Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-02

There will be opened Thursday after
noon, at the art room of the Public
Library, an exhibition of pictures and
casts which. if we mistake not, will
prove to be one of the most delightful
and popular exhibitions ever held in
this city. 1t will consist of the works
OF art purchased by the Public School
Art League for use in the decoration of
the school rooms of the city, and will
lhclude over 100 casts and framed pho
tographs and colored prints.
While some persons have doubtless
followed intelligently the work of the
league since it's formation, two wears
ago, and know how interesting and
beautiful this has been to the majority
Oh persons this exhibition will come as
nothlnS short of revelation What
mas been hitherto an impersOnal asso-
citation, will become a group Of persons
eager FOR the artistic uplifting of the
growing generations; and the aims and
onJects which have had a fragmentary
ana chimerical existence in the public
prints, will assume a new REALITY and
dignity. As first indication on a large
ana public scale of what the league
stands for, this exhibition is especially
[
less receive the attention it deserves
Inc league is based on the belief that
phere is no more remunerative way of
nelplng the young than by eduoatine.
onem TO a perception of and love for
the beautiful in art, and this exhibition
IS worthy expression of it's object and
method. ''''0o' anu
But aside from this consideration of
the league and what it stands for
there IS another which should enlist the
attenuon, and that is the intrinsic
peauty variety and interest of the COL
lectlon itself. This will come as a sur
PRISE even to those who have watched
INC work of the league. Probably the
members Of the league were not them
serves aware until they saw the things
s9;setner now imposing and beautiful a
alsplay they would make
The photographs, casts, solar enlarge
ments, black and white and colored re-
productions which comprise the exhibit
tIOn, are all intended for the decoration
OF IL school-rooms in as many schools
OF the city, and for Salisbury street
scnooi. lt VIII be remembered that the
parents in the neighborhood of the lat
ter school raised about 5000 for the dec
Grafton of the rooms. OF this. but a
small part has as yet been expended.
The money which has been paid for the
other rooms, with the exception of the
g1fts, has all been contributed by the
public, and perhaps there is no better
place than this to say that the league
mas spent all the money at its command
and hopes that more will soon be forth
coming. 1t will be difficult for those see
ing the exhibition not to sympathize
with it. and sympathizing, not to desire
to assist it. Those so moved will find a
box conveniently placed and distinctly
labelled in which they can leave such
sums as they see fit
The 13 school-rooms to be decorated
are in the following buildings: Syca-
more street, Webster square, Canter-
bury street, Quinsigamond, Winslow,
Grafton Lamartine, Downing, Gage,
Edgeworth Belmont, Upsala and Ash
streets. Already the rooms have been
tinted, under the direction of the league,
the colors chosen being light grays,
greens, buff and gray-yellow. At Sails
bury street school all the rooms have
been tinted. One is green, two are buff,
and two, which are located on north
east corner. where more light is needed,
are a gray-yellow. This tinting win go
on until all the rooms in the city are
done. 1t is the only part of the decorat-
ing not done by private money.
In this connection, let a few words be
said regarding the successful manner
in which the Bloomingdale school build
ing has been decorated by the league.
You may remember that the people of
that suburb raised SITS al a fair which
they held in the school some time ago
Well, that money has been spent in tint
ing the rooms a green gray, and in
practically completing the art collec-
tions in them. The walls of the corri-
dor were tinted afterra Gotta with or
ange frieze, and the effect as one enters
from the street Is simply beautiful. Tt
is an object lesson Of how much beauty
a moderate sum of money wisely ex-
pended will buy
The things which compose the col
lection are to be divided among the
rooms on the general Plan that the
room which receives a large cast shall
receive small photographs, while the
small casts shall be accompanied by
large pictures. All are just as they
will be when placed in the school rooms
The photographs are framed chiefly in
ebony, but some in oak, and always
with good effect. The casts are en-
tirely reliefs, both high and low.
The collection includes twenty-five
large photographs, the average size. of
which is 25xSO incnes. With one or two
exceptions they are all familiar to art
students, and rank among the great art
objects of the world Several are gifts.
Rev. A. s. Carver has given the Head
of Hermes. Mr.. L. N. Kinnicutt the next
four, Mr.. J. F. Healey Nos. 10 and 20.
The artists and titles follow
Mad LIE Brun. portrait of herself.
2--Da Forli. angel.
3-Andrea del Sarto. madonna della
Arpie.
4-Andrea del sarto, st. John
5-Ascribed to Michael Angelo, Three
fates
6-Rembrandt. portrait of himself
Raphael, portrait of himself
S-Raphael, madonna Of the grand
duke.
9-RaphaeI. madonna del Irpannata.
10-Madonna of the golddnch.
t1-Bartolommeo. angel with the viol
12-Lubstermans. Prince ef Denmark.
13-Pubens. portrait Of himself.
14-Praxitales, head Of Hernes Gift Of
Rev. A. &. Carver.
15-sodona head OF st. Sebastian,
1e-Head of rable faun.
17-Fra Angelico, angel.
1S-Fra Angelica. angel (gift of T.. n.
Kinnicutt).
19-The grand canon Of the Rio
Grande.
21-Guido Peni. aurora.
22-The Coliseum, Rome.
The photograph Of Guido Rents eau
rora" is a magnificent thing which was
imported from Venice. 1t is nearly five
feet lone by about 2h broad and IS
framed like the others in ebony
or the small photographs there are