Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-28
ART AT
JAMESTOWN
An Adequate and Notable COIlee-
ton to be Shown at the Ter
Centennial.
(By silas e. snyder.l

NORFOLK, Va, Sept. 2S.-Lovers
of the fine arts, connoisseurs, and ar
lists win read with interest that at
last an exclusively American exhibit
of fine arts is to be made that will be
not only representative but sufficient
ly extensive to cover the entire de-
velopnent Of art in the United States
from the earliest works to the pres
ent time.
Governor J. Taylor Ellyson, OF the
department of history, education and
social economy, of the jamestown
exposition, announces definitely his
decision that this will be done and
his plans are already working out in
a manner that promises the greatest
success. Art lovers have long de-
sired just such an exhibition as Gov
ernor Ellyson has made possible, for
there is an Astounding ignorance of
this great subject among the people,
and the exhibit will be not only a Joy
to those who know art, but its inhu-
ence as an educational factor will be
far reaching and potent for good in
creating new and higher ideals.
The idea for an international art
exhibit at the exposition was aban-
doned because of lack of time and
also because these exhibitions cannot
of necessity be entirely satisfactory.
The really great art works of Eue-
ope cannot be moved from the places
OF which their presence has made
shrines and to see them one must go
to them. Therefore, the idea Of a
distinctively American exhibit was
adopted as a part of the historical
and educational scheme of the great
Ter-Centennial.
In order to make this exhibit as
comprehensive Is the scope of the
jamestown Exposition demands all
American artists and owners of
American masterpieces of art, whe-
Their Of painting or sculpture, should
cooperate with enthusiasm in aid of
Governor Ellyson's plans. An invi-
tation to- all artists to participate and
to owners of art works to lend their
treasures for exhibition will be is
sued at once and the result need not
be doubted.
The Library Board, of the state of
Virginia, which is custodian of the
historical relics and art works of the
state, has notified the exposition that
all its treasures are at the disposal of
the management and this collection
will form the nucleus of the fine art
exhibit for among these art works
are many masterpieces especially by
the earlier artists Of note. There are
in this state collection portraits of all
the governors of Virginia and of her
distinguished soldiers and statesmen
from the earliest times down to the
present in addition to many histori-
cal paintings and some works of the
maller and chisel that are notable.
Relics, such as the swords of
Washington, and Lee, the saddle, pis-
tolls and holsters of Jackson, and 9TH
err objects valuable and interesting
because of their associations with
great men and events, will be placed
In the historical exhibit and will of
course, be no part of the exhibit of
the fine arts.
The Colonial Danes and Daughters
of the American Revolution, who
own and control most of the histori-
cal relics, will make a most marvel
GUS display of these interesting OBJ
jects, which include plates, ceramics,
b~ric-a-brac, jewelry, furniture, cloth
ing. manuscripts, books and a thou
sand other things. This exhibit,
which will be placed in the Historic
Art Palace, will be a liberal education
in itself and it will be undoubtedly
one of the greatest attractions Of this
greatest of historical eXpositions.