New-York tribune., 1901-02-05
ART WORKS FOR SCHOOLS.
LIST OF ONE HUNDRED CHOSEN BIZ
STATE UNIVERSITY.
CARE WITH WHICH THE LIST WAS MADE Up
THE VENUS OF MILO EXCLUDED-

CARE WITH WHICH THn LIST WAS MADE Up
THE VENUS OF MILO EXCLUDED,
Albany. Feb. (SpeciaD. No. 81 Of the
home education department of the University OF
the State OF NewYork says that for the last three
years the University OF the State of New-York has
circulated among high schools. academies and Ii
braries photographs of great paintings, architect
uraI monuments and historical portraits. 1t then
adds:
there Prsesdent for work Gf ths sort
list of recognized masterpieces printed, tncld-
It soon became EVIDENT W that much more carefully
selected list must be made including only picdGbTes lures
understandable for school purposes, leaving oheT
subjects to be supplied request and at the dis
Of pictures was submitted to about sevepty-dye per
Roma5 IN sber Of the Womans
Christian Temperance Inion and others OF eoISrra,
which should not be displayed on the walls Of high
Specially helpful and suggestive replies We're re-
ceived from Henry T. Bailey Edwin H. Blashheld.
o Archbishop Is Kenyon Cox
RaqSs Facb L. r P Sesp1s s A isI M E;o9 + 9ooG w
rough. William II Goodyear, the Rev Gustav
]. FTederick. Hopkins, H. ". Kent John LafaTge'
Charles G. Loring, the Rev ~ Pereira Mendes'
ner and ROSS s'I Turner. neTsSe'' ''O'S''
The differences in opinions shown by tne replies
received radical. but nearly all agreed that
pictures should be excluded from such a list on
circular The artists, however, though differing in
afT Spn9ni n as 10 specific PIC TeTe Of PrG c
ures on the ground of nudity.
csm and spece suggestions but % Of the prineiples
bn1sryng the various opinions given List OF one
d II p5e5;Senting this list It is well under
i does not aim to contain the one Rundred best
pictures for sehools. and t seems safe 20 assert
bty II the constituency whose approval is sought
and perceptions as that 70 which the following
list was submitted, and which State ownership Of
pictures -,
consider. The exclusion of many OF the master
and religious grounds resulted in a preponderance
oI archteeture not only In numbers but in artistic
list is impaired by the exclusion OF certain desirable
repTesSnting as il does one huGdred subjects which
aiter passing vigorous censorship are accepted
as suitable for the high school
There then is given the following list of 'one
hundred pictures suitable for high schools"
MOSQUES AND cATHEpRA1s
2aisia SSi Of o. PsNoi.; Psri. SIs.;.19 9a'
sggi!s-:Tslaa Ami.S, 5:r.t1 Tower Fs'srboroush :,
Canterbury. Rheims
Coasian'inoPl- - sophia tciolste7si St Pauis Rs-
nrs; 9,,T'' a,oa.o s9a ,S' " was f.,4. a9',fE' sE
L0n5on- w-s'r,'r,t.r Abby vcnice@st Mari,s
tPosts' Corner York Minister.
Mont s.. Michel c-loisters,,
SCULPTURE
'AuEIstus'' NsrrrrrhlN
.,Moses.| by MIeRe!snsslo
81 '5lser csorss '[''is 81 Sr5a pona..iiS iiS''o'
''iT vi:,o45 He|f'ia of ssn6iarac.2 ~ 81, 2ag4sH'
PAINTINGS
.hbsy Esv'a 4. ',au.st of the Holy Grail
Tf. LiSFs a. aab Rs9s q, e. i% .yTin. -
a, e9nasoF F:s Rofs ,s1. sspf99s he Nivs'
children - charles -
H5b5ema. a. Mcinfe41Tr'0 aMiia.harn,s .v.nv..
Hor--. Winsiow. i,li's Wen.
as %,f1 s r4.4r53 all'st sFT. 4! Sfs1 Sbaro.s,
..,,. I.: Tm,s91 T9s ,,y WysshnS,on cro.nE ~ pe.rs
Iichtlspstc Ruonsrro'' .'n.lphie Ssyi 'nNs '''''
HHlSt. Jean tT4ntols .Ge4neIs
Rennhrsss,5 Var Ryn Sigh; wat-s PORTRAIT q, ,hc
Rousseau, Theodore. Eorest ~ Fonisrb.su At sunset,
sIg.s saE4 S l'of T' .rs Ts' =. FP P3:ps., ' Windmill
Ta T522T sSs s9IsH E9FP E P.S6s N: adn1aS fsmsr
ve'.agr5. Diego Rodrsurs sirv, Don p.l.sa..r
watts. Gs1<se Frederick. Sir Gaiahaa"
BUILDINGS. MONUMENTS AND SCENERY.
&,l- sirh.l- K.-rak T.mpl.
r q Ag.9 or Tg' Colosseum IN
,,-:. !:rioJl rorqn ana Pantheon. l''''
, r,Py5.r,, TI5ca.4m ,oq. soh earyaa
lisl!y-Templs la! OF Nep'uns.
S'ratf'rd-'n Avon ShakespesIe's hous4
Nenice-firand
1iTenada-A lhaH'bra ana Court Igors
+ Narterh0rn
T:,-c I.r Re.a 70 n: Ggarns' ana q Palms
Niagara Falls. CAPITOL Washington and yellow
National Park Fas
In reply 10 criticisms NAT certain pictures we're
not included in this list notably that depicting the
statue OF the Venus OF Milo and Of the statue
Of Hermes. b. PrtNtteles, a statement was made
this afternoon hy Mevll Dewey. director Of the
state Library, I'm which he spoke Of the difficulty
F Ot selecting Il list which would DlPaSe ali laid
stress on The fact that tho list made up for
. institutions where every creed and nation
were allowed 10 be represented and that each con-
stttuent element would have to make its
. rihce that the total might strike an average OF
general suitability