The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-11

These young men. enthusiastic ane
encouraged by the generous arttstif
sympathy OF Richard Watson Glide
and \. ". Drake of the early ScrtG
ner'S Magazine and Charles pAfsonk
of H0rpcr's o o made the maRzine1
tho leading force in the deveropos~3
|6f art generally in our own country
and compelled interest and admiratio6
abroad. !
Ae younger mon. IN ever Increasing
traitors and improvements In photOi-
raphy and the photo-engraving PROG
esses still further extended the illua-
trative feid the range Of technicU
variety and achievement increased,
until the artists. produced effects hitts
etto undreamel Of. even using colof
when felt to he an Aid to their inr
dlvidnal expression. Z
7 Although the greater part ~ this OK
hitition Is devoted to the original draw.
incs OF tho artists. in tho cases 10
shown a unique collection containing
'the appliances used by wood cngrav.
ers in their craft. the wood blocks
| from the first state 81 preparation 10
10 the finished engraving AZ cxcniplHs
fled in the subject by T. Cole, entitled
The Flower Girl" by Murillo. and va.
rio,is interesting items connected with
the history Of the art and its most
recent American development.
The central feature In the new de-
pafture Of the illustrators was due to
the remarkable Development, in the re-
productive art Of the woo engravera.
Up to the period of about 1875 the
Efforts Of the artist were confined TO
drawing upon the surface Of the wood
block. a very beautiful art. II II true.
but not elastic enough to allow az
the modern expansion in the new d..
rectton toward the expression Of more
pain'erlike effects. the distinguishing
feature above referred to-.
The application If photography 20
the tranSferencc 70 the ~surface OF the
wood block in place of the draw
ing left the artist free 10 make his de.
sign Of any size and medium-on
paper, canvas. or what not, as Ire
pl,ased-untrammelled by the cxigen-
cies connected with the small wood
block. The result Vas visible in the
great variety Of effect on the illus
,ratod pages.
The onsraNers most prominent In
the earliest period ~ the new era were
Frederick ~ju"ngling. j. G. smith.
wick. T. cole, Y. : King and Henry
Marsh. although rather younger men
"t equal prominence were "a pidiy
joining the ranks. as l.. ". T.. Whitney
W H. blossom, Frank French and
others.
IN TINS exhibition "A few examples
arc gtNen IF this |carlics, work. ~
J. g. Smithwick's drumming our
a Tory. after &. :. Reinhart. pub.
lished in H1rpcr's weekly, r. Coles
'lIle-00N, after James T.. Kelly:
freh JuenSlnS's "M"onI.ght a, Sea-.
"iter arthur CGartitN. and his "B0S
WIN 'lgar." after William II. ChasA
Ihere tx also To- ne seen the WOOD
rnsraVers ouifit. part If it lent, 10,
I'VE ~eNhl"ltion Icy Timothy Cole
io"'s. fngrav.ns stand, g.as.. &c.
WIN 8 heantIfui example Of A dra wins
"n me wood h} Mr.. MARY ~ila!!och
r""'e' Ais" seNorh ur.yiEa, ir.,w NJ,
"''A proof ~ thar engraved reproduc
ions f"r COMPARISON and wood bI,s,Iss
party ana completely engraved ~.
SIs'lillN interesting are pb,,o.
graphs Of the work If John l.. T-..s.
an" "IisloW Homer re,ouched h.
them 80 guide tine ,np,,.ver 49,
-, "'>'r'd' " portrait in oil Of r
w" '' ""'k N ms son Walter and
an "''~'nd' No"'. h.o,N. Murlilo's
over 'Irl.' ,nGraNcd 10y .o,e and
.o'"'u Tor 'his exhibition 10y the Cen.
'nry Company.
'"'r. ar" "th'r tens of Interest.