The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-30
ART NOTES.
Tho Aurustin DaIy Saie-Exhibitions OF the
Academy and tho Water Color society.

The Aurustin DnIy saie-Exhibitions Of the
Academy and the Water Color society.
The sole in the coming season OF the books.
furniture antiques and objects Of art brought
together by the late Augustln DAILY. interests
all collectors OF rare editions. manuscripts.
relics and articles connected with the history
OF the home and foreign stage. and It IL now
announced by the American Art Association
that the sale will not take place in January as
was the intention but that. owing to the time
required for the proper cataloguing of the ten
thousand lots. It il postponed to n later date
which will be given out In due time. IL IL ex-
pected that the catalogue will consist Of two
volumes of over four hundred pages each and
the sale will occupy at least two weeks with
sessions both morning and afternoon.
Some idea OF the value Of single department
OF the collection may be formed from list OF
books which, including the Douni Bible. ex-
banded by eNtra-ilustration and interviewing
from ono volume to forty-hvc. valued at
$4,000. contains the following notable pieces:
Shakespeare Folios. Civil War Leaders. Old New
York. Grant. lIalliwell Shakespeare. London.
Nell Gwynn. lreland's History OF the New York
stage. tho Grolier Books. Peg Wellington.
Thackcray. Dickcna. Dickens Drawings. Scott.
and sponsor. The value OF these. each being
Ike the Doual Bible. a special volume or set OF
volumes expanded by rare additions in the
form Of pictures and memora bilia. Is placed at
over $4,000. TIL" relies include Garrick's
writing table. inlaid with portrait OF
Garrlck In the centre OF the top.
and his town and country houses on either
side: the scales and knife used by Kean In
The Merchant Of Venice" and the sword
used by tho same actor in Richard III :" a
portrait Of Peg Wellington by HoRarth. and
fnrniture or bsrsonal property Of other famous
characters. There are manuscripts OF Scott
Ih9ckeray and Dickens, and some editions Of
Their works with notes In the authors hand.
writing. Tn" armor comprises fine specimens
thirty s"ts q ANTIQUE iprniinre. Many q these
ton q costumes q every pariod Illustrated
expande! hy Mr. DAILY TO twelve volumes by
the interviewing nf hundreds Of rare costume
s e,g,s m every period from The
sequence. is treasure, the value Of which will
be Hnpreciated as highly by some OF our artists
Of Sc fGSGs "' T fsso sfa
Lamb. tho Bible presented by Mrs Sid.
dons TO James Ballantyns containing her auto.
ersna badns rs eIos H 81 far ra ins
Loaf. and letters by Dickens and ThscEeray
ar,sS b th G5yy Material col
!Hry:", Stage DIstionary Stage Journalism"
Bills OF the Play from 100 to 1890" nils
about n thousand volumes. and forms one Of
Tho unique features OF this vast and interest
ing collection.
The seventy.n'th Annual Exhibition Of the
National academy Of Design will be held this
year much earlier than usual and in a new
place. II will open TO the public on Monday
Jan. ut the galleries OF the American Fine
Arts Society 2l5 West Fifty-sev.nth street.
and close on Jan ~. While the temporary
new structure on Amsterdam avenue and l0gth
street provides the institution with the finest
school studios In the city and large and COM
modious rooms for meetings OF the mem
beers and councils IL does not contain ex-
hibiton galleries. so that II Is quite pos
sib,e that the, annual exhibitions will
until the new building designed by Carrero
Tctnres ng sauptuI aT 9r or The ensIe erected
year will lie received at the Fine Arts Building
Dec 10 and III and will be- submitted 70
Z. Gut,er Charles c., frly, William " chase.
s, Church samuel Colmen and +. T.. Church.
Waiter Ciarl. as:otjates' F s Church us and and
Arthur Parton. acalemicians and Carleton
Committee, The. Clarke. Hallsnrten and
Dotg" prizes VIII be awarded as usual by the
The American Water Color Society is another
organization compelled by the aban Comment
OF the old Academy building on Twenty third
street to seek new quarters for its exhibition.
The thirty.third annual display OF this society
will be held In the ball room OF the Astoria
Hotel from Feb. to II inclusive. Exhibits
will be received. not at tho hotel but
at the storage rooms OF ". s. Bud
worth 4 Sons. 424 West Fifty-second
street, on , Jan y End III The Hanging
OF the fo;lorins artists: +. X. NJ. REIN. A. y.
4: I; c, Jones. y. A.: Z. l. Henry. y. A..
J, Francis Murphy A.: W. J. Whittemore.
+; d" ThuIstrur. Henry r Smith. J. Wells
Steiner. C. C. Curran. 4. " A.; A, T. Bricher.
4. \. A.. and Thomas Moran, y. a. The VIII
meritoiinus water-color picture In the exhibit |
ton painted in this country by an American |
artist, without limit as TO age" and previous |
awarded by the Jury and announced at the |
press view OF the exhibition.