The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-18
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
|. Art and Artists. !:

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The New York Sun says that the most
Important features Of the annual eXhl-
bition Of the Architectural League, now
being held in New York, IS the exhibit
of the competitive designs for the Uni
yersity of California this yea. Inc &c
signs by Emile Banard Of Paris. when
won the first prize, are hung in the Van
denbilt gallery. Those by Howelis Stokes
& Hornbostel Second price, Despradelle
& Goldman (third prize. Howard IL C1uid-
well fourth) Lord, Hewlett 81 Lord
(fifth) and Whitney Warren are in the
League room upstairs. Those by j. +
t'reedlander in the entrance nai!-
This was Il remarkable competition ana
the work by all the architects possesses
a high degree of interest.
The largest contract for figure-stained
glass ever given out in this country was
that far the windows in the chapel OF the
Leland Stanford Junior, University OF
California The work was ordered by
Mrs Stanford some months ago from the
firm of J. e r. Lamb, OF sixth Avenue,
and a large number of windows are al
ready in place. There are to be fifty
nine of them in all. and each will contain
one or more figures. Judging from the
cartoons for portions Of the work the
glass will ,pe among the most successful
works Of its Kind ever produced IN TINS
country The fact that the whole con-
tract was given at one time, ana TO
single firm has enabled the artists to
undertake consistent scheme OF color,
design. and subjects, and Mrs. Stanford
was so delighted with the windows al
ready in place that she sent q congratu-
Iatory letter to the Messrs. Lamb. The
! same firm has also nearly completed ire
series of mosaics for the Gage Memoriai
Apse in the chapel at Cornell University,
which will be the largest series OF sub
ject mosaics ever produced in America
New York Times Saturday Review
The French Government has purchaser
| Alexandria Harrisor's picture. In NJ
| cady'' for the Luxembourg. This, II VIII
! be Remembered was the canvas that rails
| ed howl about the nude when it was ex-
| hlblted here five years ago at the AcaG-
| emy.s sixty-fourth annual exhinition-'it
| is Il comparatively large picture, represent
ing a group of women attired merely IN
| natures garb. under Z clurp CT trees
| their figures fecfed by the sunlight faii-
| ing through the leaves. So the very PIC
! ture that aroused antagonfsn 70 the ar
! fist in his native land is the one which IS
| to perpetuate his memory in enc OF the
famous collections Of the world But
! such things are frequent in the world
of art-PhilaGelphia Record.
| Mr.. Augustus ST Gaudens has been
| made a member OF the Institute by the
| French Government. an honor win "hic VIM:
| but few other Americans have previous
| been accorded Already this sculptor mas
| received the cross Of the Legion Oh HON
| or and numerous medals for MS "orN'
| and two of his sculptures have neen puf-
! chased for the Luxembourg. IheSe are
| the Angel With the Tablet and the
round has relief of Robert Louis Steven
son.
An application has been before the
| Paris Municipal Council with vie" 20
| obtaining, from that body q plot OF sroutiu
! for the construction thereon OF an Amer
| lean Academy, wherein young persons q,
both sexes from the United States couiu
| terminate their literary, artistic anu
( scientific studies. The proposed foun-
| datIon is to be organized on hheS siii.
| lar TO those of the French schoois IN
| Rome and Athens. The Initiative IN the
matter is due to the American Naeiotia.
| Institute. It is affirmed that a sum OIL
| $50, Geo has been set aside oE me AA.SI
tute mentioned for the conser.ctiot. u
what will no doubt be called me kAfislic an
| SChOOl in fariS. just d. - ,,-,
| OF their .Ecole de Rome, OF Esoie
| dAthens." The Paris Municipal ooul-
cr has granted site with long iease
| for the institution.
The death OF William Louis 9ohn ls-
| in New York is announced ne WIS
born in Pittsburg in 1s-2 and ENJOY
! ed a wide reputation as q painter .. le.,I
! scapes. and was a self tausht at 80
was one or the Oldest members OF the
| National Academy. and Was a'so
member of the Artists fu iil aiu
can water Color Societies
Poster art is to have prominent repre-
! sentar1on at the Paris Exposition a.i''
| merchants OF the world will nave an OPP
portunity to judge the ptostesa.7
| American poster artists iF.etNe
dred square feet has been So @s!ue ny
| Commissioner General Peck In the Ds ,
I partment or Liberal Arts anu Shsi li,
industries. In this space the psctoraI
afvertisinr will he displayed the wors
~ ,atI,rssthe exhibit has been delegates
| to Frederick ". Gardner, OF -.
/ principal advertising, s.t's.
| engraving firms of the couissy I'd
| called upon to take par M .. s.iI
and nave resp cd Win =.
(ihut.ons.5 Anong the most pfn.it.ns.is ~
lists represented are Ecwara = et, L,t,
Will Bradley. Edwin keaer.douss : H 1,
| R1ibe Merrineld. w. w Denslow.sF' Frank
| l,eyendecker, j. c. Ieyendecker, 0axneta
Parish and Isaac Morg