New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-16
REQUESTS TO MUSEUMS.
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT AND ENCoUR-
AGEMENT OF ART.
PRACTICAL WORK CARRIED ON ny MANY
CONGRATULATIONS TO MU-
sEUMs AND SCHOOLS

The Art Annual" just published by Florence
N Levy, is a useful and comprehensive summary
OF events or interest in the art world of America
IN 1899 up to the date of it's going to press The
arrangement OF the pamphlet of ninety pages
ders II easy of reference. Cities given in
alphabetical order and reports from all their art
societies are included. The sales of the year the
obituaries. the gifts and requests to museums OF
art. the years product of works published on art
SUBJECTS and the art magazines all within
The Annuals" scope. Women taking i'm
portant part in the development of interest in art
Baltimore has water color club Of women In
the Massachusetts Normal Art School, Boston,
four women are on the list of instructors, and a
woman is the curator. The Paige scholarship of
the Art Museum School of Boston was awarded to
Miss Mary Brewster Hazeton, in a competition
open to men and women. This the first
award, as the scholarship, which provides two
years of study in Europe was founded only last
year.
Mrs. Elizabeth Parker is secretary of the Bos-
ton Art Students Association. In the Department
ST Fine Arts of the Boston Public Library two OF
the five lectures were by women.
OF the Buffalo Society of Artists Mrs Knowlton
Mixer is vice-president. The elementary drawing
class of the Art Association of Montreal is taught
Art Association, with branches in eight cities
whose object is the promotion of interest in art
by providing exhibitions and lectures. The asso-
citation also aims to provide and classes
where women can work together from models.
CINCINNATI has Its Woman's Art Club and Column
bus an art assoc; association Of women woman: Mrs
bus Gallery of Fine Arts
NeW-York boasts at least two important art clubs
and the Womans Art Club.
The National Arts Club has number of women
IN its membership. The School of Applied Design
for women has Thomas b Clarke president, but
otherwise is Differed and conducted by women.
Brooklyn, too has a Woman's club. and the
Plastic Club, of Philadelphia. is of women
In many ways Woman's interest in art is shown,
Some of the most munifcent givers to art mu-
seums and allied institutions women. The
years record of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
mentions requests of Sl46 500 from Mrs Julia B. n
James, $4,000 from Mrs Ann White Diekerson, S00-
600 and a large collection of objects of art from
Mrs. Arthur Croft and a large bequest of works
of art from Mrs. Gardner Brewer.
The Noman's Club of Denver gave an entertain
ment, the proceeds of which were devoted buying
pictures for the public schools. The Metropolitan
Museum of Art in New-YoTk received a large col
lection, of antique and other musical instruments
from Mrs. John Crosby Brown, while many smaller
gifts TO various collections are noted throughout
the country.
1t is only within the present century that woman
has won recognition an artist. Art not in
Womans sphere" until machinery left her free
from spinning and weaving and railways and news
papers enlarged her scope for observation.
Angelica Kaufman and Nine. Vigee Lebrun. both
OF them born in the preceding century but extend
ing their work into this must be regarded as
woman pioneers in the realm of painting. Since
they 'blazed the way many women have done
good work.