The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-06
IN ART CIRCLES

Many of the most interesting art exhi-
billions in New York, especially of draw
ings, prints, etchings, originals of posters
and book Illustrations, are to be found in
book shops or other establishments not
conducted especially for the sake Of art
works. One of the most noted Of the ex-s
hibiting book shops is the Fifth avenue
shop, in which may be found at nearly
any time an abundance of work by men
and women whose names are household
words. This Is especially appropriate, as
the speciality Of this chic and fascinating
place is sumptuously illustrated books.
The custom of book shop exhibitions is
about to be introduced in Minneapolis by
Edmund Brooks, who will open at his es-
tablishment June 16 an art exhibition that
will continue thru the month. The exhibit
ton will consist of original drawings and
sketches by celebrated artists, chiefly Eng
lish, including Maclise, Bewick, Sir Edwin
Landseer. Sir Thomas Lawrence, ]. H.
Mortimer, R. A., Palma, a contemporary
of Tintoretto, and others; also, some Of
Cruikshank's steel etchings for the comic
aImanacs 4(only fifty of these proofs were
ever printed; water colors etchings col
ored engravings, mezzotints and artists
proofs.
The public will find much to interest
them in the work Of two local men. 1t Is
familiar with the work in oils Of Alexis
Fourier, but his water colors and PEN
Gil sketches will have all Of the charm of
novelty. There will be also collection
of pen and ink sketches by Henry Hamil-
ton Robinson, whose artistic capabilities
have hitherto been known only to his cir
Gle of personal associates.
The last Of the important exhibitions
Of the spring at the Fifth Avenue book
shop fell during my visit to New York,
and included collections ample enough to
be quite representative Of the Illustrations
Of Florence Scovell Shinn. Elizabeth Ship
pen Green and Virginia Keep. The close
association with shelves Of books seemed
to give an added fascination to the draw
lings. The exuberant but well controlled
ina inativeness Of Miss Green's drawings,
sympathetic fidelity to nature OF Mrs.
Shinn's children, and the feminine love-
| illness Of Miss Keeps subjects, were much
more strongly marked In the originals
I, than in the printed Illustrations me
Green drawings included those for IAN
| Old Country House. 1.-THE Story Of ANA
lbel and Amoris,'' ."Tree-Top Library"
"Perdita,s Lovers "Perdita's Simple
Cupboard "The Very Small Person. =
"The Man and the Boy, "Buondelmonte.
The Lie" Antiques and My Ring
Dreams Mrs. shinn's humorous illus
trations were for 1.-THE Autobiography of
! a Tomboy," ..The Flight of Pony Baker
and 1.-THE Loom Of Destiny, besides. a
MISCELLANEOUS group. A considerable NUM-
Der of Miss Keeps sketches were portraits
or character types. The Illustrations were
for 1.-THE Story Of Live Dolls" and "Trou-
badour Tales.
| The most satisfactory exhibitions in
New York, on the whole. are not the large
ones. but collections of pictures by men
whose pictures harmonize or one-man ex-
llibitions arranged under the auspices OF
! various societies or Of the art dealers. ]
had no difficulty in deciding that the exhi-
bition enjoyed the most In an extensive