The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10
Saxon Capital to Be One OF Eu-
ropes Chief Points of In
terest for a Time.
KING GEORGE THE PATRON
Under Management of a Compe-
tent Corps of Artists and
Art ConnoiSseurS.
Promotion Society Which Has
Done Much to Make the
City Attractive.

Special Correspondence of the Journal.
DRESDEN. March 31.-Dresden. the CAPT.
tai and royal residence of Saxony, city
beautified by works of art and fortunate in
its environment, will, on May !, open one
of the most important art exhibitions of
the year 1904. 1t will be under the patronage
of his Majesty King George of Saxony, and
under the honorary presidency of His Roy
al Highness Prince Johann Georg, who is
an enthusiastic lover of art With the sane
ton of Parliament the Saxon government
has guaranteed sufficient money for the I'M
dertaking and has signifed its desire that
the exhibition be made in every respect as
comprehensive as possible. The city au-
thorities of Dresden, not to be outdone,
have guaranteed an amount equal to the
governmental appropriation. The honorary
Craftsmanship of the executive committee.
which has organized and will control the
exhibition. has been accepted by Oberbur-
germeister Beutler, who has already done
so much for the civic improvement of Ores
den. Professor Gotthardt Kuehl, of the
Royal Academy of Arts, whose name peo-
pie have learned to associate with Dresden
exhibitions, is the first vice chairman of the
committee. Herr KuehIs individuality has
been strongly impressed upon the previous
art shows held in Dresden, and this one
will, it is expected, feel the influence of his
interest in modern developments of the
painters art.
A second vice chairman of the execu-
tive committee is the painter Hermann
Prell, who has been repeatedly intrusteo
by the. German Emperor with the execu-
ton of works of a monumental charac-
responsible
tary Is filled by Professor Eugen Bracht
master of German landscape painting
and by his side stands Professor Kiess-
ling as second secretary. Among the Other
members of the executive committee are
scuiptors like Robert Diez, and painter:
such as Otto Gussmann and Otto jain
all men of international reputation.
TO LAST FIVE MONTHS.
The exhibition will be open from May
1, through Oct. 81, 1904, in the dome
surmounted Exhibition Palace and build
ings adjoining the Grosser Garten, familiar
to all visitors to Dresden. The Exhibition
Palace was extended last year on a larg,
scale by additional wings.
This Dresden art show will contain no
only the works of German artists but als'
of the leading Italian, French, Belgian ant
English painters and sculptors. Among tn
German groups may be noticed those o
Dresden, of Munich-the society" thu
Secession" and the "Luitpold' ant
''Sholle" groups; of Berlin, the Society
and the Secession" of Vienna, Stuttgart
Weimar, Karlsruhe. Konigsberg, Frankfort
Hamburg and Dusseldorf.
There will also be a retrospective exhibi
ton, under the special care of Gotthart
Kuehl, offering a survey of the art of tn
nineteenth century as shown in the work
of its leading representatives. The sue
cess of this department is assured by loan
from the state authorities and private in
diVidnalS haV
seldom or never been publicly exhibite'
before.
An annex of sculpture. designed by Pro
fessor Paul Wallot, the architect of tn
Imperial Parliament houses in Berlin, ha
| been erected in accordance with schem
| of compartments for the grouping of diff
| ferent schools and periods and with
| gallery connecting it with the main build
ing. Professor Lehrs has collected ex
| amples Of the art of engraving in a larg
graphic department.. while art industrie
will be found in a department under Pro
| fessor CROSS direction. In the large cen
trail hall water will play from the jets o
| the gigantic Marcolini fountain execute
| by Matielli of which a cast is at hand
| reminiscence of the fiorescence of Dresde
| art in the eighteenth century.
There will also be an exhibition of hor
ticulture in connection with the showfn
| of plastic art. In the open space inclose
| by the new wings of the Exhibition Palace
| two gardens have been laid out: that o.
| the left in the Biedermeier style. after
| right in modern style, according to a pla
| of Kreis and Bouche. Through the ope
| doors of the surrounding exhibition build
ings the visitor will be able to step on
| into these gardens, in which examples o
the sculptor's art will appear in broa
daylight from among the beds of greer
while cascades and fountains will sparkl
| in the sunshine.
AMERICANS WILL GO.
The general attraction of Dresden, to
| gether with the special features of this al
exhibition will no doubt draw TO the Saxo
capital considerable proportion of tn
| 100000 or more of American tourists whor
the great steamship companes-those c
the International Mercantile Marine Com
pany and the others-carry every year
Europe. Visitors find the city particular
! interesting for its combination of moder
| INCONSISTENCIES and artistic achievement
| a living example of the vigorous civic lif
which has put the German cities In man
respects far ahead of cities of the sam
class in the United States. Dresden Ia
| undergone a remarkable growth in receI
| years. It's population, which in Is;
| amounted to ct, ITO. is now 406,500. The nun
| Der of houses has increased proportional
| w. whole districts have been newly bull
new and beautiful avenues such as kins
| John street, have been laid out, TO the tw
| old bridges over the Elbe three new one
have been added, whole series of monl
been erected in the city. a modern systei
of waterworks has been installed, electr
| light introduced, the principal streets pave
| with asphalt electric car service extende
! in various directions through the entiI
| city.
The picturesque situation of the city Ia
| made the task OF the engineers and arch
! tects easier than ii might have been els
/ where. The background in any direction
| one of low mountains, spurs OF the E.zg'
| birge Oh one side of the river and of III
! LossnitZbcrge on the other. so that the cit
| seems TO be in a great basin.
And through IL runs the Elbe, the mai
| artery of Dresden's life The loyal Dire;
| deners say there is no other German riv,
! equal TO it-not even the Rhine. The beaut
| full blue Danube people praise bHcaus
forsooth, Strauss has called one OF his tini
a-ling waltZes after ii. But the Danube
/ not blue and means nothing to the Nienes
| Occupying ground Oh both sides of II
river. Dresden and the Elbe are very int
mately associated.
Looking up the river from below II
CITY one sees at close hand the wide spar
ned arches of the elegant Garcia Bruck
In the middle distance are the thick, cha
acteristic piers of the renowned old Augu
tus bridge. TO the left, along the Elbe e,
| tends the celebrated Bruhlshe terrace, wit
the Belvidere stretched alsng it, aud risir
above il numerous towers-the imposr
stone cupola of the Women's Church wit
its peculiar browning lantern and the tv
\ side towers; close by ii the tower of II
Art Academy. and, farther away. the shaI
numerous others. II is city OF beautif