New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-21
EXHIBIT OPENS TO-DAY.
art Society Hopes to arouse Sentl-
ment for BeauhfuHg CitN.

The admission cards to the fifth annual exhibition
OF the Municipal Arr Society. which will open 10
day in the galleries of the National Arts Cluo, in
West 34th street, may be obtained from member
till March 81 by all who are interested IN the
work OF the society in encouraging higher stand
ard OF artistic fitness IN all municipal work, puouc
buildings parks. avenues. street fixtures statues
and mural paintings not only in this city, but in
all others throughout the country
The exhibit has been arranged by Charles ~
shean. The visitor on entering the exhibition
passes an interesting arrangement Of vines and
foliage. In the department Of interior decorations
John La Fargo is represented by an exhibit, in
GLIDING work in color on a small scale large sized
figures in color, and photographs Of completed
mural decorations including the original color
studies and the reproduction OF the completed
series OF decorations for the State House Mime
apolis. Photographs have been furnished BY the
Municipal Art Society, OF Baltimore, OF the
mural decorations Of the City Hall OF that
city, by Y. Turner and Edwin Rowland
Blashheid- There are also shown Mr.. Blashheld's
decorations in the dome Of the Congressional
Library, IN Washington; in the state House at
Minneapolis the Citizens Bank, Of Cleveland. Ohio.
and other studies and large studies for similar
mural paintings by Robert v Y. SeWel. and others
photographs OF Daniel g. French's groups OF the
four continents for the Custom House. re-
Gently reproduced in The Tribune and Herbert
Adams's model for the monument erected in New
Haven 10 Ericsson and Cornelius 5 Bushnell who
advanced money TO build the Monitor are interest
ing exhibits.
CharIes R Lamb. president OF the Municipal Art
Soclety' Is represented by series Of large draw
HasS showing proposed improvements in the ar
rangement Of buildings and thoroughfares. Among
uiem are view OF Nassau street provided with
aFcades and an upper promenade fer pedestrians:
q scheme OF pedestrian street running diagonaIIv
northeast or northwest through the interior OF a
block between avenues; rearraus cement of the car
tracks at Herald Square, designed 70 avoid many OF
the switches and crossings of tracks. an arrange
mert Of the passenger exits Of the Manhattan en-
trance 20 the Brooklyn Bridge. which aims to re-
lieve much Of the lam; elevated street serving
the ferries in West street and cooperative kitchen
situated in the centre OF city block which tt is
asserted, would largely solve the servant girl prob
lem.
Several Of the city departments are represented
in the exhibition. There is model of the new
Police Headquarters building The Board Of Edu-
cauon mas on view large colored drawings; elsVa-
tons and birdseye views of the Parental School at
Jamaica Long Island, and perspective drawings of
From the Aqueduct Commission comes a series Of
completed. and from the Street Cleaning Depart
menL large drawings of the intended stables. Gov
Commission sends series of views OF the Hotel de
Vile Of Antwerp. the interior showing the i'm
city Hall New York may some DAY possess.
provements now under wav or i'm contempIation
there are shown the drawings by the architect. r.
HornbOstel OF the Manhattan terminal of the Will
iamsburg Bridge. with the subway entrances. and
architect GrosvenOr AJterbury. Of the Phipps model
tenement houses mere are also IsFse olLoseys
George W. Jacoby. OF the intended public gymna-
stun and baths IN the tenement districts. ana
building which Is 70 serve as terminal or the
Our CITY was the theme discussed at the an
nual dinner of the society last evenlng AmQnB
Josiah strong the Rev James Eslls. y Taylor
Phillips. deputy controller, and DR.. John Quincy
Adams. acting secretary of the Municipal Art Com
mission.