The sun., 1919-02-23

the name OF BOrCnaTOt mas Deeh uieh-
toned, 1t Is but just to recognize that
this last abstained during the war from
all demonstration against us. And
from a Swiss journal one learns that
when solicited by Hauptmann TO sign
on one Of his petitions Borchardt re-
fused with dignity recalling that he
had lived In Paris and that he had been
received In friendly fashion.
Officiai announcement of the date
and place of the third annual exhibit
ton Of the Society Of Independent
Artists Is expected in a day or two.
Already over 500 artists have signi-
fed their intention to show pictures.
The committee in charge believes that
this years attendance at the show Will
pass last years record, when more
than 10000 Of the general public went
to see the pictures.
The independents show Is managed
on absolutely democratic lines, the
ofYicials say. Any one who pays MEM
bership dues of $40 a year may exhibit
any picture he wishes. There Is no
jury.
The society some days ago applied
for leave to hold this years exhibi-
ton in the Metropolitan Museum Of
Art, but the request was refused by
the director, DR.. Robinson, who, how
ever expressed his interest in the So
cisty's endeavors to encourage native
art and to discover new genius.
An exhibition OF the colorful work
- ENray ho haAn
view in the gallery OF the Cosmopoli-
tan Club, and will remain until March
Is.
Due to the exceptional interest Of
the public. the present exhibition Of
paintings by John c. Johansen OF the
shipbuilding industries has been ex-
tended by the Arden Studios through
to March II.
A Paris correspondent TO one Of the
London journals sends this account of
the Rodin inquiry:
How the numerous spurious Robins
which were palmed Off on conflding
amateurs were made continues to be a
mystery, but II is certain at all events
that many copies have been sold at
prices which only genuine works of the
master would merit. A court of In
quiry is in process Of solving the ques-
| ton.
THE magistrate yesterday heard the
sculptor, Emile Jonchery. who is &C
cused Of the fraud. He confesses that
he sold two heads of Victor Hugo in
marble and that he had in his studio
two others finished-'Douleur' and
Femme a IAmphore'-and four 9TH
ers unfinished. He affirms that he
sold two reproductions OF Rodin to
help to pay for the marble he required
for further work. He states that he
reproduced works of Rodin at the re-
quest of NJ. Benedite, curator of the
Luxembourg Museum, and that he was
q collaboration with Rodin. He also
declares that his copies are worthy of
the master. Jonchery accuses NJ
Benedite of having got works OF Rodin
reproduced in marble and bronze by
other workmen. NJ. Benedite denies
Jonchery's statement in regard to him
self"
At the annual meeting OF the Brook
| Ign Society OF Artists, held February
4. the following officers were elected
President, Frederick ]. Boston: first
vice. president. Benjamin Esgleston
second ce-president, Alexandria
Robertson Harris; corresponding sec
: rotary, Hamilton Easter Field; record
ing secretary, Eugene A. Jones; treas
urer. Nicholas Macsoud. The new board
| OF governors includes Eleanor &. Ban
mister. William J. Boylan. Harry G
| Edwards, Harry Herring, Max Herr
mann, Charles Allen Hubert, Louise b
Mansfield. Harry Roseland Thomas w
Shields and Edmund WE'LL.
| Prof. Carl Salom.nsen, who is head
of the Union OF Historical Medicine, res
Gently gave a remarkable lecture be-
fore the leading artists and medical
men of Denmark. He asserted that
futurism and modern art conceal mad
ness, and that they belong to par
ticular class Of brain disease which
appeared in the Middle Ages
| This disease, the professor declared
is as contagious as smallpox, and runs
through literature, painting and sculp-
ture and from artist TO artist Those
attacked by the disease ought to b
placed in an asylum.
Still another view OF the recent DO.
litical campaign in the Royal Academ.
is voiced in the following:
The election of a new president
OF the Royal Academy turns the ligh
of publicity into the recesses of tina
somewhat hoary institution. Year b.
year the academy has been drittin,
out of touch with all the more moderr
and vivifying tendencies OF British art
The war threw the whole position int,
high relief. With an exception her,
and there, such as Mr.. Sargent, tn
painters employed by the British an,
Dominion Governments to portray tn
scenes at the front were men eithe
ignored by the academy or ignoring il
Its walls were decorated by the dea
old idealized pictures of the kind O
war which never was on sea or lane
All tlAsp5reat works depicting war a
II really is, that carnival OF mud an
blood and high explosive, have gon
elsewhere. Is it not time that We ha
ministry OF fine arts, which woul
give n more intelligent direction I