The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-26

HthOusht ne discovers a lew GOOD plctufeS ana
many which, cal led Of not called. ought never
ITO have been chosen. In spite of2 his pique,
he at least ca thank heaven that his work
was not such as these. ss WI KS
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High Prices MisleAd r bile.
s $ The public busies itself with other things.
s1t5nohces that the members OF the jury with
& a fairness and delicacy peculiarly fecting;
have only admitted thirty OF their own paint
4 ings and given two OF the prizes to their own;
number, and then the public eye is wtnked
again But the public is good naturcd about;
B 1t all, because when 1t really wants q good
n picture It can send to New 7 ork or It con &
tents itself with prints in wonderful frames.
thus forming a vacuum in which the young
art work err and many OF his older brethren
I find IT difficult to breathe. n
And who Is responsbl BILE for this discourag
II Ing conditionf not the successful artist and
the art associat lions that fetch and carry for
him In order to create an inflated value
for his own work and that OF his associates
he as q Juror awards a prize OF $500 for 9:
picture not worth 500. N The painter OF the
prize winner may be on the Jury next time.
and one good turn deserves another.
6 Thus the household ers who Is willing to pay
= In proportion to his means for the decorations
d OF his house obtains the impression that an
original work OF art can only be had at a
price far beyond him.
& S II get the art worker out Of the slough
or desppnd the public mast be made to- re-
wise It's opinion Of art values. q It must be
i given to understand that as men q pocket
books vary in size from those OF clerks and
4 young professional men, to those OF the
3hiorgans and Vanderb its, SO good. original
( art work can DO had OF values to meet the
entire range OF possibih ties IN the way OF
expenditure 53 335 8ttff W. Iss
Why Not Exhibit for Sale7
8 But this information ca mot DO impaired
by means Of art ex b bitions contrlved pri-
marily as social affairs. Art has its com-s
4 mercial as well as its csthetic side and there
p is no reason why an art worker. however
! refined his artistic sense. should not be will
iing to meet the public on the ground floor
OF actual value. The personality OF Hob b.
berna Is not given much attention BY the
buyers OF his paintings and no moro should
K that OF a living artist be considered, The
public buys the work, It does not buy the
work r. is 5s@
All suggestions intended to aid In lifting
the handicap OF the art worker should there
1 fore, be based on the assumption that the
public will buy the orlginal works OF un-
known 0r lists II pleasing ana wei oopc, PtV-
4 vided 1t is allowed TO consult Its own taste
Such being the case, place where It can be-
come acquainted with these product Ions and
4 their prices,is OF the Arst imports nee, IN
& Ii, turtherance OF this idea It might BIO well
to form a permanent exhibition TO be cons
\ troled by an assocla ton OF governing menu
bers who could not exh ibit. with an auxllta
force OF exhibiting members who should
have no part In the government, but N con-
sIderation OF dues ,nf 81 per annlm should
! be allowed the privilege Of a Limited Inumber
Of square feet OF wall space Tor exhlhlt
purposes on payment Of q ominal cf'aa s \
per month for the space engaged,
Would Help a rtist and Buyer
NH An exhibitieh thus arranged on IA Purely
y commercial plan would not, only provide 9
p meeting ground for the young art worker and
4 the young picture buyer but ~ would pFdns
out some surprsin W stron YORK, l5s &
\ IL AS each member OF an art jury, even when
DISTINGUISHED IL Inclined 10 ftudge a picture
\ according TO his Own art trass tons and take
sumbrlge at everything OPPOSED to them, II
will be seen that q picture hoWing a. strong
4 style Ia less likely To- run the yantl gEllc-i
csssfully than one EFac is Yapid and char
aetsFisss. Thus in OWING the han lcap Of,
the art worker. a han Heap migh also he II