The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-01
WORK OF THE ART LEAGUE.
DRAWINGS SHOW REMARKABLE
SKILL IN EXECUTION.

Twenty-Five Remained an the
LeHgue Throughout Two Sessions,
and Had Pieces in the Exhibition.
The Art League Now Organized on
a Different Basis, and VIII BE Man
aged by the Students-Miss WIKI
fns Elected President, Miss Smart
Secretary and Mrs. j. l.. Graham
Treasurer-Next Session to Begin
Nov. 1.
The Art Students League of Savannah
has just concluded most interesting and
successful exhibition of the work of It's
members at the Telfair Academy. In addi-
ton TO the exhibition of the work of the
league the Telfair Academy itself was
thrown open to the public free of charge
for the time being, and crowds attended
the display every afternoon.
The exhibition closed last night 1t was
one Of which every member of the league
could feel justly proud. All kinds of work
in drawing, painting and designing has
been done during the two sessions, and the
result was a most creditable display.
This exhibition was the result of the
work of two sessions of three months each,
and two very successful sessions, the last
one of which has just closed. The origin
of the art school is quite well-known. 1t
originated with a number of well-known
and progressive Savannah ladies' who have
been aided In the onward movement by the
friends of art in Savannah and whose in
dividual efforts made 1t the success 1T has
been. The executive committee, which has
had charge of the league up to the present
time, was composed of Mrs. w. w. Cor
don, Mrs. william Garrard and Mrs. Ed
ward Karow.
1t was originally intended to be organ
lied on the plans of the students art
leagues in the Northern cities, and its
management has been gradually working
that way, until it may be said, il has now
practically reached that point, that is to
say the management of the school win be
in the hands of the students. During the
first session, Mr.. Horace Bradley was the
instructor, but just after the close of that
session he died, and year elapsed before
the plans were revived and put we'll under
way again.
The league was fully revived last fall and
Mr.. George Bladen Fox, one of New
York's most successful young artists, was
called upon to take charge as instructor.
What excellent success he has made of
the work, aided greatly by the fact that
he had good material to deal with, the ex-
hibition itself has shown.
The management of the league will here
after be entirely in the hands of the stu
dents. AT a recent meeting they perfected
this organization, but they decided at that
time to select as president one of the Ia
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the league. Accordingly Miss Wilkins
was chosen to fiji that position. Miss
| Ysabel Smart was made secretary and
| Mrs. J. l.. Graham treasurer.
The next session of the league will be-
| gin about Nov. l, when Mr. Fox expects
to return and again assume charge as in
structor. The league is not as yet an en-
tirely independent concern. but is working
! toward that end. For the present, there
! fore, il will probably look to some of its
| friends for such aid as they can give in
/ keeping 1t upon a good basis.
| There were about twenty-five exhibitors
| at the close That was about the average
| number of students in the classes through
! out the two sessions, though the number
at times ran up as high as forty. Speak
! ing of the exhibition, Mr.. Fox said he was
| greatly surprised at the excellent results
| The work was In many respects very
much better than he had expected, which
was a source of great qualification to him
4 The students began their work in drawing
/ from the simplest objects and then from
! the casts in the academy, and the an
/ tiqultes in the gallery. At the end of the
course a subject for a design for a book
/ cover or for wall paper. generally a flow
/ er was given to each member Of the class
! and the result was some very handsome
| designs were worked up and put on exhi-
| bitlon at the close.
The studies Of heads by Miss Sara
Smart and. Miss Alice West were vigorous