Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-06-24

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highest conception Of appropriate
architecture for our university buLd.
ings
The art galleries Of the world ar,
| crowded with copysfs an ltine-api
imitators, ninety ne-hundredths
of whom never attain 10 any more ex-
alted position than illustrators VI
cheap literature, or that of Happy
| ltooligan ani katzenja anmer inper-
senators. a mans mere assertion of
his expert knowledge viii not con-
vince the public tha he il b COMPETENT
architectural authority and the eiti-
lens Of Albuquerque viii hesitate to
adopt Mr. Imhofs views as II what
| style of architecture Is best suited 10
trcir own tastes ana designs.
From The Journal We learn that
| Mr.. Imhof has a plan IN his fertile
| brain of producing a Pueblo Indian
| Madonna. VIII he include the glass
bead necklace and bandaged neither
| eytremities features So ds to combine
the protective ideal with tho effect on
| the eye2
Such reckless profanations OF art
are enough TO make the long buried
| celebrities Of painting and architect
ure cast off the dread cerements Of
the tomb ana In scpuicrous tones ut
ter protestations OF rebuke and con-
demnatlon.
Since Mr. Stamms able article in
The Journal which has subjected
him To the penalty of being thought
unworthy OF notice by this Katzen-
jammer artist, another Richmond mas
entered the field In criticism of Mr.
Stamm individually, and Of the pub
lie generally. AIR Alexander Murray
espOuses the cause OF the cultured in
"a upqinef 4 ffrt r
tastes Of Stamm and the people NJ
large. He completely ignores the
claims of those who have to endure
the unsightly pueblo cXcreSCnccs apl
OF the taxpayer. Mr.. Murray coolly
says that "Mr Stamm Is not capa bic
ei Judging in questions Of culture,
ana he also disclaims being personal,
but IN avoiding Scylla is drawn into
Gharybdis. He gives the public great
credit for the good sense that enables
them to realize that they are ignorant
and do not know what they want, nor
what pleases their taste. Surely this
must be a reincarnation of Alexander |
the Great who sighed for more worries |
TO conquer.
Mr.. Stamm needs no defence at the
hands Of anyone. His character and |
ability are known. He Is an enter |
prising citizen end knows what he |
wants as well as what is good for his |
fellow citizens lie is man OIL
thought and experience. He may not |
be specialist, well educated in one
particular line. and ignorant upon
every other matter but enough nf /
this you will say, so to avoid the
fate Of stamm will rocead /
in more dignified vein. Among
eminent authorities on the subject n
De Forest In his His
tory of Art says that rude objects
Of art similar to those buried under
the civilizations Of the old woriI are
10 be found among the savage and
trihes of America and
the Pacific islands, and feotn sfnuyirg
IN, n man must rise )day oiii &c t.tr
harsm to the fun station Of modern
ire by the same stages which cnlr-
aeterized his growth centuries ahp'
Mr.. De Forest claims ,n4f the true
arlftic requirements are conception
race. correctness of 0utline aud
10 nature. These are
many differen. STYLES OF architecture.
but most ~ them have for basic
point some ideal
The Gothic style was typical Of
creed. It embodied the
'pirit Of the middle ages and has
complete embodyment Of symbolism
hy Nieholo Pisano was in
ended to introduce lile inic G.aei,
trt in tho study Of nature not ira
lition. No one will dispute the pre-
'minence OF RusSin as IN aSthority
II architecture. lIc with all distin-
,uished architectural authorities.
mite in recognizing this truism--That
he effect of works of art is two fold
me ON the mind and the other on
he eye. That the degree of respect
We pay certain manifestations de- |
lends upon our sympathy with the
ause which directed these manifesta- {
ions. Now what bearing do these
ruisms ana reuuirementts Of high ar
hitectural cXceilanee have upon tne :
resent subject OF controversy? I
Has this barbarous ana unsightiv 81
lyle OF pueblo architecture with
fhlch nine-tenths of our citizens have {
o sympathy any distinct ideal? Does I
please the eye? Decidedly not 1t ,
imposes no religious feeling 1t is not .
stimulant to higher education It is !
ot memorial of past historic ef-
prts or great achievements In scs- Z
nee or mental advancement. but i
urely tradition. ana IN worthy cf i'm
alton. II Is nothing but a dreary !
elic OF the past ages that should be ),
III buried in oblivion, and not drag
ed from It's sepulchral mounds to !,
isgust and horrify progressive peo- :,
le who deserve to keep up with the y
pirit of the age and realize that a .
ling of beauty is a joy forever.
Were we to dignity this proposed !.
lnovaton with a name it would be =
le High ana Tight Renaissance archi- o
'cture OF the Pueblo school, solely =
dapted To the state and climate OF "
CIV Mexico. A. W HARRIS. -