New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-10
Broadway, Eighth and Ninth SITS.
ART WORKS FOR ST. LOUIS.
Number of Exhibits Selected Here
to Date, 1,161.

The various divisions Of the National Jury OF Sc
lection for the Department Of Art for tbs coming
Worlds Fair at st. Louis have been holding meet
ngs in this city in the last three weeks. and have
considered works which have been submitted by
artists desiring to exhibit at st. Louis In all.
nearly four thousand works have been passed on,
from among which have been selected those pro-
auctions which the ju-es have considered Of sufi-
cient merit wOrthily to represent American art at
ST. Louis. in competition with the art productions
OF most OF the civilized countries Of the world The
total number OF exhibits selected for the various
divisions Of the exhibit classification Is up to date
1161 OF this number there are $50 oil paintings 1s5
water coors and pastels S miniature paintings 103
sculptures 25 etchnss and engravings other than
wood engravings. 55 wood wings. $50 drawings
for Illustrations. 30 architectural exhibits 50 exam
pies Of projects for mural decoration and a ex-
amples OF the applied arts.
The National Jury OF Selection for each division
was formed from the local advisory COMMITTEES for
that division OF the exhibit classification s,lpple-
mented by members OF advisory committees from
other cities thus making the Jury national IN char
acter.
In the constitution Of the advisory committee
said Charles NJ Kurtz. assistant chief OF the de-
partment OF art. who has been In New-York for the
last three months looking after details OF the or
ganizaton OF the work. st the aim Of select
men not only conspicuous for artistic achievement
but who also were known to be possessed OF judicial
ability. and who. 1t believed would be catholic
well as discriminating On every jury there were
representatives OF different phases OF art express
sion On the jury for oil paintings there were men
representing ell the prominent societies painters
and the characteristics Of the different schools
the men who paint broadly and the men who paint
with careful attention to minute details. All the
juries made UP. in large part. OF men occu-
plying the highest positions IN America in their
various fields. attended the meetings OF ali these
juries; and may that never observed
more conscientious endeavoE to do complete Justice
than has been displayed on these occasions. II. IN
some cases. to some persons. Judgment seems TO
have been rather lenient. and IN some other cases
rather unnecessarily believe that in every
case the action OF the jury was thoroughly con-
scentlous. The comparatively small number OF
works selected in each division OF the classification
shows how rigidy the various turies observed the
high standard which they established for them
selves.
"Of course the works which have been selected
by these Juries viii not constitute the entre exhlD
in Network those which come from Aneri-
can artists temporarily living abroad. those from
the artists OF New England. particularly OF BoS-
tom from the artists of Pennsylvania, particularly
of Philadelphia, and the artists Of the West partic
ularly Chicago, St Louis. Cincinnati and Indianap-
oils
"a number of works accepted BY the various
jries OF selection owned by public galleries and
private Individuals
Among those whose works have been selected
gil OF the well known artists OF this city.