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The wealth of works of art inN ew York City is scarcely realized by its residents and little or no attempt has been made to bring this side of the citys activities to the attention of the general public. The United States census for 1910 states that there are 25,000 artists inN ew York City. This includes industrial art designers and commercial draftsmen, as well as the professional architects, painters and sculptors. Of this number many, who gained a little success in their home town, find it of distinct advantage to settle inN ew York on account of the numerous facilities for study and for congenial associations. Two large conventions are scheduled to meet inN ew York in the spring of 1916 and the desire to give of our best to these thousands of visitors has led to the preparation of a handbook. This Guide to theW orks of Art inN ew York City has been compiled with the direct co-operation of theM etropolitan Museum of A rt, theB rooklyn Museum, the Art Commission of the City, theM unicipal Art Society, and theW est 156th Street group of societies. The attempt has been made to plan for the visitor a few half day pilgrimages for the enjoyment of some of our City streasures, both outdoors and within its art museums. By following the routes outlined and not attempting to see everything in one visit, museum fag may be reduced to a minimum. For those who can devote more time to such art pilgrimages additional trips are suggested. A mong these are theN ew York Historical Society, which has a notable collection of paintings by old masters and also interesting Egyptian objects; the Cooper Union Museum of Decorative A rts; and the Print Department.
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Originally published in 1916. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.
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