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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1886

Page

2

Art and Artists Echo in American and French Taste

The piece recalls A. O. Collins, an American artist praised by Bonnat after his California trip and Paris studies. It also recounts a Vermont drive linking Daniel Webster to a mountain amphitheater, a painter’s critique at a gallery, and a quip about French masters that reveals mid 19th century art opinion.

A. O. Collins California Paris Bonnat

Death of Walter Smith Revisits Art Education Tales

The passing of Walter Smith revives anecdotes about his arrival in the state, including a dinner with prominent artists and Hunt’s remark that it is not necessary to be an artist to teach art. The piece also highlights Lenox’s charms and old roads with ruins, wildlife, and a noted anecdote about Hunt’s son’s painting and Doll’s gallery decision on nudity.

Voltaire Fierney Arlington Green Mountains Wordsboro Daniel Webster Webster Walter Smith Hunt Smith Tts Lenox Greenough Doll's Boston Doll Devonshire Street Freestone Federal Street George QO. Shattuck Moses W. Richardson George Kk. Guild George F. Cochnower Mary E. Cochnower Albert J. Elwell County of Suffolk Commonwealth of Massachusetts Suffolk Mortage Dix Street Dorchester T. B. Moses Enos Howe Mary Cutler Mary EB Broadway Savings Bank of Lawrence Vourdine Platt Norwich & Worcester RE Auburn Whitie Hill Petree Sharps & Roberts Ware River R.B Coldbrook Station Shirley Village Mass Newburg Sharp Hoosac Statlion Fredonia Phoenix Lt Putnam J. Edwin Smith Josephine C. Smith Charles W. Smith Worcester

Bust of Thomas Moore in Prospect Park Sparks Critique

A New York paper praises its own discovery that a bust of Thomas Moore in Prospect Park bears a misspelled inscription Draddy fecet instead of Draddy fecit. The piece notes the inscription is not visible from the main walk and can only be read from the grass, praising the paper's art sensitivity.

New York Thomas Moore Prospect Park Draddy Fecet Draddy Greece

Tom Robinsons Stand For Fair Treatment Among 1876 Art Committee

Tom Robinson defends Boston artists against New York prejudice during Philadelphia 1876 art show selections. He insists paintings be judged on merit, not origin, and rejects artist favoritism by bringing Bierstadt works to Philadelphia for examination under committee rules. The Philadelphia gathering ends with dinner hosted by connoisseur Claughorn, featuring Georges and Gerome masterworks.

Tom Robinson Philadelphia Boston New York Frank Millett Tom Albert Bierstadt Robinson Mr. B Gaston Claughorn Mr. C

Debate on Monuments Promises Art Led Solutions

The piece argues for expert guidance from artists on monument decisions and criticizes public apathy. It recounts the Wells statue in Hartford where the sculptor funded a pedestal, raised no funds, and faced a decaying wood base after eleven years, highlighting neglect of artistic responsibility and public support.

Wells Hartford TH. Barrrerr

New Pictures at the Art Museum Hung for Exhibition

The Art Museum gallery displays new loans from F L Ames E W Rolls Henry Sayles and A F Size including Millet works The Churner and The Wood Chopper Browning Solitude Corot Diaz and Rosa Bonheur pieces are shown alongside familiar masters Lerolle Bastien Lepage Courbet and Michiels The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association pieces from its last exhibition are also on view and offered for sale.

ART Museem The Art Museum F. L. Ames E. W. Rollins Henry Sayles A. F. Size Mr. Ames Millet Robert Browning Corot Diaz Rosa Bonheur Troyon Dupre Knaus Lerolle Bastien-Lepage Cour

Informal Art Club Exhibition Draws Sharp Criticism

A Boston Art Club season opening exhibition is panned as crude and unworthy, with little thought or technical skill on display. The reviewer singles out two Gaugengigl canvases and a few other works as genuinely strong, while lamenting the overall quality and questioning its reflection on Boston art.

ART Club J. M. Gaugengigl Scott Leighton W. F. Halsall Priscilla Edgar Parker W. L. Taylor Jacob Wagner Boston

Ask Dees Cough Balsam for Croup and Throat Troubles

An old advertisement touts Ask Dees Cough Balsam as a remedy for croup whooping cough and throat troubles. The copy urges readers to try the product, highlighting its effectiveness as a household remedy.

Dee

Ulster's Baby and Nine at Bat Dominate The Show

About 4500 fans attended a chaotic nine on nine baseball showcase featuring Kelly and the baby, with the home team Chicago Cubs noted for strong fielding and Radbourn’s pitching. Boston capitalized on timely hits as Morrill, Nash, and Daily produced key runs while Powers struggled at the plate. The game highlighted Chicago’s batting depth and Boston’s timely hitting amid chilly conditions and a crowd enjoying the spectacle.

Kelly Lee Chicago Chicagos Powers Radbourn White Stockings Bostons Morvill Johnston Daily Sutton Nash Buffinton Buff Hornung Wise Bufinton Merrill Gore Flint McCormick Anson Williamson Burns Ryan Ith Ok Mey Cr Ds Bao SO McCormick Po Poston Os Ei Warnung Morrill Mick Washineton Kansas City

MIT Class of 87 Dinner Dine and Elect Officers

Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni gathered at Parker's for the season’s first meeting. About thirty attended and elected H. D. Sears as president, Fred Thompson as vice president, George Patterson as secretary, W. L. Harris as treasurer, with a six member executive committee. The District’s Boston and other clubs planned dining events at Parker House and Young's with various class celebrations noted for Harvard and other classes, along with a note debunking a widely reported missing person claim about B. Frank Coles.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Parker’s H. D. Sears Fred Thompson George Patterson W. L. Harris George F. Curtis J. A. Cammeron Quintard Peters Society of “S8 Clover Club Boston Club Agricultural Club Young’s Massachusetts Club New Pngland Club Norfolk Club Middlesex Club Paint and Oil Club Young Harvard College Youne’s Northern Railroad T. E. Roussie Arlington House Washington, D.C Lake George Tremont House

Financial Ledger Fragments Show Old Colony Firms and Bonds

A mangled OCR list shows entries for Old Colony Tram Co and American Screw Co with banks and rail lines, including Tremont National Bank. It references securities such as Cedar Rapids & Missouri 7s 1894 and Boston ss 1804, with various duties and incomes data amid unreadable fragments.

Washington Natl. Bank Cedar Rapids & Missouri Eastern Bath Boston Rutland Oedensburg & Lake Champlain RR Central National Bank Chemeéal Electric Light and Power Co BV & J. Fairbanks Co Freeman’s National Bank National Union Bank Market National Bank Dao National Bank of Republic Mechanics’ National Bank National Revere Bank Boston & Lowell RR Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Dixon, Peoria & Hannibal Union Pacific Central Branch Saginaw Vatley & St. Louis Jmn Chicago & West Michigans American Rapid Telegraph Massachusetts National Bank Great Falls Manufacturing Co Continental Mills National Bank of Commerce Manchester & Lawrence RR. Co Lowell Machine Shop Brookline Kansas City & Southwestern RR Saginaw Valley & St. Louis Cincinnati, Sand. & Cleveland RR Malden & Melrose Gas Lt. Co Do Appleton Co Atlantic Nati BR Union Bk Do Gt. Falls Mtg. Co Boston & Maine RR Rich Hill RR Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RR Conn River RR. Co Chicago, Kansas & Western RE Boston Con. Street Ry. Co Charles River Ry.Co

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