New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-12
AN ARTIST AT THE FAIR.
]. CARROLL BECKWITH GIVES HIS M
PRESSIONS OF THE PARIS
EXPOSITION

7 Carroll Beckwith chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee Of the National Academy OF De
sign. spent the last three months in France anu
Italy, and returned to New-York on Friday on the
Kaiser Wilhelm II. In talk with Tribune re-
porter Mr.. Beckwith gave his Impressions OF the
Paris Exposition, to which he devoted tor'hlsi.
Mr. Beckwith remarked that that man was mo-
quite correct who said that when he went TO the
Chicago Fair expecting to an exhibition cnai-
acterstIc Chicago he found one worthy OF Faris'
and when he went to the Paris Exposition expect
ing 10 find one that would do honor to PARIS ne
found one suggestive OF Chicago. Mr.. BecK"lth
continued:
ever that the Installation layout of the Paris
Exposition was disappointing and py aS Th art
world of Paris for the last ten years mas eeen 1e
Industrial decorators. well as the painters the
Exposition Of 1890 gave them the the d desy 6aTs bad
enough Of IT. and wiz now return 70 the enS dignity
product for long time until within recent
II was amazing to consider that the same year
could produce the new depot Of the Orleans Rail-
the Forte Moh6mentale But, after all, the FIX
position is by means to be judged by the build
hibs and n this respect the E7p0stlon q 1sSS
the sar esnc and c Sde
magnificent and enormous showing. Germany was
some respects exceiling the French themselves,
The distances which separated the various por-
trying Sn in ' the RstoTy of expositfon and the
means of ntercommunicaon were exceedingly
ole. as they were divided between the Swiss VII
dero and the Rue de Paris In my opinion, it was
a very serious mistake for the Exposition to be
the proper space In the exhibition Of 1878 the en-
tire new section OF the city was created Tor me
Had the same thing been done this time. taking
suburb greater permanent advantage would have
been more concentrated and agreeable.
In the department OF fine arts we have every
resentative works Of many of our best painters
@ mn1 w"rtRy HHf h hS ~ 0rP sHnntMre
Caudens's equestrian statue of General Sherman,
with the horse led by winged classical figure Of
Victory Of the finest works in the entire
Exposition. The French Government has been ex-
ceedtngy generous In Its recognition OF the merits
of our artists and those who represented our home
our exhibit which Interested the painters from
for an American artist to produce his work here
In our own country. where IL Is more likely to bear
To me the most interesting part OF the French
f. ore g W in rsoras All ~ which were aVaIed
Of and displayed chronologcally and with great
do. not anticipate the liscouraging financial re-
sun o. me %4n mas pee so bax
failed IS not surprsing as they presumed TOO much
Paris Exposition unIuestonahy earned money.
will he a substantial surplus found.
Speaking of National Pavilion. how that
structure transpircd only he known
by those of the inner circle hut whoever
sponsihle for that blot upon otherwise admira-
BILE showing should go hack to the remote oblivion
whence he came. Mr.. Millet did al he could to
save H. but he too late. The thing had been
done
In Turin and Genoa Mr. Beckwith made some
copies OF Ruhens and Van DyCk He said the
underground railroad in Paris, called the Metro
poiitan. had just begun to work. and mag
Efficiently constructed and admirably managed