80 ISTew Yoek at the World's Columbian ExrosniDN. 



Palace of T'ine Aets. 



The place assumed by New York in the American section of the 

 fine arts exhibit was extremely gratifying to New York pride, and 

 emphasized particularly the fact that New York city is the acknowl- 

 edged art center of the New World. Out of the 36,000 teet of space 

 reserved for American exhibits, New Y^ork occupied 21,000 feet. 



The art bureau of the State of New York was composed ot the 

 New Y''ork members of the Federal advisory committee for fine arts. 

 Mr. J. Q. A. Ward was chief and Wm. B. Tuthill, secretary. By 

 their energetic management 2,137 works of art were submitted to rlie 

 bureau for their judgment, of which number 1,349 were selected and 

 forwarded to Chicago for exhibition. In addition 306 works of art 

 were placed at the disposal of the bureau for the loan exhibition. 



The high grade of excellence displayed in the works and the wise 

 selection of the bureaii were fully attested by the juries of award, 

 which granted eighty-six New York artists medals and diplomas, cover 

 ing 540 pieces, or nearly one-half the number placed on exhibition 



Manufactures Building. 



Ziberal Arts Dejjartment, Educational Exhibit. In the center of 

 the south gallery, on the bridge leading out from the department 

 ofiices, was the exhibit of the schools and colleges of the State. This 

 was by far the largest exhibit gathered under the auspices of the 

 State board and one of the most satisfactory. It occupied 13,764 feet, 

 or one-seventh of all the space devoted to education, and embraced a 

 complete exhibit of the educational work of the State from kindergar- 

 ten to university. The director of the exhibit was Secretary Melvil 

 Dewey of the University of the State of New York, with Howard J. 

 Rogers, of Albany, assistant. 



The installation of the exhibit was particularly effective, the bioad 

 aisles and roomy alcoves, richly furnished and artistically arranged, 

 giving it an attractive appearance beyond anything attained elsewhere 

 in the department. The exhibit became the headquarters for New 

 Yorkers at the south end of the grounds. The educational depart- 

 ment was created by the Board of General Managers the latest of all 

 the sub-departments, but by the energy of its director. Secretary Mel- 

 vil Dewey, who had at his command all the machinery of the State 

 University, and his executive staff an exhibit far exceeding any other 



