The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-05-13


l. to be done to encourage American ar
fists. 1t is becoming especially pop
ular among artists themselves. They
are beginning to realize that if a
great temple of art is ever built in
New York it will be through the eff
forts of artists and not through any
desperate agitation on the part Of the
public. If the writing Of poetry ever
j becomes d remunerative occupation,
/ it will be because the poets have
forced it to become So Thus the CO.
operative spirit among creative ar
lists of all classes is gaining great
strength and finding expression in
hundreds of new art leagues and So
ciety dedicated to the task of smooth
! ing the path of art.
The purpose of the new art insti
tute, for instance, is ''to offer help
full advice to young artists, unself-
! ish suggestions to doubtful artists,
and practical aid to needy artists"
1t expects to take art students and
struggling artists from all parts of
J the country under its wing, applaud
their ambitions, listen to their griev-
ances and provide them with wise
coursel. 1t also expects to provide
them with art materials at reduced
prices, a truly cooperative measure.
''It is my honest belief that many
valuable artistic conception failed
to find it's canvas OF. its cardboard
setting because the owner lacked
money to purchase Materials" de-
clares Bolton Brown, the we'll known
landscape painter, who is one of the
organizers of the new project.
"Now that American art has come
! into it's own,' he said, demanding
and receiving the attention and admi-
ration of European contemporaries
and critics, we must encourage it in
every way possible We do not want
the unknown artist from Tuscon or
Spokane coming here to New York to
find expression for those vague phan-
tastes which float through creative
brains, to have the buds of ambition
nipped by the frost or cold of COM
mercialism. Every one who feels that
he has the artistic gift must be given
his chance. 81.
"Any number of potential artists
areikept in eclipse for the want Of
| bit Sof honest advice. They de& not
know how to buy or how to use their
! materials once they are acquired. Our
consulting board will care for.su
cases free of charge.
eve will not stop with the compile
ton of picture or drawing or a
! lithograph1 or an etching. In order
that unknown or impecunious artists
may have their works brought to the
attention of the public, the institute
win provide for them suitable. room
for exhibitions. And it will take. that
care that critics and collectors are in
formed of such exhibitors" *
The institute, however, will not be
run for the benefit Of the struggling
artists alone. Successful artists will
also hold their exhibitions there, and
will be welcomed to the clubrooms
Just as cordially as if they were COM
PEELED to pawn their watches for
brushes or<crayons.
eve must organize, you know
explained another artist, who is also
interested in the new Enterprise:
"Artists must learn to look out for
themselves the same as the other peo-
pie of the world. We ought to have
a representative or two in congress.
Only way to do is to get together, get
better acquainted with each other,
make the public appreciate art
through telling them more about it.
Cooperation-that's what we need.
We artists have fought too long, each
one alone.
zone Of cur greatest requirements
here in New York." he continued, "is
decent place in which to hold exhlb-
itions. There really isn't any ade-
quate space at present. We ought to
have one whole building devoted to
that purpose-a building with main
galleries for successive exhibitions
and smaller galleries for concurrent
lesser shows with freight elevators
for receipt and discharge special ele-
vator shafts, shipping rooms, direc-
tors rooms for club meetings, and
auditoriums. If all art leagues and
societies here would cooperate in the