Munsey's Magazine, May 1895

# Museum Catalog Note: Munsey's Magazine, May 1895

This issue comprises two substantial illustrated articles. "Artists and Their Work" surveys recent spring art exhibitions in New York, noting the depressed picture market (an Albrecht Dürer selling for thirty-five dollars) while exhibitions drew strong attendance. George du Maurier's Trilby illustrations proved most popular; Edwin Austin Abbey's mural decorations for Boston Public Library marked his emergence as a serious painter. The article discusses works by Manet, Raffaelli, George Boughton, and sculptor Consani, with numerous reproduced paintings and sculptures illustrating contemporary artistic practice.

"The Great Atlantic Liners" provides a historical survey of transatlantic steamship development from the Savannah (1819) through contemporary vessels. It traces the pioneer crossings of the Sirius and Great Western (1838), Samuel Cunard's government-subsidized mail service beginning 1840, and the ill-fated American Collins Line (1847–1856), which prioritized speed and luxury but proved financially unsustainable. Modern ships like the Lucania and Teutonic represent vast technological advances.