New-York tribune., 1899-07-21
ART SPACE AT PARIS SMALL.
BUT DIRECTOR cAtrLDwELL SAYS THAT
AMERICA WILL BE TREATED MUCH
BETTER THAN IN 1889.

BETTER THAN IN 1880.
John B. CauldweI Director OF Fine Arts OF the
United States Commission to the Paris Exposluon
Of 1900. said yesterday, In conversation with a
Tribune reporter that the National Jury for Paint
ing which will hold its sittlngs in New-York City,
would probably be composed OF from fifteen to sew
enteen members. about half Of whom Will be Sc
lected from New-York where the great mass OF
painters are. There will be two. and possibly
three. selected from Boston and thereabouts. and
two from Philadelphia while three or four VIII DE
chosen to represent the art centres OF the West
This jury will probably review the work OF all the
Eastern painters. whereas the jury which VIII sit
in Chicago, which will in one sense be suo-com-
mittee OF this National Jury. will pass upon all
work sent in by the Western artists.
There will he a separate jury In Paris to pass
upon the work Of the United States painters living
abroad This jury will probably meet till
January. The Western jury will probably be COM
posed Of one or two Western painters added to the
subcommittee. In this way a uniform standard OF
selections will be obtained. The Jury for Sculpture
will be much smaller and there will be only one
for the work produced in the United States. the
other sculpture jury convened In Paris. There
will also be arrangements made for small uries to
pass upon the architectural exhibit as well as that
of miniatures and OF illustrations
Regarding the Hanging Installation Commit
tee. which will in Paris. Mr. Cauldweil said
that It is his present intention TO act as chairman
OF that committee and the men from this side will
have proper representation on IT, TO insure
perfectly fair the artists in the United
States.
The next general circular will be issued from the
Department of Fine Arts early in September. an
nouncing the names OF the various juries OF selec
tion In the United States giving the date in No
vember when they will convene. and giving a large
amount OF information that will be Of interest to
all intending exhibitors
The space at disposal" Mr.. Caudwell went
emily the equal Of II not more than. that or any
foreign country, France alone excepted Moreover,
instead Of being sandwched in between two OF the
smaller European States. In second story galleries.
were in 1889 present location is excel
lent, with England and Japan as our adjoining
neighbOrs Although II is rumored that complaints
and protests general on the part Of the Cont
mental nations the insufficient art space allotted
them, we saying less but at the same time
quietly making strenuous efforts 10 have ours In
creased.
'I have been criticised by some who unfa-
nillar with the general situation for an apparently
unnecessary delay in announcing the personnel OF
my juries. I perfectly content to assume all
responsibility for this action having excellent rea
for deferrng the matter until September But
l do not believe that this delay will cause any
material inconvenience painters. for the scope OF
this exhibition is in sense retrospective II Is
the decision Of the French authorities that 1t shall
cover the period OF eleven years since the EXPOSE
tion of 1889 that nearly all the work to be ex-
hibited will have been already completed Furtner.
that any work should be specially created WIN the
view Of appealing to any given jury .s ,,o+ ,ba,
many artists may desire to know the composirlon
OF the Juries before sending in their works ms
they will have ample opportunity OF DONG .Ql ~
ecHS Ts Senera wGn crcar issued in NAY we're only in
eD sense binding Al exhibitors vim be given The
period before the juries begin their work. would
state however that very large muper ieady T sent
In their blanks filled up thus assuring ths mos
hearty cooperation with the work OF TINS depart
This applies almost equally to the exhibitors Of
sculpture illustrations, miniatures, water co'oIs
and architectural drawings and modes i,ar me ar
rangements for the installation o. our sciPtJii IN
satisfied with the French system OF distributing
the exhibit through the buildings. see nothing
fed exhibit on the ground floor OF the Grand
Palace OF Fine Arts Our display OF LIustra.ioS c ,
iatter we shall Law special stress on the more thor
oughiy American buildings such as country houses
and steel structures. illustrating the latter with
a General Advisory Board Will shortly be
lected. composed Of prominent painters sculptors;
With American art The juries for painting and
sculpture will be composed entirely OF professo%na. %
l shall probably act ex ofiico; on all jures While
country. I consider It OF the first Importance TO
in the determination TO a thoroughly repre-
sentative exhibit, composed Of the best examples OF
recent American art that have ever been brought
together"
II was alleged recently in a Boston paper that
Mr.. Cauldweil was giving the cold shoulder 70 the
Boston committee OF artists. and IL added
that realizing the control OF the art depa rtment
is going be divided between the New-York ring
and the Paris ring. with Philadelphia and Boston
left outside in the cold, the Boston artists will
probably give up sending anything, and retire from
the scramble" Mr.. Cauldwers reason. however
for declining 10 give Boston committee OF artists
certain privileges OF selection that ne felt It
would be injudicious to discriminate in favor OF any
local jury by eXempting its decisions from review
by the National Juries.