The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12
In Art Circles

An exhibition of the International
Society Of Painters, Sculptors and
Gravefs OF London. fathered by the
late James Mcneil Whistler, Is being
shown at the Art Institute Of Chicago.
The Americans represented are Will
liam Chase. Joseph Pencil and
John II, Johanston. or great interest
Is the Boldini portrait Of Whistler in
which In his brilliantly eccentric way
the painter emphasizes the eccentrici-
ties of his distinguished confrere,
whose personality Is represented with
exaggerated stress
Among the entries for the first an
nual exhibition Of the Minnesota
State Art society are pictures by Louis
Loeb, Arthur Parton, Henry and Gus
tave Mosler, Bolton Jones, j.. Alden
Weir and John G.. Saxton Of New
York. John Vanderpoel of Chicago
and Mr.. Lorenz of Milwaukee. The
number Of entries from Minnesota is
quite large and these offerings Of the
artists will be supplemented by loans
that will make a notable exhibition
and launch the plan of peripatetic ex-
hibitions brilliantly.
Certain features of the management
of the greatest art exhibition of the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,
are worthy of consideration in making
plans for the Minneapolis exhibitions
No other exhibition in. the country
completes with the Philadelphia show
In attendance or in the sale of pics
lures The exhibition has as free days
Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays. The
experiment of one free day a week, in
Minneapolis would not cut into the res
~ vfo 1o,> \ jr~I,f "a "a
the interest enough to offset the di-
rect loss. The exhibition Is largely
educational, anyway, and the plan
seems worth a trial.
The principal picture Of the show
is the huge Sargent portrait group of
the Three Misses Hunter"
The highest honor of the exhibition
in the American art world. the
Academy gold medal was awarded
this year to John Alexander. Unlike
most prizes this medal Is not awarded
for any particular piece Of work, but
is presented Sin recognit ton OF high
achievement in their profession to
American painters or sculptors who
may be exhibitors at the academy or
represented in the permanent collec-
ton, or Who for eminent%sefv1ces In
the cause of art or; to the academy,
have merlted the distinction. :.;
The medal award began in 1898 and
among those who have received it are
Whistler, to- whom it was: given last
year, Sargent, Chase, Cecilia Beaux,
Winslow Homer and others.
It has been suggested that when the
large addition to the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in New York is under
, taken a gallery be :. reserved for
the best works Of deceased American
artists, in other words, that an Ameri-
can Louvre. be established. Along
with it's hearty commentator of this
suggestion the New York Evening
Post sarcastically calls attention to the
present policy of the museum, which
makes it pretty hard to give an
American picture Of quality-always
excepting one or two sounding names
to the Metropolitan museum" and
very difficult even to lend pictures by
men as great as Martin or Wyant. The
Post opines that until the unfavora BILE
impression made by this policy has
been dissipated ; the proposal will
meet with little favor among American
artists. ,..
In some Of the smaller spring ex-
hibitions in Paris there are some inter-
esting things. According to the
Brooklyn Eagle, Bonnat is showing a
portrait Of Marshall Field that is
worthy of a place in the Louvre It is
said that Americans inspire the artist.