The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-17
PROGRESS At BUFFALO
RECTORS OF THE PAN-AMER-
ICAN EXPOSITION
FINE VS.. APPLIED ARTS
Court of Manufactures Building to
BE Converted Into a Tropical
Show Room for the
'MinOr'' Arts.

BUFFALO. N Y, March 16.-The man
agement of the Pan-Amerlcan exposition
has had cause to frequently vouch for the
exposition truism that the difficulty is not
so much to get exhibits as to arrange
them to the best advantage.
In no field is this more true than in
that of the arts. The world has made
great progress in painting and sculpture,
even though it may not be conceded that
there are any modern artists who excel
the few great masters who, in the course
! Of many centuries lived and wrought for
the elevation of mankind.
But this progress does not represent all
the advancement that has been made in
art and the artistic side of life. Along
with it, especially Of recent years. has
gone remarkable advancement and de-
velopment in industrial arts, the art ap-
piled to the various forms of industry
and made to beautify and adorn subjects
which have a prosaic use. The distinction
between the fine arts and the applied or
industrial arts is often very hard to draw.
At an exposition, however, it Is neces-
sary to make some distinction, in order
that exhibits may be classified in such
a manner that the visitor may see and
study what is shown to the best advan-
tage. The fine arts exhibit proper at the
be classified as follows:
Group Paintings in oil, water colors,
pastel and other recognized mediums;
miniatures; cartoons.
Group 2Sculpture, including medals
and canoes.
Group S-Drawings, etchings, engrav-
ings, black and white, or monotint paint
ings in oil or water colorS.
Group 4Architecture.
All works in all classes must be
original productions.
To provide place for what are some
tines called the minor arts in their
various forms, it has been decided to set
apart for special exhibit of this char
acter the spacious court Of the manu-
facturers and liberal arts building. This
will tring the exhibit in to close rela-
ton with the exhibits of manufacturers
and liberal arts, and yet will give it
character of its own.
The court of this building will be treat
ed as a subtropical ground, having the
adornment of foliage and flowers with
ornamental pavilions for some of the
most costly exhibits. The court VIII be
rooted over, and the whole space thus
gained devoted to the purposes of this
most interesting and beautiful display.
The exhibits in this collection will be
those such as stained glass, gold and
silver work. jewelry, small bronzes,
mosaics, tapestry, stamped leather.
wrought iron and other S.Itk9tic metal
work. carved wood, marble and stone,
artistic glassware, enamel pottery, por-
celain, wall hangings. enbroideries, tex
tiles etc.
Surrounding the central space, reserved
for the conservatory of tropical and sub
tropical trees and flowers, will be hand
some pavilions decorated with glass,
mosaic and stained glass windows,
grilles OF wrought iron, and within these
will hn CHI he 1ocf md
most comprehensive exhibit ever made
of American artistic Industries The ex.
hibit has been placed in charge of Mr..
Roger Rordan, editor of the Art ANA
teur, who will be an assistant to Mr..
Alger NJ Wheeler, superintendent OF
manufactures.
At Paris and at other exhibitions
American manufacturers in the lines in
question have had little opportunity to
| demonstrate the signal advances made
| by them in the creation of art Industrial
products. These advances have been SO
marked that they constitute a very con-
| spicuous feature of social progress, Or
| life on the higher and more refined side.
| At Paris the space for such products was
| too limited, the arrangement Of the
| group defective, and the light made
! quate.
The Pan-Amer1can management will
| profit by the mistakes made in this re-
spect and exhibitors will be assured Of
| convenient access to their exhibits OF a
| harmonious and artistic ensemble, free
| from any incongruities and distracting
| exhibits The quiet and beautiful CEN
! trail court will draw to 1t all who enter
| the building and will especially charm
those of artistic tastes. 1t will be
most educa tional exhibit, and the educ&-
ton will be impaired in so attractive
manner that the visitor will scarcely re-
alize that he is being instructed as well
as entertained.