Show The Rival Buster Brown Nothing has been talked of in the theart theart art world for weeks past e except ce t the rival Buster Browns The brazen at attempt attempt tempt of the New York Herald to palm paim off an imitation of Mr m u art productions in the New York AmerIcan has been severely criticised by artists and John La Forge said It is the most important art controversy since lh the Capitoline Venus I hear nothing et else e spoken of in the ateliers I am pr paring an article on it for the Cen Century Century tury Sir Purdon Clarke said ul I am glad to assure you that all the Buster Browns in the Metropolitan museum are genuine It is not difficult to detect de detect the imitation The dot represent representing lug ing the eyeball is never exactly In the center of the circle Colonel Freer of Detroit said I 1 have given up collecting Whistlers and collect nothing now except Bus Buster Buster ter Browns The conduct of the Her Herald aid ald is outrageous P A B Widener of Philadelphia said When this matter came to my attention I went through my Buster gallery very carefully and was relieved to find I had not been imposed upon in U tl single Instance Mrs Tack Jack Gardner of Boston who has been in retirement since the an announcement announcement of her engagement to Mr Bourke Cockran n emerged long enough to express her entire sympathy with Mr I have one entire room In my palace which Is devoted to Bus Buster ter Browns I think its horrId of the Herald John S cabled from Lon London London don Enormous excitement In art circles here and on continent Kindly keep me informed Encouraged b bY the success of his new The Scrap Book Mr Munsey is arranging to publish stilt another to be called The Waste Basket Bas Basket ket BERT LESTON TAYLOR Copyright 1906 by Joseph B Bowles 1 |