Show I NEWS OF ART WORLD I Special to The T NEW YORK TORK March 28 For S.-For For tho the next five weeks the Fine Arts building No W West st seventh Fifty-seventh street will be bethe betho betho tho the center of local art rt Int interest r t. t the tho exhibition of or th tho National Nation Academy of Design having ha opened here The walls wats ar are brilliant brilant with wih new creations and th the tho publia doubtless will confirm the tho opinion wi of tho the academicians academician that no better beter die dis play In variety or or general generl excellence nce has hu ever b been en made In the galleries The American mae Society of ot Miniature Painters ha has Joined SocietY with tho the academy for this occasion and shows Us its I work In cases In the tho central gallery Visitors may thus Y m enjoy two exhibitions In one llOY Miss Cecelia Beaux carries cries off the chief honor this time as RA winner of oC o tho the Saltus medal for the tho best beat work ork of art art In the tIA exhibition ex- ex either In painting or sculpture eligibility not to be affect affected by nation nation- naton allty altY ag ago or sex fX of th tho artist membership membership member member- ship flip In any Iny art society or any oth other r condition con cn dlton than the merit of tho the work ork Her subject I H is th the portrait of ot a woman seated In an n afternoon dress simply fashioned and of translucent nt white material a satin bow resting on tho the bo bosom om The figure Is 18 matronly tho the attitude e and ond th the setting quiet Quiet There una i Is If a 0 n blue tinted wall wan back of tho the chair and anda anc a at the left white curtains reveal the window window win win- dow they adorn lorn through which foliage of oC spring green may bo be seen eon I Identity of or t the he figure Is conveyed con In notice that H. H G O. O Day owns the picture Candor Is Its Ite appealing quality One Ono ml might ht expect to find such a a figure In hike Iko Iko surroundings 8 In almost an any well wel ordered orore home Consummate art Is mani tested rested In tho the apparent ease eaRe with which ho tho work has been done and In Its Is re refined reined ro- ro fined ined treatment Not a stroke of ot tho the brush was w made for strained effect erect The product Is harmonious natural natural and l levery In every ever way pleasing Miss Beatrice Whitney H Is another prize prizewinner winner having ha obtained the tho Jul Julia Shaw memorial romor al prize of 30 0 SOO for tor an nn Odalisque a n title tithe tte descriptive of ot the tho te pa painting The work ork has been sold MId In advance of ot public exhibition eo so that the artist has every reason for satisfaction This prize was as wa awarded for foe tho most meritorious work ork of oC art In the exhibition produced b by an American woman who ho had not previously won It Confidences by Ivan han G. G a pIcture of o two girls In negligee dress dresA and pose telling their secrets to each other won on the Thomas B. B Clarke prize of for or the tho best American figure fure composition painted In tho the United States by an Rn m 4 Amor- Amor r. r lean can citizen Th The Inness gold medal given b by George Geore Jr for Cor the tho best landscape goes to Robert flobert C. C Spencer for forR fora a R composition In Involving whitened tenement tene tene- ments ment Good fortune Is Ie smiling Is-smiling this hla season season sea sea- sea son n on Mr Spencer the Metropolitan n Museum of Art haying having purchased from the Hearn fund for or new pictures his Repairing Repairing Re flo pairing tho the Bridge which was shown at the winter exhibition of the tho academy George Gere Bellows Belos Belo's wins Ins tho the Isaac N. N Maynard Mayard for the best portrait In n which ho he shows Dr William WIlam y Thomp Thompson on president nt of oC the Ohio State university In academic robe Three prizes given en bv by Julius ten en of or 1300 00 00 and for tor the three best pictures In oil 01 painted by citizens of or orthe the United States under tho the ago age of or 35 are won respectively by Jonas Jona onas Lie who has spared from the wealth of ot tropical color spare he ne found foune along alon the Panama canal to make an Afterglow of ot New Yorks York's castled sk sky line lne R. R R Sloan Slon Bredin ln for a radiant Midsummer and Eugene B. B for tor a a. a portrait of John Nelson Cole Jr a production of rare finish Members of the academy are not entitled en on- titled Ute to compete for the Clarke or Hallgarten Hallgarten Hall Hall- garten prizes Hayley Lever has has' a a picture over o er theIn the tho stairway In the Vanderbilt room entitled th th tho Harbor and St St. t. t Ives hes that I Is most effective In Its Us color treatment of sailing salling aing boats bats and stretch of water ter The same room displays Gardner Symons In Winter Even Evening In Ernest Ernet Lawson In Old Tulip Tr Tree Fo W. W H. H How In tn Unruly Un Un- ruly Holstein Carlton Calon Wiggins In Plains Holstein of Barbison and an William M. M In Copper Kettle Kette and Fish and anda a portrait of ot Prof T. T V. V Taylor Talor of oC the University of oC Texas Charles C C. C Cran Curran William WIlam T. T Smedley J J. J Francis Murphy Bruce Crane J. J T Alden Weir Jerome My- My Myva va valley I C to win In an ever oer Increasing share Among the principal 1 articles of ot t Inter national trade the United Unite States produces produces produces pro- pro duces three-fourths three of ot the worlds world's corn com two thirds s of Its Is cotton oton two thirds of Us ts petroleum one half of ot Its Is copper one- one halt half of oC its pig Iron two fifths of Its coal and more than an any other country county of ot Its Wheat oats tobacco lumber and manu manu- Of or this country's production In these articles the Mississippi valley produces produces pro pro- duces 85 p per r cent cent of or the corn con 75 per cent of oC th the thC wheat 70 per cent of oC the live stok stock 70 per per percent cent cent of the co cotton ton 70 per pcr cent cont of the he Iron ore 70 0 per pel cent of ot the petroleum 50 60 per per cent ent of or the tho wool 50 per pel cent o othe orth of or th the tho copper coppo 60 50 per cent of ot tIre the lumber 50 60 O Oper per cent of the coal 40 per cent of at the manufactures and has about 10 70 per cent of ot the farm fam areas orca and farm alu values of ot the tho country To Its ts rich pro productivity It odds adds one of tho the greatest rv river 1 systems o In n the world worl for the transportation of o It Its wares T H re are miles mies of oC blo Me waterway at In this system and It Is to tobe tobe tobe be connected by bv heavy hes traffic canal from Chicago to the tho to Great lakes chain With Wih the Improvement of ot Its er 11 livers the tho Mississippi Mississippi Mis Mis- ls- ls vail ale valles' valles e y will I be the most moat favored I spot Oi on earth arth as BS be regards water ateI corn com muni cation erf erp Robert Rober and Samuel Sauel D. D Weiss Wells ar are arA all al seen At their bel best John Johir W Alexander president of oC the tho academy has laR suffused with the tho romantic atmosphere of ot which ho he Is master an on outdoor out door scene feno cal called 0 June Juneo in which a dreamy girl airl holds central place Alfred Beal Beal's End of ot the Street place shows how foreign In aspect the tenement neighborhood neighbor neighbor- hood ho bordering the East river has be be- be come Rand Randall l Davoy Davey Marshall Fry F F. Fisher De Vail I Paul Paul Cornoyer A A. T. T Van Lear George 11 IT Bogert Ern Ernest st William George A. A A F F. D De n Haven Ha Bit- I yen ven Guy C. C Wiggins F. F t I e. e Church and Charles Warren Eaton Eton may all al be seen sean In the best beet examples of or their work William winner of the winter exhibition f first firt prize contributes 5 this time a R headland as bold loId old and waves aves ns os he showed before as tho the main I difference being being- less lees of novel effect erect Mr Mrs J J. J Francis Fancie Murphy has hag a satisfying field picture entitled At the Spring Emeral Emerald Emerald Em erald eral Robe Roto Ro by Robert H. H H Nisbet is a a. landscape o of ot striking green purple and yellow yellow splendor and George geen H. H Bogert's Moonlight Stream abounds In rich tonal quality Charles Va Vanity has excellent reflections Violet Girl by V 1 F. F C C. C Freu kc 1 is II a A beautiful composition compost compost- tion and ad Richard F. F Ma Portrait In Blue fairly commands the part of the gallery In which It I Is hung It Is 18 to be hoped that the miniatures will 1 be he appreciated as the they d deserve ere The Tha Thomass mass of color on the tho walls walf tends to subordinate subordinate sub sub- ordinate them Many of oC them are gems If I they could bo bs shown ahon In a gallery aleT fp specially ape ape- fitted f for them th daly r the th delicacy of their execution would compel general at attention attention at- at and pral praise o. o Visitors Visitor who can concentrate their scrutiny upon them In their present environment will wl them thema a R real rel delight tho the enchanting landscapes and still-lifes still amol among them vying ln in In Interest interest In- In terest with the portraiture which miniaturists miniaturists minia minla- consider th their lr special province There are eighty eight examples from Crom the tim best artists In the country In that line lne 0 t While tim the academy exhibition Is In progress 8 the tho Allied Aled Artists of or America will wil show their work worl In tho the municipal saler gallery In the Washington a Irving high school building at Irving place and Sixteenth Six Six- t street starting next Fida Friday and continuing until la l May 1 I. This new body represents the thc growth of ot a movement started In the winter when en a largo large num nuni- ber her of or artists whoso pictures had hd been acc accepted pt d for Cor the tho academy exhibition but hut were not nol hung for Cor lack of room held a ashow ashow show how of or their own In galleries especially hired In order to emphasize the declaration declara delara- tion ton then made that there was as no hostility hostility host host- ity to the tho academy and that do tio lack of ot room rom showed 1 th the need of oC a second association arm asso elation of exhibitors In this fi field ld the movement has sought ou ht and obtained re recruits re- re emits cruis among academicians John W W. Alexander president nt of ot the academy Is Isnow now hOW also In the new association as are man many other artists artst whose pictures ma may now no be seen Ben In the fine arts arb building Tho The new organization starts out as an nn educational force and as one that appeal appeals appeals ap ap- ap- ap peals peal to a clientele distinct from that w which ilch patronizes the academy There Therel will l be no charge chate for admission and In thus following the policy adopted In Nov November No No- v vember when the experiment o of ot a n municipal mu mu- exhibition began begon it i Is confidently expected that that the persons who hI were ere at attracted attracted attracted at- at there through the winter will Wl no miss this larger larer and more representative tive te Iho show and that man many others will il also alo attend The earlier exhibitions which were cre renewed fortnightly drew an at attendance attendance at- at at- at of about visitors a month I If plans go 10 right tho the Allied Aled Artists will wm h have hare e better beter display for fou Cor their work ork than tha could possibly be hoped under academy ca em direction It I Is probable that arrangements arrange arrange- ments will be m made defor for exhibits by groups of or Allied Artists In various arious cities with tho the operation co-operation of or school authorities Exhibitors will wi show In mass in this city and I en will bo be divided Into groups for fot continuous public display In other places through the school year r. r There bere Is talk tUt also aso of ot organized lecture courses in tn connection connection con can ne lon with wih the exhibitions which will J everywhere be free to the public Programs Programs Pro Pro- Po- Po grams will 1 be b shaped shape according to the measure meare of or success which ma may attend the forthcoming exhibition I S Heroics Heroic In art an as I favored by Lul Louis Loui XIV V. V of Prance Franco Fance are nn finely l illustrated In Ina a set of Battles Battes of ot Alexander Alexand r which i were painted for tor the king b by diaries Charles Lebrun In 1668 for Cor reproduction ton In tapestries th the work ork having o occupied the theartist theartist artist artst for Cor seven years earE Lebrun finished hed five paintings and designed the sixth As AsIn Asin Asin in other human occasiOn lon has baa always 81 produced m men n for high performance perform ance in art and great as aa was as L Lebrun brun 8 a aman aman man scarcely less Ius capable In 1 tIle thA person of Gerard Audran 4 appeared on the scene with a a burin burn fwd and engraved c the subjects in facsimile his JUs prints followed the tt original coloring as well el as in lines Jnes and alc were held In the highest esteem b by the royalty and of Irnee France As Lebrun's p paintings were ere and have since zice been reserved as th the property of or orthe the state access to the royal rosl galleries was at first firt a a. n condition precedent to a aview aview view ew of or them In recent years car they they have hung hunS In the Louvre The Tho engravings could bo be produced in replica and they ther so fO exactly copied copie tIlt paintings that tat royal and noble obtained s setS ets for their ther own use and for fo distribution among their titled d connections In iii other oilier The set et now shown shon are arc In the galleries alere of ot n. n F F. F Bonaventure No Fifth avenue a There aro arc six aW i pictures In carved frames frames I hearing bearing the imperial eagle egle a a g gift e from Napoleon I. I to hl his Marshal Bernadotte Bernadette afterward king kin of Sweden In 1817 tho the o f set t passed to General Battle BaWl In full ful panoply IK is I shown in five of oC the tho numbers with wih Alexander putting tho tM Persians to rout Darius fleeing before Uie te Macedonians and chariots feenE cle elephants horses and warriors In lil picturesque and Curl furious ua combat comlat comlat The Tho sixth picture re reveals reveals re- re eI tho the generosity of the tho conqueror when he visits tho the t tent nt of the t family of ot Darius and nd assures tho ho there thera of complete protection Tho spirit of ot Louis X not less lees than that of or Alexander Alexandcr the thc Great Is shown show In these thise picture Charles Daniel e gallery galery nt at No y Vest West seventh Forty street tp Individualism is showing a collection of oils and water colors by MIddleton Maui Maui- gault saul which display y decorative bY talent of oC ofa I a f hl high h order order There are arc nine paintings in Sn oil oi every ono one of ot of them original in design de dc- dc sign sig and masterly in treatment treatment Nothing so good In ill purely decorative work Worl has hs been seen In the Daniel gallery ana and It would b he bl difficult t to match It elsewhere The Th artist has a 0 po power er of ot technique which meets the tho demands of oC a lively fancy taney and his well el tempered Judgment checks all al tendency ncy toward bl bizarre ef eC- ef- ef Work FO so fO thoroughly hh- hh Imaginative forbids forbids for for- bids concise conch o description but special noIce notice no no- Ice tice may bo be called caled to a wide valey valley in which a a landscape of ot rare charm Is 15 capp capped d by clouds that have floated from Crom dreamland drEAmland Canvases cs of oC high quality are shown In the Montross galleries No Fifth avenue where where- seven of the gr group p of ar- ar ar |