New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-11
PARK ART PALACE OFF
Failure to Agree on Site HaItS
Project for Present.
NEW PLACE FOR EXHIBITS
Addition to Fine Arts Building
Will Be Made by National
Academy Association.

That magnificent palace for art exhibi-
tons to stand In Central Park. Bryant
Park or some other park of the city.
which tire National Academy of Design
had hoped for. has been abandoned. Fail
ure TO agree as To where the building
should stand was the contributing cause.
To fiji the need for such a building,
however. a new plan has been formulated.
for which financial aid viii be asked from
art patrons in the city This. as outlined.
consists of the purchase OF land adjoining
the American Fine Arts Building, No. %
West 9th street, and an addition to that
structure which will meet all the needs
for art exhibitions for the next ten years.
By that time IL IS hoped the interest OF
art lovers will be sufficiently keen to re-
suit in the palace which 10 seems impos-
STOLE to arrange for at the present time.
Plans for a building which will supply
the cr,iuc need of room Tor art eXhibi-
tious hav, been under Way for almost "a
year. They have resulted in the forma-
ton and Incorporation of am organization
known as the National Academy Assocla-
ton. Incorporated. Its membership Is
made NJ 81 delegates from ten art or
ganizations In New York. their represent
tation IN the central body being regu-
lated by the size OF their membership.
These organizations are the National
Academy of Design. the American Water
Color Society. the New York Chapter OF
the American Institute of Architects. the
Architectural League 81 New York. the
Now York Water Color club. tine National
Sculpture Society. the Municipal Art So
ciety. the Society of BeauX Arts Archi-
tocts the Mural Painters and the Society
OF Illustrators.
John W. Alexander. president OF the
National Academy Of Design. is president
OF the association. Howard Russell Butlel
vice president, Dom Barber treasurer and
Bert Hanson secretary.
THE plan which Is being considered al
present Mr.. Alexander. who returned e.,
TINS city last night after having d"livcrc,
ID course OF art lectures in Chicago
said. "is one 10 iucreas" the dimensions
of the Fine Arts building Tie buildina
f. centrally located is familiar to the
public from tho exhibitions held there
and can be made sufficiently large to sup
ply the present great need Tor space
Tie land which the association con
templates buying is that occupied by
Frank Gould stables. west OF the Fine
Arts building. Ina addition. there is a
frontage on 18th street. which will pro-
vide piece of ground. 200 by 200 feet
with the present building as a nucleus.
tine idea ia 10 add wings. large galleries.
and smaller exhibition Rooms. Funds Tor
these improvements viii ho obtained tor
the most part through requests for gifts.
There is q CRYING need TO some such
hrudr- ~ Now IorG. Mr Barber. treas
urer of the association said last night.
There f. az the present time no gallery
in the city where an exhibition can I've
suitably held. ! have heard il said that
at the spring exhibition AT the Fine Arts
building. for which arrangements are be-
ing made. II will be possible to hang only
about one out of seven pictures accepted.
That is a condition Of affairs of when
New York should be ashamed, and which
should bs at once remcdlcd"