The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17

1O1Ws
Of @. 10 was the caller. however. who was
thrice blessed In the quiet ThiEty-seventh
street. houss not q milo from Fifth avenue
when the realization came over the little
company OF what had been escaped by
not calling up Hsadq1arteFs and bringing
along with the trgo bluecoata troupe
OF plain clothes men, Coroner. company
of reporters and arm Of photograph@rS.
The artiss isn't saying a word.
81. Lo.,la announces an exhibition Of a
numbsr % PAINTINGS by Paul Cornoyer OF
this city nc the Nc0nan q AOcin sai'ort~~'
and the hope has bsen sxpreassd thero
that ~ most Of the succesaful artists VINO
hall from that city are now represented IN
Iler groWin@ museum a WOTS oy MY.
CornOyer may aOon be acquired fOr that
pormansnt cOllsctien-
A ahs Boston Munsnm Of Fine Arts the
opportunity 10 hear Oompotent speakers
In the galleries on Sunday afternoons has
proved sttr9Ssiye 20 2 large n.,In6s =. %
IN lts cuFTent number. Tho Busisesn also
announces IN sxchanGe Of lecenres 10
tween museums, from which good results
are expecesd: To-day at the NorcSstsr
m1ssum me possor nsnss9 a WI =" 80 rsst
Sunday aG the Boston nnssun there van
Be lecture On the Werces.sr malesum oy
Anas Elinahaeh N. Gardiner, assistant 70
ehs. dlFeStOT % that instituticn- Tho
sThe pSrposs Of tAsSe talks In 20 Offer
visitors 30 each % these museums the op-
poTtnnity OF learning about ne other;
Museum VISITING N q Europenn habit naru
20 form and easy to drop In America. The
collections OF American museums are IN
"A. 4nlAaw n WaNta0 than ehlIF
visitors In number. To bring the acqussi-
tons Of each to public notice In other cite:
10 the purpose Of tho preeent serAes %
talks. lt "a hoped ehat exchanges Win
other citiss may be arranged IN futars'
Artists and thoss Interested generally
In art have received within few daye
an Anonymous pamphlet. carefully pre-
pared and neatly printed. which - attract
Ing some mild Affenttom and some guess
imG m 20 its authorzhip. 10 b entitled
-Can We Not Mako Better Use al Our
Arr SchoolsP' and Il has this heartfelt
preface:
sAn art student AFTER twenty-odd wears
of earnest study in art schools and out
diRcoVers In the contemplation OF the
admirable works Of many masters; botn
nsw and old. that his own meter h still
70 be learned; and In rogret ~ his own
lamentable stats and pity At tho thought
Of the many art students followtn ing the
same WAYS rss1sctfulIV submits this
plea for q mose practical method OF
Instruction in the art OF painting
In the body Of tho pamphlet the author
says that We are great and arc becoming
beautiful. and that we cant those who
shall sst down finely q visible record
Of that greatness and beauty. What
we nod. no says. h good workman. IL
10 can make good worlrnen. adding
that the Great Painters VIII come OF
themselves.
Formerly painting was. ~ u should
be. q handlcraft.' he Gays; "ths hoy was
apprenticed % q master. learned his art.
worked AZ his mA-ter's thing~. sxeoused
commission for him. and later started
In for himaalf. But the opportunity
and TIM desire for such study Are nova
Hs instances saint Gaudsns ~ having
bsen apprsnticod 10 . cameo cuttsr
and Sargent a. the pupil 81 one man,
Duran" a. examples in confirmation Of
his view. Some Of thu authors most |
Interesting Ohssrvationa gain stn point |
through the appearance Of ths pamphlet
Whils tho insurRent show n ON. AZ h being /
pointsd out BY thu arttsts. although Il !
" Clear that ths brochure must have |
besn prepared hefors that exhibition |
was gwen thought 81. He says:
There are certain groups Of painters
fun Of art and e0srey ana prAisswOrthy /
contempe for tho insne. Nos knowing
their uSeaieg. they Oder attempts ~ re- |
RuAfs. experiment. for accomplishment;
and becauee these enor,s are vivid, III the
air with clansg that here is really art. !
They have taken up various modes Of ex- |
PRESTON: ehs pale. tAi tones OF Whistler, |
tho shapelea@ splaahes OF raw color OF an |
advanced Prsnch cult. or else SGT out on
Wild chase after originality. forgetting
that the quality Of originality, like thaa OF
mercy. 10 not strained. but fAlleth from /
heaven. |
And again. noting that Frsnch ART has !
progresned by a series Of revolts- Do,a- |
crosx. the Men OF 1870. Millet, Man"i.
ChAvAnnss and Monst-he says that UNI I
fortunately Il has come TO be thought that I
revolt il tho proper attitude for the art
student and adds: MANY followers Of
these great innovatorS, misfaking their
faults Tor their virtues. eagerly embrace
the same. and the result was and IL chaos
Il seems only few DAYS ago that Chi
Cages society II Friends 81 American Art
numbered ninety one members according
to the rapcrs Of that city. and already the
Art Institute announces thai the mem
bership n above 100 This means that
within the next FIVE years more than tIOO-
on will be available for the purchase az
American paintings and sculptures for
the permanent collection Of the institute.
The plan Of this voluntary ASSOCIATION il
simple but effective. Each member sig
nifie~ his intention Of contributing $500 a
year for Eve years. 81 .OoO IN all.
Mrs. Potter Palmer has established q
new gold medal for the institutes annual
exhibition. which opens next October. .
the medal carrying with IL a prize Of
81 90 Chicago. Washington. PHILADELPHIA /
and Plftsburg are arranging their ex- |
hibitions for next season in such way
that their dates will not conflict. 80 that 4
artists may II they deeire send any OF /
their works from one Of these exhibitions