The San Francisco call., 1907-02-04

The building is entirely of wood. and
though it is called temporary, it will be
as convenient and well equipped as it is
possible to make it. How long it will
be the home of the school of design will
depend upon how soon the association
will find it possible to erect the mag
nificent structure that is yet only a
castle in Spain. Five years is men
toned as the lease of life of the tenn
porary building, but other shake their
heads and say that they will be lucky
to get out of 1t ten years from now.
The building is classic in effect, with
Doric columns. It has one story and a
basement on level with the terrace.
1t will in the main cover the founda-
tions of the old Hopkins mansion, with
the exception of what was the old
breakIast-room, which, being in the
back of the building, will not be no
ticed from the street In the center of
the front of the building will be the
largest classroom, which will be used
by the antique class. On either side
will be the girls life class and the boys
life class. Provision has been made for
a library. classrooms for designing, cos
tume-room and models room. The
general offices Will be located near the
entrance ON the corner of Mason and
California. The main entrance will be
on California street. In the basement
there will be a large modeling-room
Features OF the building are the large
windows and skylight, giving a fine
working light.
The cost of the temporary structure
will be $4,000. In changing the name
of the institute to the San Francisco
Institute OF Art the board feels that 1t
has in way placed the responsibility
for the continuance Of the work on all
the people of San Francisco. No longer
a.
be thought to depend upon the gener-
osity of the founders, but will belong to
all Mr.. Searles has consented to the
change and has made a deed of trust of
the property to the Regents of the Uni
versity of California, with which the
institute will continue to be affiliated.
The plans for the temporary building
were made by Loring Rixford, who has
himself been a student of the School of
Design, being a contemporary of Cade-
nasso, Martinez and other well known
artists.
AS a nucleus to a new library, the as
socfation has received from George w.
Turner Bryan's Dictionary of Paintings.
Miss Sarah NJ Spooner has given the
following five paintingsi After the
Battle" by Louis Leloir; The Calm"
by P. ]. Clays; ARABS" by A Schreyer;
soldiers at Mont st. Michael by A A.
Lesrel, and Interior OF Herem, by
Benjamin Constant
COMPARISONS are often impertinent,
but some times they seem to be newt
able. It is impossible to see the exhi-
bition of paintings by H. w. Hansen,
now at local dealers, without think
ing of Frederick Remington, whose
work with the prerogative of the illus
traitor over the painter of pictures is
known to everybody. Hansen's sub
iects are almost Identical, and IL his
work lacks some Of the crispness of
outline and the vividness of coloring
seen in Remington's, he makes up for
IL In the greater softness and finish.
There is action and spirit in every line
of his cowboys and Indians and in the
tense muscles of his horses. AS
painter of the West he interprets its
true spirit. Among the paintings ex-
hfbited- are some winter scenes from
wyoming. done in water colors. One
of them contains group of horses
huddled together and is perhaps the
best of his pictures of horses. There
is an almost human expression In the
faces OF the suffering animals.
Hansen is one OF the San Francisco
painters who have been fortunate after
the fire in disposing of much Of their
work He has now q studio in Ala
media
The exhibition is one Of uniform ex-
cellence. Among the other contributors
are Willis B. Davis. Henry Raschen.
Thad welch, Gordon Coutts. James M.
Grinin, c. D. Robinson and Carl Jonne-
void. Davis, who IL still living In Santa
Barbara, has a picture OF the Mission
Canyon at Santa Barbara IN which the
coloring is of a gem-like vividness and
beauty. Raschen's two large sunset
views are Of remarkable beauty. Sum
sets seem to be favorits subject. for
Gordon Coutts has two sunsets from
Paso Robles and Grimm . sunset scene
over the Alameda marshes Jonnevold
contributed two good landscapes The
exhibition is at 636 Van Ness avenue.
"A picture which has attracted a great