The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-08

worship of physical and moral cour-
age which is developed upon the bat
tie field Under such Influences. they
will quickly free themselves from the
canker Of professional archaeological.
antiquarian and beauty worshippers.
Modern art needs not beauty or re-
strain. but vitality.
Many persons may disagree with so
radical a statement. and dread the
portrayal of gruesome battle fields
which must be the art of the near fu-
ture Yet the artists who are nov
being brought into daily contact with
war can hardly fail to gain strength
and courage from the experience
which a peaceful studio life would
never give them. An American arr
critic predicth a unification of art
standards as one result OF the wal wa;
He prophesies that the painting viii
outgrow the confines of different
schools. and will combine the best
elements of all. from the old mas
tiers to the cubists.
American milIionaires. who have
been buyers of European art. have
been accused of vandalism in remov-
ing masterpieces from historic set
tings. They will soon be regarded
as benefactors to the art world, IN
that they haze saved these treasures
critic admits rather patronizingiy:
"A beautiful statue or painting IL
beautiful wherever placed. It is bet
ter for the world to have 1t owned by
wealthy Philistine Who seeks onl.'
the doubtful glory of personal own
ership. than TO remain in its o-isina.
setting a. the mercy of war and
plumber.
1t is claimed that over ninety per
cent of the artists of France are now
| in the service of their country. a
late dispatch states that / 500 out of
. 600 students of the Beaux in Paris
are now al the front. Gustave Bots
son. the guardian of poisson school
+! and an artist of unusual ability. was
among the first to be announced as
killed. Professors Brandon. Mason.
| Leroux and Mareck are in the army.
and most of the other teachers OF
(; importance have either entered the
army or turned their studios into
! temporary hospitals for the the care
of the wounded. This hospital work
falls little short of the battle field
as a means of bringing The artist
face to face with human anguish
The value of such an encounter has
been recognized since the beginning
OF art An early Greek painter IS
said to have stabbed a man and
watched his dying agony. He claimed
in defense of his act that wished TO
know how TO paint a groan 1t IS
said that later painter strapped his
model TO cross and then stabbed
and lacerated his body in order that
he might the more naturally depict
the suffering OF the crucifixion.
A story is told of Turkish Sultan
who once held Giovanni BeIlinf a
prisoner. and ordered thin to paint
the beheading of John the Baptist.
When the picture was completed the
potentate pronounced it tame. To
emphasiz his criticism he drew his
scimitar and cut off the head of one
of his slaves. saying to the artist,
When you paint blood il must look
like this
The English painters are not be-
hind the French in their patriotism
The last authentic list given nearly
500 who have enlisted in active se--
vice These include painters and
sculptors Such names as Robert
a Bell. Phillips Conrad. George
Clausen. Alexander Jamison and VII
liam Nicholson are enrolled on the
list. while the best known sculptors
Include Derwent Wood, Frederick
Poole Walker and Adrian Jones.
Germany has published no list of its
artist-soldiers. but II is known that
few men able to bear arms are lett
al home The same condition pre-
walls in Austria, while in Hungary
there is much indignation over the
detection OF Philip Alexis Laszio, re-
-garded as the greatest figure ana
portrait artist OF modern Hungary
Al the beginning of the war he be
I came a British citizen and Is saic 70
be engaged on some important W.T.
pictures in his London studio He IS
regarded as traitor in his own coun-
try. and his ihree large pictures nave
been removed from the walls OF luz
Museum at Budapest.
The exception art collection now
assembled N the San Francisco expo
sition may be regarded as a positive
demonstration of the are standing OF
this nation Never have such valu-
able pictures and other treasures
been loaned for exhibition purposes
Prominent among them is the Ger
man collection of modern artists
which is SO valuable that the exposi-
ton has insured 1t for the sum OF
$4,000 The fact that the United
+ states government detailed the
steamer Jason. belonging to the navy.
TO collect and transport the paintings
facilitated their. collection The ia
son went TO Europe laden with
Christmas presents for the children
of the war zone. and II was permitted
to remain until the art treasures o.
the different countries could be as
sembIed.
+ The popularity OF the military
painting. which had ben decidedly
4 out of favor for the last quarter o.
a century. is agann becoming eStao-
lished. Few modern war pictures are
as vet upon the market, but strong