The New York herald., 1920-01-31
S75O,OOO PAINTINGS
ARE LOST IN FIRE
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art objects could not be replaced for any
amount of money
Among the losers by reason Of the fire
was Daniel Chester French, who had two
sculptures in the galleries. Mrs. Harry
Payne Whitney also lost two fountain
groups. Other sculptors whose works
were represented included II. A. Mcneil,
A. Stirling Calder. Edmond I. Quinn. At
tilio Piccirelli, Janet Scudder. Leo Len
telli. j. Wellington Ruckstull, Isidore
Konti, Augustus Lukeman. Paul W. Bart
lett, Albert Jacgu6, John Gregory and Paul
Wanship.
Mr.. Konti's work was fountain de-
signed to be placed in New Orleans and
Mr. Bartlett lost the model of a soldiers
monument that was to havc gone TO Du-
luth. Mimi
Miss Lipzinger CMiss thompson lost four
decorative panels which had been consid-
cred among her best works. Arthur
Covey, painter, lost large mural painting
for the directors room of the National
Anlline Chemical Company. \ sketch by
John s Sargent was i'm one OF the gal
leries destroyed. Maxwell Armfield lost
three panels representing Miriam and the
dancing women, Other losses by we'll
known artists included the following
Leon V. Solon. large ceramic fountain;
Edwin IT. Blashfield. design for a me-
mortal fountain, together with small
model of the same: Clara Elsene Peck,
photographs and mural panels; Guy Van
Evern, four small panels; w. T. Benda,
two doors designed and executed by him
self. encrusted with gold and carried out
in blue and green; j. Scott Williams. a
group Of designs for the Bush Terminal
Building; Eugene Savage, two panels;
Rober TT * Ryland and Betram Hartman,
panels; also five tapestries from the Her
ter looms and designs OF Batik wall hang
ings by Hartman, Falls, Mycr, Slussner
and Crisp.
Loses Large Mural Decoration.
Arthur Crisp. vice president OF the
league, lost a large mural decoration Of
Diana and three archers hunting, and
with il a painting of galleon. a group
OF wrought iron work by Samuel lellin
was reduced to a shapeless mass. Oscar
Bach lost d fetal and marble table done
in Spanish po!ychrome.
The exhibition was TO have opened yes
terday 70 the press and critics, and TO the
public for a month commencing tomorrow.
4 dinner Of the league set for last night
was turned into reconstruction gather
ing 10 discuss ways and means of holding
another exhibition.
William Seyfried an electrician, of No.
737 Seventh avenue, was in the yicinlty
when the fire started and tried to eNtin-
guish IT, He was burned badly about the
hands and body. After the roof OF the
Vanderbilt Gallery had tumbled in the
walls on the t'ifty-eighth street side Of the
building collapsed. Firemen from Engine
Company No. %, quartered across the
street from the Annex, were in the build
ing at the time and had narrow escapes.
Fireman Patrick j. Reardon was struck
by several bricks and injured so badly
that lie had TO be taken tosthe home OF
DR.. Leo -. Rice, near by.
James B. Lawler. Of Engine Company
No. e5. was cut by falling glass, and
Harry Ness, of Hook and Ladder Com
pany No. 4, was struck by bricks from a
fallng wall. Lawler was attended by an
ambulance surgeon, and Ness, who ap-
peared TO be more seriously hurt. was
hurried i'm Fire Chief John kenlon's au-
tomobile 10 the United States Health Hos
pital, In West Fiftieth street.