DOI Heft:
No. 218 (May, 1911)
DOI Artikel:Taylor, Ernest Archibald: The American colony of artists in Paris, [1]
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20972#0286
American Artists in Paris
the keener-sighted. To know one's powers and basis. The American Colony can, however, still
ability is the hardest problem to solve, as it is to be proud of their Hostel, Hospital, and Nursing
fill a square with harmonious dots or a single line. Home, with which is connected an Art League
That may be a reason that we fear our idiots may whose annual Exhibition contains much that is
resolve into unforeseen geniuses, and we clap our interesting. I must not pass along without men-
hands at any caprice and follow in the steps tioning the generous organisation of the Rev. Mr.
of the leading sheep, and try to feel satisfied shut Van Winkle's reading-room at 70 Rue Notre-Dame-
up in our four-cornered little pens, looking out in des-Champs, where the stranger will ever find a
our mean little way on the glorious vast we have welcome, and the small membership fee of three
left and the unexplored that was ours and is still francs give him a key to admit at any time to a
open to the thoughtful. Art cannot fail; why hem unique set of reading-rooms and library, including
it in in little patches ? Why cry to an awe-struck fortnightly demonstrations in art, music, science, and
class, This is the end, and this only; or, Go back— literature.
look at the old masters, turn the hands of your Richard Miller and F. C. Frieseke have come
clock to the first century, begin where they began, through many vicissitudes, and are names in the
and (we might add) leave off where they left off. American Colony of painters that enter first in a
Study them certainly, by all means, but surely spirited resume of American artists in Paris, and
the earth is just as wise and generous as ever it again I couple them together, not from a similarity
was, and has given to us a believing knowledge of work, but because of a certain similar outlook,
and a better equipment
than ever they had to make
masters anew. Art cannot
stand still, and to try to
make it do so is but a fretful
outlook, and probably in no
other profession is it more
possible to be a living lie.
The sound of pipes is for-
gotten, but the picture re-
mains for all time. For the
copier, adapter, assimilater
I have no room, though
unfortunately outside the
realm of their fellows they
pass as creative powers.
The spirit of the Ameri-
can artist is to be original,
and in Paris he will find
many influences to hinder ;
much is done for the social
side of his nature, though I
do not infer that that is one
of the hindrances, rather the
reverse, as in this environ-
ment he will hear his faults ;
for straight speaking is one of
the virtues of his countrymen.
Until recently the American
Association was a strong
society and one regrets
that it should have had to
close its doors, but I under-
stand it will shortly start
afresh on a more permanent "the Chinese coat" by richard miller^
264
the keener-sighted. To know one's powers and basis. The American Colony can, however, still
ability is the hardest problem to solve, as it is to be proud of their Hostel, Hospital, and Nursing
fill a square with harmonious dots or a single line. Home, with which is connected an Art League
That may be a reason that we fear our idiots may whose annual Exhibition contains much that is
resolve into unforeseen geniuses, and we clap our interesting. I must not pass along without men-
hands at any caprice and follow in the steps tioning the generous organisation of the Rev. Mr.
of the leading sheep, and try to feel satisfied shut Van Winkle's reading-room at 70 Rue Notre-Dame-
up in our four-cornered little pens, looking out in des-Champs, where the stranger will ever find a
our mean little way on the glorious vast we have welcome, and the small membership fee of three
left and the unexplored that was ours and is still francs give him a key to admit at any time to a
open to the thoughtful. Art cannot fail; why hem unique set of reading-rooms and library, including
it in in little patches ? Why cry to an awe-struck fortnightly demonstrations in art, music, science, and
class, This is the end, and this only; or, Go back— literature.
look at the old masters, turn the hands of your Richard Miller and F. C. Frieseke have come
clock to the first century, begin where they began, through many vicissitudes, and are names in the
and (we might add) leave off where they left off. American Colony of painters that enter first in a
Study them certainly, by all means, but surely spirited resume of American artists in Paris, and
the earth is just as wise and generous as ever it again I couple them together, not from a similarity
was, and has given to us a believing knowledge of work, but because of a certain similar outlook,
and a better equipment
than ever they had to make
masters anew. Art cannot
stand still, and to try to
make it do so is but a fretful
outlook, and probably in no
other profession is it more
possible to be a living lie.
The sound of pipes is for-
gotten, but the picture re-
mains for all time. For the
copier, adapter, assimilater
I have no room, though
unfortunately outside the
realm of their fellows they
pass as creative powers.
The spirit of the Ameri-
can artist is to be original,
and in Paris he will find
many influences to hinder ;
much is done for the social
side of his nature, though I
do not infer that that is one
of the hindrances, rather the
reverse, as in this environ-
ment he will hear his faults ;
for straight speaking is one of
the virtues of his countrymen.
Until recently the American
Association was a strong
society and one regrets
that it should have had to
close its doors, but I under-
stand it will shortly start
afresh on a more permanent "the Chinese coat" by richard miller^
264