The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-05

OF ivory sticks has Il tiny telescope
concealed in its centre. and the user
can scrutinize distant people without
herself seeming to be looking. An
other Is Of lacquer Of a sort infre-
quentiy seen. Other items in the col.
lection are a silver tabernacle from
Seville. hanging lamps OF silver. Old
books OF Spanish genealogy on veilum
with miniatures. and old velvets and
damasks.
In response TO n petition from
thousands Of San F'ranciscans. in
dorsed by leading clubs in and around
a Francisco. the directors OF the
Panama-Pacific Exposition have de-
c!ded to keep the Fine Arts Palac
open until May /. 1915; retaining on
exhibition all Of the works which il
is not obliged by previous arrangement
TO return. and supplementing the cxhi-
bltion with other works to he secured.
The sales of modern art from this
exhibition now u TO over 5000
900, OF which IS per g is American.
1t has been contracted to deliver the
works that nave been sold in Deem
her.
Paul W. Bartlett. the sculptor. IL in
terested in the scheme OF making this
exhibition important, and will come to
New York in the effort tn secure ad-
d!tlons anu requirements for 1t, and
may be addressed at the Hotel Van
uerbllt on December s. Mr.. Bartlett is
of the op!a!on that this present move
ment means tho establishment of a
large permanent art gallery in San
Francisco. and as there is a large pub
lie subscription being raised to pur-
chase works Of art. he believes Il indi-
Gates the establishment Of an art CEN
tire upon the Pacific coast. Shipments
of works OF art intended for the exhibit
4 ton should leave New ltrk by De-
cember IL.
An exhibition Of seventy-nlne etc'i-
inss Autographs and drawings by MIR.
Jo,eph Pennell will be opened by III,
print department OF the B~roookly,i
Museum on Tuesday, December :. ard
Will close after January .. Many Of
the exhibits will be shown for tho
first time. including seven eichings o.
the New York Series" No genera,
showing " Mr.. Pencils work Ia,
been seen in Greater New York since
1911. Exhibitions Of n character sim
liar to the present one in Brooklyn
have. however. been recently held in
Minneapolis and in Chicago, in add
ton to the very important showing a,
the San Francisco Panama exposition.
The Brooklyn catalogue mentions
the following numbers Of exhibits II
the series herewith listed: "Amer.
lean Series 3: philadelphia Series
/; New York Series" 10; "Chicagt
Series" 3: "Pittsburg Series 0,
minneapolis Series" 8; Panama
Series" 3; English Series s: Bel
gian Series" s: Dutch Series" /;
German Series II: italian Series.
!: a total OF -. OF this total 81 ar,
etchlngs. % are Autographs and 20 ar,
drawings.
Mr.. Penne.l is one OF the foremos'
american etchers, and his interna.
tlonal standing and reputation ar
quite equal to hat which he enjoys
In this country. 1t Is safe to say thai
no important international exhibition
Of black and white hes been held Il
Europe In recent years in which h,
has not figured in the list Of Jurors
He was. for instance. a member OF tn,
superior jury al inc uteTndtiOndI EN-
hibition of 1911 In Rome, and a mem
her OF the jury at the very importan
Leipzig Exhibition of Graphic Arts Il
the early part Of 1914, where his owl
works were also we'll shown. Many
similar appointments In this countr!
might be mentioned. among Others
that OF chairman Of the jury or
black and white at the expositions Of
st. Louis and San Francisco.
Among many other official tribute
to his own work as an artist may b.
mentioned q purchase made by tn
Italian Government In 1911 Of his com
plete list OF works; a similar purchas
~ a complete series was made by tn
City OF Venice for It's Municipal Gal
! lery: a similar purchase was made y.
tho City Of Barcelona; the Natlona
Gallery at Buenos Ayres has a col
, lection OF his works, and among tn
many collections In the q
: tho United States may be msntione,
the entire set Of his Panama litho