The Washington times., 1922-08-14
SPIRIT GUIDED
ARTIST ACTS As
SEANCE MEDIUM

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Doctors Charge Of Madness"
of Girl Painter Answered
From Occult World.
By wINIFRED VAN DUzER.
Universal Service.
NEW YORK. Aug. IA voice
came across the Great Divide today
to add it's weight to the controversy
that has stirred members of the art
and the psychological research CO:
lteries here since the exhibition OF
'spirit pictures at Anderson Cal
leries a few weeks ago ana LIT.
Hereward Carrington's dismissal OF
the whole showing as madness.
They're talking but wete doing
Wen answer their charges ana Of
Ter proof of our claims. Tell tnem
thatr'
This in effect was the message
directed straight to the noted IN
vestigator. author and head OF the
American Psychical Institute ana
Laboratory. He was quoted as
saying:
paintings are merely expressions OF
the sub-conscious mind. The ex.
pression comes from that layer OF
the ego where insanity turks.
While the north light stu lay
blue in a downtown studio this
morning, a slender girl. with flame
colored hair turned from the can
vas at which she worked with
breathiess speed and announced
that she was ready to meet DIR.
/ Darlington any time and to prove
him wrong.
Technique Perfect.
This is f. Marion Spore, whose
work has been inspected by illus.
trious artists from this city and the
West, all Of whom declare her
technique to be perfect and her
color sense amazing, despite her
complete ignorance OF drawing ana
painting. excepting for suoh @
comes to her, something as tnousnt'
| transference might come, from
large company of masters, who
have made history and gone on to
| the next world.
Miss Spore cannot be said to be
the leader of the spirit artists"
/ Her product In so startling In con-
| csption and SO atmospheric In treat
ment that she In regarded as the
spirit artist" and is, OF course, the
/ one most discussed by arguing FAC
tons.
Her connection with the invisible
world began a few years. ago when
she was plunged into sorrow by the
death OF her mother and when she
discovered that communication
might be established through the
ouija board.
she now has discarded that de-
vice and receives messages by plac-
ing her finger and thumb together
with hand raised toward her ear.
| It was thus she received the
soundless reply to the criticism Of
DIR. Darlington:
Tell him that he thinks a wrong
streak in her mind causes her to
| paint.
But why doesn't he 60 deeper
than that? Why would a demented
streak take the form Of perfect art?
"If he disputes that this is perfect
art, let him get expert opinion, let
him call In connoiseurs, they will tell
tell him!. This is the first time art
ever has been brought to this per-
lection by any living person. With.
in the year IL will be demonstrated
before the entire world. We have no
fear of criticism by real artists. We
are not caring for those who call
themselves artists, for school-bred
artists.
| "Wor-yx In Perfection"
There are hundreds of us work.
ing through this girl. We all talk
together over her work and, bring
her our knowledge, SO we labor as
one artist. Her art is coming to
modern perfection of art"
The red.brown eyes lighted as this
prophecy was relayed in the slow.
staccato manner Of telegrapher
translating his code.
Her next public appearance. which
may insure some Of the acclaim her
collection Of pictures, pronounced re.
markable, even by those who scout
the spirit-direction idea. seem to war.
rant, will be at an exhibition with
the aristocratic and exclusive ron
fines Of Grammercy Square, immedi.
ately after her temple series" is
finished.
This Is a group Of eighteen print.
ings Of Oriental temples. each dif.
ferent In treatment, but all marked
by symbolism. The canvass on her
easel showed horizon OF dark
mountain peaks. all snow-capped,
with perpendicular rocks rising from
a violet sea In the foreground. A
temple of carved ivory, representing
the body was to be painted at the
right with the soul. like a white
ship, gliding away over an arm OF
the sea toward a dim. rosy light fnr
beyond.
A fascinating picture: terrible IN
sheer revelation. yet restful as the
sight OF space between the stars.
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