El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-08-07
Speaking Of Art

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One on the good broiiefs has pat ul
a sign in front Of San Miguel church
that he who runs may read. In fact
he who shoots BY In an auto at 6l
miles per may read. The sign is clear
~ legible from the top Of the Jeme2
mountains.
We admire his enterprise. The Old
est church has long needed some
designating mark. The sign, however
and under the circuustances we
hate to say it--is a deplorable dis
figurement to one Of the sights Oh
America. It ruins the picturesque old
corner and fits into the scheme OF
things artistic in beautiful and artistic
Santa Re about like a jazz band in the
Choir Invisible.
Brother. we mplore you take il
down and put up one that fits the
subject and doesn't deface one tof
Americas greatest treasures. We
ask Colonel Twitcheli. tie Art Colony
and the Ancient and Honorable So
ciety Of Santa Re Style Boosters to IN,
tercede and have this sign changed.
The city or the Chamber 0ftCOmmerce
should reimburse the wellIntentioned
brother for the expense Of the change,
il necessary.
Which reminds us that while we
are awaiting Tie erection of granite
monuments, establishment of parks
and b~OuleVards and so forth, the
lovers of Santa Ee should get together,
have the local artistic talent design IN
expensive signs for such places Of in
terest and put them up without delay,
And
While on the subject
Let's have no Billboard Nuisance In
the city Of ST. Francis, ST. Michael,
De Vargas, Onate, Kit Carson and
General Kearny. The tourist on route
to the City Of the Holy Faith, filled
with an~ticipations OF the glanor OF
Romance and the glory Of tradition.
picfnring the ancient crosses on the
franciscans and the monuments Of
the mail clad c0nquistadores, APP
proaches the city and his eye Ms
greeted BY a succession OF lurid, hoard
ings, blocking the vista OF the NOUN
tains and mesasy advertising HOOD
~ ON TIRES, CHOKEM'S GASOLINE
EMPORIUM, S A M SWlGGIN'S
SWELL SWEATERS, and SO forth
and so on ad nauseam, II the traveller
must know where the garages and
The stores are, the drug palaces and
the booteries, let's put up a present
able directory OF commercial estab-
lishments at the gateway to the city
which doesn't shrek its dissertation
OF the landscape to High Heaven and
do away with the eyesores which
make the Santa Fe Trail in the en-
virong of Santa he look like the rail-
road entrance to Junkt0wn, o., OF 4he
goat district of Millyille. N. j.. If wei
are going to be Different and going
to lay any valid claim to an artistic
community spirit o. preserve the pic
turesQuencss which is our stock in
trade with the world, let's get after
the bill board nuisance and put d
crimp in it now while the crimping Is
good. Property owners who lease
conspicuous spots in OK near the city
The horrors are sprinkled all.
around Santa Fe--for this glurine
ugliness haven't come within a mile
81 getting the Sahta re Spirit into
their system. Let's be consistent with
this rarely beautiful old town Wei
might as We'll HuffOunu Tue lcAtpit VI
81. Francis and the Martyrs with Il
len-fUot fence yelling in box car let
for the public 10 masticate only
Chechako Chewing, gum or plaster the
Old Palace OF the Governors with 90
Autographs Of Higgins Hosiery
would be no worse to fence in our
Individual landmarks with these
things than to build a corral OF them
around the whole city. Here is =
chance for some public service by the
hamber Of Commerce and the city
government now undertaking the
greatest campaign Of city beautiflca
ton we ever tackled.
Far be 1t from us TO indulge tn vain
criticisms OF the interior and exterior
things done to the old Guadalupe
church on che Notifications erected
around II. There's no use abusing
wen meaning people for things past
mending. What we must have in Santa
re IL d home campaign OF education
of the Intensive variety to Keep the
notes out Of the l0veliest en-
sembIe on the continent in the future
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