The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24

part in the fattenng u foreign portrait painters
artists and dealers here, Academicians not being
above making them. The artists and the dealers
differ in their comments on another aspect Of the
foreign iny aston. which brings the whole matter
established the Society Of American Artists and
who now. grown older are aiding In the move
nent To make the Academy a worthy American
institution. II Is held in some quarters that
men exalted French nrt was a potent influence
In creating that state OF public feeling which
Tor iorcisn paintings, particularly French works
while the work Of American painters for the most
Ts' so SesFS omss PntIs O. eoseon
| Of American paintings last February Dealers
fostered That feeling 70 their own profit They
tried 10 natten the Clarke sale, but the picture
buyers. took matters into their own hands and
bid and paid Toy the paintings what they believed
their attitude Of depreciation Of American ari and
praise OF foreign work and the full lesson OF the
Clarke sale has not YET spread among purcha has,
have TO sec their countrymcn pay much higher
prices for French paintings than for American
| feel that the group Of men around whom grew
up the Society OF american Artists are IN part
hat s" e 4sH ia mia and ind
tentative way share that feeling. II II be not
with them a conviction. Hut Nils in no way les.
place and dignity, and 4 through a broadenrd
or furthcred there il optimism enough In the cir.
cles " The painters to look with sangninc cxpcc,a.
I fol the aspect Tn0 s 81 Conditions pre-
ynIGg In The Acndcmy management since inc the
| duct Of s primary educational work, Of which
| something was said at tho opening ~ the school
SEASON, whom The objections Of disappointed stud
trance cxsminations were made known. The
management determined TO make the schools
s6Ts Work .ns IT, Fl STS 10! FI9S c
place occupied in Paris by. the Ecoc dcs l'enuS
Arts, and TO- discourage the amateurs and the
ducttanti Not oniy entrance examinations were
walls 10 determine the students progress. The
number Of students, by reason 81 thcsc rcqurr
mcnts dropped Ia about i15 MS against about
go last year but np to nov thos" who persisted
up To the standard Of diiigcnt application 10
work set by the Academy management The
authority hcfor" quoted said when questioned
upon this phase of the Achdcmy's now life:
The reorganization Of the schools II the AGA
dGny commands aspect and III" highest approval
feeling that the art class ~ such wns hing over
done The paint b"Spnttrrcd Htt girl had b.
will remove this supcrfuuus amateur element
and bring thc schools 70 'hc hard pan Of tcchni.
cal accomplishment. II II, naturally. not 10
he expected that the graduates Of our art school
will all become artists But the attainment Of
skill in draughtsmanship. which s ably taught
and insisted upon at the Academy schools gives
a man " n woman n certain working capital
on, The country msn"fsc1rrs ~ ali kinds Is"r en-
Hblcs tho student to become Immediately self.
suppcFting. and therefore serves thoroughly prac
III is. not SO much the sentiment rs tho science
OF art that Is insisted upon nov in the Academy
with obligatory attendance perspective and
anatomy lectures and thorough study Of the
en,iauG and liic II win be sutprisng i the class
81 graduates d" no, de- honor 10 the institution.
u is. Of course. realized by every observer that
by MAXIM The schools frcs and sboIishng the
pctcd its income largely. But the sacrifice does
II great credit. aud Il is believed ha, II vl not
eventually h found 10 H. n financial loss Ccr.
iainly tho acadcmicians must BE- highly com
mcndcd ior having in the past ~" "r three years
stirred The dry bones II Twenty third streets
pnlatiel precincts"
Even the men in the Academy who voted 10 20
up Ia Morn!ngstde or Cathedral Heights for the
Si,y Of procurine downtown location for the
annual exhibitions, to- the present nj least aud
thc exhibition next month the galleries Of the Fine
Arts building in Fifty-scvruth street - lnlclli-
opportunity for the comparison Of the attendance
drawn tp this building and To- the old Twenty
third street building, and enable the Academicans
to see u which Of the two neighborhoods their
exhibitions can draw tho greater number Of pro-
pie The temporary structure put up for tho
schools and working purposes 81 the Academy
on the lO9,h street property answers the require
mentS q thr present aside from the exhibition.
the carrying on of the Ncndemys work and the
storage Of its property. while the light and venuln
u, o 81 ,he sch""I9%ms enables ihc students
While III" institution may bc impatient to build |
US galleries ON the new site the policy Of not build
safe one. and with members active in seeking
subscriptonsi should not be very long before they
are enabled Ia 70 on with the building. The |
sum estimated as required for the new building !
is $500, 600, The Academy has about Si75 900 |
more than $40 600 having been expended on the |
temporary structure. So soon as the 500 900 |
which the Ways and Means Committee is engaged |
is in hand the 500 900 now held bv T the NCadrmy
for maintenance viii become available To add 10 !
s275,OoO Within few days after the recent |
ssn1ouncemcni N IHE SuN that the committee
Increased 70 90 " Snd by his n G m hands s
fund very likely may have grown further Nmong |
H mS foH,nnHao,s to The fund arssay have been
= Merton. Jacob 4. ;Schif William y Lawrence |
The oihcr contributions have been in smaller |
sums There Is, ground for saying that should |
envy satisfactory, site downtown. the Acade- |
mc,nns might conclude to turn the $3.50 900 repre-
CHASED and hold free Of ncu,nbrancc. over to the
building fund Should that be done, the fund |
The work putting up the beautiful building which |
some day il TO be an ornament as well as service
e the city would be begun at once. II is more |
lahon The fund necessary will be acquired. and |
Me- building 60 Up ON the heights, That gen,
il the wish Of the Acadcmicans who feel Tint The |
Academy's services to the city deserve we'll OF the |
citizens "
The early completion Of the building would |
advance the movement for the enlargement of |
the sphere II tho Academy or open the way for |
its advancement In the plans for the new build,
ing provision has been made for the exhibition
Of sculpture which would give tho sculptors un,
surpassed advantages, so doing away with one |
Of the reasons why more Of them are no, members
Of the Academy. II Is likely that provision will
be pade Tor the preparatory work Of mural pa
as II Is 70 be held in the Fine Arta building where
the Sculptpr's Society holds its exhibitions now
there will be an opportunity for the sculptors 10
exhibit II was thought not unlikely when the
usual invitations were sent out that some Of them
might see I'll 20 do so. There are Of course diff
cutes in the way Of mural decorators preparing
exhibits. ms not only IL their work usually com,
plctcd IN place, but Il IL not often that much more
than time enough foE Its completion IL allowed