Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-18
.CUB|sTs AND FUTUR|sTs
DAZZLE NEW YORK EYES
Hundreds Pay Real Money to See
what Is 1t" art Ex-
hibstiou.
ny M..D@m ARTHUR.

NEW YORK. April 17.-.werc your
eyes ever gladdcned and your soul
uplifted by an oil painting or "Noise?"
Did you ever stand cnthralled before
lire-like picture of "Sound?" Have
you ever listened with your eyes to II
Fall Color Demonstrations"
All these privileges could have been
yours had you been here In New
York prior to the recent closing uf an
art exhibition on the roof OF the
Waldorf Astoria.
There was IN average daily attend
ance of about 500. and although the
price of admission included n view
of some really beautiful pictures. 1t
was undoubtedly the freaks" OF the
chief drawing cards. Although puZ-
zled, and often excited to mirth there
by, the visitors. particularly women,
seemed to find in them the fascination
such as. for example. he!ng asked to
multiply nine chairs by twcnty-siN
silk umbrellas or TO obtain the cube
root of ripe banana.
TO me. the oil paintings OF Noise"
and OF sound" were Irresistible. 1t
was fascinating to endcavor to pick
out the family resemblance between
the two-for surely Sound" must he
at least as near as first cousin to
Noise" But tho artist. apparently,
had conceived them as being very
distantly related. ''Nbise"-a crea-
ton in reds. blues and ycllows-
had the physiognonTy or n bunch Of
ribbons hung o.: 10 dry. while the
features of Sound" represented
nothing so much as mess OF pink,
red and green glass that had hen
broken into sharp-angled bits OF
various sizes.
was almost positive until assured
to the contrary by IAN attendant,
that the labels had been misplaced
for II would seem as II "Noisc" though
l had never before seen its photo
graph. rather than Sound should be
the angular one of the family. How
either for 1900.
My attention was next attracted
to painting which Is extremely dim
cult, IL not impossible. to describe.
rcscmbled in form. though not at all
In color. partially opened head or
young lettuce surrounded by or en-
meshed In labyrinth OF many hued
curves and corners. II had n some
what pathological appearance like
Cross view OF the human brain.
gaZcd at 1t with wonder for time,
and then consulted the catalogue
number for its name. 1T was en-
Tilted. After the Bath" l took one
more look and fed.
1t now seemed wiser TO consult the
catalogue before looking at any par
iicular one OF these works OF art.
than afterwards. The title Listen
ing appeared to promise well. and
! hunted 1t out on the wall. 1t con-
sisted OF the rear view of q lady
without any clothes on, sitting upon
what may have been intended for a
bank OF snow or bundle OF white
sheets ready for the laundry. In The
FORMER case why was Il not called
Freezing" or in the latter. why
would not waiting" have been an
appropriate title? n the undrapcd
lady was really listening. she was
evidently doing so In vain, for out
side OF her pink back and black HAIR.
there was nothing apparently in cN-
lstencc.
The somewhat attractive title OF
Wild Flowers" among tho ca talosued
paintings, also led TO surprIsc. III
not to n disappointment 1t chiefly
showed the back OF q male creature
devoid or undershirt with thin arms
at least half yard longer than any
mans ever were. and with neck
were reclining in the middle distance
on the edge OF lake Possibly the
idea OF the title was that the flowers
were wild" at not being allowed to
appear in the picture.
Passing over excellent likcnesses OF
occurrence and Cadence" and
Movement" Call OF whom. am sure
everybody will be glad to hear. seem
TO be In robust healthy, ] must make
mention of Il picture entitled. "Au-
tumn Landscape" because IL so cx-
actly rescmbled crazy-quiit that
belonged TO my New England grand
mother. as TO make me homesick.
In the painting entitled Fall Color
Orchest ration" l thought ] detected
resemblance to blk OF blocks
owned In childhood. hut may have
been mistaken, and as for tile ac-
curncy of the canvas called Hell" !
Shall not Dretend to be any iudgn.