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OUR CHEF D'OEDVRE.
hS OLOBIHI3 and tee val.ce of
“* HE B tELFAISt ART ACADEMY.
Institution That Makes Her the
toutb's Art Center—Somethin* to
ge Fostered and Prized.
By Col. I. W. Avhbt.
... „ t h Baltimore Manufacturers' Record,
'r.antlolei to French by Mr. L. Charner, bet
gian Consul, and to German by Mr. Arno
Ksorr.]
SaTsnnah has tfce finest art academy and
jJjery in the south, and the equal of any,
* aer jt. in the entire oountry.
Telfair, a wealthy and cultured lady,
tie daughter of one of the distinguished
wriy governors of the state, left her his-
KyjC home and a large sum of money to
found this academy. Gen. Henry R. Jack
in s kinsman of another famous early
Georgia governor, James Jackson, himself
0 f distinction and a connoisseur in art, car
,i9d out masterfully the bequest, selecting
jj, jir. Carl L. Brandt aconaummace execu
for of the design.
£ery step in the establish men tof this
luperb institution has been the work of this
Mouine artist and masterly creator, and
[be result stands as a monument to his
vemut and fidelity.
It has been fortunate that the academy
i&s bad as its director such an artist as Mr.
grsnat. who has. a wide experience in art
Betters, not simply In one, but In all
branches of the fine arts. He has visited
BSD y times all European art centers,
museums and galleries, public and private,
snd studied and mastered ail the different
schools, old and modern, giving him broader
views than artists generally possess. A
sculptor as well a? painter, he has cLcten
with judgment th 6 best of the gloria of
Greek "art. He has been able to secure a
collection of oasts made by forma to rles
privately employed by him, and who worked
under his direction, where others have to
trust to bankers and agents to give their
orders. In this way hs obtained a permeso
from the director of the Vatican museum at
Home to have certain mold* exhibited
when others were refused. Again no one
but himself touched the oolleotion in repair
ing damages done by transit and their final
setting up.
These pictures are principally by Ger
man and Polish masters. French art had
in this country been ascendant, and there
was ignorance of the merit of German
and other art genius, iargaly due to the New
York dealers importing cheap German
pictures in quantities, and it seemed diffi
cult to obtain works from the best German
srtists.
This enabled Mr. Brandt to buy master
piece* at much lower prises than were paid
for French work*. And the artists them
selves belpea the collection of a representa
tive display of German art by dopating a
part of the price to thie young gallery. Of
these valuable paintings at such dispropor
tionate prices may be mentioned the fine
picture, “Gefecht, by Joseph von Brandt,
'to received the great gold medal, highest
honor to obtain, in the Berlin Grand ex
position of fine arts, 1891. The good points
of this picture are found in a resension in
the catalogue from a European journal.
Wilhelm von Kaulback* is e • celebrated
that he will always be counted among tbs
few greatest man in spite of the modern
tendency to realism in art. His picture in
this collection, “Pst6r Arbues,” will always
rank as one of his very best, and it is the
only large cartoon, besides one other, * ‘The
Reformation,’' also in monockrora colors,
which is in Hartford, in thucountry. Kaul
bucks’ important works are placed all of
t em in public museums and galleries in
Europe.
i he painting by T. Zymanoswki, a young
Vole, a put il of Joseph von Brandt, him
self a Pole, ’’The Dispute of Russian Mount
oil errs,” bought from the Paris exposition,
1861), Will in time become as famous as the
academy’s “Relics of the Brave,"’ by Arthur
Hacker, described In the catalogue. Haoker
is rapidly becoming one of the first painters
in England. Mr. Brandt bought this pict
ure when Hacker was entirely unknown.
Julian Story’s “ l'ho Black Prince at the
Battle Field at Crecy” from the Paris expo
sition, 1889. is another strong painting, de
scribed in the catalogue. B aitb, brutt,
Zugel, Diecker, Hugo, Kaufm m, Maffei,
Luton and Pesterley, artists of the Telfair
pictures,are all household names in Ger
many, all have received many tneda s, and
five of these masters have received tne
great gold medal.
The Deautif ill decorations in the frieze < f
the large gallary of the Telfair academy,
which are the admiration of everybody,
and which were justly and warmly extolled
by Dr. Frederick von Peeht, when in the
Munich exposition, where Director Bran lt
bought them, in 1883, were painted by Di*
reotor Schrandolph of the Stuttgart Aca
demy.
These peerless works of art certsinly rep
resent a magnificent array of names, that
give luster to the Telfair academy, which
they adorn, and their value is lightened
by the fact that tho pictures are among the
best produced by these masters, and all
large important canvases. Among the
most attractive and vivid paintings in tho
gallery are" the productions of the gifted
director, Mr. Carl L. Brandt, whose contri
butions to the remarkable collection have
been striking, varied and meritorious. His
pm traits, his exquisite pauels and bis head
of Christ are marked by genius, and are
among the gems of the group.
The Japanese bronzes are as fine speci
mens as can anywhere be found in the
world. They were i urooased by Mr. Brandt
in the first great •xhtbitiou of Japanese art
st the Eni ersai exposition at Amsterdam
in 1883. The ‘exhibit came from Kioto,
Japan, and the bronzes are unsurpassed,
i'he same may be said of the wood carvings
from the celebrated sculptor in wood, Cop
pede in Florence.
The distinguishing feature of this Telfair
art academy collection is the unusual pro
portion of masterpieces. The excellence is
uniform, and artistic superiority marks the
entire mass. The gallery is an aggregation
of chef d'ecuvres, and in this supreme
feiture ahead of.other groups everywhere.
Savannah should be proud of her Telfair
art academy, and foster it with a loyal
taal.
FANNY kemblb butler.
Sketch of the Fesnous Actress Who
Once Lived at 6t- Simon's Island.
Frances Acne Kemble (Fanny Kemble),
*hcse death was chronicled in tbe Morning
News of Tuesday, was born iD London
- ; ov. 27, ISCa She was the older of the
twofcriliiant daughters of Charles Kemble
sad bis beautiful and gifted wife: she was.
therefore, tb© niece of Mrs. ■ Siddona and of
John Philip Kent hie That she woe the in
heritor of their great power-* - those know
who bare heard her interpret the great
dramatist from tbe platform, even without
the testimony of those who were so fort
nnate as to witness her impersonations in
*he full glow of youthful beauty.
Educated in a French convent. Miss
wamble returned at 18 years of age to her
home to find that her father in the course
°f bn management at Covent Uardeu
theater bad become involved in heavy
pecuniary difficulties. Up to that time
there bad been no thought of her entrance
upon a dram>.tio career, hot in the lamlly
couiis© sit was suggested that she might
Pfove to have inherited enough of the
•amily talent to make a great success and
retrieve her father’s fortunes.
TO AID HKlt FATHER.
‘Fithln six weeks of the time of this sug
sostioii, on Oct, 25, Ib2i), Miss Kemble mail©
■o-debut as “Juliet’’ at OoveutC/arden. Tbe
jr ll ** *“ crowded with tbe representa
* o’ cf the fashionable, tbe artistic and the
uarary circles 0 f London. Perhaps tbe
Pyveooe of all these was less stiroulatiug
s'? *citing to the debutante than the
ti. 0 " s** lhat Mrs Miudons herself was in
••udianoe, awaiting with no small an*-
ti l hsreiult <f her niece’s venture before
PUblia. tier parents wars both in the
cast her father as “Mercutio.” Mrs. Kemble
as Ladv Capulet.”
Mis* Kemble's success was instant, and
complete. The noble. imr-a- ione i face, the
graceful, girlish figure, tbe exquisite nat
uralness of notion, the mellow, modulated,
vibrating voice ail contributed to enhaiice
the triumph which the passion, the power,
the originality of her impersonation of
"Juliet" made entire snd splendid. Next
morning's papers were unanimous in praise
praise tbe more grateful and significant that
It came from the pens of such men as
Talfourd. the author of “Ion,” and that of
Sir Thomas Lawrence.
It was but the first of many triumphs, as
•Portia," "Lady Teazle,” " Belvldera.”
Isabella,” as “Bianica” in Milman's
Fazio," as Julia” in tbe “Hunchback”—
that crowning effort of Sheridan Knowles’
genius, written expressly for her- as
“Louise de Savoy” in her own plav of
"Francis the First,” written in her l'th
year and received with decided apprecia
tion- From her mother she inherited tbe
gift of a natural facility and power of elo
cution, which iu the Ketnblee was the re
sult of unwearying study.
KEH VISIT TO AMERICA.
At tbe end of three brilliant years, when
ahe was yet but ”1 years of age, the youDg
actreas, accompanied by her father, came
to America, she made her first appear
ance on Sep*. 18, 1832, in the old Park thea
ter in New York. The character in which
she appeared was “Bianca” in “Fazio.”
She played all of her . great characters in
New York and afterward in . Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington, Boston, and other
American cities. Every where her progress
was an ovation on tha part of the public.
While in Boston she captivated, among all
her other admirers, the entire body of Har
vard undergraduates.
The mention of her name before any who
were Cambridge students then is enough,
apparently, to always bring out enthusias
tic utterance as to her dramatio power,
her grace, her beauty, her conversational
gifts, and her magnificent riding. She bad
the English love of horsemanship, and rarely
or never failed to take her daily equestrian
axeroise.
HER MARRIAGE AND SEPARATION-.
In 1834 Miss Kemble was married to
Pierce Butler of Philadelphia, son of the
once famous Pieroe Butler of couth Caro
lina. They resided in Philadelphia, where
Mrs Butler’s children were born, until
December, 1838, when they went south to
spend tha winter on Mr. Butler’s plantation
on St. Simon’s island, Ga. What estrange
ment may have begun to make itself felt
before that time it is only possible to con
jecture. But the result of that winter in
the south—the separation which followed
And its tau'es—are matter of history.
This winter of. IB3S-S9 gave her her first
personal sight and knowledge of the prac
tical wordings of slavery. She was horri
fied, and stressed, almost heartbroken. Her
husband rentier sympathized with nor com
prehended her feelings. When she strove
to mitigate some of the worst suffering that
she saw around her be first remonstrated
and then forbade her, on the ground that
she was interfering with the discipline ot
the plantation. Her journal kept during
this winter, and published long after, has
showu how her feelings were disregarded
and how respect for her husband was killed
by the light in which he presented himself
on the plantation.
The separation that followed was an in
evitable result. Upon its occurrence she
made her hotpo iu the pleasant village of
of Lenox, Mass., devoting herself to her
studies and the idol of a large oircle of
friends and cheered at intervals by the com
panionship of her daughters.
AS AN AUTHORESS.
During the years of her brief married life
Mrs. Butler had issued two books. In 1835
appeared In London, iu two volume*, her
“Journal of a Residence iu A.merica,” giv
ing her experiences and observations during
the time that she was upon the stage in this
country. Tha book was vivacious, brilliant,
amusing, sometimes superficial, of course,
as was natural in the young and somewhat
sooi’.ed favorite ot the pu.dio, but graphic
and truthful nevertheless. In 1837 she gave
to the public a drama. “The Star of Se
ville.” which was acted with considerable
sue ess. Iu 1544 appeared aof her collected
poems, some of which had been printed in
various magazines.
I.i 1848 she visited Europe, spending the
greater part of her time abroid at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Bartons, in Italy. Tbe
result was “A Year of Consolation,” a vol
ume of prose and poetry inspired by. her
Italian wanderings and experiences, which
was published in 1847. Soon after this time
she su rose led in gaming a divorce and re
sumed hsr maiden name.
HER PUBLIC READINGS.
In the winter of 1848-’49,shortly after her
return to the United States, Mrs. Kemble
gave in Boston her first series of Snake
speorean rea lings. These marked alike an
era in her own life and in Shakespearean in
terpretation. She followed them up for
two years by similar readings in other
great cities—readings whioh will give her a
more solid and enduring fame than ell that
she has written or tha i eve i the graud tri
umphs of her youth upon the stage.
In 1851 ebe revisited England, and there
renewed for a brief period for the English
publio the marvel of tboße dramatic suc
cesses. But for her tbe reader’s platform
gavo even greater opportunities than she
could have behind the footlights, and she
left the stage to give readings in Londou
and other English cities. After this she
spent two or three years in travel through
Europe and iu 1858 returned to America,
where she resumed her readings, continuing
them until iB6O.
DURING THE WAR.
When our civil war broke out she again
went to England, where she resided until
after its close. She published iu the Lou
don Times a oomurebeneive statement of the
causes of tbe war and a defense of the north
at the time the England of the upper classes
maniiested dgna of hostility. This she fol
lowed up by tbs publication of the diary
which she bad faithfully kept during her
winter in the south, “Journal of Residence
on a Georgia Plantation iu 1838-39.” It ap
peared in 1863. just at the time that the
question of tbe results of emancipation was
being most bitterly contended ore-. She
added to It a brief declaration of her faith in
the success of the war for tbe union and of
a great future destiny for tbe republic.
In 1868 she returned to the United States
and t iok up bar residence again in Lenox.
In the early months of 1888sbegave another
service of Shakespearean reading, in Now
York and other oities. During these read
ings. as was also invariably the case during
the earlier series, the balls in which Mrs.
Kemble read were crowded by culti
vated, refined and earnest audience*.
BER LATER WORK?.
Mrs. Kemble wrote and published “Re
cords of a Olrlhowd” (1878) "Note* Upon
Some of Shakespeare’s Plays” (1882) and
“Records of Later Life” (1882). In this latter
book she baa made a confession that ex
plains, why the inequalities of her artistic
career were so inarsad. bhe says:
“1 brought but one-half tbe necessary
material to the exercise of my profession,
that which nature gave, and nevor added
the cultivation and labor requisite to
produce any flue performance in tbe right
tense of the word: and coining of a family
of real artists, have Dover feit that I de
served that honorable name. My very nat
ure soems to me dramatic. I caouot speak
without gesticulating and making faces
auy more than au Italian can; I am ford,
m reover, of the excitement of acting,per
sonating interesting characters in inteiest
inz situations, giving vivid expressions to
vivid emotion, realizing in my own person
noble ami beautiful imaginary beings anti
uttering the poetry of Shakespeare.
‘ ’But the stage it not only this but much
more that is n t this and that much more is
uot only by no means equally agreeable . but
positively odious to me and always *s..
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