The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01
Alleges Graft in Letter TO Mem
bers Of Architectural
League.
talks OF CONSIDERATION,
League Members Greatly Stirred
Up and Meeting Will
BE Held.

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AtchHec'ura' LEAGUE OF new York TO join
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and juries having charge Of the twenty.
|. ninth annual exhibition NJ the or~ar,,.
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severai huilu!eu members OF the league
Iohetu Asser.s that rhe pest positions 81
tne annuh sAnip'ioh are siven. not TO
tne pes, worN. ou' 10 .ne creations OF the
meinests o, .ne committees and !uries He
nihts Una. .he a~arus OF the gold medals
ior. the tse anu most distinctive work OF
eahuI'o's ale NOV ""arued on merit but
tnfoush iaVoritsm ne protests against
the award OF tne ieagues medal for sculp-
ture ina. wen. TINS year 10 Kari Bitter. q
famous seu,puor.
ISneui charses that because OF existing
Sa n.s no, on'y artists but the public
nave oet interest IN the annual exhibitions
ana ne pegs me members OF the league
give MN tneir ala IN making pro-
,e' az a meeunS OF the ORGANISATION.
hc '"lnpia,ns not ohly against the jury
mat Juosed the sculpture In the exhibi-
s, Ss' an ss me comms wnich
seieu1ro anu pAIceu .he scuWurs ~ NE
exhpi9on that closed last nism Tonetti
oneMu several pieces OF sculpture. TWO OF
wmcn We're accepted ana were placed In
the vanderbilt room. the most important
place IN the ouitoing OF the league At Slb
wsst ffty-seVehths street.
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No names are mentioned IN TUn>te1's
letter. but II evidently 70 aimed as many
prominent architects. painters and sculp-
tors. Cass Gilbert v president a the
s~srdsS the yoid r,eaai 1T. Ne
Bitter. Other members Of the Jury were
Herbert Adams. PRESIDENT OF the national
ScuiptoSs society oeorse w. Breck.
vhe-president OF the league: Laniei Ches-
ter French. an eminent scupor. anu
Adolph a Wefnrnan. VINO himself has won
the sculpture prise OF the league. Robert
Aitken Is chairman Of the committee on
sculpture that selected the works and
paced them at the exhibition. Other
fnspbers OF that COMMITTEES are MT.
Adams, Mr.. French. Augustus Lukenan.
Att!nIe PicciriiiL Edmond 7. Quinn and
Mr.. weinnan.
Tonetti. who has . studio at 1876 East
Fortisth street. and has studied under
Macmonnies, Saint Caudens and Rodin or
a. least has worked in their studios. was
greatly displeased at the opening Of the an
uual exhibition. He appaP ently dl0 not IKE
the place where his two models. which
have been accepted for the Hartford.
Conn, State Library, were placed. He
wrote a letter to the committee and
threatened TO mako a speech At the an
nual dinner Of the league. venting his
grievances He finally promised not to
say ANYTHING.
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