Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
American Artists Rare1y
Rebresented IN Eurobe

buyers and WIN famc. decorations ana
medals. too 1t ought to be added
though that they don't as a rule
charge such high prices as American
artists of equal rank.
I'm 1911 there is to be an interna-
tional exhibition of fine art and archi-
lecture in Rome. Elaborate prepara-
tions are already being made for 1t.
and an invitation has been issued to
the United States government. In re-
sponse the italian authorities have re-
ccived word that nothing can be done
Til Congress meets. Yet the space for
the respective nations is to be allotted
before the end of this year and each
national exhibit must be organized
before that time So unless Congress
can act at once 1t will be practically
impossible for our country to be Of
ficlally represented. Yet England has
already started. appointed a commits
sioner, and sent out invitations and no.
tIces to artists to put up It's own build
ing.
NOT GOVERNMENTS FAULT.
IF 1t is the law that is responsible
for the European supposition that
there is practically no art In America.
let's change that law and change 1t
quick and get permanent exhibitions
board.
But it isn't all the fault of the gov
ernment. A lot OF good American
artists are entirely too local in their
interests. They make big mistake In
thinking these international shows
aren't worth bothering about Every
exhibit they make brings personal in
yitations to other exhibitions, and the
total results are worth having, even
if YOU leave national pride out of the
question The exhibitions cost artists
nothing. for the exhibiting country
usually pays all the expenses. AS the
REPRESENTATIVE of the New York Ma
tional Academy of Designs at the re-
cent Venice exhibition l found the
italians keen indeed to have Amerl-
can works, and willing to do anything
within reason to get them. But L
think-I am sorry to Say-the artists
of every other nation were more In
terested in the exhibition than my own
countrymen. The sales at this eNhiol-
tion were $4,000. and the previous
results have been so satisfactory thae
permanent buildings have been erect
ed for tho exhibition of the art of
other countries England. Germany.
.. Austria and Belgium now have their
own buildings there. each erected by
Venice and sold to the representatives
of the other governments And DO you
know that the building now occupied
h,, England was actually offered first
TO the United States, and at a less
nrice / am told than it was after
wards sold to Great Britain. or rather
to a few rich Englishmen, Tor some
Enplishmen encourage English art In
this way?
HARDNESS TO BLAME.
"Tbat we can't pay as I,uch atten-
| tion to the export of our works of art
as we do to the export of our mechan-
| teal products Is nothing less than aston
ishinc stupidity. One trouble is, of
course, that we leave everything until
| the last horn blows and then try 10
hustle. not realizing that exhibitions
| like these have to be prepared for. 4
| long time In advance. Probably that
| nras the reason the United States was
| not represented at the big exhibition
| tbis wear in Munich. We were invited.
| but nothing was done about 1t, and we
| American artists who exhibited indi-
| yIdually had to go into the interna-
| tional rather un-national building. !
| found IL we'll worth while TO exhibit In
Vnnice one result being that the
| ,nunicipality bought set of my Amer
| toan ctchinps for the city art gallery
| T-hey have some of WhiStlers worB
| there too. and no doubt would nave
| toupht the work OF good many other
American artists if some pictures had
been for sale. or the prices Oh otners
| not so high.
CASE IN POINT.
"The so-called Glasgow school is a
400 In noint as to the practical value
~ International exhibitions Its repu-
tation was made by exhibiting as a
hodv-as the only body of Scotch art
| ,sta-aIl over Europe some years aS'
and they have lived. in every sense ot
the word on that reputation ever since since
| we American artists might do worse
.han initiate them. And once artlsts
Get known they receive invitations
from all over Europe and America. too
,rbev become-some OF them-famous
and an honor to their country.
.sThis Roman exhibition Of 1911 Is
great chance for American artists anf
eerchitects and for America. italians
80 heard of our art. and some haV.
secn il in Paris In 1900 and at st. Louis
In 1904. But now we may send Il t[
Rome-to the heart of Italy-to grea'
iatornatIonal exhibition at virtually M
expense either to the country or the
artists. IL we only accept the italian in
yitatIon to show. and act at once. foi