Studio: international art (82.1921)

STUDIO-TALK

"titanic" memorial, given
by the women of america
to be erected in washing-
ton, by gertrude whitney

and> " amateurish" which, as generally
employed, denote a feeling of contempt on
the part of those who use them. But
though she has never been impelled to
the pursuit of art by the necessity of
earning a livelihood thereby, it is evident
that sculpture has with her been by no
means a mere hobby or pastime, and that
she has not spared herself any of the
rigours of training which must be en-
dured if success is to be attained. She
has, in fact, made sculpture her chief aim
in life and devoted herself heart and
soul to it—and it is this after all which
distinguishes the professional from the
amateur rather than any difference of

status or means. From an introductory
note contributed to the catalogue of her
exhibition by M. Benedite, of the Luxem-
bourg, it appears that Mrs. Whitney's
earlier studies were pursued in New York,
at the Art Students' League, and under
Mr James Earle Fraser, and her subsequent
studies in Paris, where she came in touch
with Auguste Rodin, who offered her his
studio and personal counsel. The influence
of the great French master could be detected
in certain of the exhibits in her collection'at
the McLean Galleries, but neither this nor
any other oustide influence was unduly
prominent, and her work as a whole re-
vealed a talent at once genuine and personal.