The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-27
'PLANA FINE PORTRAIT SHOW.
PRIVATE COLLECTORS WILL LOAN
RARE PAINTINGS.

Exhlsatisa 70 Open IN The American Ar
Galleries On Nov. l9-interss"ea.'
Fine Arts Assecsatas0 l<mos ~
Ah-Prsminent Felix's Are He'p'"s'
New York ia to have a portrait snow
this fall which will prove meinoraele
one II the plans Of those having the ar
rangements for it in charge are accom-
plshed in their fulness The executive com
mittee, whose members are SharNs
Barney, Stanford White. James heiny
Smith, Frank l.. Witherbee ana iho'nae
+. Kirby, held q meeting on lh"r@u"y
afternoon, and now make the announcement
that the exhibition will open in the American
Art Galleries on Thursday. Nov H. ana
that it will be distinguished one among
New York portrait shows.
II IL nearly Ave years now SINCE the 'as'
port raft SHOW. which opened in Decenper'
1898, In the old National Academy OF De-
sign, and the coming one is to be held as
former ones were, for the benent OF
the OrthoK @dic Hospital The executive
committee is to be aided by All artists
advisory committee made up OF FRANCIS
I.athrop, William NJ. Chase. Benjamin y.
Porter, J. Carroll Beckwith. Wired ".
Won Glehn, whom Sargent praised highly
when Mr.. Won Glenn accompanied sargent
TO this country last winter, and FRANK y.
Miilet.
The notable change in the preparations
for this years portrait show when par
ticula-ly distinguishes IL from former
similar afairs. however, is to be founo LII
the fact that the managing committee mas
the cooperation Of the recently organized
International Fine Arts Association All
OF the members OF the executive commttee
OF the portrait show are members OF the
International association. Some OF them
are also members OF that ASSOCIATIONS
executive committee. and other members
OF the association attended Thursdays
committee meeting for consultation
In the sense that the cooperation OF the
International Fine Arts Association will
place additional and peculiar facilities at
| the disposal OF the managers. this year
show will be In the nature OF an inaugural
! exhibition, for alth ough not given by the
international association 1t will be in part
under its auspices and will be the first
| exhibition with which the association mas
| had to do. There is a strong probability
| that the association may bring over some
portraits from private collections IN Europe
| to be exhibited. ,.
II ia the desire Of the energetic gentle
men who have undertaken the manage
! ment Of the exhibition to make this portralt
show the equivalent OF what poItfaM show
! held at Burlington House would be, when
| the best portraits held in private possession
! IN Enpland would be assembled as matter
! Of course. II is new pretty generally Know
| that there have come to be owned by prlyaGe
| collectors In this country some OF the world 8
| finest paintings not housed IN permahehi'
! museum homes, and that these private ga
ieries hide portraits worth journeys to look
| upon. ..,;r
| The efforts of the committee and thei!
! collaborators are directed to the END OF
putting this exhibition upon plane such
| that owners will deem it an honor, not less
than favor, to loan their paintings Iol
ton Ia to be given to hanging the pictures
and the committeeman feel confident IN
promising that there will be no danger
Of having fine portraits obscnred ny oao
| position.
More than the ordinary safeguards are
to be thrown about the canvasee loan ee
for this show. Besides fire insurance and
the usual precautions taken at the galleries
when important collections are housed
there. there will be representatives OF cne
Fire Patrol on hand day and night, pro,
vided with every appliance and prepareo
instantly to remove or proteco inc pain'
n ia the intention Of the committee anc
| the International Fine Arts Association
together to make the exhibition notable
| one. their wish being even that IL shall o
| of 70 distinguished character that col
lectors might fairly desire 10 nave Inei
| pictures in the Portrait Show OF the ~
ture as sort of criterion establishing thei
quality. D.. ,,,
the portrait show a 60, and a glance At tn
names Of the committee and at the list OF tn
membership Of the international a.. as stSaa
william c. Whitney, John l.: Cadwalade
and James L. Breese, will give the Nev
Yorker a pretty sturdy idea that it vii
be 60. ,.,.;o ..;,, ,,,,,r;s. no-tr.;t
in oil and pastel, and miniature portraits
, Tho potent element Of interest in such
. show which is embodied in the exhibition
OF portraits of society women will not b
: neglected, but the fat has gone forth tina
, every portrait OF the women or societ
that is shown must be the worthy work
an able painter
! whose organization was only effected las
|. month, has received the promise OF som
portraits for this exhibition from owner
/: Of priyste collections abroad, but importan
negotiations looking to the loaning OF ar
=. | works are not carried on tnere WIN 1anke
. CELEBRITY, and it is possible that the associa
ton viii produce this time only TREASURED
canvases from private galleries in tn
, United States. But if the European nego
tiations can be completed in the lmite'
. time at disposal. the paintings from owe
; the water will be brought here.
I. Among the patrons Of the portrait shov
are Mrs Aston, Mrs. Robert Bacon, Mrs
Edmund l.. Baylies, Mrs, Stuyyesant Fish
Mrs. A. Cas- Garfield, Mrs. R. Fulton Cut
ting, Mrs George Crocker, Mrs. George
B. Be Forest Mrs. Edward D. Adams, MR.
, l. Townsend Burden, Mrs. E. T. Gerry
/. Mrs. c. Oliver Iselin, Mrs. Morris K. JesuE
Mrs Clarence H. Mackay, Mrs. J. Frederi
Kernochan, Mrs. Pierre Lorillard, Jr
Mrs Seth Low, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney
/, Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt, Mrs. Georg
. j.. Rives, Mrs. Douglas Robinson, Jr
!: Mn. W. S. Cowles, Mrs. Burke Roche. Mr.
Z. William Rockefeller Mrs. j. Kennedy Toe
: Mrs. Louis G. Tiffany, Mrs. Orme Wilson
j Mrs. Julian Story. Mrs. William Rhine.
lander Stewart, Mrs. William Jay Schie dc
o lin, Mrs James Speyer and Mrs. Willial
: D. Sloane.
ygEIIN FLAG RAISED