Munsey's Magazine, February 1894

This February 1894 issue of Munsey's Magazine contains a multi-part article titled "Modern Artists and Their Work" by C. Stuart Johnson, examining how different types of paintings—figure studies, narrative scenes, historical works, and religious paintings—appeal to human emotion. Johnson discusses specific paintings including Louis Perrey's "Diana," Schweninger's "First Cloud," Paul Thumann's "Art Wins the Heart," Jules Frederre Ballavoine's "The Interrupted Sitting," and W. A. Bouguereau's "Women at Jesus' Tomb." A separate article by Thomas Morgan Prentice surveys New York's major musical societies—the Philharmonic, Symphony, Mendelssohn, Sacred Music Society, and others—tracing their origins from colonial psalm-singing through the 1890s, including details on their conductors, venues like Tripler Hall, and the repertory of oratorios they performed.