The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-12
FFICIAL announcement is made
by William A. Coffin, President
of the committee for the cxhi-


bitlon of American painting and sculp-
ture to be held by invitation OF the
French Government at the Luxem-
bourg Museum. Paris, that the formal
opening, or Inauguration as 1t is
called in France, took place on Mon
day October 6.
The exhibition is under the high
patronage Of Presidents Wilson and
Foincare, the French Ambassador at
Washington, NJ. Jusserand. the Ameri-
can Ambassador at Paris, Mr.. Wal
lace, and the French Minister Of Public
Instruction and Fine Arts, NJ. Laferre.
Since the organization Of the COM
mittee last winter the place formerly
held at the head of the list of honorary
members of the committee by. M.
Edouard de Billy, French High Com
missioner, whose untimely death In
Paris in July will be remembered, is
now held by NJ. Casenave, Minister
Plenipotentiary and director general
of the French services in the United
States. Marcelle Rouffle and Cesar
Michaux of the French services;
Marcel Knecht, director of the
official bureau of French information;
Edward Robinson. director of the
Metropolitan Museum, and Nine.
Claude Riviere, editor of France,
are also honorary members In addi-
ton to those on the list when the
committee was organized
Among the latter are CASTOR Lie
bert, French Consul-General. Robert
w. de Forest, A. Augustus Healy,
Morris Gray, John Frederick Lewis and
Charles l.. Hutchinson, presidents
respectively of the metropolitan
Museum and of the art museums in
Brooklyn, Boston, Philadelphia and
Chicago; Henry Walters, trustee of
the Metropolitan Museum; Henri Caro-
Delvaille, Denys Amiel, Henri
Casadesus, Ernest Guy, formerly OF
the French High Commission, and
Theodore Hetzler. president OF the
Fifth Avenue Bank, who is the COM
mittee treasurer.
Invitations sent by Mr.. Coffin OF
behalf of the committee to officials
and prominent artists in Paris to be-
come honorory members on the othel
side of the water have been duly &C.
cepted, these including Paul Leon
Jean d'Estournelles de Constant ant
Robert Brussel of the Ministry Of
Fine Arts, Leon Bonnat, the official
head of the French school; F'rancoi.
Flameng, president of the Societe des
Artistes Francois; Alfred Rolel, presi
dent of the Societe Rationale des
Beaux-Arts, and Maurice Chabas
president of the triennale exhibition
In Paris and head of the COMMITTEES
for the French exhibition that 4
shortly coming to New York. Messrs
Bonnat, Flameng and Roll are hon
orary corresponding members OF tn
National Academy Of Design.
There has been a great deal OF cor
respondence to attend to since my re
turn from Paris in June" said MI
Coffin, when definite arrangement
were concluded for the exhibition. o
late the correspondence has necessar
5ly been by cable, and l am glad t
say that everything now seems in or
der and ready for the opening. 1 hav
sent the following cable message u
Minister Laferre: On the occasio
of the Inauguration Of the American
art exhibition at the Museum OF Tn
Luxembourg / have the honor on be
half of our committee and honorar
members in America to present gu
homage and thanks to the Govern
ment of the French Republic. TIL
manifestation, we feel sure, will be c
great value in binding more closet
frti N
our two peoples. At the same time
venture to predict brilliant success
for the French exhibition at Ut
Metropolitan Museum and In oil
other great cities. l regret exceed
lngly that am unable to be in Par
for the Inauguration, but beg you wi
express for US on that occasion OIL
most sincere reconnaissance.
NJ. Leon Bonnat, Mr.. Coffin adde'
promised him in Paris that he Wou
speok for him personally at the cer'
mony and for the artists OF Americ
MANY of whom have been his pupil:
and that Mr.. Wallace as Ambassade
would speak for the United States.
The exhibition at the Luxemboul
will consist of the 1875 paintings al
the twenty-four pieces of sculptu
shipped to Paris, together with twel
ty-eight paintings and three pieces
sculpture by American artists abroa
making a total of $50 works In the e.
hibition.
Acting with Mr.. Coffin and Erne
T. Rosen, the general secretary OF q
committee in Paris, last spring, II
American artists Walter Gay, Ale
ander Harrison and H. o. Tanner he
several meetings at which list
artists to be invited was made up a.
another list of those who were ask
to submit works to the committee. N
Rosen has been continuously in Far
and the pictures and sculpture ha
been assembled by them during u
summer and early autumn. The
clusion of works by American arts
abroad was a part Of the plan for
exhibition at its inception, and t
point is emphasized that such. wor
were not added in Paris as an afte
thought. AS a matter of fact, t
committee in New York at one OF
meetings named several artists
Paris as their choice for members OF Z
committee. William T. Dannat, W
was one of those named, was not al
TO come to Paris from the Riviera
serve on the committee, but is an no
orary member of it, The painte
abroad whose pictures will be in t
exhibition are Walter Gay AleXa
der Harrison, II. o. Tanner, w.
Ill, CaE