New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-13
CALLS CUB|STS THIEVES
Have Stolen Our Stuff, Says
President of Art Takers.
EXHIBIT OPEN TOMORROW
A. Mizrakjian's Butterflies
Wins First Prize-S5, 3 Cents
and Pie for F. Neitzert.

The Society of American Takers, the
| same being that portion Of the Art Stu
dents League that gets an acute attack
of the funny-bonc about this time each
year, gave a private view of its annual
Matteawan of Art yesterday in the Ma
tional Academy of Design, at No. 30 West
18th street. for the benefit Of the press.
The deal opening will come tomorrow
when the general public will be allowed 10
enter the wards Of the exhibition and
part with it's coin for the privilege of Sec
ing tho various forms OF art mania CON
fined there. The purpose is to raise funds
for scholarships for worthy students who
want to become artists Just like the
takers
as orc rosms through this chaos OF
art said a. f. Bradley. ir.. president of
tho outbreak. "onc should bear in mind
that this is our twenty-socond annual ex-
hibition of this style OF art. My next
point Is that during the last two or three
years there has arisen in France a GER
tain school OF painters who call them
selves futurists. cublsts. and so forth.
Their stun was hailed at the recent
international Exhibition of Modern Art IN
tho 69th Regiment Armory as something
new. As matter of fact IL wasn't new
at all Tho Society OF American Fakors
have been doing the same thing for these
twenty-five years. only better. The cub
lists have stolen our stuf-anybody can
see that"
There arc sixty-four results Of as many
collisions between good oil paint and
artists canvas in the exhibition. no less
than four of them being prize winners
! The prize winning was done strictly under
tho rules of the association OF takers
which call for burlesque on the works on
display downstairs In tho gallery OF the
National Academy OF Design.
! When the public is admitted tomorrow
/ It will sec that the frs; prize of s25 was
awarded TO "Butterhies." by \. Mizrak-
Jan. being copy" OF the work of tho
same name. NY Hugo Balm. large
amount Of oil paint was used in doing II
but II was hard to tell just what imple-
ments were employed.
The second prize of SIS has boon award
cd 10 \. +. Bradley. jr. II is take-on
on VI Jean Mcl.can's work called Broth
or and Sister" only Mr.. Bradley thought
his masterpiece Was best described By the
uuc Rubber and Blister" and labelled
II accordingly Then the third prize OF 81
went 10 H. Vaughn for his traves,y on 4
portrait study by Cecilia BcauX, while the
! fourth prize. for the worst fake. consist
] ing Of g. three cents and a pie. went &c
L. Ncitzcr, for his preparation of an In
dcscribable something called The Loaded
/ bearers"
The rooms OF the league had been done
over to represent street scenes in Singa
pore. the present outbreak being calico
The Few Tourists I'm India In addition
To- tho art exhibition there viii be d
bazaar and tearoom. where each afternoon
| Of the exhibition there will be- held tea
tango" despite the crusade Of the Mayor
| II IS confidently hoped that this feature
will produce AT least one police raid cacl
dav 10 bring added publicity TO the affair
Then. also. just to spite the Firm Ave
nue. Association. which has raised IT.
voice against parades on lIfth avenue
there will be- parade there every after
noon.
The exhibition will be open every after
noon and evening from tomorrow until
| Thursday. Thursday night tho fakes VIII
be sold az auction. and Friday night the
whole thing will wind up with dance.