South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-12
URGE A MUSEUM
TO KEEP ROMANCE
OF HOOSIER ART
Home of Abe Martin and Will
Nswter Want Preserved
Scenes of Brown COun-
tvs Beauty.
CFrorn tbc indianapolis Ncw..)


Men interested in the art ard the
romance OF Indiana have begun a
movement 70 esta blish in Brown
county tho last stand in indiana OF
The primitive. an art museum in
which will be retained. through the
medium OF palette and brush. the
beauties OF that nationally-fa
county.
VIII Vswter. who gained fame a.
the Illustrator Of the poems 81
James Whifcomb Riley. and Adolph
u. 5nulz, a Wisconsin artist OF note,
long have cherished the hope that
such museum would be built.
Both are veteran members OF the
Nashville group Of Brown county
artists T. G. Steele veteran OF them
all. also has hoped 10 see the day
when Indiana would awaken TO an
appreciation OF the beauties Of
Brown county He like all others
who know and have romantic senti-
ments about IL. wishes TO see an ap-
propriate art center constructed
that in the years TO come. Will dis
close the nature wonders OF Coun-
try that is fast losing its olG-fash-
toned atmosphere. The automobile
and the modern cOnveniencCs are
'ncroaching on its primitive life
and soon Brown county will be like
an The others hurrying, worry
ing community with little thought
for tho past
Rotarys Help Suggested.
The movement 20 build an art
museum in Nashville the county
seat. has found favor in the cham
bers OF commerce OF both Bloom
iCgtOn and Columbus. The business
men % these cities realize that there
still IS left IN the hills OF Brown.
bartholomew and Monroe counties
enough of the primitive TO reflect
the Tioneer life OF Indiana. They
recognize the fact that Brown coun-
~ Is Tndiana's nature capita, and
that Nashville IS the place for the
museum. There also have been
suggestions that the forty-six RO-
tary clubs OF Indiana enter into the
enterprise and help put Il across
No county in Indiana is as famous
rs Brown county. Kin Hubbard.
sixteen years ago next November
created I'm The indianapolis News
Abe Martin. q quaint Brown county
philosopher, whose sayings have
spread wherever the English Ian
guage is spoken. Brown county at
first resented Hubbard's shafts OF
humOr and satire but today the
residents recognize that he has
made their county famous. and that
his humor really discloSes them as
masters OF a homely wit Along
with Abe Martin came other dwell
ers IN Brown county and hundreds
81 American newspapers nov give
their readers the bright thoughts Of
Pinkv Kerr Professor Alex Tansey.
the Hon. ex- Editor Gale F.uhart.
I-afe Bud. Niles Turner. Gabe Craw.
Tell Binkley. Constable Newt Plum.
Lemmie Peters. Fawn Lippincut.
Germ Williams Name Moon FL
Fash. Upton Bud, the Rev. Wiley
TanEer. Tawnev Apple and Or.
Mopps all OF brown county
Homo OF VIII Vawter.
VIII Vawter the artist gave
BROWN county additional glory when
he went there 20 make his home
Nawter's Illustrations of the poems
cf James Whitcomb Riley brought
him a national reputation His pic
lures Of fashioned folk i'm Irdi-
ana were true 70 life and il inAar-
oeted artists throughout the country
when they learned that Vawtcr had
chosen tho hills OF Brown county.
indiana. for a home and workshop
N0wter's log cabin home in the
hills. lust outside OF Nashville. is
one % the show places OF Brown
county. Vawter's daily associates
Gro the natives I'm Brown county.
AVID they love him for his own
Quaint hHmor and his true spirit Of
huma bein ism" One 81 Nawter' S
hest Illustrations for a Riley book
vas his own Interpretation Of Aho
Martin Kin Huhhard's lazy old phil
ceoDher The picture showed Ahc
sitting with chair atilt against his