New-York tribune., 1922-05-27

his father, the greatest man tina, eve,
,lVeQ and am next, rs he said un-
hIuShlngly-aNd he were going for 2
walk.
Stanislaws' father was killed in 3
sstreetcar accident Stanislaws founc
the body in the morguc. He showed ne
emotion. He went to the officials anc
asked for permit 10 keen the BODY
When they asked him what for. he an.
sWered y want to disSect il. | wan,
to learn anatomy. am TOO poor tc
buy the cadaVers Of other men. NJ,
father would wish it," It was thus by
dlssectlng the body Of his own fathe,
th&t Young Szukalski acquired that
knoWiedge OF the structure of the
human body which even in his most
bizarre conceptions is startlinglv ac.
Curate.
Quarrelled With Instructors
He attended the Art Institute for
the opportunity it gave him to use ey
penslve materials. not because of need
OF INSTRUCTION. He early quarrelled d
with the instructors. Finally he broke
with the institute altogether after a
spectacular display Of temperament.
He puts infinite pains in mis- modelling.
and having made a single cast he
spends as much time upon it as upon
the modelling clay, smoothing. polish
ing and filling up the air holes in the
plaster. An exhibition was on and
the authorities granted a room for the
eNhlbltlon of his work. He happen ed
to be IN the room the day before the
exhibition opened, while the prize
award committee was examining his
work. He loathes ineptitudes of crit
lclsm and particularly the art patter
current in the studios One of the
committee members said something in
praise of Szukalski's work which he
deemed stupid, and in cnraged prote t
against the committees abilities to
judge anything, he took heavy stick
he carries and smashed every cast in
the collection.
Patrons appeared in Chicago who
wished to buy his work, but he had a
theory that the work Of artists should
not go into private collections. but
should be owned by cities, and he
price was offered This threw him
upon the philanthropy of friends and
admirers. Moneyed people provided
him with studios and materials from
time to time, and he lived on cheap
food purchased with money obtained
here and there.
Provided with a studio. Szukalski
set up q SchoOl IN Or0er TO TRY out ms
theory of art instruction. which is that
the artist should never use models but
should learn to observe accurately and
to create from the inner Imagination
without the distraction of watching
model One of his first students was
Miss Walker. SO gifted was she that.
without previous instruction and large
ly under the stimulation of Szulkal
skis creative power and ability to con-
centrate upon the minutia of a bit of
whole, she soon had enough examples
Of her work to Justify an exhibition
which brought her recognition.
Then Szukalski came to New York.
Mrs Harry Payne Whitney became in
terested in his work and arranged for
an exhibit of it at the Whitney Studio
Club Critics and public came and
were startled and dismissed 1T usually
An exhibition was also arranged at the
came willing to pay the price he set
upon his work. He makes only one
cast whether in bronze or in plaster,
and ne demands price commensurate
with what he thinks his labor and
ia lent are worth.
He had revised his theory, by the
way. before leaving Chicago and had
executed a bust of La Sale Street
broker for 81 900 But that was his
last commission Mrs. Whitney, hear
ing Of his needs. arranged for the pay
ment Of a years rent on studio. Her
was impersonal. granted
out of admiration for Szukalskis work,
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