The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-21
ART JUDGES
For America at the Paris Exposition
Are Announced.

Chicago. Sept. 21-Art judges for
America at the Paris fair We're an
nounced today by John B. Ca-Lldwell,
director of fine arts for the American
exhibit at the Paris exposition.
The national advisory board appoint
ed for the purpose of consultation re-
garding the policy and administration
of the department of fine arts consists
of the following:
Thomas Allen. Boston; J. w. Beatty,
director Carnegie Art institute, Pitts
burg; D. H. Burnham, Chicago, direc-
tor of Works at the Worlds Fair, 1898;
Howard Russell Butler, president Am
erican Fine Arts society, New York
Thomas B. Clarke Walter Cooke, New
York, J. Templeman Coolidge jr., BOs-
ton J. H. Gest, assistant director of
the Museum of Fine Arts, Cincinnati;
c. T. Hutchinson, president Art inSti-
tute, Chicago; Halsey G. Ives, director
Museum Fine Arts, St. Louis; Samuel
H Kaufman, president COrcOran Art
gallery, Washington; Harrison S. Nor
riS, managing director Academy Fine
arts, Philadelphia.
In selecting the juries to pass upon
the work sent in for selection. Director
Cauldwell appointed representatives in
proportion to the relative standing of
the cities as producers of art. New
York secured the largest number of
members and was followed by Phila-
delphia, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati
Indianapolis and st. Louis The jury
is composed of the following:
Cecilia Beaux, Edwin H. Blashfeld,
J. G. Brown, William NJ. Chasse, Ralph
Clarkson, Frederick Dielman, Frank
Duvenecl1, Winslow Homer, H. Bolton
Jones, John LafarSe, George w. May
nard, H. SiddOnS MOWbray, Edward
Simmons, T. C. Steele, Edmund c. Tar
bell, D. w. TryOn, Frederick P VintOn,
r. W. Vonnoh, J. Alden Weir, Charles
H Woodbury., Edmund H. Wuerpel.
To save artists residing in the west
ern states the expense of sending their
exhibits to New York, a preliminary
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Art institute in Chicago, October 20. 1t
will forward works selected to New
York to be judged by the National jury.
Early in November, the three special
juries chosen to pass upon the illustra-
tions drawings, etchings, engravings,
and miniatures will meet in New York
and begin the work allotted to it. The
jury on architecture will convene at
the same time. Members of these jur-
les are:
Illustrations and drawings-Otto H
Bacher. B. West Clinedinst, A b
Frost Howard Pyle, William A. Rogers
and William t Smedley.
Niniatures-William J. Baer, Laura
c. Hills and L A. Joseph
Etchings and engravings - Frank
French, Charles A. Platt, James D.
Smillie and Henry Wolf.
Architecture-John NJ. Carrere, Frank
Miles Day, GasS Gilbert, William R.
Mead and r. S. Peabody.
There will be one national jury for
sculpture which will begin its labors
about October 20. This consists of H
c. Adams, D. J. French, ]. Q. Ward, of
New York; dorado Taft, of Chicago;
Bella Patt, of Boston, and Charles
Graef1ey, of Philadelphia
All proposed exhibits in the depart
ment of fine art, except sculpture, are
TO be delivered at the building of the
American Fine Arts society, PA West
F'ifty-seventh street, New York, or at
the Art institute, Chicago. The work
to be eligible for exhibition shall have
been produced since May I, 1899, by a
citizen OF the United States.