New-York tribune., 1907-04-17

A. the Cfsusen gallery there is an exhibition OF
Iantings by Mr. Orlando Rouland and Mr.. Hobart
Nichols A number OF modern Dutch water colors
are on view AZ the schaus gallery. Mr.. Jean Rach-
p o. NJ. William LumInis. The exhibition Of the
National Academy OF Design at the Fine Arts
Building closes Saturday night Meanwhile.
the Society Of American Fakers is holding upstairs
an amusing exhibition OF caricatures OF works IN
the Academy. At the Grolier Club the exhibition
o. autographs BY Mr.. Whistler continues.
IN long communication from the Council OF the
National Academy Of Design the demand for a
larger exhibition building is revived. The docu-
hient runs, in part, as follows:
,,I The Academy is now obliged to hold two eKhbl-
. % acceptable work, in oil paintings alone. sent 10
nusl exhibition nov in roersss contains about 400
works os upward Of 800 sent in, and 800 works
Of space OF tie eco placed only about seventy
smes,ia, sent n under privilege ana exempt from ex
d ialsd without regard 10 merit (and they include
among the IN the exhibition I'm favor Of pict-
ses @ accepted by the jury but not hung there would
SA;5nsFcans long resident abToad who see this eK-
.oIn degree OF merit the average attainment being
pictures which, even ten years ago. would have
Yet the exhibition Is confessedly inadequate TO
represent the artistic production OF this country,
Ice where al ieas Teeghths Of lis Important Dl
aIf work IS produced Not 10 mention the adnnira-
oe paintings in small and select exhibitions
ana at the galleries OF dealers, the nearly four
s.uhdTed works shown 1t the winter Academy,
mere the works architecture and decoration
Al9Hn at the exhibitions OF the Architectural
league, the paintings in water color in minia-
tHIe seen AT still other exhibitions, the work OF
our sculptors, illustrators and engravers, rarely
slOEn az al ia any proper manner, besides such
Work IN stained glass; furniture, pottery and other
manufactures may from its design fairly claim
rank as art II the work OF real merit in the Yari-
Gus forms OF art. produced each year IN this
~. could be exhibited at time and in place
y would prove a revelation Of the standing OF
American art. and would make OF the most In
anywhere
The Academy Is labOring in the cause og
eqacauon. and has so labored for eighty years. Il
y desirOus and believes itself able 10 DO much
sforded It, Its imperative need IS for increased
Iacliiues for exhibitions, and IL Is both able and
wiling 20 maintain and administer a proper build.
-is' u such building shall be provided for IL.
The advantage OF having IN this city a large
Duloing for exhibition purposes goes without say
ahg. u would undoubtedly help toward the crea-
non Of an American Salon. But appeals for tho
erection OF such q building will not DO erTeetual
lnth they are backed by exhibitions better than
those which the Academy IS accustomed 10
plt before tile public Whatever foreigners and
americans long resident abroad" may think OF the
tnoW ~ present view AZ the Fine Arts Building
g not good enough Justify the proposition that
ne artists and the public would profit by the exhi-
Nlcn % double treble she quantity OF the same
fot of material It IS not necessarily 20 be inferred