The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
IN ART CIRCLES

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The exhibition of the work of Chicago
artists is being held this month at the |
Art institute. Arrangements have been |
made to secure annually municipal art
fund of 5000 to purchase the best work |
in each annual exhibition for the creation
of a historical collection of the works of
Chicago artists. The award has just been
made and but $500 of the fund was paid
for the purchase of j. c. Johansen's pic
ture, october Scar and Gold" the Sc
lection being made without regard to
price The principal object of the fund is
to stimulate art among the younger art
lists.
This fund with its great possibilities of
influence was planned by the active NUM-
scipal Art league of Chicago, which al
ready has done so much good work
has "a committee whose chief work rs TO
secure the cooperation of the clubs OF the
city in the work Of the league and In pro-
noting Chicago art.
Through its efforts almost every club of
standing in the Chicago federation has
become a member of the league, and It's
members are doing their utmost for the
announcement of art and artists Of Chi
cago and vicinity. AS result many OF
these clubs are making collection OF the
works of Chicago artists rather than pur-
chasing the results of the efforts OF for
eign artists to adorn their club walls.
The pictures are purchased at the annual
GXn1DlJlOn Oh MOIhS VI ci SiSSo " SAAtSooS
and vicinity, and the opening of the eA-
hibition is the signal for a succession of
afternoon receptions held at the institute
in honor of the artists
There are not less than three or four or
these receptions week and at each the
decision of the organization In regard to
it's picture selection or prizes IS MADE.
This year the Chicago Art club mas
awarded it's $500 prize and a medal>to
Frederick Freer for his portrait or him
self. with Mr.. Johansen a close second
The securing of a picture fund by sub
scription this year at the annual exhibit
ton in Minneapolis at the suggestion OF
a small group of club women. was a step
in the same direction and further effort
of that kind is now under considera ton.
The collection Of pictures done in the
new Raffaelli oil crayons will be exhibited
in New York but the exhibition has been
postponed, owing to the customs duties
demanded. or the French exhibition
mentioned in this column last week, Raj
faelli wrote to his New York art dealers,
saying: eve have had a great success
in Paris-twenty thousand visitors, and
one fourth of the pictures have been sold.
| Eight lecture rooms have opened In Paris
to give instruction to this new method
and there will soon be exhibitions III Lon
DON Dusseldorf. Cologne, Berlin, vienna
and Munich. The French artists will De
Joined in London by -~Herkomen. Swan,
Brangwyn, Mesdag and Lieberman.
The Monumental News notes with regret
that the committee appointed by Iowa to
spend s32, 900 for the erection OF memorial
statues upon three southern Dattlefelds
stipulates that the monuments must repre-
sent a soldier standing at rest. Orlgl-
nality of design is to count for nothing.
The French government has decided to
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where the products of the Sevres manufac-
tory will be offered for sale. Heretofore
the masterpieces Of porcelain turned out
from the famous factory have been chiefly
reserved for government use, only the more
ordinary ware being sold. BY thus, en-
tering into direct competition with other
manufacturers it is hoped to improve
French porcclains as a whole, and meet
the Germans, whose Dresden ware has of
late Years obtainedl foothold even in
France. 'E .-' p
The .Chronique DIES ARTS announces that
M. Paul Meurice has Commissioned num-
Der, of French artists to paint pictures Tor
the Victor Hugo museum, each one Illus
trating some character or scene from *the
late poets works: Plus Roehgrosse is to
paint LES Burgraves''; Roubet, Don Ce-
sar de Bazan''; Henner, Sarah Ia Bait
sgneuse'; Fantin- I.atour, lie Satyre'' :;
J Carrlere, 'Fantlnef%: Merson, the; scene or
the pllory from 's.Notre Dame de Paris !;
Raffaelli, the procession of children before
sHugos house upon the occasion Of his
birthday in 1882. The curator Of the Vic
| tor Hugo museum isEto be M. COD, ai*neph-
sew Of Nine Drouet.. :: s.zs
;. The group Of five or more buildings
which the French governments intends te
erect at the Louisiana purchaseseSpositi
Z will include copies of the Grand 1rianor
4 and other historic structuressat Versailles
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