Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-08
ART IN The NEW LIBRARY
Superintendent Alvord to Investigate Meth
DDS Of Exhibits Elsewhere.
Displays to Embrace the Graphic
Arts, the Progress of Art and
r. IN
iPfUcess Work.

Thomas G. Alvord. superintendent of the
art departmental the new Library of Con-
gress Will leave tonight for trip to New
York and Boston. His "isit will be to con-
suit the officers and directors of the prin-
c1Dal museums in the two cities named
with regard to fitting up the department
of which he has charge.
In New York he will visit most of the
private galleries; will see the officers in
charge of the Society of Beaux Arts, Met
ropolitan Museum of Fine Arts, National
Academy of Design, American Fine Art
Society and others, besides numbers OF
firms dealing in such objects. In Boston
he will visit the Boston Museum and sew
eral art galleries.
This Is done so that the plans and meth
obs Of the most recent date observed in
those institutions can be followed in the
library. He will have the opinions of the
persons familiar with such matters.
Mr. Alvord will take with him a plan of
the library building, and especially the sec
tlon IN which the art department will be To-
Gated. SO that 1t can be seen what viii be
pest iitted for this particular building. The
curator of the Corcoran Gallery has been
al the library Tor the same purpose.
Culling the Copyrights.
OF the mass of copyright stun which has
accumulated for years it has been a stu
for exhibition, and it is by no means fin
isheo as yet. Those intended for exhibit
were moved into the art department quar-
ters today. In this collection are con-
tanned BAT modern engravings, go old en-
cravings, 800 etchings and 80 to 200 fac
SMILES.
it is the intention of Superintendent AL.
vord' on account of the large quantity OF
OBJECTS to be exhibited and their variety to
nave the display changed several times
The first display is to be of the best speci-
mems of graphic arts in the possession OF
the library. Then the next, which will ne
cessitate catalougirg 100000 on hand, will
be to show the progress of art, especially
American art. Process work will then be
SHOWN, giving the various stages of artists
work. This will probably be followed by a
magnificent collection of war pictures, in
c.uding battle scenes and the like.
The Political Cartoons.
The collection comprises large number
of political cartoons, dating back as far as
William Henry Harrisons campaign. Some
of them are most crude in character
being simply wood cuts on common brown
paper, but 1t is thought a most interesting
exhibit could be made from all of them
The Harrison cartoons depict the inevita-
BILE log cabin. Those Of Lincoln, of which
there are a number. show him with the
famous rail in his hand. marking him as
the rail splitter
1t will be possible to have a fine poster
exhibit sometime in the department. All
OF the posters copyrighted in this country
are represented in the library collection.
The exhibit of pure line engravings will
be fine.
Mr.. Alvord expects to be gone a week or
ten days. IT is not known whether the
hrst idea of, exhibiting the objects will be
adhered to or rot. as the trip win be made
soiliy for the purpose of getting sugges-
tons from persons best competent to de-
eide on such matters.