The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-14
Tells Them They Do Not Forfeit
Their Title by Living
Abroad.
BUT A GEOGRAPHICAL MATTER.
Chief of the Worlds Fair Depart
ment of Fine Arts Touches
Upon Mooted Question
at Dinner.

At Tie dinner which CHIEF I've, OF tie
| Department OF Fine Arts rendered TO the
International Jury for Art Sunday even
| Ing. In the course OF some remarks OF vel
| come 10 his guests he spoke OF the claim
TO being American. which artists Of the
| United States studying abroad retained.
even though temporarily absent froti the
| land OF their nativity.
Mr.. 1veSs remarks were peculiarly graf
flying TO many OF his auditors because Of
their American birth. and because the sub
jet has long been Tnooted one In the
world or art
Joseph Pencil. chairman OF the Jury in
group 10 OF the Fine Arts Department
was particularly gratified al the teno. Of
Mr.. Ives's remarks. and in discussing the
position taken by the Chief Of the Depart
ment OF Fine Arts said yesterday:
Mr.. Ires's assertion that 10 matter
where American artists are living. and
no matte. how long they are compelled to
live and work abroad. they always re-
main Americans. and their hopes and am
Billions are for the advancement OF Amer
lean art. was a Statement which not only
VIII do more TO unite a.. American artists
IN their efforts to DO something for the
glory OF American art. but was an author
itatiys reputation o. the oft-repeated as
sertion that s1ch artists have forfeited
their title 20 America
No greater compliment has ever been
paid 70 the land Of men and women study
and no man in the United States Was so
well qualified to make the assertion as
Professor Ives Some OF Us By our work.
undertaken for American Patrons or
American publishers. have been eXpatri-
atsd for years. but when We learn as We
DO from Mr.. Ives that our eNpatria;ion
Is but geographical matter and not an
artistic expulsion. when We see what
hoHors have been conferred on us IN the
exhibition. when several OF Us have beea
asked by the Department % AT TO come
home and sit on the International Jury
and when arriving here We are greeted
by our fello~-craftsmen.not as strangers.
but as intimate frienls. and when We are
officially assured as well that We Will be
recognized as American artists. our graft
tude and delight are great
The longer We live abroad the mora
we hope for the time when We can come
home. for this Is our tome-ths more We
are able TO do abroad the more anxious
are We tia: our work may be seen and
known Al home. American artists hav.
ba1ished. for no matter how many friends
We may make abroad nor what recOgrIi-
ton may come TO Us from Europe our
more intimate friends are heEs and our
longings and ambitions for success and
recognition at home are greater.
The opinion OF man like Professor
Ives. however. sets al rest our fears and
We shall return 90 Europe. for many OF
Us must return filled with new ambition
20 do something which We hope may count
in the art work OF our own land. among
tho art workers OF which we now know
We are numbered II the art exhibition
at ST. Louis had only brought about this
union OF American artists all over the
world II would have been productive Of
tho greatest good but when not the
American only. but the foreign Juror, also
ind in IL the most important display o:
American art yet held. we can but re-
joice ard be glad that We have had some
part, no matter IL small or great. in the
making OF it,