New-York tribune., 1907-05-10
BLOW AT ART
ROBERT HENRI RECIPIENT
Charles Tezin Idds Physical to
1rtist's Mental IngUiSh.

Painters Of all schools, II is said, arc busy
Just now discussing the latest slap aimed at
one OF the best known artists in tho city. Ac-
cording 10 the story. the victim is none other
than Robert Henri. who has been more or loss
Justly classed among the foremost impression
lists in this country \ little while ago, when
the National Academy Of Design turned down
n long list Of applicants for membership that
institution came in far a lot OF criticism and
its action was widely denounced as a blow at
art in America 1t was perhaps but natural
that Mr. Henri. vivid impressionist as he is
regarded by some, should have been credited
with gaining some strong impressions from the
latest example Of cXcIusveness on the part OF
the body of which he is n member
Though the impression which he more re-
Gently received, if the report be true was quite
strong that made by the action OF the
Academy Of Design 1t came from an entirely
different and unexpected source. The impress
sion also differed somewhat in that 1t was made
not on the mind. but on the left cheek of the
artist and it created. not by Wholesale
rejection of aspiring academcians but by the
deft and forceful right hand of a brother artist.
Charles Vein
Mr.. Henri himself would not talk about the
matter Yesterday. but Mr. Vein was not at all
reluctant about admitting that he had made his
mark. Furthermore. he didng seem 10 care a
rap whether Mr.. Henri would transfer the i'm
preston made by his CMr. Veziu's) hand to can
against the next hanging day at the
ACADEMY. He has his own impressions. how
ever as TO what means when he calls
another a liar and what is the proper manner
of procedure under the circumstances
According 10 Mr. Vein. who IS a stocking
merchant at No. $40 Broadway but paints pict-
ures for arts sake, his hand was impressed on
Mr.. Henri's cheek the afternoon Of April 2G
in the gallery Of the New York School Of Art
az No. 2237 Broadway. The impressinE fol-
lowed q short colloquy in regard to a certain
letter written by Mr.. Vein and published in the
Sunday edition OF a New York newspaper, In
which. among other things, the writer said that
Mr.. Henri Glackens, Sloan and Myers were no
more degenerates than Zoa, but We're to
American painting what the novelist was to
French literature. "Psycopathc" was one of
the terms used in reference the four artists in
the printed article
Mr. Vein said yesterday he never thought
for minute Mr.. Henri would be offended over
his letter and was amazed when the acad-
emician ignored his salutation In the art gal
lery. The stocking merchant then tried to
plain, but Mr. Henri would have aone Of It,
and Mr.. Vein turned TO go the academcian
called him a liar, following this up by the un-
seemly epithet "You dirty cur" This was
quite too much for Mr. Vein, who says he
opened his right hand wide and brought it into
prompt and forcible connection with Mr..
Henri's cheek What followed did not seem to
impress Mr.. Vein. according TO his statement
yesterday with "the red blood movement" in
art Mr.. Vein swears that he is willing TO
make an affidavit that Mr.. Henri declined to
go far away from the nladding crowd on
Broadway to some quiet SPOT where they could
continue to make impressions on each Others
physiognomy without the interruption OF the
police.
Mr.. Vein began his art studies about eight
years ago. He first met Mr.. Henri at the New
York School OF Art where the TWO knew each
,,t1or as nynu and instructor Then Mr. Vein
went 10 the Art Students League. where he
said yesterday. his fellow students had sought
repeatedly to thrust tho presidency ON hiir Dut
ha wouldn't have It