New-York tribune., 1903-03-05
ART FOSTERED ABROAD.
Report Tells What Foreign Cities
and States DO for Museums.

An interesting report has been made to ths Flhe
Arts Federation Of New-York by the committee on
international information in the interest OF y's
movement to erect United Fias Arts Exnloltlo not
Building cost, Including SITE OF about SSuV''91"
This committee was appointed 20 collect data TOT
the information Of the public in regard TO slEntSf
institutions abroad, and is composed OF Chariss N
Lamb chairman: J. Carroll BeckWith, hooert W.
Gibson, Spencer Trask. Frank Fowler ana DE- MILO
Z. Maltbie, secretary.
The committee, Immediately after its appoint
msnt, sent letters asking for information, addressed
to the American consuls. directors OF arr gaelies
and museums, secretaries of art societies, PFo,l
nent public officials and also private inoiV1duais
The following cities are those regarding whicn
more less interesting matter was secureo' FalIs'
Brussels, Antwerp, Amsterdam. Berlin Munich
Roms, Florence. Budapest, Vienna, LONDON AlSel
pool, Glasgow and Birmingham.
d. AS to the source OF funds for constructing ""
maintaining art museums abroad the comniittee
was informed that there was hardly european
city Of considerable size which had not proV4uso'
Of public funds and from bequests to the Guy,
a large and imposing art museum and also hiteu
it vita large collections Of art works prooueeo oy
the medieval and modern artists. Where one ooes
find municipal art galleries. it is reported one
is almost to find at least one and sofae. Sc
two, three and four galleries that are tno "o -
the central governments.
AS to the extent to which buildings have ossh
provided by local State governments Tor e%n1Di
tions OF contemporary art. the committee mas 'o".
that while the public authorities have not sohe 90
far in providing for temporary exhibitions WAet"eF
loan or OF contemporary art considerable mas peeH
done in this direction especially in the larger ces
Some Cities the report says. make it q rule 10 hou
at least one loan exhibition a year. at Whch tn7
finest works Of art Of private collections are oO'
tained for temporary exhibition.
The report continues:
There are not many instances where the art So
eieties have been housed out Of the pubic gnsG
WSch IS owned and Controlled BY cities PT05G
n aas Gs' he =. SGfetes o
e he NePa
soceyhave been given pgbc b1aings % S[ec'Tn In
Brussels Antwerp and Uege there are academies
Of fine arts M psry 0Sf f st any art
cteties IS not limited to these nnes q 9ReriiS Biz
mingham and Manchester, maintain schools OF AT
or make grants to institutions under private mA"-
rsctien in whtch b acty, agsby,y sit at n as9aed an
ceTs ne arts ri bnding which shall be The home
Of ali movements Of art societies ana ART
deqHafs ss facIires H for ezhbO9Rfs
Of and a5 nence upon the city
stimulate art workers, milltonares and public 9
ert centre to the United States and possibly the
world, but also the most beautltu! CITY N l4e
This may be accomplished in one OF four T;sf TSss
BY and support by combination Of both
OF by so financing the enterprise as 10 MAKE ~ se
supporting.
DR.. Milo R. MaItbie, secretary of the committee
and secretary of the Municipal Art Commission IN
a talk Yesterday with a Tribune reporter. said:
The project Of erecting united art n1l1ng 6aog a
nrOgressed so far that committee mas Desn apo
nointed by the Fine Arts Federation to conslaer e
Various propositions which have been mace TOT t4e
Whether it should be devoted alone to sione exnIht1
rrrnoses or whether there should pc pFoHlsl31no 1
made for the principal art schools of this city Io
studios for prominent artists and for the faet
fkis COMMITTEES will canvass the whole supJect IN
order to present to the Fine Arts FeosFaton He
bic scheme for financing it. nci9dns IN tbs %na ctv
What extent private individuals will endoW II & sna
te what extent it may be self1snppor1.ngi ms
t;on n SO that Immediate action may be taken to
sat the movement definitely on its Geet II Is proP-
sbIe III fhaf the city will be asked for Site