The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-16

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Purpose.
Quite number of art lovers braved
the storm last evening to attend the
opening of the art exhibition" at
Warner hail. They were we'll repaid
for their trouble, for they We're enabled
to examine one of the choicest colec-
tons of pictures ever shown publicly
in New Haven at their leisure, and
without experiencing any of the dis
comforts of crowding
The purpose of the exhibition, as has
already been explained, is to place pic
lures in the public schools The idea
originated with the art committee of
the Woman's School association, which
is composed of the following ladies':
Mrs. J. G. Sehwab, Mrs William c..
Sturgis, Mrs. Fl. w. Farnam, Mrs. G.
II. Ladd Miss Teresnia Peck and Miss
M. T. Dana. In a circular explanatory
of the project which has been issued
they state: MANY of our school rooms
are entirely without pictures or other
works of art In these rooms children
spend five hours a day. May we not
make these rooms more beautiful and
attractive by. placing good pictures on
the walls?" The circular through the
medium of the school children, has
gone into thousands of homes and al
ready a large number of tickets have
been disposed of.
Another object of the exhibition, none
the less important, Is to familiarize
teachers pupils, and the general public
with some of the great art works to
suggest subjects of high rank that are
considered suitable for school room
walls and to give opportunity for COM
parison and wise selection for this pur-
pose. In order that pupils may under
stand the pictures exhibited and asso-
ciate them with their class room stud,
les, committees from each school will
Be present each evening, having been,
appointed by Superintendent Kendall, 1
That from the high school is composed
of Miss Sheridan, Principal Beede and
Mr. Hackett. Mr. Lowell Of New York.
who has trained himself especially for
this work, has been engaged to furnish
any information about the exhibit that
cannot be obtained from the commit 4
tees or the catalogue. and will do
much to insure the success of the exhi-
bition.
The exhibition itself contains about
four hundred pictures, all reproductions
of the great masterpieces of art in
foreign galleries, famous buildings and
beautiful scenery in both Europe and
America They are the property Of the
Helman-Taylor Art company of New
York city, and We're selected from lists
by Walter S. Goodenough |
director of drawing, Brooklyn; Rather
ne e. Shattuck, superintendent of
normal classes, Pratt institute, Brook
yn, and Elizabeth Herrick, director of
art education, schools Of Ethical culture
and of Saint Agatha, New York-all
ravorably known as art teachers of
great experience. All the pictures are |
carbon photographs or prints, SO beau
tifulIy done that 1t is hard to believe |
that some are not actual paintings.
The hall last evening was open from |
to 10, during which hours selections |
we're rendered by a concealed orchestra. |
The exhibition will be continued to- |
night and on Saturday, Monday and |
Tuesday evenings The proceeds of the
sale of tickets will be devoted to the |
of pictures for the various
schools of the city.