The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-25

-HE Prints Division Of the New
York Public Library has
L opened rs annual exhibition
O. Recent Additions" in the Print
Gallery OF the library's building
At Fifth avenue and Fo~rty-second
street. It may be pointed out again
tina. such an exhibit by its very. ma
.ure has no dominating point Of
interest. but has the general and
widely varied appeal to appreciation
Of prints. In giving a graphic report
on the years activity in building up
q print collection for the metropolis
there Il offered at the same time an
interesting view Of some OF the accom-
rlehments in the various branches
o. the graphic arts both to-day and
In former ages.
Among the older prints shown there
ere ~eneravings and etchines by Cris-
r,n de rasse. Castielione. Coltzius. f.
nelaune. Jacob de Chevn. Bonasone
portrait OF Michael Angelo). Man
tsrna ('Chrlst Eesurrected'o. Raj
mondi Massacre Of the ~Innocents."
the one with the FIR tree,. -. Hop
per. Marco da Ravenna. Master l. r.
Pate OF the Evil TonGue"). Lucas
van Leyd.n C"Mahomet and ~Sergius").
Duerer c'Chris, Before Caiaphus"D.
Claude Iorrain LIE Pont de Bo!so.
Norm. e. N!sscher. Douillemont, Nors-
,sman. Suyderhoef. Such an as
senhlase OF names represents a wide
variety in the influence OF land, time
ard Individuality.
The modern prints include etchinss
nv D. r. Cameron. Muirhead Bone,
Ha,g. Pitton. Stephen Parrish. Nord-
'sNh, view Of the New York Public
Library. Malcolm Osborne. j. NJ.
G~ed. van RoSgen. G. T. Flowman.
Randolph: Autographs by Fantin-
lA,our and Sears Gallagher: wood
engraving. by Bewick. T. Cole. J. W.
r.ane. F. s. King. C. A. Powell. W. G.
Watt, Ruz,cka. Emil Orlik (three
Prints showing japanese artists. wood
~1tter and printer at work): mezzo-
tns ~ Elizabeth Gulland.
IN a group by themselves are the
s~cessions 10 the Avery Collection:
s'ehings by Mclaughlin. w. p. Rob-
mo. =. S. Irwin, F. Dodd. verpillsux,
Kinger. Thoma, a. Derkzcn a An
sercn: Autographs by Spencer Fryse,
John Copley. Paertsoen. Ethel Gaban,
J Kerr Lawson. Xuloaga: wood en-
cravings by Verpilleux. Laage, Klemm,
Fanto and a mezzotint landscape by
6. Zahn.
Miscellaneous items include hook
yates. drawings by c. Burt, the en-.
Rraver, reproductions OF Japanese
color prints. ST. Memin's card for
Peter Nourgeon. the copperplate
printer. Ioonophile Society publica-
'nns, some plates from Hills Hudson
River Portfolio Shakespearian prints
donated by W. f.. Benjamin.. and an
tght section photograph Of Edward
n~urckhardt's large panoramic draw
nE Of New York city. made about the
middle OF the nineteenth century.
OF the Stauffer Collection only a
Few prints are shown. the intention
nHlng TO devote a special exhibit to !,
later on.
Thus the general public A. well Al
the %connoisseur and collector will find
material OF interest in the exhibition
which remains open throughout the
summer and into the fall.
The unusually important exhibition
81 paintings. hronzes and medals
wned by the French nation and in
@aHed in tho Museum Of the Luxem'
burg brought from the Panama Pa
enc International Exposition TO Pitts
'urg by tho Carnegie Institute under
a contract with the French Commits
son~r OF Fine Arts. will close on Juns
" N 10 provided in the agreement
tmd md, NATIONAL Retrospective Co
lscuoh hay 70 ~ Another city b-for,
'epS rruned - Fgsnce. upon con
nron vsas tho nrs Institution r-ceiv'
.hs u shall reimburse the Carnegie
INSTITUTE IN rh- sun ~ one half thu
tNpehs- ~ bringing the colicctI'Y
H"h California. ~ II probable TIM
mo Buffalo Fine Art Academy vii
7'rhhk- for the exhibition under fii--'
'1rin', The Ar Institute has sls,
"hd-r consideration tho r exhibition ~
hAs collection IN Chicago.
The civ high schools have recent,
Vel" 'h~ ,h!:a contest for the Munlri
VA Art Society Trophy for goo'
'rant@'sfnansnip. This contest In nel'
Under the direction Of br. Haney. heat
" the art department Of the higi
ssocls. In Il the pupils compete. no