The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-05-11
ART TURNS TO POLITICS.
Tue Eight Decide nat the Painters Are
for q THIRD Term.

Tue Eight Decide That the Painter Are
for . Third Term.
Corbet, who 10 not related to James j.,
Eddie OF Young. but who was an artist
none the leaR. led he French Commune;
Michael Angelo, the we'll known Italian
artist. was deep In Florence politics and
at one time almost carried the Seventh
ward; Benevenuto Celllni cared more for
politics than for art, 40 the ridpathhnders
Of historic art tell VA And-but the list 10
limitless. There's lots OF politics in nrt,
and Art certainly reciprooates.
All Of which are words to the effect that
The Eight have gone into politics, Deep.
and militantly. as all who attended the
political meeting last night at Everett
Shinn's house, H.? Waverley place. will
attest. The meeting was called by the
Gentleman from Washington square TO
ascertain the status Of politics, the advisa-
bility Of a Third Term-or Ia II a Fourth
the abolition Of the tariff on %Utramarne,
burnt sienna and gamboRe, the water color
ways commission, cigars, cigarettes, candy
and chewing gum
To begin with, the idea originated with
william Glackens. One day while he was
sketohing on the pad mex TO the telephone,
as a man may while waiting for the buz5y
signal and as a woman will, he wrote down
Theodore m.-lke that. in Roman numerals.
Well, the number didn't answer, 90 he
sketched in some more, thus, lIIIIlIl.
Looks like teeth9 Well, you may say 80
and that's what Artist Glaokens thought.
and also that he and George Luks and
Robert Henri and Everett shinn and Arthur
Davies and Maurice Prendergast and John
Sloan and Ernest lawson were getting too
much absorbed in paints and oils and var
nishes and not in politics in much less
time thar 1t takes 10 typewrite IL.
Instantly he hiked over to Shinn's and
communicated the idea to Mr.. and Mrs.
Shinn, who was Florence Scovel Great
so Mr.. shinn set to work and among other
things devised a puszle-a pigs in clovery
affair with two buokshot for eyes in grooves
Of a likeness Of a Certain Party. Does he
see a third term?' queries the puzzle. and
the object is 10 get the shot in the eyebalh.
II you get them the same day you win,
as Dan DAILY used to say. SO much for
the puzzle.
Last nights meeting began with a speech
by Chairman Shinn, who said m part and
%nonparei;
GENTLEMEN: TO see the truth Of the political
aspect requires the insight OF an %artist-a
painter,
Why. just step on the streets and look at the
faces, the shoes. the frayed pants legs and
the faded millinery creations worn by the
people one meets, 4 change has taken place
the faces are blue and careworn. the gait is
slower than IL was last year and the shops
less crowded. 90 into the fieds to paint q
landscape-the cows look 10 be q thinner
breed the harness doesn't shine like II used 10
M. Luks: Eon't use like like a. IL II was
conjunction. Shinnl, and the farmboy fails
to whistle when on his way to the spring to
get a pail OF water.
Who has seen the rise Of this condition
Of Affairs better than the artists theNpainters?
IMr. Davies: Well. III be the goat. Who hash
Who aud what has brought about this sudden
~change-for change it is from the everglades
Of Maine TO the lMr, Glackens, with rising
infection Pines Of California;. The answer,
gentlemen. II not far to seek: the corrupt
corporations and greedy men Of wealth are
the sole cause.
Teddy has pulled the shade and let In the
overhead light. and on the canvas Is revealed
q landscape Of the country's business and
financial world. It Is a ludicrous and fraudu-
lent imitation Of what a picture Of this grand
nations lCheers.l More cheersl resources
and civilization ought to be.
Do the artists advocate a Third Term for
Roosevelt? Nor do l pause for q reply. The
ayes seem 10 have II.
When Mr.. Shinn finished Mr., George Luks
allowed that the speech should be adopted
AZ read and that he'd like TO know how many
artists-that Is, regular artists-registered
al the polls last fall. The subject was in
s~tantaneously changed 70 a debate on is
the Ben Davis Apple q Respectable Substi-
tute for Wood Pulp7' The Affirmative,
under Mr.. Robert Henn's convincing argu-
ments, won.
Then they sang the Young Mems Art Theo-
dore Roosevelt Third Term Club song, the
chorus Of which goes:
Il Is true, don't say IL Amt.
You can mix your brains with paint;
II them two 70 fGin 70 mL
Why not Art and Pollaos'
And then they went out into the night.