International studio . ceable in his mid-Novem-ber canvas. An Open Letter:—T am surprised at the vio-lent denunciation of the Madison Square Me-morial Arch which has been rampant in art circlesfor weeks and which culminated today in theresolution passed by the National Sculpture So-ciety at the conscientious work of a fellow artistwhose reputation is made and whose talent isrecognized. I have no venom in my heart because some ofmv work does not adorn the arch under bombard-ment. Therefore, I may be said to be a dis-interested and an innocent bystander whosemotives in defending this much attack
International studio . ceable in his mid-Novem-ber canvas. An Open Letter:—T am surprised at the vio-lent denunciation of the Madison Square Me-morial Arch which has been rampant in art circlesfor weeks and which culminated today in theresolution passed by the National Sculpture So-ciety at the conscientious work of a fellow artistwhose reputation is made and whose talent isrecognized. I have no venom in my heart because some ofmv work does not adorn the arch under bombard-ment. Therefore, I may be said to be a dis-interested and an innocent bystander whosemotives in defending this much attacked monu-ment need not arouse suspicion. In a small way I lay claim to some knowledgeof art matters and it amuses me to see mensupposedly cognisant Of the glory that wasGreece and the grandeur that was Rome throw-ing mud at a classical monument on the pretextthat it is not new and that it does not reflectthe spirit of the day down to the present minute. According to these gentlemen the first qualitj- In fJie Galleries. A JAPANESE JUGGLER BY H. H. MOUKI-; in art is neither line nor proportion but must say that we have been putting steepleson churches for a long time, but I for one amnot shocked at the continuance of the know that Septimus Severus is dead, but Ibelieve that architects who designed the Arc deTriomphe and the Arc du Carrousel in theTuileries Gardens, Paris, also knew this. Will any of these gentlemen denounce because it resembles the Pantheon inRome, or the Madison Square Tower, because it isa replica of the Giralda Tower in Seville? It has been said that the arch in MadisonSquare was not striking enough. I beheve oneof the gifted critics used the word prefer an arrangement that will be unobtrusiveand rest the eye to one that will put it believe that we can do better by following in the wake of artists who have passed the torch ofgood taste on from hand to hand, through centuryafter century, than to adopt radical t
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