704 CATALOGUE OF GRAPHIC ART EXHIBIT. 



II. Wood engraviwj in the United States. — Cases 10 to IS and screens 



5 and 0; 250 iinnd)ors. 



III. Etching in the United IStates. — Cases 19 to 27 and screens 7 to 10; 



229 numbers. 



IV. 3Iodci'n photomechanical processes. — Cases 28 to 37 and screens 11 



to 13 ; 313 numbers. 



The deviation, as shown in Divisions II and III, from the strict neces- 

 sities of the essential phin seemed permissible, considering that this 

 exhibition forms part of an American centennial celebration. The 

 wood engravers and etchers of the United States have done more than 

 their share in calling the attention of the world to the art of their native 

 or adopted country, and the exception made in their favor is a just recog- 

 nition of the value of their work, and of its importance in the history of 

 art in America. 



The collections of the Section of Graphic Arts, U. S. National Museum, 

 consist principally of gifts and some loans from artists, publishers, and 

 other friends of the institution. Special aid from the same sources in 

 the arrangement of the present exhibition must also be acknowledged. 

 The names of the artists are too numerous to mention here, and appear 

 in the synopsis of the exhibition which follows. Among the publishers, 

 thanks are due especially to the Century Company, Messrs. Harper & 

 Brothers, Messrs. L. Prang & Co., Mr. C. Klackner, Messrs. II. Wun- 

 derlich & Co., and Messrs. Radtke, Lauckner & Co. The names of the 

 firms who contributed to that part of the exhibition elucidating the 

 modern photo-mechanical processes will again be found in the synopsis. 

 Very valuable assistance has also been rendered by Mr. J. W. Osborne, 

 of Washington ; Prof. C. F. Chandler, of the School of Mines, Columbia 

 College ; and Mr. S. P. Avery, of New York. The private collection of 

 the curator of the Section of Graphic Arts has likewise been largely 

 drawn upon. 



