The record-union., 1899-01-22


An architectural problem unprece-
dented in Its magnitude and restric-
tions combined is approaching its solu-
ton at: Munich. The vast new build
ing Of the. National Museum is so far
completed that the extensive collections
are in part installed in their new quar-
ters. and in part will be removed there
in the near future. It's architect, Pro-
fessor Gabriel Seidl, had, in the words
of Dr. Striedinger Gin the "Neueste
Nachrichten,'), to build the museum
around the existing collections. A large
number of carved and paneled ceilings
belonging to several centuries called
for rooms of divers sizes and nights;
wall space. of proper dimensions, shape
and exposure to the light, had to be
provided for valuable tapestries. The
effective disposition of friezes. columns,
capitals, doors, inlaid floors, of numer
Gus complete apartments decorated and
furnished in styles of various periods,
and many other collections and sepa-
rate objects, presented extraordinary
difficulties to artistic combinations.
The successful overcoming of these is
an event of great interest to architects.
results are known, perhaps the less
said. the better concerning the rumored
rejection of the painting by Theodore
Robinson by the authorities of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, but evil
IDENTIFY there is much reluctance on the
part of some one to receive this ex-
cellent work, bought by a body of COM
petent trained artists not given to SEN
timentalify, because they felt that his
art was good enough to be thus perpet-
uated. The crying want of the Metro
politan Museum is representative col
lection of American art of to-day. One
gallery at least should be set apart for
living artists work, and run somewhat
on the Luxumbourg Gallery plan. After
the artists are dead, if they have not
''changed their STYLE" these works
could be turned loose to stand or fail
Tor themselves among the excess of
foreign paintings of German, French
and Italian origin of the other galleries.
Nowhere in this town is there a public
gallery where. one can take a stranger
who says Now show me some of
your representative American work"
Inere are, to be sure, a few brief an
nual- displays of the various art So
c1eties, but permanent gallery, easily
accessible and conducted on a liberal.
up-to-date plan, is what is wanted
Lady Butler has another of her pic
lures in an English public gallery.
This is "BalacIava," which has lust
been presented to the Corporation Gal
lery at Manchester. Of Lady Buffers
other works, THE Roll Calf is al
Windsor and "Rorke's Drift at Os-
borne, "Quatre Bras" is in the National
Gallery at Melbourne; e'The Remnants
of an Army in the Tate Gallery:
Scotland for Everi" in the Town Hall
at Leeds; while STEADY the Drums
and Fifes!" is in possession of the reet-
ment whose bravery it commentaries
the die Hards'' of the Peninsular
war.
The Aberdeen Grammar School
Magazine has drawn a letter from the
poet laureate on the proposed statue
to Byron. Mr.. Austin is of the opinion
that in erecting memorials to men of
genius, one should consider NOT their
lapse from virtue, but the qualities b.
which they have delighted, encoura ged-
or consoled their fellow creatures
And. calling attention to the statue OF
Burns in Aberdeen, the laureate re-
marks: "The mortal who can forgive
Burns would with difficulty discover
the poet from whom he could consist
emily withhold the indulgence of gen.
eral absolution.'
M. Vernon, the French artist who en-
graved the medal offered to the Gar
by the French fleet, has receivedsan or
der from the King of Denmark for a
medallion of Queen Louise. to be ire
pared from the best of the family pho
tographs.
Ferdinand W. Peck, United States
Commissioner General to the Paris Ex-
position, has appointed John b. sCald-
well-ef the Advisory Board of the New.
York Academy of Design director of
fine arts in the American section of he
exposition.
A recent visitor to Mr.. Ruskin at
brentwood describes him as in good
health, ready and even eager to listen
but extremely Silent and uncommiiri-
cative. He still brghtens. however
when he hears about the Alps. "Once
get the master" said his attendant
to be interested in an Alp, and he is
himself again"
D. w. Tryon, the American land
scapist, spends nine months Of the year
on his farm at South Dartmouth He
never tires of painting the scenery of
New England in its varying moods of
summer and winter.
New York Times: Early in the au-
tumn it was announced that James
Men whistler and Frederick c. Mac
Monnies, the sculptor, had opened a
school of drawing and painting in
Paris Although the world is well used
to the eccentricities of Mr.. Whistler
and is not surprised at anything he
may choose to do, such was not the
case in this instance Whistler, as the
painter, the author, the wit, the friend
of no man, was familiaS. figure, but
as a teacher-ti1at was new role, and
the art world of Paris was immedi-
ately all attention. Talk wac rife in
the studios and predictions Of success
or failure plentiful. with the weight Of
opinion mostly in the latter scale. Inc
school opened and students flocked to
its doors and the classes imme mediately
became so full that large numbers had
to besturned away. The peculiar per-
sonality of Whistler had been depended
upon, mo doubt, to attract women, and
the fact is that the majority of the
applicants have been women. The men
were not convinced The arrangement
was that Mr.. Whistler would critieise
on Wednesday and Mr. Macalonpies