Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23

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The art club Of the Manual Training school will
have an open session Monday. January 81. at 10
o'clock.
It Is always pleasant to hear that 4 generous soul
has bequeathed valuable pictures to a public art
museum. By the will of the late George E. Lemon.
Of Warrington. the Corcoran Art gallery has received
an addition to its collection. Among the canvasses
are THE Bull by Rosa Bonheur: a landscape by
Cain. . landscape with cows by Van Marcke. q
genre by Edouard Detaills. and severa. nns sngray-
ings-
The American Art Association, Of New York. an
nounces that the private view of tho William II.
Stewart collection will be held in Its galleries TO-
morrow, January "a.
The annual exhibition of the Academy Of Fine Arts.
Philadelphia, opened January 10. Saryent's portrait
Of Henry Cabot Lodge, Mary Csssatt's genre sub
Iects. Chase's portraits Of children. Miss Beaux's
portraits. Shannon's Miss Kitty which received .
prize at Pittsburs last autumn, and J. W. Alex
ander's POT Of Basir' are mentioned a. being among
the strongest pictures In the collection.
j. Edward Barclay. the London artist. will reside
At Washington; He began by taking = furnished
derful works in portraiture were exhibited. He 10
the artist whose picture Of Psderewski has been
given the preference by the pianist himself over that
by Alma Tadema.
The Boston Art Clubs seventeenth exhibition Of oil
paintings opened January II and will continue until
February -. As usual. the club has Appropriated
81. 900 for the purchase Of one or more Of the pictures
in Its exhibition.
An important exhibition Of the paintings, sculpture.
and drawings Of Chicago artists Is to be opened at
the Art institute on February !. The circular ds-
clares only works never previously publicly exhibited
in Chicago will be received. The Jury Of artists which
is to pass judgment upon the works offered has de-
cided that this rule shall be strictly construed. and
Of art dealers. societies. or students exhibitions Qf
open to the public) shall not be eligible.
Scott Leighton. the we'll known artist. Is dead.
Leighton's fame rested on his ability In animal por-
to draw horses. When only II years of age. by rails
ing and trading horses, he had scQuirsd sufficient
money to prosecute his studies.
Tho art collections Of Charles A. Dana will be sold
At auction next month. Mr.. Dana's chief hobby was
the collection and study OF Oriental porcelains. and
1t Is generally conceded by connoisseurs that the 800
or 700 objects which he broush, together fora one
Of the two finest private collections In America The
reason of the sale Is that no member OF Mr.. Dana's
family Is 50 situated Al to give the articles the
proper care.
The London Globe. commenting on the bad times.
the nature Of the popular demand" In explanation
Of what sounds rather like a recommendation to
sentiai is that painters should realize that the pro-
duction OF easel pictures has ceased to be their only
mission. A picture now is but one OF many forms
in which artistic capacity can be expressed. ane I,
happens to be the one form that is most out of the
reach o. the average buyer. Prices have been forced
sxtravagant appraisement OF value is the only evil.
dence Of merit. Therefore picture buying has become
the amusement Of the millionaire. who collects rari.
ties because by their mere cost they are stamped
with a fictitious hallmark of excellence. The man
OF ordinary means who cannot compete with the mill.
ionaire accepts hs view. and sooner than buy the
cheaper things which are valuable only artistically,
and not archaeologically. leaves pictorial art entirely
alone. But he does not refuse to satisfy his s.ths,ic
taste. and his satisfaction takes the form Of patron
age Of other branches OF art. Here the artists whe
will come down from their pedsstais Of unsold can.
vases may yet fraternize with him. As craftsmen
they may regain the prosperity which as painter
they have lost, and in the wide field Of decorative
art many successes are possible to them. That this
fact should be recognized Is the best New Year wish
that could Be offered to art"
"a retrospective element appears says the ar,
critic Of the New York sun. I'm the exhibition Of
pictures by American artists at the Union League
Club in the eanvases by George innesa. William L.
Picknell. Charles Lorins Elliott. Horace Bonham.
Alexander II. Wyant. Homer d. Martin and Robert
A. Eichelberger, all OF whom ara dead. The pictures
which represent them have been lent By their sWn-