The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22

under the direction of Miss Gertrude
Lundborg, row Mrs Richards of Sta
ten Island. who gave to her pupils a
large measure of inspiration and an
impetus toward research into the
deeper phases of artistic expression.
After travelling through the west. and
ma king a number of paintings of coast
and mountain scenes. Mr. Gage re-
turned to Topeka. and about TWO years
ago he went to New York to study
Il spent few months in the vari-
Gus schools trying TO determine just
what I wanted TO settle upon Mr.
Gage said. land finally 1 set out to
establish myself in a first class studio
MASTER. I had long been turning an
eye toward Borglum, and at last
went TO visit his studio. Fortunately
he was not in, but ole of his students
was on hand-an amiable lad who adj
mitted me and showed me the work
in the rooms When the master re-
turned. 1 was duly presented TO him
by the young man. He questioned me.
and showed him some pictures of
the modelling 1 had done In a few
weeks a vacancy occurred in his stu
dio, and he sent for me-" That was
the way Nh. Gage gained admittance
to the studio of the man who is gen
orally thought to be the greatest
sculptor of America. Borglum's
4 friendship for his pupil has been ex-
pressed in many ways He invites
/ him to his home and introduces him
( 20 the people of note that he gathers
about him
Mr.. Gage has at his home a number
of pieces of sculpturing and some
paintings that will go into his exhibit.
Conspicuous among his recently finish
/ ed pieces of modelling are some small
statues of Lincoln. one of them. The
Man Who Walked Alone" shows the
great Lincoln on one of his daily walks
to obtain reports from the battle front
during the war. The other is The
Man of Sorrows" and shows Lincoln
seated. In both pieces is shown to a
marked degree the sense of suddenly
arrested motion. that Mr.. Gage is able
to put into his work remarkably well.
His attention turns. apparently, less to
figures in repose than to those in &C
ton. Another piece that appeals TO
the western mind is of Colorado
ranger, on jaded horse. just stopped
on hillside A mead of Beethoven is
another of his pieces The figure OF
a mother standing with a baby lifted
in her arms, is called Eternal Love. "
and is suggestive of a spiritualized
phase of parenthood. Another piece
is called Mother Love" and shows a
woman. kneeling. cIasping a young
child. who appears to have been run
ming TO meet her
Your work is all modern. you don't
then. care for copying the ancient
NO" he answered, art is a Ian
i guage, and 1 prefer to speak the
tongue of my own nation and my owl
time. The old Greeks voiced the idea.
of their day; they did it in a way tha'
| cannot be surpassed; now it is for tbs
artists of our time and place to ex
| press the thoughts of theirs 1t is no
| hard to repeat what someone else ha!
| said. when the authority is relia BILE
| but it is another thing TO say some
| thing first that is worthy to last
ITO my mind" he went on. Il d,
| not like to see the figure of the Greeks
| Mercury over great New YorI
| railway station Let US model our owl
heroes that have made our eountr.
what it is
Mr. Gage has a collection of paint
ings in his work room on the thirt
floor of the house During the tim
| he has been in the east. he has con
| tinued his study of painting as well a
/ of sculpture. working under the tute
| lage Of Mrs Richards. who is doini
| some painting and having some of he
/ pictures exhibited Mr. Gage refuse
| to follow the dictates of any particu
lar school of painting in the matter o
i the techcnique by what subject
| handled He has shore scenes on tn
| Atlantic coast that he has painted ate
| the manner of the impressionists:
i picture. "Aspens in the Mist that
i handled after the fashion of q Whist
. Ter painting etc. II is his idea tina