The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-02

Stevenson, Or. McCosh and DR.. Patton.
both Of Princeton University Grover
Cleveland. r. c. Benedict and President
Loubet OF France.
In 1891 Mr.. Alexander became III and
ven abroad for his health. He visited
many OF the places he had seen as "A
STUDENT. He went to Spain and Morocco.
In the course OF those travels he made
a series OF portraits OF distinguished
writer's and statesmen.
Mr.. Alexander exhibited In Paris fn-
the first time IN 1893. and that was ;he
beginning of his International fame as
a painter. He sent three portraits OF
women to the exhibition of the Champs
de Mars. All three were accepted. an
unusual distinction. Because Of the
merits OF those portraits he was elected
an associate OF he Societe National des
Beaux Arts. He exhibited two pictures
in the Grafton Gallery in London in the
following December u there he won
new honor. In 1894 he exhibited at the
Salon de Mars and received the highest
honors. being made "soc.ctaire." That
honor gave him the right 20 exhibit
without setting his works before a jury
OF the BeauN Arts.
Among Mr.. A~lexander's works are the
six lunettes in the Congressional Library
in Washington entitled The Evolution
of the Book The artist sought TO
make the decorations harmonic with
the work of the architect and his sue
cess brought him great approval. He
vas greatly interested In the develop
ment of color photography and he helped
design stage pictures for Charles Froh-
mans production of Rostand's Chan
t~ecler." He supervised open air pro-
auctions of "As You Like It," Joan
OF Arc" and other plays.
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work OF his colleagues and OF the
younger artists. lie was eager TO do
everything in his power to further the
development OF art I'm this country. be-
fore and after he became president of
the National Academy OF Design he
sought to have provided a suitable
building for tho exhibition Of works OF
contemporary art. After the Park De
partment moved from the Arsenal Build
ing in Central Park ne started a move
ment to have a building erected there
for the exhibition OF art.
Mr.. Alexander received the degree OF
Lift. II. from Princeton University in
1909. He received gold medals and
other marks Of distinction at world
exhibitions. and was made n chevalier Of
the Legion Of Honor of France In
1901. lie was an honorary member OF
tho Society of Austrian Painters. He
WAS a Wefnper or the century, MctrOnOl-
itan and Union clubs. He is survived
by his wife. Mrs. Elizabeth Alexander,
whom he married in 1887. and "A son.
James w. Alexander I'd.
The funeral will bc held at the Church
of the Ascension. Tenth street and Fifth
avenue, tomorrow forenoon at 10 30.
The Rev, DR.. Percy %Stickney Grant will
ofiiciate. The pallbearers will be Harry
W, Watrous, representing the National
Academy of Design in the absence In
California of J. Alden Weir. president of
the academy Edward Robinson OF the
Metropolitan Museum of Art. Edwin H.
Blashneld Of the Academy of Arts and
Letters, Charles Rowland Russell OF the
New York Public Library, Charles Dana
Gibson OF the Society of Illustrators,
Frederick Stokes, representing the Mac
Dowell Club Cass Gilbert. representing
the Architectural League Dr. Robert
Able and Thomas Hastings The inter
ment. which is to be private. will be at
Princeton, y. j.