TO quote—I am twenty-six and have painted for the past eight years. I am self-taught. I was born in the Middle West, much to my delight. I may mention I have very little desire to go to Europe, as America seems to possess much more than I can really know. I firmly believe in America and its system of construction and I know there is all the material here for a painter to express in his or her terms. I believe that artists should be more concerned and interested in their surroundings and present day life and I cannot see any possibility of a sincere expression dealing with anything but the spirit of modern development." His pictures are in the private collections of Katherine S. Dreier, Professor van Roorsbrooks, Dr. Cigale and Mrs. Ripply.

## PAUL GAULOIS

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WALLACE PUTNAM

BORN in Boston in 1899, he studied art for six months in the Massachusetts Normal Art School and six months at the Museum School. He feels that whatever value his training has given him has not been through the practical application at art schools but through the study of old masters in museums. Later he moved to Hartford. There he became aware of the modern point of view which interested him tremendously. He gave two exhibitions and wrote a weekly column on art for the Sunday Hartford Courant. In the autumn of 1925 he came to New York. He belongs to those rare spirits who earn their living through other means than art to enable him to express himself freely without compromise.

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