The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-28

\ away from n without realizing an aug
msntsd knowledRs Of how badly some
painters can p,int when they think u u
the sane thing % dream a picture as u h
to put 10 on canvas. Il ~ also edurattve
| In that Il proves the iced % an exhibition
for tho sake Of art haTmOnie-. that L.. an
exhibition Where ali artists can have their
work exhibited regardless Of judges and
line holders 80 that none may become dis-
cordant3i la denunciatiOn Of the methods
pursued In ordinary exhibitions by which
| 40 much high class talent, nav even genius.
II nlpped In the bud and mu-h loS class
gets In because Of favoritizm and that sort
OF judgment. ~ IL also educatiVe In that
Ia proves that ueurgeRcy u not nece>-
aarily art any more than Academy pictures
always are.
hut lee the eduea rive elements 90. and let
~ get down 10 tho framed facts. or enough
Of them for the puTI ose OOe ~ The very
frat pictures the eye falls upon in tbs ground
floor gallery b entitled a Girl VITA an
Apple. by ". Olackens. an artist not IN
known 10 fame and the art critics. II ~
large and II h almost nude. the apple Ia
the lady's hand being one of the two articles
of drapery superimpo@ed upon the hgure
nv the artist. You 80 much better pic
lures Of it's class In saloons you 60 To such
places Indeed the prevalence in bars
Of pictures Of insurRent nudes wahld no
doubt be In the nature 81 Temperance
movement. nude may he . very beau
tiful picture. hut the painter Who paints
nudes must do Il with his soul and not with
. shovel.
criticism joined me 80 I moved around the
hall. After seeing the pictures a. the
Academy he said. \ am not surprised at
this what are our artists coming to-
or course ! couldn't tell him. and didn
try know my limitations. a. some arts
do not. However. an hour later 81 IN"
Academy I met an artist Who assured me
that the Academy exhibition was the finest
he had seen there In years and made him
hopeful of our artistic future. Ne had M
picture in the exhibition either. 80 he vas
unpFej udiC~d. but u left me hot ween The
devil and the deep blue sea. and don .
know any more about our art future than
I did before either unloaded his opinion on
me Art - very perplsxing. that l.. the
ART Of artists and critics.
speaking OF the deep blue sea II NAV he
observed here that the insurgents at least
do not suffer with the purple fever They
may be imDrs~stoni-ts. bur the impression
;. not purple. There - not a purple COW
In the - hole pasture.
Another nude. No. ~. and the mum her IL
correct. l. composed OF . lady Just risen
from her downy couch and with her little
feet In = four legged foot rub Nho hat an
artist ever saw 9 foo, tub wi'h legs to " ne
n1ure may have been constructed along
art lines. I don't know.
The place j. Haunted. a compost ton
bv liver Ellis EverS. looked the part and
quite warranted the remark OF an academic
young miss sS Tso PiPsS s6J Dd y 40
Bonfire By How ard Mel can, might have
had = hose turned on IL to advantage. but
and IL continued a. u was fdmund Urea
Gems The Ella attracted the attention Of
ar ,fs :r 18th . me 900 'f'sT 1ssl ss MORT
cri'ic EaoS. more ssoa, poker than he /
ne writes on the subject sub ~ct 81 pictures
mean Drifting SNOW nv Monitor
coolidge. 10 auite reminiscent Of i've bai'i-
picture nsinted bv an artist who show ed j
nothina On hrs canvas but huge volumes Of
smoke and dust. and when he man tor
know. by thunder. u h.. called that a bsttls
picture. the artist calmly and ,onhdentl, .
battles Of modern times was going on. but
the smoke aud dust Ohscured ". - smoke
and dust aIways do under such rim
ANYHOW. there are houses in Mr. OolidE-'s
picture. but they are hardly visible oN ing
critic sugge-ted that Il might have he~n .
I'ainted With q whiteWash brush lie Vas
serious TOO. because 70 he had not been he .
an art critic - seldom 40 fry OlouS bog
and Waterfall. by George BelloSs. = rocd
he ineN pert observer. that -. one who has
been accustomed 20 see natural iOg- AMI
fog aud Which waterfall. bat q small dis
crepancv like that doe@n'' count n The alue-
are al there and the chiaro -oscnTa - Nors-
I. SChambeTg. must have been patntsd on
~ Pairick's Day Either tina, or she made
she has her lace dabbed ali over With green.
giving her such nalaTial a-p~'t that a
~ - zhnfaf1 haN fsfFF ny
quinins IN hts paint
" y positively painful 20 hesr ignorant
persons irving 10 natuTaiiye art ~ that
a. IL may, the art critic Wfh mo aid u the
girl hadn't been SO green she never would
front ike that Talk shout arr cririrs not
know ing their business PINE ant fraK-
iee.' Amy i.ondoner's Lady Win q
observer who hes had experienre can almost
smell the vinegar and brown paper Nrapped
though she had been Al last suc. essfnl in
assuring votes for women and had been
,',rs 49,. ~ me SomS ,ss M lnr p~
. quart bottle 81 bromo ~eltzer. Frank 4
NAnkivell. The Blackstone l.ihrsTy a.
81 Green thai sacE-'o me-" do..S'r '' >s-m nV 10
BE- the proper title for u hut l-i that 20
purple II he did 1houvh he " ouId have
bad purple cow Ia the Landscape. AMI Mr.
N.,n be. nos W, rissn 80 ne heights o.
lure has given u- quite - many green cows
a. purple The Rorke' nv Mani IN ut.
10 a pyrotechnic di-pi,v that Sould MAKE
the artists fortune II he could work 81
~ summer re-ori hre -ile but a. re- lint
ing 90 h.ng On The wtli Nell n the neigh
bors IN the h,f didat comDls IN u would b~
hecsuSe sil~nser Rad hesn attached 20
IL mulzle Mr. lawson aud Mr. Prendey-
CAST NOT wholly In~tIr rent stsew here
have samples of inri ptsnt insurgency On
exhibition. and they dist native, NJ.
= en,t-tona IN Tie dab -tvle of cOlor out
prSnder gssttns PrendergAst " vog have
yoU imagination KEYED up Ia that pitch
NJ "a intinR
Insurgents Henri H-Rgin, Shinn and ther
near hlghbros= are h~rois Nv ~ y'eW snd /
their Nork- are not 10 med - ths' i'm
mort glnv Whirh thev NIGH STAN " they
y redineren' -Iimigh'v fsrn different. Tha
y hOs@ history OF art proves that q EOot !
artist IAN do wOr-~ work than = pOor artist
y hen he trb~~ fo hs.s--u@e he knows " here
= fld how to put IN the good things and
doesn't do % 70 i not the aFii. Who does
NJ. h~~' Who deserves the hook
In" Drawing Section y On the third
foor. hut q - draw Jug section in usu,e
only. tor mot Of tho thing on sVhibitioo
are too gond "a d-aS the crowds up tho extra
n CHI ~ stair. People 60 - the insuFgsuf
~ hthition - 80. lnsuTgsuf 'hing- and tn.
ORA " ing- Or" not that and vet they should
- shown @oneW here There are some Rood
{ hings On the other floors a. I'll Other
v 80 The walls cnuld not stand the train