Denver labor bulletin., 1916-11-04

graduate of Heidelberg and Leipsic and
Munich, and besides knowing a great
deal of art and many artists, is himself
n most useful citizen. For q number
of years he drove milk wagon, and
now is delivering coal for one OF our
leading dealers.
Well, had a hard time getting this
worthy emigrant from Antwerp up and
thru the museum Art is his speciality
that is to say, the dauber's art. Now,
for instance, take those totem poles on
the grass plots outside the museum,
which the city in an ungiarded moment
accepted as a gift from the late Senator
Edward o. Wolcott. When the senator
lived at Woolhurst those totem poles
were nailed up against the side OF the
cow shed. and just why Horace Bennett
refused TO include these works OF Alas
kan art in the purchase OF the Wool
hurst estate is hard to tell. Anyhow,
the city took 'em, and now they furnish
an easy and popular target for the anna.
teur photographer. That kind of art
doesn't appeal at all to the Antwerpian
taste of Coenraad Mahlstick. He quotes
CARLYLE and calls it "Teuffelsdrock-'
On our way to the library Mahlstick
repaled me with vast deal of inter
esting chat about art and artists. Rem
brandt. OF course is his favorite. not to
saw patron saint, altho Van Dyck, fel-
low townsman of Antwerp, appeals to
him greatly. Corot and Mauve, and
Rosa Bonnheur-well, he found some
fault with them, amidst much praise
''But lust wait" he exclaimed, TIN you
see the wonderful art Of Hermann
Uepenbrock. the renowned and celebrated
artist OF the industries. Why, he can
din n cheap brush into n pot OF bright
red paint. slash IL onto a convas and
produce a glowing steel ingot 80 bright
and so brilliant that a Dutch fisherman
once held n match against 1t, hoping 20
get u light for his piPe''
II was A charming and interesting er-
periencc 20 he with Mnhlstick during the
afternoon. amidst the collection Of Ned
crlnnd art so nrtistically and happily
displayed. He praised everything and
baked at nothing but the impressioni-ts.
Looks like n plate of tripc.' he said.
evidently remembering a day in his lie
when he went almost hungry.
BY the way. Ia like 20 know Why that
Dutch fine arts director, DcNrics, who
hung the pictures, put the impJcssiouists
next to that big diagram Of our own
civic center. which il not Dutch art NJ
all. Doesn't he know that our civic cen
ter IS a tender spot with u-' Does he
mean TO infer that tho Olmstead and
Bruncr diagram Of the civic center is
palpablc maze like the impressionlst
prosluctz-that there is no getting In.
or. having gotten in. you can't get out
The exhibition OF painting in the en-.
tiretv Is an exceedingly interesting and
valuable one from every point OF view
I am anxious that every working man
and woman in Denver should take adj
vantage Of this opportunity TO So" and
study H. There IL n homcly charm
about Il that Is not cVecllcd anywhere.
There Is one picture of n snow sccnc
that is so true 10 nature that II cNcito>
the admiration Of every visitor II there
ia ANYTHING that we know all about out
here in Denver, Il l. snow. Maybe yoe
know nothing at all Of art. 50 much
the better for YOU You arc in much
better state Of mind 10 enjoy the color
full treat than any artist. hampcred by
whims and preiudiccs, Besides. II you
know nothing of art you are no worse
off than many others who come to the
front with lot Of loud talk, and VIC
can stand II II they can.
Spcating Of the artistic taste Of Den
yer people let me remind You that
couple Of years We hired n band OF fifty
pieces to play artistic and classic music
for us. And that's what We got Vast
crowds went nightly to City park TO
hear the strains OF band producing
real music But the crowds that went
TO hear wouldn't cat ice cream nor awill
lemonade md chocolate sundnc-, TO the
chagrin Of the conccssionnire. who com
planned in court 70 the effect that the
classical music had replaced rar-timci
that the crowds who came TO hear rag
time were much better patrons of his
lemonade stand than the classics. in CON
sequence Of which he lost custom and
was damaged in the sum Of. etc. And
he actually obtained judgment aFninst
the city. So after all artistic taste isn't
worth harboring unless someone can turn
IL into dollars and cents.
"Sec here. Mahlstick." I said, Us that
the kind Of windmills they have in the
Nederlnndsf" tpointing to mnrniii-
cent. bright day scene Tint fairly
flapped TO the breezc.l yes" he re-
pIied. "thnt is n splendid piece Of work.
too" And then he went on to sny'
EVERY time sec n windmill i am re-
minded Of the Dutchman who got con-
tract TO build n cathedral, IA soon n
he got the contract he sat down and
smoked his pipe for six months: Then
he went ahead and built the cathedral
I am still wondering what windmills
have to do with cathedrals. But ! pre-
sumo the likeness is complete to the ar
tistic Dutch mind like that OF Cocnrnad
Mnhlstick.