New-York tribune., 1912-03-31
THE future FUTUR|STS
Things Artistic Revealed to
Babes That Are Hid from the
Wise and Prudent.

A little American girl who lives IN Yer
sailles came home from a walk in the gar
dens one day and asked for water color
paints.
There's a woman painting ont there
and she isn't doing it right at all she re-
marked simply. This is how It should he.
she was a child who had never before
shown any interest in art; therefore, he
cause her parents we're radical minded per-
sons. who would not dream Of forcing their
child's sacred instincts into artificial bloom,
She had never received any instruction in
drawing. Now. however. she was provoked
hy the stupidity of the woman painting
blindN I'm the park Genius leaped 10 life
within her.
EFT looks big and green she cried,
srabhins on the colors. 1T isn't all little
patches and you can't see every single
lea"
The finished product? We'll, Phlistiaes
in at will probably laugh at 1t, but your
true child of art clasps his hands In
ectasy.
such feclins:' he sighs such freedom
Of expression! Such JOY!
Wen
40. don't ask IT, Not for three new hats
would the humble reporter venture an opin-
ion The public must be free to express its
cvn opinion, enjoy its own emotions, un-
Influenced by the words Of critics Go one
and all and see for yourselves the paintings
of the little maid I'm Versailles which are
70 be on exhibition at the Photo Secession
Gallery. No. eq3 Fifth avenue, beginning
April { Hanging beside these fowerlngs
of 4 wealthy home will be creations by
torlorn little youngsters Of the East Side Of
New York. They were only babes, but the
spIrted little teacher had filled their eager
souls with vision and they drew. Such
drawings. too, When they were shown 10
Alfred stegltz Of the Photo Secession
place. he WAS enchanted.
"rncredible" he cried. "These-whv, you
know they're simply marvellous Look at
the color,-and the vitality Of them! Rodin
himself would have been proud of them"
That is the why and wherefore Of this
exhibition. When Mr. Sueglitz discovers
something which enchants him he imme-
distely wishes the public 10 be enchanted
too. 50 he exhibits the miracles in his little
cubbyhole on Fifth avenue. The artists
all know the place If one tries 10 find Il
alone. however, ten chances 70 one he
walk up and down the avenue several times
between cotH and 34th streets before he
finally spies the humble doorway wedged
in between a confectionery window and a
Chimes art dealer Then plunge into
darkness. trustfully. A fierce looking netl"
energes from his revery over the oil stove
In the extreme rear Of the building ana
conducts the stranger into the dumoWaller
well. its no bigger than dumDWa'ter'
and il makes Just as much noise when II
ascends with its load. On the fourth moor
one IS released and presently mas hmSeH
in a small gray toned room, with chaste
green curtains and high brow Amos
pb,rc on the walls are hung just no"
some drawings by Malisse, but after Apr!
S when rol 20. Madam. you will md the
little millionaire girls paintings 'he
crayon miracles of 'lony and Angelica ana
Roderpo. 2 folio Of sketches done by
vouog lady AGED two years and other H.
tcrsst,rg specimens # the work of chill
dre1 who's, visions haven't been distorted
ny rhe par;iressps of art teachers
The little c.rI in Versailles couldn't have
done those i, she had had q teacher Mr..
stegIltz viii explain lie is sure n be
there YopW know him By his shock oi
black and white Lair
Teachers make children draw according
10 rules This .a The night WaN' t0ry IN
sist. quite ignoring the fact tnat TO the
child The vision may be quite different ne
may be seeing something entirely new in
the subject, something no one else has ever
discovered. yet unless he turns his back on
that wonderful new vision and paints again
what every foo, has been seeing for years
the little art world will not receive him.
1T is only from children at all that we
can expect originality in these days Even
after they reach the age OF eleven or twelve
the h!debound world begins 70 have its
effect on them They lose their uncon-
sciousness They are no longer their OWN