New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-11-24

Colony now includes almost two
score Of painters, most Of them of
national and some Of them Of inter-
national renown. In addition to the
Santa Fe exhibits, several of the
! studios at the Palace will be open
to art teachers and students. The
St. Francis murals, although not COM
pleted. will be on view as well as
several paintings which have been
given to the Museum and will be the
foundation for the permanent gal
lery in the new Museum. Those par
ticularly interested in Idian design
and its application to modern craft
may visit the studio of Mr.. Chapman,
who has made a special study of
the subject.
In Architecture, a visit to the
Palace as we'll as the new Museum
offers an opportunity Of Supplying
the only indigenous American archi-
lecture thus far employed in public
buildings. Elsewhere, the Greek and
Roman, or the Italian and Spanish
/ Renaissance. with here and there a
Flemish reproduction are the vogue.
But New Mexico has an architecture
of its. own rooted in that of the Cliff
Dwellers and Pueblos Of ancient
times. The fine portal of the Old
Palace, the towers at each end, the
ancient vigas in the reception room,
the hand cut slabs. the thick walls,
the portions OF the primitive wall
shown under glass in two places, al
are Of interest to the student OF ar
chitccturc and building materials, The
pattern for the huge corbels in the
library was found imhedded in the
ancient wall. The visitor must re-
member that the Palace underwent
many chances during its more than
three centuries Of occupation as the
seat Of government, for each gov
ernor, had his own IDEAS. But as
far as possible and practical, the an
cirnt ARRANGEMENT the ancient archi-
lecture. have been reverert'y restOr-
ed and whatevere was iuconGrttOus
and an acccrtiOn of modern times
h1s been removed The placing of
the historical mura'S in the voStibu'c
and those of the Cliff Dwellings in
the other rooms. is an example of
museum installation that is winning
hich praise from experts. The IN
uldn SNIlDollHH - l'uHi WI 'H''N
corative motive even of electroliers
and wall establishment as well as
the shape Of tie insets in the walls.
This is quite proper, for the Palace
is apparently built not only unon
the very walls of an ancient Indian
pueblo. This is further emphasized
by the display in the vestibule of the
Indian artifacts found in the eyca-
%vations for the new Museum Build
ing. In this edifice the visitor will
see replicas, at least in part OF five
great mission churches. and that
destroying the architectural
unity of the building or its architec-
relation with the Old Palace.
Cochiti and San Felipe are
shown in the south front: Laguna
in the east facade and Pecos in the
portion of the auditorium. This
means that every mission church in
the Southwest is represented, for all
If them conform in some respects
10 one of the five types illustrated.
The carved beams. the corbels, pillars
and cloisters. are worthy Of study.
The patio will be one of the love
lest in all the world and yet, It is
rerv simple in its arrangement. U'ti-
the designs carved into beams
md corbeIs are to be colored. One
must 90 back to the Moors for the
lcvelopment Of the Geometrical fig
rres of the corhe's and designs. The
Moors were prohibited from repre-
:entinq the human figure and their
designs ran to peometrical figures.
They were great carvers Of wood
md their snIendid hrri'dinrS in many
instances had wooden ceilings. The
irst settlers Of Santa Fe came in
,art from Anda'usia. which had been
'vacuated bv the MoorS less than
wo centuries before Thew BROUGHT
With thin MANY Of thc architectural
IDEAS Of the Moors. Notice the beam
ID ce'lnH of the office and what IS
he the reception room OF the S.7n,
\ te society Of the Nrchaeologhcai
institute N the south front ana
.~outheast corner of inc new buiidinp;
he arranGement OF the aIcoVeS ana
Knights. IN the art gallery adloin-
NO; the hure basement WIN more
han lZhW rect OF tlonr space III
which laboratories. workshops and
tore rooms VIII be located. ohServe
he massive and wen proportioned
overs, the southeast balcony OF the
.econd story with its corhe's ana
'e0ms and the second story gallery
nd rooms that VIII he the home ~
We Woman's Museum society dc
'ot overlook the MAGNIFICENT view
4 mountains va'cv and c'tv from
he roofs. The adjoining residence,
hat Of the n1rHctor ot I've Museum
g tvpic7' % the New Mev'co Mis-