been given since 1870 For NUMBER OF
wears before the war and after IT, too. these aT''ts
receptions were regularly held twice winter, ru'
the war left the country In such an unsettled c'nh'
ton that people had little time for anything eNcep'
Worry ard In 1870 the receptions came TO an emu J."
their time they usually Witnessed an dssc""'s vi wv
social elect of the town.
About ten months ago the artists Of ;he old buld-
ing where so much famous work has been done' pc
gan TO talk OF revving the old functions. ana aD1u'
six weeks ago they formed the organization named
for the purpose Of revivng them The first OF the
new series was held yesterday from 10 O'Clock IN
the afternoon. The attendance was large and fash
ionable The artists whose studios were thrown open
for the inspection OF the guests INCLUDED T. H. WEI
DON H. Fuechsel Frederick de Haas. Edgar NJ
Ward T. w. Wood, c. s. Forbes Wilford Linsley.
w Whi;tredge. Albert Insley A. j. Conant. John La
Fargo. Kruseman van Elten. W. II. Beard, Harper
Pennington H. W. Perry. :. J. Guy G. W. PickneI.
J. f. Salisbury c. H. Ycwe. c. Nicoil. J. G.. Brown
and o. Toaspern.
Among the most important and interesting things
TO be seen in the old Studio Building yesterday
were the partly finished models for the fountain OF
the new Congressional Library at Washington. The
commission for this work. already said In The
Tribune was awarded to X. Hinton Perry, VINO has
spent so time of late in France. Thus far lit
tie has been known to the progress the WORK was
making But yesterday the models seen to
be in conslerab BILE state Of advance. and IL Is al
ready possible to see what they will look like in
he thro.
her The central piece will show the figure of Nep-
tune. seated upon enormous mass Of natural
rough-hewn granite and surrounded by Tritons. ON
either side Of the central figure will be a representa-
ton of a mermaid sea horse. The pedes-
tails for snaller figures will also be of rough
hewn granite. while in appropriate crevices will be
seen various small aqueous reptiles. Each OF the
models for the smaller figures vii contain sew
eral OF clay. while the weight Of the model for
the figure of Neptune will, OF course. he mucn
greater. The fountain Is TO be placed on the side
of The me s 81 ha1 ase 2e T Wa the president
the National Academy OF nesGn S vas another In
csted in the art gallery Montpelier VT. and in
the OF his last trip abroad ne made six cop
will present TO the gallery mentioned. These copies
were on exhibition yesterday, together with a copy
Of a Madonna by MurIllo the original Of which is
in the Dulwich gallery. near London. Mr. Woods
portraits OF Dr Beach ex-president OF Wesleyan
American WOOD engravers. were also to be seen.
Perhaps the most admired OF the pieces displayed
ir the studio OF w. II. Beard were four paintings
representing the seasons. They were painted to
order and will not be seen IN any exhibition. The
same artists weknown THE Spirit OF the Storm
also on exhibition
John La Fargo exhibited large panel called
athens" which is one of four that have been de-
signed for the art building of Bowdoin College.
The other panels to be done by Vedder. Cox
and one other artist. In a. J. Commits studio were
number of his characteristic portraits. In
Princeton. and one of Charles +. Hinton. the first
president OF the Clearing House
Among the most interesting OF ]. {. NicoFs ex-
hiblts were a number of sketches representing
landscapes Pasadena. Cal Other pictures by
this artist were Shifting Fog" breaking Surf
AMI Moonlight" There also seen here por-
trait OF Mr.. Nicoll. painted by J. Seymour Guy at
one sitting J. G.. Brown showed a number OF his
street ragamuf'ins and several New England types.
g. d. Weldon. whose travels I'm Japan and China
have been extensive. showed n number CT ex-
ampes of the work OF the best japanese artists.
together with Interesting collection OF fine
Japanese cloths, Frederick dc Haas exhibited a
number OF marine paintings that showed the son
to he bent the sam" artistic course followed by
his father. the late VI. +. H. de Haas.
Among the people who called at tie Old Studio
Building In the course of the reception hours were
Professor and Mrs. Van Amringe. Cornelius ~.
Bliss l. Townsend Burden. Lawrence Kip. Mrs.
Frederick Goodrdgc Miss Goodridge. Mrs. New
man. General Rush Hawkins. Mayor Strong Mrs.
J. j. Aston Mr. and Mrs. Orme Wilson. Russell
S,urgs Mr. and Mrs. II. Mckay Twombly Paul
Du Chaillu. Alfred r. Parsons and Mrs. Theodore
probably be Lald early in the spring
The Artists of the Tenth Street Studio Building
are Differed follows: President. r. W. Wood.
president of the National Academy Of Design; sec
rctarv J. G. Brown, y A.. president Of the Amer
lean Water color Society; Executive Committee.
American Artists: J. g. Nicon. y. A.: w H. Beard.
y. a.; c. u. Weldon. a. ~ a.. and G. ]. Post.