The chronicle=news., 1914-12-05
NEW MEXICO ATTRACTS ARTISTS,
WRITERS AND MUSICIANS FROM
All. OVER THE WORLD,

hibitcd the products of his Taos
studio al Los Angeles last July and
the critics, as ever, spoke highly OF
his canyasses. Another New MeNi-
can, a santa Fean, had an exhipit
at the same time in the Paris OF the
Pacific coast. the Los Angeles Tlmes
saying:
AN exhibition of artistic photo-
graphs of Indian life by i. Harmon
parkhurst is being held in Green
art sho2, No. S15 South Hill street.
This is the busiest part almost OF 'he
city of Angels. California, the ltaly
of America, although busy with com
merce and trade. does not disdaln
coming to New Mexico and to little
Old santa Fe for art work as well as
men of action. DR.. Edgar H. he"e.'
of santa Fe, for instance, Is the ol-
rector of exhibits and director OF
ethnrIosy OF the California
exposition, and it is due to him more
than any other man, that the san
Diego exposition has adhered 10 hish
ideals of beauty, unity anu sclehce
DESPITE the presence of commerclal-
ism brought to bear upon II ana
which is marring the great world s
fair at San Francisco. Jesse Nus
baum. another Santa Fe man, is su-
periutendent of construction OF the
Santa Fe exhibit which repEoduces
the Painted Desert, the pueolos OF
Acoma and Taos and Will serve 10
bring more tourists to New Mexico
than any other device except the
New Mexico building and its slor-
ious display. This New Mexico build
ing is pronounced gem by all those
who see 1t and it is destined TO he the
most pictured, the oftenest described,
the best featured of all exposition
buildings ever erected in the past or
at the present.
Nor does New MeXico's and SAN
ia Fes contribution to the eNnosi-
tion cease there. When the State. OF
California wanted six mural panels
to illustrate the life of the Mayas, the
Greeks of the New World, ii came to
the school of American Archaeology
at Santa Fe, which had sent four eX-
peditions in four successive years TO
Central America to study these very
people. As a result, Artist Carlos
Vierra is painting these monumental
canvasses at Santa Fe OF the myster-
ious cities of Quirigua, Chichen. ltZa'
Uxmal. which are finished. Copan'
which is begun, Tikal and Palenque.
Those who have seen the finlshea
canvasses, declare them veritable ar
tistic triumphs They will be given
a place for all time to come in the
California building and like the New
Mexico building will be considered
among the most striking features OIL
| the exposition. To supplement them'
| Mrs. ]. Beman smith, the noted
sculptor, is producing friezes in high
and low relief depicting Maya life,
this work also being done under the
| direction of the School OF American
Archaeology and was in part COM
| Melted at Santa Fe. These frleZes
too. will be permanently installed III
the California building and will have
a place in art history for all time tt
come. OF different nature are the
models. such as the huge replica o
Pecos Pueblo by j. p. Adams, bu
they demand just as high degree o.
skill, not to say imaginative genius
and which will be installed in tn
exhibit hall of the New Mexico buiid
ing. Hon. Frank Springer is at pres
ent considering the installation o
such panels OF the Life of ST. Fran
els, as were partly finished by tn!
late, lamcnted Donald Beauregard
as well as the preliminary sketches
|, of all the panels, in the New Mexico
building, and these, too. will add u
the fame of New Mexico as lane
where art and culture have mad'
their home.
But not only abroad are New MeXi
60 artists appreciated and honored
1t is rather a remarkable record tina,
an adopted New Mexico artist, shoult
sell six of his canvasses right her'
in Santa Fe in one week Sheldon
Parsons, who had won praise in New
| York. where il is hardest to secure
recognition, came to Santa F'e for his
health. Here he produced land
scanes of Southwestern scenery uu