New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-18
TO ENCOURAGE ARTISTS
PLAN ARTS FEDERATION.
Control of Municipal Development
Among aims for National Body.

movement has been started for national
fine arts federation by the board OF regents of
the National Academy OF Art. for which charter
was granted by Congress several years ago At
a national convention of delegates from all the
art bodies in the United States. to be held in
Washington vice-President Fairbanks will pre-
side and Secretary Root has promised to make the
address Of welcome and explain to the delegates
, the purposes of the convention.
President Roosevelt has written to Secretary
Root of his interest in national organization of
the fine arts, follows:
am gratifed to know that you taking
active interest in the movement to organize a
progress Of the movement with sympathy. 1
for good
in the establishment Of galleries and schools Of
art: it will promote the work OF municipal art
for our pn6Iie eifees our business blocks and
our homes. and also do much to educate the pub
lie taste
m gad to as ths II as y6S a{ 70 62f
on me to do my share in making it a success.
A letter signed by Frank D. sIillet. provisional
president. and Glenn Brown. provisional secre-
tary, has been sent TO the secretaries Of all the
art societies and institutions IN the United States
inviting their participation in the movement
1t sets forth that for the Information Of the
regents who will meet in Washington on October
u it is desired to know how many societies COM
and others having artistic aims will participate in
a convention ny sending delegates. There
about two hundred societies which expected
TO be interested in this movement The letter
goes to say:
At this meeting it is proposed TO form a perma-
nent organization. adopt a constitution and bv-
laws While any topic of interest to the art
world may be presented for consideration, the
following subjects OF value may very properly be
Artistic control Of city and village municipal
development; art exhibitions-some practical
place: the education of the public BY lecture
courses the fine arts; more effective control
bureau. with consulting board. to control the fine
free entry Of foreign works Of art.
There will be an exhibition at the Corcorsn Cal
Pete C coaetion q the works oP Augustus 81
Gaudens and a national exhibition Of American
some time in January. 1909.
me regents OF the National Academy OF Art be
lieve the time ts now ripe for the formation Of the
art institutions and art societies Of the United
to existing professionaI associatons and societies
The Fine Arts Federation Of New York city has
accomplished results which could not have been
pendently. and national fine arts federation will
undoubtedly bring about proportonately greater re-
c GT a9 81 se [ee Tea ago bv Con-
gress for a national academy OF art win form a
ba sis for the proposed federation; After the per
manent organization of the board OF regents # IS
to be held IN Washington next winter. TO be COM
posed OF delegates from the art institutions and
atoms the promotion Of art the education Of
the public to formulate plan for national
fine arts federation and TO consider such other
matters Of general interest may before the
convention
1t is the desire Of the present regents to make 1t
clearly understood that they now act only as a
provisional organization and that the suggestions
they offer are made simply to initiate the movement
described above.
The board Of regents OF the National Academy
Of Art is composed Of Robert Bacon. Assistant Sec
rotary OF State; Glenn Brown secretary. American
Institute of Architects; Francis Cotton. William E
Curtis and Charles NJ. Foulke, ot Washington;
Charles L Freer, OF Detroit; Mrs. Phoebe A
Hearst, Of PIeasanton. Cal; James J. Hil. Of St
Paul; Professor William H Holmes, curator. Ma
tionaI Gallery Of Art: Henry Cabot Lodge. Sena-
tor from Massachusetts; Frank O. Lowden- Of
Oregon; Frank D. 1Illet. secretary OF the American
Academy in Rome: Mrs. Levi p. Morton Francis
c. Newands. Senator from Nevada; Arthur J. Par
sons and z. Francis Riggs. of Washington; Efhu
Root, Secretary of State; Charles Stewart Smith,
Mrs. Belamy Storer. Of Cincinnati. and Henry
Walters Of B3 fillmore