The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-06
BRANDT WILL MAKE THE TRIP.
TELFAIR ACADEMY's DIRECTOR TO
TRAVEL IN ITS INTEREST.

lures for the Hall of Statuary OF
the Academy They Are to BE
scenes From the Places Where the
Originals of the sOciety's Plaster
Casts Were Produced or Have Been
FOund--The Eve Tempted" or
Hiram Powers. viii he Placed on
Exhibition at the Academy-stand-
ing Committees of Historical So
ciety Announced.
The March meeting Of the Georgia His
torical Society was held at Hodgson Hall
last night, the president CT the society, Col.
George A. Mercer presiding. Il was de-
termned that the director OF the Te.fair
Academy should be authorized to take a
trip to Europe at the expense of the So
ciety for the purpose of painting a series
of pictures, as companion pieces to certain
of the plaster casts in the hall of stat
uary.
This action was taken in accordance
with the report of the board of managers,
which was favorable to the society's ac-
ceptance of the proposition OF Director
Brandt The report came in the form Of
an extract from the minutes of the board
OF managers, which was as follows:
President Mercer called the attention of
the board 10 the proposition of Director
Brandt, 10 visit Italy, Greece and Egypt
to paint in each of these countries pre-
liminary studies for five large pictures Of
places where the original statues from
which our plaster casts have been repro
duced were either created or what is left
,.l.g .a.r
in the five panels about seventeen feet
long each, in the hall of statuary,
with the condition that the academy re-
imburse the travelling expenses necessary
for such trip when it is in position to do
So but not until the academy's debt to the
estate of Gen. Henry r. jackson has been
paid-which proposition was at the last
meeting of the Georgia Historical Society
referred to the board of managers, to be
reported on at the March meeting of the
society, whereupon ii was unanimously,
Resolved, That we recommend to the
Georgia Historical Society that the eX-
penses of Mr. Brandt TO Europe, for from,
three to eight months, be paid him after
the payment of the debt due Gen. Henry
r. Jackson's estate and the delivery of
the five pictures referred 20 in his propo-
sition TO this society, the expenses being
estimated not to exceed $500"
To this report Mr.. d. "A. Denmark Of
fered the following amendment: That the
amount of said expenses bear interest al
the rate of per cent. per annum, from
the date Director Brandt presents TO the
society a statement of The same to the
date of payment, if, under the terms of
the report, such expenses shall ever be
due 10 Director Brandt" With this
amendment Mr.. Denmark moved the
adoption of the report and The motion
was seconded by Capt. H. c. Cunningham,
and passed without dissenting vote.
It is a matter of congra tulatiOn to the
members of the society that the services
of Director Brandt in this connection have
been secured at an outlay for expenses
only. In thanking the society for the
acceptance of his offer and The opportunity
thus granted him to serve an institution
in which he feels so deep an interest and
in whose future influence for good he has
50 much confidence and faith Director
Brandt took occasion TO outline his con-
temp>ated pilgrimage.
He viii start from Savannah in August
and will go hence to England. He expects
to visit the art centers of Europe. and
with that end in view will travel through
France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Aus
tra and Italy At Rome or Pompeii he
Will paint the first of the series of pictures
or rather make the first sketches for the
pictures. From Rome he will go to Greece
where he will make sketches for picture
of the Acropois at Athens. and from
Athcus TO Ellis in Olympia. Thence to
Egypt and from Egypt directly home. He
| contemplates an absence of from seven
TO eight months
Director Brandt stated that while trav.
cling through Europe he expected to find
opportunities to purchase ara treasures al
most for a song and that these opporlunl-
ties he would use for the benefit of the
society The outlay made by him for this
purpose might be repaid by the society
on the same terms as his expenses, after
the debt 10 the estate of Gen. Jackson
had been discharged and the society was
in a position 70 do so.
An important temporary addition to the
art treasures of the academy has recent
ly bes n made, through the courtesy of Mr.
S. p. Shooter, and Director Brandt urged
the members of the society to take the
first favorable opportunity Of viewing it,
Al the recent sale of the Hilton collec-
| zion of pictures and statuary, Mr. Shotter
| purchased among other things, a magnifi-
cent work of art, the marble figure eve
Tempted" by the celebrated sculptor, Hi
ram Powers.
Mr.. Powers Greek Slave is known
over two continents and the Eve Tempt
ed" is considered an equally meritorious
| piece Of work. Through the efforts of the
director and the kindness of Mr.. Shotter
! this latter piece Of statuary has been
| loaned to the society, and will be placed
] y,
! expected, it VIII be ready for inspection
| by visitors to the academy.
| Mr. Otis Ashmore corresponding secre-
| tary of the society, read communication
| from Mr.. Joseph Snlolinski. of Washing
| ton, cores 2onding member in this country
| of the Polish National Museum. The let
ter sought information as to the death Of
! Count Pulaski. incidents connected with
! his last moments and other data of the lne
| character. Mr.. Ashmore stated that he
| had replied to the letter. giving all the
! information that was in his possession.
| President Mercer announced the stand
! ing committees of the society for the
| coming year. He stated that the com
| mltteemen's names were given alphabet
| cally and that each committee was ex-
pected to select it's own chairman. These
| committees are as follows
| Finance-Messrs. H. c. Cunningham,
b. A. Denmark, c. f. Fulton, L. II. Nc
! Laws, II. =. Smart.
Library-Messrs. Otis Ashmore, William