The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-07
SCHOOL OF FINE ART
At THE UNIVERSITY
This New Branch Of destruction VIII
Be Initiated This Fall.

BE Initiated This Fall
"A new branch OF instruction will be
initiated at the University of Virginia
| thls tall by the opering of the school
OF me art, which will help to revive
~ the new South the knowledge, love,
ana patronage of art characteristic
OF the best in the South of colonial and
ante-bellum days 1t is to this old
artistic culture, indeed, that the Uni
EerSity owes its early beginning in this
heid~-the earliest anywhere in the
United States--for Jefferson included
IN his scheme for instruction at the
University department of fine arts
| as the hrst of the professional schools
| The fulfilment of this prophetic be-
ginning. after just a century, has been
made possible by the splendid gift nv
Mr.. Paul Goodloe McIntire. an alum
nus OF the class of 1879, of $155, 900 to
endow special school of fine art. en-
bracing art, architecture, and music.
among "A. ether things in his letter OF
gift Mr.. McIntire wrote: II sincerely
| hope that the University will see it's
way clear to give many lectures and
concerts upon the subject OF art and
music, so that people will appreciate
more than ever before that the Uni
versity belongs to them and that it
exists for them"
Will open this year, while work in
music viii begin next fall. 1t is
planned first OF all to provide. as
part OF liberal training for students
In the college, courses in the history
ana Interpretation of art through the
great styles of the past, and in draw
ing and painting as a means of ex-
preston scarcely second to language
Lectures illustrated by the stereopti-
con VIII trace the DEVELOPMENT of
painting, sculpture, and architecture.
and lay the foundation for intelligent
appreciation and judgment in after
years.
AS nothing can replace contact with
original works Of art themselves, tho
most notable of the loan exhibitions
of the year will henceforth be brought
annually to Charlottesville Thus
during the coming year arrangements
have been made for showing a. collec-
ton OF thirty paintings from the Me
tropolltan Museum in New York: an
exhibition prepared by the National
sculpture Society. one by the Society
OF American Illustrators. one OF copies
OF Old masters, one OF the latest war
Autographs by Joseph Pennen To
supplement these, 1t must not be OF
forgotten, the Univ ersity itself offers
its own unrivalled artistic grouping
the splendid old buildings of the lawn
|
specimens for the architectural lee
turer." the new building by Stanford
White and others. the fine sculptured
figures and groups, old and new. BY
Houdon, Moses Ezekiel, Karl Bitter
Crutzon Borglum, and Robert Aitken
In charlottesville too viii soon be
unveiled, other splendid examples OF
modern American sculpture-the gift
or Mr. McIntire-the Lewis and Clark
monument and the equestrian figure
OF Stonewall aJckson by Charles
Keck; the Lee monument by shrady.
Professional instruction in archi-
lecture will also begin this fall with
the opening OF courses In architec-
tural drawing and design, and with
the announcement of a full four year
program leading to the degree OF
Bachelor OF Science in Architecture
While organized as one Of the acade-
mic schools and taking advantage OF
the courses In art and other liberal
subjects, this will have the fullest CO.
operation with the engineering depart
ment in the work In structural design
and conduct of building operations
The system OF instruction will closely
follow that found most successful in
tho best established American schools
OF architecture, with such modifica-
tons in the direction OF conforming to
conditions of actual practice as war
experience has recommended. It's
central feature Is formed by the prob
lens in design. in which practice in
the analysis of conditions in many
current types of buildings Is combined
with development of artistic powers
of composition.
For all this WORK OF the School of
Fine Art the University has provided
ample present quarters by remodel
ling the building a. the southern end
of the West.
Range. thus furnishing a large and
finely proportioned hall for lectures
and current exhibition of designs.
with well-lighted draughting rooms
and studies below. The McIntire fund
has made generous provision for lib
eral initial equipment, and even at
the outset the collection of lantern
slides, photographs. casts, and illus
trated works will surpass that of
many schools which have been longer