The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-25
ARTSTUDENTS' FAKES ON VIEW
ALEXANDERS PORTRAIT or MRS.
MACKAY THE CHIEF BUTT.

Annual show OF the society Of American
FAklrs-Prizes From simeon Forde
PArtner-FIFst 90 q "HObOken beer
burroughs summer Guyed'
A private view Of the annual exhibition
OF the Society Of American Fakirs was
had last night at the rooms Of the Art STU
dents League In the Fine Arts Society
Building, in West Fifty-seventh street
The public will be admitted for four days
beginning to-day.
Il II the annual roast Of the students
on their superioTs, the members OF inc
society Of American Artists. Last night
the Frenzied Fakirs, a. they call them
selves stood about, gloadng devilishiy
over the things they had done 10 some OF
the best known painters in America. They
have caricatured dozens OF the pictures
now on view at the exhibition OF the 90
ciety 10 the galleries four hoors belo"
them.
Samuel T. Shaw, Since on Ford's partner
IN the hotel business, encourages this
hendish work each year with prize OF
$50 for the three best fakes. For this ne
gets the three fakes, which he adds o an
already large collection at his sum ner
home on Long Island Miss Iella Mlihau
gives s., three oents and a pie FOR the three
worst fakes. 1t takes rare judgment 10
decide what a worst fake IA.
In every annual taking composition
there IL always some one picture which the
faEer students light upon az the choicest
victim OF their art. This year six OF the
Takers pOunCed upon John ". Alexander :
striking portrait Of Mira. Clarence n,
Machay, which hangs in the Vanderbilt
gallery and Is owned BY Mr. Mackay. Mrs,
MnnEazy Il hnl In yuffh hot IA ha nd n
ball, such as the gazers use. Her hair
IN long braid, hangs over her shoulder.
Every one who has seen the portrait ca n,
no matter how much he admired II, appre-
ciate the opportunity for oaTicature. he
frenzied students have painted the sub
jet as a shot putter, with the title Oct
Back in the Ring a. an advertisement Tor
hair restOrer, with the legend -Mackayrlne
grew this hair and can prove Il with the
lady as ball player a real ping pong Dali
half protruding from the canvas as per
son about TO take huge liver Pill, ana az a
young woman, presumably domestic
who has dropped a lot Of glassware.
Loving a shining mark, the fakirs have
not let Mr.. Alexander OF with that. His
picture, A Mother is distorted into case
Of wife-biting, with a real nursing bottle
TO make the effect realistic. Liberties have
been taken also with his "A Butterfly, which
has attracted attention Ia the South Gallery
becaIlse Of the daring Use Of color in the face
Of the young woman. The students have
this heroine catching mosquitoes with ny
paper and they have given her nose rod
beyond the dreams Of the Demon Rum.
The first prize in the show has been
awarded 10 IA fake Of Luis Mora's 'Cau-
clones y Reiesoos, Spanish drinking
scene The fake il called A Hoboken
Beer Carbon and il il almost too good
TO be in the fake class.
IL Is likely that admirers Of true fakes
will be inclined to favor carloature OF
Bryson Burroughs Summer The origi-
nal representa- four nudes playing horse
with COW az that be- an artistic descT1p-
tom. One OF the females IL on the cows
back. This painting aroused almost as
much student frenzy as did the Mackay
portrait, but the best effort Is one In which
the fakeT has removed the lady from the
COW and put in its place man placarded
Burrows The nudes are dragging the
COW in the direction indicated by q sign.
post which reads; Ito the Foolish House
Kenyon COX's portrait of fLnil Garrison
Is misrepresented by the likeness Of a sad
looking man with bottle in his hand.
It Il styled Before Taking" Robert
Henri's spanish Dancer Is maltreated in
two fakes, both of which give the dancer
an arm five feet long, with a handful Of
blood One is called "Frazzled Fingers.
Mr.. Paddock Bedtime Boy has bad
wings added to him and the label Too
Good 10 Be True.
Mechanical effects are used In taking
certain % the pictures. One Of these IA
The Flatiron After Rain, Madison Square
scene. The fake Of this is illuminated
from behind. In the students gay treat
ment Of Mr.. Tanners Job and His Three
Friends. Jobs legs are made 10 wiggle
by electricity. Henry Reuterdahl's Sun
down-Destroyer in Midocean' is made the
subject Of pictorial jest regarding rum
sodden wretches at sea William A. Collins
The Last Clean is burlesqued with the
aid Of a sponge shaped like tree and painted
green.
Robert Henri's portrait Of +. Ambrose
Clark. in riding costume. comes in for
take of.
The Frenzied Falirs will auction the pic
lures on Thursday night and have a dance
on Friday night