The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-23
Interested In civic adv Ancemsnt as at last
years convention in Cincinnati.

interested In civic advancement as at las
years convention in Cincinnati.
II you arr Of those who think thai
artists are 80 distracted that they are
Sleepy you should have seem a painter
in ho,se where an auction was going
ON. II was one of those auctions adver-
tised as "a sale q the contents 81 private
residence. with the inference that the
objects To be sold were the prop"rty 81
/ the houses occupant
1 The PAINTER strolled in on the lookout
for anything useful in furniture or dec"ra
tion There was such a multiplicity OF
contents that he was moved to inquire
! whether all had been the furnishings Ot
the place az occupied by the owner and
was assured that such was the fact He
walk ed quietly 10 a wall and pulled out
one or two Of the pictures. look ing At the
wall behind them Then ha walked out
The wall behind pictures that have
hung there for any time. YOU know.
he said 70 an inquisitive friend, Is Ot a
different tone from IN" rest Of tho wall
That wall was Just IN" same behind those
pictures A. elsewher" No. | wasn't
look ing for dust
so II your eye is sensitive To color IN
the finer gradations and you ever need
tribute tn your practical knowledge
A J. Conant celebrated his ninctieth
birthday a few days ago. hut he IL still
painting portraits. a. the late Daniel
Huntington alao did az the age OF %
The Met ropolitan Museum not long ago
acquired Mr. Conant's portrait of Or
McCosh Of Princeton
MIR Conant still occupies the studio
hs took in the old Tenth street building
when John Taylor Johnston put that up
~ the FIRST studio building in New York
We all agreed in our leases 10 employ
no servants Int those ia the house.
MIR Conant remarked yesterday. and
remember Tor years paying the sam"
hou-.S eepsT. who used To come IN and
do everything for rs, even preparing
our coffee Ia these more hustling days
things are different
4 hen some wears after. when Mr.
sherwood came down here 10 get points
and then put up his Fifty seventh street
building. Mr. Johnston came around
and said To d-' l suppose you will all
leave mo now and go UP 10 the newer
building
Welt sir. not one 81 us left him. not
one And because ~ that MIR Johnston
told hI- representatives that those men
were not 10 be Disturbed while they
wanted To stay here rs hard Ia realize
now that New York hadn "A studio build
ing until Mr. Johnston came forward
and pat one mp
Mr. Cuuant might have added that most
81 the studio buildings which have gone
mp here in New York in recent years have
bs.en built 10y the artists Themselves.
through the formation Of cooperative
associations mainly among their own
number, and that now instead u renting
many 81 them own their studios with
their adjoining apartments On. 81 the
first and most elaborate 81 the newer
studio buildings was not built 10y coopera-
ton. but Il was built 10y an artist.
4 good story comes over from Paris
with warning for imperfect connols-
seurship. According To 1t a well known
French Connoi-seur has been rejoicing
too soon and letting his friends shsr"
his Joy. over "A successful attempt at heat
ing the rigid Italian laws against taking
art Treasures ont 81 Italy.
This man had made one 81 the fire.
aI.ntly reported finds in art in "a small
Italian town. II was canvas which he
was convinced was by Raphael a Ma
donna. In his perturbation a. to how 10
get II out 81 Italy he finally adopted a
friends suggestion and had portrait
of King llumhert painted over the
Madonna
la this gulss the painting came into B
France without arouslng any curiosity /
on the part Of tn" customs offiCerS II /
was then that the gentleman was happy
He sent the canvas To u" re-tgr"d To- Its ?
original condition. and To- the r,~torsr
did his work 80 thoroughly that all IN"
g rnnn.sseur has nov j. ia" portrait IF 4
C,atlbaIdI over which tn" -Ra phasl- .
Madonna had seen painted
II has l-'en estimated 10y people IN posi- y
ton to know that this country has NOR" I
Oriental rigs than any other ~ tie West !
arn nations. hut III" extent - IA" interest 7
IN these fabrics In the United States was "a .
surprise even 80 'ne American Art Asp .
citation a. well as 10 Charles l icrkcs's /
executors when the do luxe catalogue ,
~ Mr. Nerkes'- collection 81 rugs was
l~s'I-d last spring for m" auction ~ his !
ar Istlc Effects
The edition was oversubscrIbed before /
II was ISSUED. but II Was never enlarged .
remained disappointed that they could .
not possess n This has led The, American .
Iihographic Company. which made the 4
plates for the catalogue. "a publish tins .
autumn PORTFOLIO ~ IN" plates with a /
new introduction 10y Mr. Mlmford 10 b." .
sold 10y subscription only, and already .
Europe has demanded q share II "a" hmi- .
ted edition II l. an siabpra'" publication +
IN India toned enamel paper ~ 10y - .
inches IN a green cover ~ raw SamlTkand !
silk with inning Of wat"red silk IN yellow /
Oriental Cplor- 81 faith aud happiness B
The plates tre 20 b" d,'st royed
Tn. Art Institute Of Chicago held its ,
hirty-second annual reception on Tues |
lay afternoon in connection with it's I
went third annual exhibition If paint /
ngs and sculpture. In the Chicago way .
Il doing 'he-" things IA" largo reception /
was made up Of committees
rom the Antiquarian Society ~ the
institute. tho Chicago Woman's club.
he Fortnighfly. the Friday Club. tho