New-York tribune., 1905-04-19
ACADEMY WANTS MONEY.
Anrious for S4O0.OO0 or $500, 900 for
Nezo Fine Arts Building.

The National Academy Of Design is anxious to
raise from 100000 to $4,000 for Fine Arts build
ing at Columbia University. meeting or the
council oE the academy it was learned by a Tribune
reporter yesterday. took place at the studio Oh
William W Watrous, Monday. The question:
both Of the Fine Arts building and of the amalga-
nation OF the academy with the Society OF Ameri-
can Artists will undoubtedly come up before the
academy at its annual meeting on May 10
Speaking Of the proposed amalgamation, Mr.
yyatrous said: 'It will undoubtedly meet with
a great deal OF opposition, but, sooner or later
am confident # viii be an established fact"
Speaking of the Fine Arts building, he said
There is plenty Of opportunity for New-York to
come forward and help ESTABLISH me ArIs DuIII mn
lose its identity is all nonsense 1t viii be prac.
teal school the lines Of the Beaux Arts az
Paris.
It was said that Andrew Carnegie would be ap-
preached on the subject OF the building before he
left New-York.
Frederick Dieman, president Of the National
Academy Of Design. said last night regarding the
proposed cooperation between the academy and
Columbia University TO a fine arts school, that
IL should be definitely understood that this applies
only TO the department of schools of the academy.
Ny. Dielman said it was not contemplated
that the activities of the academy in connection
with its exhibitions should be affected and the
idea therefore of the absorption of the Academy
OF Design by Columbia University was absurd. Any
such cooperation, if effected, would leave the
academy all the more free to enter into combina-
tions with other societies for the purpose of estab-
fishing the hoped for great annual exhibition OF
current art which New-York should and must
have, or to carry out its plans on its present
resources. supplemented with such outside help as
Published objections regarding the site Of the
proposed school building on South Field as ,i unnt
when It was understood that 1t was not designed
hold exhibitions there. .
Mr.. Dielman said that If the proposed consoli-
datiOn was effected its purposes could be carried
liberal financial support the part Of the public
A very generous although conditional contribution
Mr.. DieIinan thought it was time that liberal
scheme as that Outlined by President Butler Of Co
lumbia University While up to the present time time
maintenance Of collections of art. very little had
% oeea o0e ioT % ehe nrned Of INC Course very
important part Of any plan OF general art educa-
George H. Story. acting director o., the Metro;
potan Museum OF Art regsr9Ing the PIop9S5e1 }5e
scum of Art and the National Academy of Design.
said he strongly approved OF the plan suggested
by President Butler of Columbia
sorption. as he called it. Of the Academy Of De
sign in conjunction with Columbia HnveTsTy TaL
much and brought together two elements classical
pTjncipe as taught by artists This. Of course.
tended to develop in the highest sense the art fac
was was to the advantage Of both institutions.
Mr.. story said that In SO far as the museum %s5 S5
been OF an educational character It's effective
ness depended largely upon the manner IN which
the exhibitions We're arranged facilitate the work
OF the student. 1t mistake, however, to sup
pose that any institution, art society or college
could instiI the art instinct into the mind of any
one. That itself godgiven It was inboTn.
and was valuable far il was individual, but a
student possessing the true artistic instinct, with
all the advantages which accrued under the condl-
tiOns which would result from q combination such
as was now proposed would at very much earlier
stage reach q higher plane than would be possible
under less favorable conditions For this reason
Mr.. Story strongly approved the plan suggested
h,yD Dr accepted
dent Delman Of the National Academy Of Design
and by a number OF distinguished artists