Evening star., 1925-10-18
PRESIDENT OPENS
EXHIBITION OF ART
AT THE CORCORAN
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| For a hundred years it has maintained
a free art school in New York. where,
! although its membership represents
practically every State in the Union,
| it has maintained headquarters. For
| hundred years it has held annual
exhibitions noted particularly for the
! fact that the older and more famous
members usually deliberately refrained
! from entry in order that younger and
! aspiring members and applicants for
| membership might not be overshad-
! owed. and, perhaps. discouraged. Be-
! cause of that very fact some of the
| masterpieces now arranged here In all
| their glory and historic associations
have never before been seen in acad-
emy exhibitions.
The centennial was considered an
occasion appropriate for demonstra-
ton to the public of a new, extensive,
expansive >and also expensive educa-
tional program on the part OF the
academy, undertaken, 1t is said, in
response to a nationwide demand and
marking a genuine renaissance in
American art This exhibition of
visible past progress may be taken as
evidence of a will to future progress.
q conservation rather than a mere
celebration.
With a few exceptions there is but
one work by each artist represented.
They comprise paintings, including
miniatures; sculpture, including medals:
black and white drawings, including
Autographs. etchings, etc, and archi-
tectural designs. While arranged ar
tistically rather than chronoloSlcally,
with outstanding masterpieces appro-
priately installed in various honor
places, the hanging committee to a
certain extent has placed the art of
the e-Clvil War period in one large
gallery, by no means the least in
teresting of the series.
Every Great Artist Shown.
The academy's hanging committee Is
composed of John Ward Dunsmore,
n. A, director of the exhibition; f.
Ballard Williams, y. A, and Henry
b. Smell. y. A. To Edward McCartan,
n. A.-elect, was given the difficult
task of mounting and placing the vari-
Gus sculpture groups, task necessl-
tating the construction of special new
pedestals or backgrounds for nearly
all of them. These academy executives
have been aided to the fullest
extent by the staff of the Corcoran
Gallery, headed by G. Powell Min
nigerode, the director.
Art experts agree that practically
every great American artist of the
past 100 years is adequately represent
ed, while even those unskilled in art
affairs can recognize at a glance many
of the units in the exhibition as
famous masterpieces, created by men
and women whose names are house
hold words. AS the visitors last night
aSCended the first flight of the broad
stairway Amor Caritas," Saint eau
dens' great piece of sculpture, glanced
benignantIy down upon them and gave
promise of other treats to come.
Among the artists whose works con
fronted tneu from the various so
called honor spots" are Carl Melchers,
Frank Benson. Emil Carlson. John c.
Johansen. and the late Abbott Thayer.
John Singer Sargent. Edwin y. Abbey,
John w Alexander, Eastman Johnson
and George Bellows.
In order to accommodate this cen
tennial collection the Corcoran CELERY
has postponed until next April its
biennial exhibition of contemporary
American paintings scheduled for the
coming December.
The Arts Club of Washington is
entertaining the council and member
ship OF. the National Academy at a
tea and reception this afternoon.