The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-13
IN ART CIR Giles

Masters. in Art:#RoYs Depem bers has Gs; it's
subject aI'dinasS EIiiTi, Illustrated: by
eleven plates of III most mportant works.
These monographs are INVALUABLE for the
student of art hisfs,TySsMho is deprived of
the benefits Of extsnsiNes art libraries and
are Of value to ali Students of the subject
as they bring. together into small compass
the best ateriaIs on each of the artists
treated. with Illustrations of their most
celebrated works, MANY Of which are diff
fcult to find in Photographic reproduce
tions at any. cost, while these little mono
graphs are trifiiIg In price. The letter
press is almost wholly extracts from the
principal works on Luini. The bibliog-
faphy paves. the way easily. for more ex-
tended study. 49, ~; - @s:2 up rs r1.ss
The subjects ANNOUNCED for the series Of
1903 are Giovanni, GioTgione, the Frescoes
Of Raphael, Fra Angelica, Romaney, Ros-
setti, Rosa Bonheur, Puvis de Cahvannes,
and others. :, =. l..s.5s g.. ~
I A concerted efforts about. to be made
by a large number OF art societies
throughout he.countrY to have, the tariff
upon all works of art or at least upon
those more than fif TT Years old at the time
Of importat ion, & g polished. This, move
ment was started. last w inter by. members
of the Nat ona1 Academy Of Design, the
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Fine Arts Fedora ions which is com posed
Of delegates from al 1. the. New, York art
societies and letters setting forth the
reasons for the actionsand asking for sup
port were sent to- every artistic society
and club in the country. Answers are
received everyday from the different SO
cieties, expressing their Willingness to
cooperate and to present requests to
their senator's and Representatives to ia
vor the passage of the bill abolishing the
tax on art objects when it is presented.
Kenyon Cox, who is the secretary of the
committee on tariff on works Of art an
nounces that the bill is being drafted, and
will be presented to congress as soon as
possible. ... s. 3. - 81 %;9,% =. r
T The foundation stone of: a building to
commemorate the work of John Ruskin
has been laid by Lord Avebury4 at Bourn-
vile, near Birmingham. The scheme orig
mated with the Ruskin Society of Biz
mingham, but it has the support of a
number of societies and men and women
Throughout England s., 4 & ;isEEF ~
The Intention is to provide 1 a village
library, art gallery and museum for the
diffusion of the ideals that Kuskin
preached. The establish ent Of classes
tending to promote the study of nature
and to encourage the revival %of: handi-
crafts is another branch Of the scheme. "A
site two and a half acres in extent has
been provided. 49,
The announcements of the. annual exhi-
bition Of the Society9of Miniature Paint
ers contains clause that should be noted
by all people interested in miniatures
either as creators or purchasers: It is
Works from photographs will not be ad-
mitted. Z Pho biography has earned its place
among the dneS arts and is properly en-
ISployed: as an aidsto painting and sculp-
ture,4 but it has NO place combined with
them in the category Of the fine: arts. A
portrait in miniature done from a photo-
graph may be a satisfactory piece of work
as portrait but it does not satisfy the
requirements of the art of miniature
painting :. %