QUEER QUEEn VANDALISM Noted Artists Have Been Moved to Destroy Their Own Works It is perhaps lint hut natural that men and women of oC l con genius lux should desire that limit time the best beet of their works only should live JIve after artel af at- tel ter Cr them for this reason rallon man many a celebrated cel cel- artist has destroyed his own pic tures When hen J lo arth was almost at the lie height of or his fame rame ho painted an Interior Inter inter- lor br which was somewhat severely criticised criticised b by a friend The acknowledged edged the justness of the tte criticism and when his trunk frank friend hall hail left th the studio ho took tool a sharp knife deliberately cut I the canvas n two and threw time the pieces Into Inlo the tIme coal scuttle The They were found round the lie following day by hy one of oC the maids who took the pieces home borne hom Some Somo time lime after oCler ward the story of or the ruined picture reached the tho ears cars of oC a relative lel- lel e of Hogarth's who thereupon w went nt to the maid and her hr to sell him the pieces She agreed to do NO HO so but hut when she site w went nt to lo look for them one half hair hail hai vanished Search was made matIl and inquiries I ie ies Instituted hut but with no result and amI the I relatives of or Hogarth hind had to lo be content with half of oc the picture which Is Iii now Hi lb Hithe the Ilo possession of or J descendants In Aberdeen berdeen was but one of oC man many artists who hl have havo In lii u a lit of discontent nt destroyed destroy destroy- ed cd their own works Jul Jules In an Interesting article on the time life liCe of or the late sculptor tells llIs how bow time the great artist had been leen working for many weeks J g gon on an arm Ideal group roup symbolizing the birth of or spring when lie he suddenly became convinced con con- convinced vinced that thal his Ills treatment of or the subJect subject subject sub sub- was wrong and with one blow liow of or his hll clenched hand hond lie he rc reduced the graceful group to a mere mass of oC Inert cia clay Chat trail the famous PI portrait painter once destroyed a picture for which was vas to lo r receive 1000 pounds The Time portrait was wa that of oC an American lad lady famous ramous for Cor her beauty When rhen the lie picture was as nearing completion the husband of oC the la lady y called at Mr 11 Chartran's studio In Paris and requested to be shown the tho portrait After Arter looking at It 11 t for or a few moments ho hr declared that it t was a a. very beautiful painting antI and that the coloring was superb but that It no more resembled resembled resembled bled his wife wICe than it did the tIme empress of China Chartran merely laid down Ills his brush and then taking out his penknife deliberately slashed the Into ribbons ribbons ribbons rib rib- bons I th the eyes ees of oC his astonished visitor and showed hm the door The sequel to UI the story ston came out later laler when It became known that the millionaire husband had vi visited sUed the studio for the express purpose of getting the artist to tomake tomake make a reduction In his price But perhaps the most dramatic case of or oran an Flit artist destroying c his own work voik occurred occurred oc oc- oc- oc In rw ew York when Gutzon Borglum non Borg lum urn the howell well ell known s sculptor rose roc early earlyn In n the morning morning- of oC October 9 and made his wa way to th the tho chapel of the Cathedral Cath Cath- edral dral of St. St John the Divine on Morn Morn- In Heights and broke to pieces his two wo in the time proportions representing the thc Angel Ancel of oC Annunciation and md the An Ancl el of oC Resurrection The Thc cause of oC this remarkable act was waR due hue to the sculptor having been severely criticised ed for Cor or conceiving and executing executing- these hese st statues as us beautiful women When seen edn afterward b by tho the excited reporters ho mc said that ho felt like a mur murderer er r but hut that hat It II was the time on only thing he Ito could do llo under inder tho the circumstances Mr 11 Borglum took ook away with Ii h heads hlad of oC the two we angels an arid and 1 one foot which he be in intends In- In tends lends to lo keep keel as lIS souvenirs London London