The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-07
B0RGLUM, IN HUFF,
QUITS ART CIRCLE
Resigns From the \ssoriatlou
of American Painters and
Sculptors.
REpIDIATES IT'S WORK
Charges nfairness in CHOOSING
Work for the FOrthcom
ing Exhibition.
REpIDIATES IT'S WORK

noted for refusing to shirk an al'.,,.
scrap Of any kind, has resigned i.pm
tho Association OF AmericN ra.uors
and Sculptors. in tho Organization %,
which he played a large par Vi
l!orgium was vice president If tI. ,.
Suciltiun ana chairman of the sculpture
committee. He has told tho as.uc.s.
ton IN characteristic letter t', h-
viii not cShibi; at It's forthcontine rN.
h!hl;ion in the sixty ninth REGIMEN,
Armory, and nc says the assoca'.uu /.
fooling the public.
officers Of the association a, a.5,
declined to comment on tho action taken
by Mr.. Borglum. but last night they
gave ont a letter written in reply 10
Mr. Borglum.
The association has twenty-five mem.
bers Arthur Il. Davies Is prcpdcn,
Walt Kuhn. secretary. and Elmer Nc
Rae, treasurer. With Mr. Borylum on
the sculpture coInittes were Mr.. DAVE,
and John Mowbray Clarke.
When the association was organ zed
It year or - ago the idea was 10 rj,,
the American painters and sculptors Il
better opportunity 70 exhibit their
work. The jury system Of selection Wa.
disregdrded and instead the sculptlr.
committee was to go to the studios
q: the artists and pick their best work
Mr. Borglum feels that this com
mtt"e has not performed It's work Sal
isiactorlly. II was explained by hi,
secretary yesterday 'Mr. Borglum hay
Ing gone out OF town. that in many
cases the poorest examples of a sculp
tors work We're picked and often =
sculptor worthy of consideration wa,
ignored. For instance, Il wa said
nothing worthy of the exhibition was
found in the studio OF Daniel G. French
In Anna Coleman Ladd's collection q.
thirty-nine pieces one. small group
# flremen. pet with approval. Jane,
Scudder wasn't pleased when the com.
mittee rejected all OF her work excep,
one piece.
According to the constitution of the
association the sculpture committee was
TO nave been composed Of six members
Mr.. Borglum wanted the committee
nHed, which never has been done. He
had resolution passed that three
members should be added 10 tho com
mittee. While he was absent from the
city Mr.. Borglum says the resolution
was revoked and he feels that he can.
not "cont.nu. to hold the farcial posl.
tion of the head Of the sculpture de.
partment."
In his letter of resignation from the
sculpture committee, which was sent on
February 1. Mr.. Borgium pointed Oh,
that he was chairman Of the committee
on constitution and that he was familiar
with the principles Of the association.
Mr.. Borglum says that there has
been hardly tenet OF the constltu.
tion which has not been broken H.
letter and principle. Mr.. Borglum
quotes several members Of the executive
committee "a exclalming: "wc dom
care for the constitution: We are pay
Ing no attention to It. We are gettln,
up an exhibition" He adds
Il have too much regard for many q,
he members / have had the pleasure OF
knowing in forming our association to
hold all responsible. or to blame them for
the unconstitutional revoking OF the re
quest of the head of the department OF
sculpture for aid necessary to elevat.
and secure an exhibition. fair and repre-
sentative of the American sculptor,
for the real situation was and is unknown
TO them. and know they arc az earnestly
opposed TO this spirit OF unfairness a.
| am. Neither will | comment further
on the work that had been admitted by
the other two members OF my committee.
but do say that We violate the very pin.
oiples OF our association, OF honesty and
fairness. when We select a. We have and
reject as we have. and are open 20 the
Hravest public and art world censure bv
so doing-a censure that cannot but close
all further opportunity for conse quential
exhibition byus
sculpture as il really exists in America
Will not he shown, because il has not been
given chance not u fair chance
Il must. painful IA this is to me. herewith
resign from the chairmanship OF the de
partment of sculpture and membe n hip on
the committee. which il farcic al position
and decline all responsibility as such for
the character of that department Of the
exhibition or the uso OF my name published
Nor can exhibit while good men and good
work are ignored. They are excluded
while miserable work and favorltes are
surreptitlously invited without knowledge
of the committee"
Mr.. Borglum was satisfied with r..
signing from the sculpture committee
lie decided yesterday TO get out OF the
association and sent this letter 10 Sec
retary Walt Kuhn
My DEAR KUHN have gone more
carefully into the records Of your assocla'
ton and | feel that what hoped would
he unnecessary | am compelled 10 do.
that is, to resign entirely from tho organ
Izaton The utter disregard of the common
agreement that We drew IN togethrf
and the arbitrary abuse and misuse Of the
public confidence We had established COM
pcls me to rcpudiate the three or four men
that pretend 10 be the association.
i think you know me well enough ~
he sure | would not do this II had not ne
amplest grounds for my protest