The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-24
HIGHER STANDARD
MIXTURE YEARS
Plans Mapped Out by the New
Iy Created Commission
of Fine Arts.
STATUES TO BE CENSORED
ARCHITECTURAL SUPERVISION
OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
BY JorArHAN WINFIELD.

Washington, July 73.-Aneroan
architecture and sculpture Is on tho
eve OF rising to n higher STANDARD. II
the plans mapped out BY the national
commission OF zine arts. recently Gre
ated by an act Of Congress- material
ize. The feasibility Of improving on
the country's art BY allowing only the
highest class OF work In the archi-
tectural and Sculptural cults to be ac-
ceptcd BY tho government IN Wash
ington a. thought practicable BY all
governments officials interested. The
work Of tho new commission viii be 10
pass particularly on statuary to be
erected In any part OF the District Of
Columbia II has long been the con-
tention OF the artists that many OF the
statues OF great men in the publtC
buildings and squares OF the national
capital are obnoxious to the artistic
eve. For years art critics OF the coun-
try have urged the creation Of a cen
serious commission to pass upon such
class OF government work.
Now that the commission has been
appointed and $4,000 appropriated
with which Il can carry on its work.
the art world Is waiting to see what
effect IL IS going % have on the carv-
fng Of marble and the moulding OF
brOnzes erected 90 tell posterity OF
the men who made the nation. Surel y
the commission win work good for the
city OF Washington and for the bea u
ufication OF statuary In its parks a nd
elsewhere. But this alone Is not ali Il
Will do. I'm the opinion OF the uien
who worked for It's creation. IL Is be-
neved by all that the work OF the
commission viii be felt In every sec
ton Of the country whore architecture
or sculpture Is carried on for the fed
cral government
And this. 80 artists say. will cause
the architect and sculptor TO work
harder on all private work done by
them. Thus such class OF work will
gradually rise to a higher level and
our architecture and sculpture will be
greatly enhanced by the work OF sew
eral mon who work without nav.
specifically to beautify the statuary
or the national capital.
Already of Use.
Although the act OF Congress
which created the new board did so
that IL might pass specifically on the
statues used In this city. already the
commission has. been asked TO pass
upon the plans OF n public building.
This they did after several days OF
consideration. making practically no
changes I'm the plans The plans We're
Tor the new bureau OF engraving and
printing which r. 90 be erected on the
land adjoining the present structure
which houses the government money
making plant.
This alone causes officials to think
that the commissions scope OF work
will steadily grow until Il covers all
branches OF art. In this event the
personnel OF the commission will very
likely have painters. sculptOrs. arChi-
tcCts and probably musicians. Al
present the commission is comprised
OF three architects. one landscape ar
chitcct, one sculpture, one artist and
one layman.
The plan Of the commission s. 70
censor all statues presented 20 thu
government. AID after reviewing I'll
submitted 20 seiect the best Thost
works Of art OF such n standard thai
merit other reward besides pay will
be given a place IN the Mall. which
green sward runs from tho Capitol q
the Washington monument
10 Is the ambition Of the commits
sion 20 make tho Mall 20 American
sculptors what the salon OF Paris IS
TO French painters II only one statue
I'm every hundred e. Of such class as 10
warrant its erection IN the Mall. that
statue viii be placed there. regard
parking with such works Of art
President Enthusiastic.
President Taft Is amongt he most
enthusiastic over the future Of the
national commission OF fine arts he
has written the chairman OF tho com
mission requesting that the commits
sion acquiesce 90 being called upon