The New York herald., 1922-01-01


ing or enriching a design. He stood for
himself, and his work must be judged
for what it is and not because 1t en-
bodied tendency. And this. in the long
run, Is the way In which the world
Judges OF artists. Movements which
seem to promise to their adherents
success their gifts could not achieve by
themselves become with remarkable
rapidity things of yesterday. What
counts, what permanently interests Is
the man and his work"
Dear Mr.. Mcbride: Perhaps the ar
ticle to which ] refer Is yours? At all
events--if this reaches you--I will dis
cuss somewhat the reference to the
sensational exhibition at the Metro
politan Museum. However you may
have felt in regard to the anonymous
critic. to my mind much was well said.
The idea Of Bolshevism appears extreme.
yet when one thinks Of 1t it does not
seem unreasonable. have
never felt that there was any matter
of understanding In this question.
have a sublime confidence in the classic
art. which represents many centuries
Greek art OF the greatest to date---for
which I maintain n profound admira-
tion. The monstrous hdeosity of much
Of tho modern renders 1t impossible.
Sincerely yours, Il. NJ K.
Ny Dear Lady: You are incorrigible.
The way In which you continue to deny
the direct connection between life and
art strikes me as willful, to say the
least. In the same breath you admit
that there ia such n thing as Bolshe-
viem and yet insist there must be no
reference TO It In art, How can we
produce Greek art now when we are
not living as the Greeks did? / refuse
to yield an inch to you in your admira-
tion OF the Greeks. whom 1 admire as
profoundly as any one can-but chiefly
because they had the sense to be true
to themselves and their epoch. Do open
your eyes wide upon life as II is that
you may. the more quickly discern the
work OF the true poets who are working
with the present material. Don't waste
any time over the hideously untrue. that
perishes OF its own inanition, but fasten
upon as much as you may OF what rings
true In the current production. Do you
say that poets cannot work with the
present material? Then l say that you
are blasphemous, madam. and the LORD
win surely punish you.
Douglas Parshall, the young Cali
fornia artist whose paintings are TO be
shown at the Mich Galleries, los West
Fifty-seventh street, beginning January
Z. has exhibited at the Los Angeles
Museum for a number OF years In spite
OF the fact that he is now only % years
Of age. Although n resident OF Cali
fornia, he was born In New York city
In 1899. He lives in Santa Barbara and
MS only instructor has been his father.
De Witt Parshall.
The twenty-five paintings IN the col
lection to be shown here include land
scapes, marines, water color themes and
cowboy subjects. The young artist is
preeminently q decorator and a colorist.
The blue sea breaking over the rocks
at Carmel. furry of snow In the noun
tains and tho golden haze that envelops
the desert are admirably suited 10 his
talent.
Mr.. Parshall's knowledge OF bucking
bronchcs and cowboy doings does not
depend on observation alone. for he has
participated in many n round up. Let
'er Buck" spirited rendering OF the
efforts OF frislSy horse 10 dislodge his
rider. has Just been exhibited here at
the winter exhibition OF the National
Academy OF Design.
%. z. Cooper, an exhibitor in the pres
ent water color show in the Fine Arts
Building. Is an ex-scrvice man. Mr..
Cooper was badly gassed In the famous
Argonne drive. and still suffers from
bad health.
Harry Neyland, an exhibition OF
whose work opens in the Pratt Institute
T.. 3 In Erfe In
1877. He studied at Pratt's. the Art
Students League. Academy Colorossi
and Julien's. Paris. and In England with
Henry Smell.
Mr. Neyland has always shown his
preference for marine painting, although
his work Is not confined 10 this. for
he has painted many landscapes, fig-
ures, interiors and other genrc sub
jects A considerable part Of his work
has been done In the hills OF Penn
sylvania, In Canada, England. France
and Holland. but u has been along the
New England coast that he has done
his most recent work. and shown his
greatest interest In tho New Bedford
whalers
The Louis Comfort Tiffany Founda-
ton announces for January 6 the opeu-
ing of an exhibition or the work or Its
advisory art committee at the Art Ger
ter. Besides occupying the Tiffany Gal
lery, the exhibition will also fill the
main gallery on the ground floor Of the
Art Center.
The exhibition will be unusual in that
IL viii consist entirely OF work by n
group of the eminent American artists
In the various fields OF art. 1t Will In
cludc not only representative work by
these artists. but also drawings. etch-
"a = 49,. etans4 n.
signs for large decorations
The exhibitors are Robert Altker.
Clifford Real. Edwin Blashfield. Fred
erich G. Clayter. Barry Faulkner, Dan
lei Chester French. Daniel CARRIER. Cass
Gilbert. Philip T. Hale. Chllde Hassarn.
Francis G. Jones, George y. Kunz. A.
Douglas Nash. curdon $. Parker. Mrs.
w. A. w. Stewart, Louis G. Tiffany.