The times., 1899-10-16
AMERICAN ART AT PARIS.
Director CaaIdsveips Final Instruc-
ttons to Intending Exhibitors.

tions to Intending Exhibitors
NEW YORK, Oct 15.-John B. Canld-
well. Director Of Fine Arts OF the United
States Commission TO the Paris Exposition
OF 1900. yesterday sent out a fine arts cir
eular addressed to artists living in shs
United States; special fine arts circular to
Western artists. and another to scuiptors.
The circular first mentioned contained anal
instructions and information for intending
exhibitors (sculptors excepted al the ex-
position. Proposed exhibits will be received
at the Fine Arts Society Building. 2l2 West
Fifty eighth Street. between the hours OF
a. M. and p. M on the following dates.
Architectural designs and models. Novem-
per ana }; etchings and engrayings. u
lustraIions and drawings. on the same days;
paintings in oil. water color. and pastel.
november and 3. and miniatures. No
vember Is.
only original works executed since May
/, 1883 and approved by one of the iuries
VIII De accepted With the exception OF
miniatures no exhibit should be sent in a
round or oval frame. and The placing of
giass over paintings viii be at the risk OF
! the owner. Frames for illustration. etc.
should be Hat and narrow. and mats OF ex-
cessive width should not be used All
works must be delivered by and at the ex-
pense OF the sender. and works in packing
eases will not be received Owners OF
works which fail Of favorable action By
the juries viii be so informed and should
arrange to have them removed from the
galleries of the Fine Arts Society Building
within one week of such notice. otherwise
the works viii be placed in storage at the
cost and risk of the owner
western artists were informed that orig
inal works in oil. water color. and pastel
drawings and illustrations, etchings and
engrayings executed by citizen OF the
United States since May l. 1883, may be
sent 10 the preliminary jury. which will
meet at the Art Institute of Chicago. The
days OF reception of exhibits will be We'd
nesday and Thursday. October is and 49,
The jury will meet on Friday, October 20
rejected works must be removed from
the Art Institute within six days from the
date OF notice sent TO the owner or agent
Works accepted by the preliminary jury
Will be sent to New York and, IL rejected
oy the national jury. returned to such ad-
dresses as the owners may designate in
chicago. at the expense OF the United
states Commission. All exhibits accepted
and taken to Paris WILL at the close of the
exposition. be returned. free OF expense to
suen agent as the owner may designate in
Z
TO New York to be submitted to the na-
tcnal jury, but at the expense of the
owner. The members of the preliminary
jury are j. G. Brown, Frank Dureneck
Ralph Clarkson, Theodore c. Steele, Ed
mund H. Wuerpel. William NJ Chase. and
Robert w Vonnah.
The circular TO sculptors stated that
after careful examination OF the blanks
IN class tsculpture) already on file in the
Department of Fine Arts. it had beea de-
cided that the sculpture jury should visit
New York and Philadelphia. II was in
tended that this jury should visit Boston
and Chicago, but owing to the return OF
an insufficient number Of blanks from
those cities the plan had bsen abandoned.
Intending exhibitors in this class should
therefore arrange to have their works for
warded TO the bureau OF examination in
New York or Philadelphia. Works viii
be received at the Henry Bonner Bronze
Company's establishment 430 West { <
teenth Street, November and 4. between
the hours of a. M and ) p N. Works
Will be received at the Pennsylvania
Academy OF Fine Arts on November be-
tween the hours OF 9 a m and ) p IN.
Only original works executed by citizens
of the United States since May 1, 1889,
are eligible. No work in unbakei clay
will be received, and all works must be
delivered at the bureau or examination at
the expense of the sender. Works in
cases must be unpacked at the expense
and risk Of the owner.
The members OF the National Jury for
Sculpture are Herbert Adams, Daniel G
French, Charles Crafty. Bella L. Pratt, Lo-
rado Taft, and ]. Q. A. Ward Owners OF
works which fail of favorable action by
the jury will be told. and should arrange
to have them removed from the bureau
where the examination takes place within
I three days of such notice; otherwise the
works will be placed in storage at the cost
| and risk Of the owner. Work accepted
may be packed under the direction of the
| owner, who will be allowed to make
reasonable charge for such expense. All
/ exhibits accepted and taken to Paris will
/ at the close of the exposition be returned
/ free Of expense to such agent as the owner
/ may designate in Philadelphia or New
/ York Exhibitors in this class are again
reminded that the installation viii be IN
| der the direction and control Of the French
| authorities. Director Cauldweli viii be,
ex oficio a member of all juries and eoGI-
mittees-