| Show FLAfOKA MAl T ONAfL l1RT GALLERY The Wife ExSenator f Henderson of Missouri Wants Our Capital to be an Art Center 1 Advocates Adding Vast Extensions to the Corcoran Gallery > > Which to Hold Annual Exhibitions I The special art exhibition now being held at Ihc l Corcoran gallery Include the work of local artists only K marks the opening of the new hemlcy cle hall of the Corcoran tjallury 14 tciuled for exhibiting work not bc i oning to the Institution Heretofore I r the artIsts of the capital have had no suitable place for exhibiting their work and a wealth of talent IKIB been little appreciated l and encouraged In arranging for ibis exhibition at tQntlon has been particularly directed to the fact that the hemleyclc hall Is small and that ample space should bo provided at the national iapital not only for the use of local arllsts but for the entire country In their own country coun-try American artists lack the stimulant which Governments abroad give lo their artists by I means 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shown above which can be built for 200000 Such a salon certainly would prove an important factor in the development of our national art halls and honors conferred by medals and honorable mention all of which supplies not only Incentive for great work but ofllclal recognition which la I of great commercial valup It Is not the mission of artists to deal with the practliil problemH of life The contest I con-test of money so loved by the financier I Is almost Impossible to the artlet The artist needs the partnership of the I financier and the financier needs that I of the urtisl L The benefits are mutual I It can scarcely bo realized how much I the Industries of Franco owe their worldwide popularity to the national promotion of irt rullure Py long training the entire French people have developed an art InstInct which Is cx pressod not only in the fine ais but In any and every Industry Since Eng land has adopted a policy similar to that of France her art industries aio lapldly rivaling those or the latter country As for that almost every capita I abroad is i an art center Within With-in spacious exhibition halls subsidized ir I not wholly maintained bv their I Governments the people from each country and from the outside world congregate regularly at feasts of art I education and enjoyment It has been said that art isis aie horn and not I made Let it rather bo said that they are principally l I I made and that every I sound person is born with a love I of beauty What could the national promotion cf art accomplish for America with her boundless wealth Jirtd energy America Is brim full oC art talent hinting to be brought out by h proper opportunity It Is agiln a singular fact that at the end of It century of unparalleled piosperlty America has no national halls for the placing of permanent oiks of arL The rich art collectors of the country coun-try and their name is legion have eon trlbuted nothing to our natIonal habit of art for the very good reason that there are no national halls In which to receive their gifts The capital was lifted out of rom plete art desolation by the generosity of Mr Corcoran but the Corcoran gallery gal-lery fine as It is lacks the Impress of national character and donors have hesitated to merge their Identity Into th it of Mr Corcoran A picture given by an Englishman has found its way there It was sent bv one of Englands greatest artists to tIle national gallery of America It remained some time in retirement It found its way lo the While House containing no room for properly lighting pictures and at last was placed In the Corcoran gallery i be A practical and Inviting uny soenm to open for promoting and advancing national art Tho Corcoran gallery at f present owns adjoining ground nufil rhiit for thc building or extensive haiti In which regular exhibitions of the Vork8 of the artists of the lOlntl dO country So could take place conducted after tho II I manner of the French salons The ticor rlO small sum of 5200000 would build thorn if4 retl As an anntx nex to the f new Ooreoran lery and dedicated to the artlnls gal of 1IIoi1 I America tWlI they would come under th c r able management of this Institution After the purcha of the old Corcoran re s gallery building la consummated by rtM ar the Government the bill for the ptir ht hast of which Is now pending In Con O IIOI1 gross sulllclonl means will he added to 1IS the Income of the Institution to main ii l tain not only Its jt iresell art school but the running expenses of UC an art art5 a1 salon for tho advancement and en i lr couragemenl of national art It is I Lud hoped also that extra ground adjoin j If ing the Institution may be purchased ll by the Government for building na 1thOm tional halls for permanent works 0J eel10ns So II nrl In the meantime who will start 1t1m this great national movement by giv I 1cl1 ing the 5 00000 foe the exhibition Jialls rio 1 JI before mentioned and with whlcht thc Wto r name of the donor would be perpStual t1fGO ly associated I j MARY F HENDERSON i it rr1111 |
