New-York tribune., 1901-02-26
ART EXHIBITIONS
THE ARCHITECTURAL LEAcY-r

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looks to the beguiling of the unprofessioraI =, IL
" uesrees- In the first big gallery a quant,, .
decorative and more or less pictorial mater,ar v
e' warm ana gay ensemble. There is rnro.
that is merely agreea BILE TO look at Tha -
small neighooring rooms contain divers ohisc+ .
applied art which serve to suggest 10 80 ul
must careless that the league is interested in ,h
auornmeht as well as in the construction of art.i
ouiiuihss Ihen In the remaining gallery tb
largest of all. come the drawings and roo6a, :.
purely architectural Significance which cororaI
spectator to take trouble in his survey 90 -
! show. - u 'ie
The more amusing wing-if we NAV so descrih
f-or this years display at the Fine Arts Buidfng
contains several edifying things Mr. Van Ingane
Two long decorative panels for house in Pbila
delphia are charming in their representation %
Spring and Autumn" respectively The ag
ures nave meaning, they graceful In them,
serves and MT well into the space assigned to then,
and the color, admirably restrained in both naint
fngs. has more original and captivating flavor
than the artist has hitherto secured in anv OF bis
works publicly exhibited Mr.. Reid's winter wood
land scene. with two semi-nude figures The Fire"
| Is another welcome canvas. The design is fsItc
ous and the painting is specially strong in it's Ax
preston of a bleak atmosphere Mr.. Du Mond's
Autumn, neatly though rather mechanically
drawn is too hot in color. Mr.. Herter's wag-
merriam decorations are too cold. The background
| against which these panels are to be placed will
doubtless make difference in their effect. vet in
| is impossible TO feel that in this work Mr.
/ Herter has used method monotonous and IN
determinate as to color for successful mural dec
orauon In any circumstances Mr.. Crownin-
shields cartoons for stained glass make an inter-
esting spot in this room and is pleasant 10 pause
too. the fine draughtsmanship in Mr. Alden
| Weirs "Arcturus' and the picturesque design in
MIR. Blashfeld's rather novel project for mural
decoration.
/ The three middle galleries are rich in odds and
ends that are often meritorious but inspire no
/ special comment. The sculpture here however
as in the two larger galleries. demands closer at
tention There is first and last a great deal OF
| plastic art in the show And the bulk OF it only
attracts in order persuade that there shah be at
| least suspension of Judgment. Produced largely
for the establishment Of the buildings and grounds
at the Pan-American Exposition which Is be
held at Buffalo next summer II combines technical
proficiency with air of superfciality and incom-
pieteness. II MIR Grafy's big fragment OF a
fountain, consisting of two draped figures standing
back TO back upon base upborne the shoulders
OF several nude figures is TO be taken seriously as
II stands, II is hardly TO be euogized. So with
Mr.. Martiny's Fountain of Abundance and the
Goddess of Light of Mr. Herbert Adams there is
little, IL anything. admire in the models shown.
But the Goddess may appear 10 great advan-
tage when II Is in its place the top of the elec-
tr;c tower, and only Mr. Adams. but Mr..
Crafty. Mr.. Martiny. Mr.. Bitter and all the other
scuIptors working for the Pan-American scheme
NAV achieve dignity and interest for their works
when they set in place They have not only
put their statues and decorations shape within
comparatively short time, but they doubtless
counting site and background for the due rati-
hCatiOn of the ideas they show in manned
condition TIE outcome next summer will be
awaited with curiosity. In the time it is
perhaps not unfair to protest that the want Of in
trinsic beauty in the statuary is greater than
seems necessary despite the disadvantages under
which the artists have labored.
The Pan-American buildings. which may
pect working wonders with the sculpture.
themselves leave rather mixed impression Some
of the individual designs capital The electric
tower. which is to be such salient feature, prom
ises justify its honorable rank the fullest
tent II would be a good building, matter
where it placed The architect, Mr.. John
Galen Howard. has kept the festal character OF
the occasion in mind; he has adopted In the pierced
facades precisely the expedient which ought to
prove the happiest. both for permitting ample
illumination and for securing decorative surface.
The electric light pouring through these deftly
traced arabesques will be dffused in abundant
force and with delightful effect AT the same
time that all this has been accomplished, making
the tower picturesque and mt factor in the spec
tacular character Of a great fair, the composition
whole is coherent and impressive II is decora-
tive. but it is also architectural One or two other
buildings in course Of erection at Buffalo have
kindred qualities. Mr. Cary's ''New-York State
Building is winning in its simplicity. Its severe
lines and plain surfaces will make oasis OF
coolness in the general scheme. Green & Wicks,
working along similarly austere lines have also
produced handsome building TO serve as tenn
porary art gallery. the completion of the Albright
permanent gallery which they designed having
been postponed until exposition is closed
The great bridge by Carrere & Hastings. shown
In gorgeous water color by Mr. Hopkinsou smith.
is also comprehensive this of the proceed
ings, and a very stately, sumptuOus affair 1t is
But the greater part of this Pan-American arch-
lecture is puzzng. 1t contains hints of all styles.
Classical. Spanish. Renaissance and French Aca-
demic and recalls in some instances the old
mission buildings of Southern California Color is
10 play important part, not only IN the lheu
roofs which will contrast brilliantly with the
star facades but in the less formal
touches which are 10 be given the latter by Mr.
G. Y. Turner and the painters under his direction
The numerous drawings-which occupy consider-
able space In the big vanderbilt Gallery and over
flow into badly lighted room off the hall-convey
no workable idea the observer searching for the
main lines of the architecture of the exposition as
a whole. For proper view OF the matter one
wait in the of the sculpture, Tor tAe
opening at Buffalo. One conclusion is now forced
upon us. The ensemble will be forid pictorial d
thing of holiday gayety rather than of monumental
grandeur. 1t will be very different from that OF
the scheme Chicago in 1898
The miscellaneous architectural designs pasheu
into the background by the Pan-AEnertcan build
ings and sculpture fewer than in previous ex-
hibiticns and do not. 1t happens embrace many
important works One of the chief exhibits. ana
one of the satisfactory. is Mr.. Ernest Flasss
United States Naval Academy at Annapolis
conventional excellent piece Of work, imposing
In It's simplicity and in its sound proportions a
new and rather engaging note is struck by MI
Bruce Price. in his huge Storage Warehouse MI
Gibert's successful design in the competition for
the new home OF the Union Club is undeniably Wen
thought out, but IL somehow leaves US cold Inc
building Is conceived with understanding and taste
yet it wants individuality charm. Two buildings