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are well advanced. This is to be the ceie-
bration OF the twenty-sitth anniversary
of the foundation OF the school. which mas
grown from u handful Of students who, IN
May 1915 organized themselves into a
democratically governed art class. INTO
one of the leading art schools OF the
world. with budget of $4,000 a year.
The Art Students League. says the Bos-
ton Transcript. certainly mas a right TO
be proud OF the roll OF its graduates,
which comprises such names as Freder-
ick Macmonuies. Chas. ID. Gibson +. 8.
Church G. Y. Turner, r. E. Zogoauni,
Oliver Herford. Edward PeRfieid. How
ard Pyle and Peter Newell: and OF its
list OF teachers, which includes sueh
names as Augustus st. Gaudens, Wtlnam
NJ Chase, George DeFofest Brush, n.
Siddons Iowbray. Kenyon Cox and Ed
win II. Blashfield.
The first annual exhibition of the Press
Artists League of New York. TO be held
at the Walderf-Astoria during the week
beginning May 18th. bids fam to be the
event of the season in the art world
The display will be composed of TIE orig
mails of famous cartoons. comics and
character studies; also, to .ncluda COZ
ored drawings, water coiors. etc, and y
large and handsome loan collection from
the leading publishing houses The gen
eral committees of artists is composed
of r. f. Outcault Homer Davenport. g
C. rush. Fred s. Cozzens, Geo. Bieelk-
man, Clare Angel, n ian and Q. Z.
Malcolm.
The annual report of the trustees of TIA
Boston Museum of Fine Arts shows re-
| csipts for the year 1893 of Ss.4SS There
| were 225.S1s admissions, of which 2l.oss
| were paid. The average number OF visi-
Cj,,-z I no
sions show an increase Of 23,1iS over the
year previous.
| An important sculpture competition is
| to be opened for a $4,000 memorial monu-
ment to the California volunteers who
laid down their lives in the war with
| Spain and in the philippines. Inc monu-
| nlent will be erected in Golden Gate
Park san Francisco. in stone and
| bronze.
| Americas scuIptors are asked to sub
NIT designs. either drawings or models,
for the proposed monument by August
18th. 1900, to Henry c. McPike. secretary
cisco.
| The city OF Denver is the latest one TO
form a Municipal Art Leagua. The idea
! original ted with tine City Improvement So
| ciety. and the next Legislature will De
| asked 10 give the League power 10 pass
upon designs for all works Of a public ma
| ture, and to reject those which 1T consid-
! ers unfit. Il this movement continues
| there will soon be no city without SINH
lar organization.
The Chicago Art institute has again
| been remembered. This time it mas fdl-
| len heir to fifty thousand dollars BY the
I viii OF Sidnsy y. Kent, of Chicago. who
| died d short time ago.
| The famous marriage set made especial-
! ly for the Prince Kuriwana and GIT
| from him TO the Prime OF Sl:suTna ;
| son on his marriage with kurIWana
| daughter in 1854 were sold at the recent
| CASTER sale in New York for $500, a
| sum said to be ABOUT half its value. Ii Is
| doubtless one OF the mest superb pieces OF
| lacquer known TO the word. fhere were
! unavailIns efforts TO secure II Tor the
| Metropolitan Museum OF Art
Mr. c. Y Turner n. A., has just recety-
! ed the appointment OF director OF ceioF
and decorations at the Pan American
| E.xposftton at Buffalo in 1851. upon the
| recon,menda ton of the National Society
of Mural Painters
The death Of Jean Falsuiere, which
! occurred in Paris. Apri l9tn. was the
| death of one of the most noted French
! kcuIptors of the day His last work was
! the statue of Daudet. recently unveiled
at Mines. Other wel!-known WORKS OF
| the sculptor are his Eve. Diane La Mu-
siade, Gambetta and ia panse. tor
| which Mile. Cleo de Merode IS said TO
| have been the model
! ~ rfr-g-
! ton, by Daniel Z. French and e. C. Pot
ter, which is to be presented to France
| by the women of America. and unveiled
II Paris on July Sd, has been successfully
made, a larger proportion than IS usual
in such statues being in one piece.
1t shows Washington seated, erect.
on his horse, holding al5ft his sword, in
the act Of taking command OF The Conti-
mental army at Cambridge. Ist6
The series Of nearly 5G0 paintings and
drawings. illustrating the life OF Christ
executed by the weif-kuowu French ar
tist, j. James Ttssqt. are again on exit
! t:tion In this city at the Old building OF
| tne National Academy OF Designs, Twenty
third Street and Fourth Avenue. tills time
| where they may be seen tor some weeks.
a fuud has been raised wherewith u pur-
| chase the collection in its entirety for
Science ard moss OF the 5000 necessary
has e Isr been given or guaranteed. Inc
proceeds OF the present snow will go 10
complete the amount, and u special room
Will be set apart for fhe collection in
The annex now building for the institute
This gallery vii. be decorated under the
supervision of VI. Tissat himself. who will
paint large head OF Christ on one OF the
walls-New York Commercial! AdYer-
tiser.
! Mr. D!kran C. kelekian, the antiquarian
and importer or Oriental arr objects mas
been honored by the Sh3h, OF Persia with
the decoration Of TIE Lion and The Sun.
in recognition of his services 20 Persian
art.
TIE Boston Globe makes note OF the fol-
lowing requests made this year in the
To the Yale school of fine arts, $500.
| by c. T. Bennett. Of New Ha.n oy
Barnard and /. w. Be.nnetm. OF Louis
Vile. KY. a bronze statue Ok Thomas
Jefferson bv Ezekiel. cost $4,000: by Al