The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-09
SUCCESS IN EVERY WAY
EXHIBIT OF INDIANA ART CLOSES
WITH GRATIFYING RESULTS.
Flower Mission Will Realize About
$4OO-Thirty Thousand People At
tended-Direct0r Haffner Pleased.

Attended by one of the largest crowds
of the week the exhibit of Indiana art at
Tomlinson Hall came to an end last night.
From every point of view the exhibit was
success. Artistically, financially and So
cially the members of the committees and
the artists that gave effort to the cause
have every reason to be gratifed.
During the exhibit $4,000 people, in round
numbers. were admitted to the hall. A
rough estimate of the receipts for the
The expenses of the exhibit were about
$3.50 and the more optimistic hope that
$500 will be realized for the Flower Mission
over and above ali expenses. 1t is prob
able that the real profit will fall short OF
that, probably to $500.
Yesterday afternoon and last night
number of fine paintings were sold. Mrs.
Joseph X. Sharpe, jr., bought r. B.
Gruelles "a Gray Day." the price being
$50. Henry Dollman bought a water color
by Annie R. Coffin, November" for $40.
James Cunning bought ]. E.. Bundy's
woodland, Northern Michigan" for $50.
Several sales of smaller pictures were
made. The Flower Mission realized 10 per
cent. of the price paid for each picture.
the remainder going to the artist. The
returns from this source were not all that
was expected, the sales of pictures on the
whole being surprisingly few when the
character of the exhibit is taken into con-
GENUINE DELIGHT.
The crowds that visited the exhibit yester-
day afternoon and last night evinced
genuine delight in the art treasures. AS
usual the canvas of the Indiana group
brought forth many enthusiastic exclama-
tons. A singularly powerful painting by
Otto Stark. 1.-The Committee" was per-
haps the most commented on of all, with
the probable exception of T. c. Steele's
portraits. The wonderfully beautiful crea-
lions of William NJ Chase, of New York
city, recognized to be the jewels of the
exhibit, were constantly admired.
Commenting on the exhibit and its sue
cess, j. E. Haffner. the director. to whose
efforts is due. in large measure. the
financial success Of the hazardous under
taking, said last night: 1--WE set out to
show Indiana people that Indiana has a
recognized place In art; that Indiana artists
are not the neglected, inferior painters, but
the leaders OF every school; that Indiana
has artists of real merit, even real genius
that Indiana people knew little about be-
fore the exhibition. Not only the artists
themselves are exceedingly pleased with
the way things have turned out, but the
ladies of the Flower Mission are intensely
sratified.
Inc hist rev lays, perhaps, tnere was
cause for some complaint on the score of
lack of appreciation, but the exhibit
drew to a close 1t became very evident the
pictures were fully appreciated. l am
sorry more sales were not made, but even
that does not detract from the artistic sue
cess. AS for the financial success, we
were out of the woods Thursday night
Enough had been realized then to pay
estimated expenses. The profits to-day and
tonight are nett We will be unable to
give the exact sum the Flower Mission
will realize for several days, but il will
be several hundred dollars 1 think.
FACTORS OF SUCCESS
Everything broke we'll for US. The
newspapers were more than kind; the
weather was delightful; the public schools
gave splendid support and the excursions
from cities on the interurban roads helped
out a great deal, If any one of these fac
tors had failed us we might have come out
badly. AS it is We are more than all right
1.-The exhibit was undoubtedly the great
est ever held in the west outside of a
worlds fair. No State ever had such an
exhibit as this one. There were in all about
900 pictures. the total value of which is
about $4,000"
There was little rest in Tomlinson Hall
after the exhibit closed at II o'clock last
The pictures had to be removed from the
walls, sorted. packed and sent from the
hall for shipment or delivery. On account
of the fragilty Of the canvases the work
was necessarily not rapid. There was
labor the most of the night in order that
shape for the mass meeting to be held to-
morrow in honor of Bishop Francis Silas
Chartard, whose silver jubilee as bishop
is TO be celebrated by the Catholic Church.