Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-04


great body of men and women back
OF tho ideal. demanding it. that Will
make the monument the story OF the
common feeling and emotion of a
people, without 1t your monuments
nre dead and useless said Gu,zon
Borglum. acclaimed by Eodin as
Americas greatest sculptor who
spoke before the Woman's club here
yesterday. Mr. Borslum's subject was
National Memorials and Their Place
in the Records OF People lie is
n brillian, and Finished orator. and
his challenge 20 the people of Amer
lea for the greatest ar: the world has
set ever seen IS The burden OF the
message that he brings.
IT am one OF the men" said the
great artist, who does no; believe
artists are born. only created sound
human beings with desire 10 take
care of ourselves and cur offspring
Every ono is bl; OF an artist him
self. Whoever desires 20 better the
crude conditions existing around him
in any way. whoever has The desire
TO elevate into higher things that
which dissat!sfics him, is m artist.
Ages and ages aEcnc when the frs,
strides toward civilization were be-
gun. the first mother who made her
crooninSs 10 her baby into a song.
all the simple, paticn; str!vinEs OF
man TO better himself and his race.
these were artists. these sought 10
create. Those who frs, found tones
in the crude d!scords Of sound and
made music. out OF these stvivings
~f,.
IS little OF the artist in every one
OF us or we wouldn't like what IS
nice.
Ar,.,ts Only SrcrS. Aficr III.
Artists are only seers. after all.
They see SO much that 1t banks up
and washes hack until. pcrforcc we
mus: make II into 4 S,>T or hand II
into temple, OF write !; into an
oncra. Everything great is Il work
of art. An artist is simply a man
who sees a little more, gathers Il little
more. II" IS called "a scr rightly he
cause ort OF the ricnrcis ard wordvr
OF life as he sees IL. in all its suffer
inrs. despair. joy and happiness. no
portrays his vision for the world.
Tina, is all AN artist ~.
his value 10 society is another
thing. !, al! depends upon how truly
he feels the destiny o: mankind The
answer is the measure o. the Dc.L1
into which he sees and how ac-
curateiy he is able 10 portray !. Now
az; has become profession md is
largely gone 10 pieces FOR tina; yea
son. An artist should be treated As
q Vine. nour!shei, protected ana cared
for, thai il may W J al il possibly
can"
Mr Eo-sluu. r.caIsd .c- >rpou-ar,-
" rc r'cn ~ ~ r"suirs ~n-u "r- !.
young may yiela IT'S great frl., TOY
the world.
Has America the greatest ciylli2a-
tion in the world 80" he said. The
greatest republic Yes. The great.
est opportunity tina, :. people has
ever dreamed Of possessing. The
emily real Wholesome awakening that
the world has ever known. believe
that IN" discovery OF America is the
greatest thing thG; has happened "a
the world since Chris, was born. |,
gave the old World a chance to star,
al over again along fresh and NOR.
virile ideals with its past behind ii.
EEyp; England or Italy has nothing
as fertile 10 create the art ana c!y-
iliza,ion as we have ha.. IN Aln..
lea. and yet what nave wc don. that
is worth anything In art. III music.
in sculpture or architecture that ca.,
be called our OWN"
Comments IhcnlSt'of ryiopc.
Mr. i;orgum say:'- t!,'t he is Inter.
estcd in jus; one thing, and ina; is
the ideals which made EuroI. y!.!d
up her hes; 10 come 10 thie country
and build nation. freed from all tho
things which tcttcrcd it, The speak.
or said that America wrote great
Constitution and locked il, up In
Washington, made some good lass
many bad ones but The nation. as a
whole, is mostly interested in self
in the balance in the bank
II ask you again" ne cried. "wha,
have you done? Opportunl,y knock
ed at cur doo.s ANA we we're not,
ready. We hadnt looked deep cnoush
into the great Things OF life 10 nc,
quickly enough - ;el Europe what
She had 10 do, VIVA, can be don. 20
awaken this people 10 Tic yastncss
OF opportunity Cor It's own aeyclor-
ment and progress am simply
mad about the American race ana ..s
g ~s''''~N>'' '''' - 'A'Tl' s'k thsrFtI
the arena.
I'VE can do anything wc wan, to
When shall we want 10 do the, best
and the most wonderful aut bcauti
full. instead Of The crude. rotten stan
that is expressed III IN movies. in
our buildings and homcse'
He paid glowing tribut" 20 JefY.r-
SON as the creates: architect tina,
America has ever produced America.
in. the speakers opia.oH. has II" germ
of undoing the worlds failure ana
building Il anew as il. should bc
The whole message Of the rrca,
sculptors lecture is the cry tina;
monuments should Inemorla.!ze tn.
heart as soul H cri.iciYcl freely
many Of the so-ca!!ed monuments ana
memorials that have been erected
Throughout this country. showing up
in glaring detail the failures % these
in carrying out the very purpose for
which they Were erected.
single Figure Doesn't suffice.
You can't portray peoples SAT
ferings. the story Of a nations greet
sacrifice, in II single ngurc. Tho
whole must unite them dramat!ca!ly
in the services they rendered and then
your children will understand. dc