International studio . eof Americans who are now on this side ofthe Atlantic will visit the town to take part30 in the festival of celebration and to lingerabout the old spots sanctified by theirassociation with the famous band ofemigrants—the historic Barbican moreespecially, for it was here that theyembarked in 1620. Unfortunately Ply-mouth, unlike some other large towns,has no organization to secure the preserva-tion and upkeep of historic buildings, andunder the new housing scheme many ofits old streets and houses which were inexistence three hundred years ago havebeen condemned, and some
International studio . eof Americans who are now on this side ofthe Atlantic will visit the town to take part30 in the festival of celebration and to lingerabout the old spots sanctified by theirassociation with the famous band ofemigrants—the historic Barbican moreespecially, for it was here that theyembarked in 1620. Unfortunately Ply-mouth, unlike some other large towns,has no organization to secure the preserva-tion and upkeep of historic buildings, andunder the new housing scheme many ofits old streets and houses which were inexistence three hundred years ago havebeen condemned, and some are already incourse of demolition. One of these old-time spots now being cleared to makeroom for modern dwellings is shown inthe reproduction on page 31 of a drawingby Mr. R. Borlase Smart, , whohas explored most of these ancient nooksand corners of the town. The entire seriesof drawings he has made will be exhibitedbefore and during the festival at the Devonand Cornwall Galleries of Messrs. Harris STUDIO-TALK. HIGH STREET, PLYMOUTHFROM A DRAWING BYR. BORLASE SMART, and Sons, where the descendants of theresolute voyagers of 1620 will be able tosee, in the sympathetic medium of charcoaland wash, many of the relics of the Mayflower period which existed tillrecently but are now no more, as well asothers still extant which may ere longfollow suit in obedience to the imperiousnecessities of the present day. 0 a PITTSBURGH.—After an interval ofsix years the displays of Internationalart in the galleries of the Carnegie In-stitute, among the most spacious andbest appointed in America, were resumedon April 29th last with the opening ofthe Nineteenth Annual Exhibition. Thenumber of works gathered together fromall quarters was 373. England wasrepresented by 83 canvases, France by53, and the remaining 167 foreign workswere distributed between Sweden, Den-mark, Italy, Spain, Norway, Russia,Belgium, Switzerland and Canada. There was also shown at the same time in agallery a
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