The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-06
l~W WHAT is HAPPENING IN THE WORLD OF ART

hope it will help those in their dire
need" said Mr.. Barnard
There are no doubt many patriotic
and loyal New Workers to whom the To-
cality of Fort Washington avenue is
unknown. They will find II easy to
reach by means Of the broadway sub
way to 1slst street, although OF course
II is even pleasanter to motor up. once
there they will be astonished at the
Rhinsh romanticism OF the neighbor-
hood. To get to the Cloisters one treads
for several blocks on the edge OF steep
precipices the dangers OF which are
masked by immense trees that may be
fairly styled Gothic. they are SO i'm
placably columnar. and through which
one catches glimpses of the most upper
New York apartment houses. upon
which our young architectural genluses
lavish their fierce ta,erts 1t Is the re-
gion where Ernest Lawson sees his EN-
erald green landscapes and river places,
and IL is due to Lawson that French art
enthusiasts heard of this new Gothic
museum before even we did
Lawson was walking in the valley
below the Cloisters with Andre DEAR
rois. young French art critic sent here
last spring by his Government to inspect
our art collections and was endeavoring
to make NJ. Dezarrois feel the architec-
tural merits of the apartment houses
in the valley whom suddenly the prac-
tised and unfoolable eye Of the French
man caught the silhouette of building
that Tipped the edge OF the canyon above
them.
What's that Gothic affair up there?'
he demanded
Something that Barnard the sculptor
is putting up" returned Lawson.
"Golly," said NJ. Dezarrois. or rather
he said Mon Dieu," Let's go up at
once. | have letter Of introduction
TO him. why n6t?"
once inside the forhdding building
NJ DeZarrois could scarcely believe his
eyes. Here were capltols OF columns If
such an antique grace and precision of
line that the greatest museums of
Europe would fall over their heads
chat is. their directors heads to get
hem: here were virgins OF unbelievable
beauty of form and sincerity of feeling
and bas-rellefs that were epitomes of
the arts of stone cutting. Like a gem
erous Frenchman. NJ. Dezarros turned
]
in his eyes
You have done wonders" said he.
There is nothing like this even in
France. You have accomplished by love
alone" (for he had heard how Barnard
had accumulated these ;reasures) more
than the rich have done with their mill
ions. 1t is wonderful"
All world knows of pNnpri-
ences of George Grey Barnard In max
ing his sculptures for the State Capitol
of Pennsylvania. The granting to an
ardent artist of an immense commission
and hen the collapse OF the scheme
through political disorders and trCkery
when the artist and his workmen We're
at white heat upon the job-all this is a
theme so recogniZably tragic that it 10
pleasant 20 record that out of this de-
feat comes this museum. No doubt at
this distance of time Barnard kakes
more pleasure in this cmhodime'N nf n
long cherished ideal of a Gothic museum
than in the recollection that he was
enabled 70 carry out after all the politi-
cal confusion had s!mmered away an
imposing portion of his Harrisburg
sculptures.
To the present writer Mr. Barnard
spoke with frankness not long ago in
explaining his pursuit Of the Gothic.
He said
IL was getting $4,000 week and |
and my stone cutters and models were
encamped in a French village giving
over our lives Ia art completely. IL was
Venice over again. Then one week the
money didn't come. waited in vain.
Then | cabled Mr.. Huston. the architect,
but no reply.
"A month rolled by with no money,
and by that tine | was $4,000 in debt
Then the whole familiar scandal that
you know all about came out and with
no signs of funds seemed to he ruined.
My workmen were in difficulties 900.
for all Of them had run up bills in the
! village The situation was hopel, IS.
The Governor of PENNSYLVANIA Cabled
Come home but knew nothing OF the
intrigues Of the politicians and could
help no one there. | said to my Wife
i will get out Of this bankruptcy by
myself ! will make The money with
which TO finish my groups And there
upon | began Systematically searching
for antique sculptures for the dealers.
ITO go back to the little event that
gave me the idea. My family and
picnicked one day by little creek upon