The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-24
"OLD VIEWS" SHOW
new YORK HISTORY
Collection at American A.,
Association Has Print,
Back to 1926.
VIVID FIRE PICTURES

The psychology OF co'lcc,i,, ,,
views of New York and similar fl. .
not difficult TO understand vo-y
presumably. could inspec, The nr,,
lection OF them now being shown -, ,.
American Art Association che nr,,..
or an American who now lives ,hr..
without catching the desire TO f,,,
similar collection.
They give n more vivid idea q, h s,,.,
ut least os 1t affects the ma,e-la, ,,,
rapid progress Of this and Other Ana.
can cities. than anything written ma,
hope to do. They appeal as well n H..
one who cherishes a sense Of humo- AMI
in spite OF the crudities and nai,e,s =,
the labors Of the early artists. nerh,,.
largely because Of these qualities. m,,,
be ranked as works OF art
as everybody knows. old New yor,
views have a lot to do with nres ~.
artists dwelt upon such themes win eos,
i've anection, and indeed almos, arv ..
over '" VIII feel a tingc OF homcstck.
ness upon looking at such p,,,,,as
'''s ~ AtIp.t hIN 500 mas =.
be ever 50 much finer than any;n,nr ,,,,
is done In that line ar present II , o",
thlng IN which we have MOI II orrcrsod
Where New York has imp,nvsd to.
ever. ~ IN the etyltn Tie .rcsap, 20,
lection almost gives n cousccu,i,a t,
Tory or the changes In this ftu.us l.,
One OF The star prints show, Broad.
way Looking North from Canal S,r.c,,
IN 1850 broadway was uudon.h,
broai IN 1899. and there appc,-cd g.
be plenty of room for all the "hurre.
cohestosa wagons. stage coaches and
handcaris that made The main $50,
lively in those days. There is
OF the bay. made in 1886. show rig ho,r
Ellis and Bedloe Islands a ..Io,c5
Of New York seen in lN,s
from Brooklyn Heights. which were then
as peaceful and seren. AS they have
been Havel's view Of a.. naro.
OF New York made in ISii tho
RUNS of the Great Fire uf i.s,' nv
w. j. Bennett an early "Southcas,
View Of the city ~ New York drawn
from nature and showing a tree IN the
that much resembles a palm
street Looking Toward tho Eat.
in 1880 - Borncts' "Bi rtg. Eve
View In 1851 - and the handsome Wee.
hawkcn view. engraved by iiimely after
~ = li'Aul' III
There is much about shipping and ,He
docks. quite a group Of prints referring
10 whaling. many about famous sup.
and early engraving of western
'itics, mining camps and spots hiStur.-
rally interesting. Tho early maps are
exceedingly numerous ana include a
map in which California Is "a ry
delineated. except that Il -
figured as an island
Tdkuma kuroda. authu y uI"n
Chinese ana Japanese art AZ Tnhln, N'o
ann to this country principally to ae.
liver lectures. Is exhibiting q portion al.
MIS- collection Ia the CALLER! OF tHystheib
>nedeker at 81 Fifth avenue l., H.
'ludes a number OF fine examples Z
'ovean ware. cNcayated utrdcr Nj. kIr.
supervision. Among them tre
oladous, white, inlaid. aud the ware
with "A painted decoration tu da'.
brown. Tho gem Of tho collection
;rcat calcdon vase. the glaze Of VIII u -
-emarkably even.
The galleries Of Henry Syinou, q
%. at 20 East E'orty-tfih stree, ,oa.
ain a number of pieces of rare 'urn-
urc which nave recently arrived In his
country. Among them are an upright
Of especially pleasing lines
decoration, by the great craft man
JACOB. coming from Balloch taste,
,bout twenty miles from Glasgow at
of engraved buhl Il ctp.H''
the Henri II. period NTH 'a.N
.ately carved ornamentation 4 pa -
interesting tea caddlos in Rattcrssa on
,mcl and a pair OF mani vases n
asper.