Show Art Officials Assail ts To Architectural Landmarks I With Wil 1 th the tempest over whether widening of North St State street would r result sult in damage to the Eagle gate apparently calmed Miss Judy Lund state director of the federal art projects projects projects Wednesday came forth to express express express ex ex- press indignation over threatened destruction of fine architectural landmarks in in Utah At the same time Brewster Ghiselin Ghiselin Ghiselin Ghi- Ghi selin state director of the Index of American design and member of the University of Utah faculty lauded lauded laud laud- ed much of Utah's pioneer architecture architecture architecture ture as equal to the famed peasant architecture of Ita Italy southern o thern France Franc and England Announcing that W P A art work officials are planning a statewide appeal to the people to help save the remnants of their cultural heritage herit heritage heri heri- t tage get M Miss ss Lund chara characterized te the destructive trend as being directly the reverse of what is b being atte attempted attempt attempt- pt- pt ed through the art projects While recalling heartaches caused by destruction of the Social hall halland halland halland and Salt Lake theater we still helplessly helplessly helplessly help help- lessly look on at the destruction of such architectural treasures as 88 the theold theold theold II old lot Cat house in Cedar City For months the a art t projects have been creating opportunities for the enjoyment of art and working for forthe forthe the development of art in Utah she said But at the same mime time In the destruction of fine old buildings an exactly contrary activity has naS been g going on While adding in one direction we lop off in another The Theart art projects will attempt to help check this folly by drawing public attention to the value of the pioneer buildings in Utah Miss Lund pointed out that the theart theart theart art project is assembling materials for traveling exhibits of paintings and photographs of fine examples of pioneer architecture educational posters are being produced and illustrated illus illus- illustrated public lectures will be given As a means of increasing in interest interest interest in- in terest in pioneer art in general she said paintings and actual examples examples examples ex ex- amples of the work of pioneer Utah craftsmen will be exhibited at the g r r 9 C. C r y JUDY LUND Destruction aroused her indignation federal experimental art gallery a athe athe the Lion house social center anc and elsewhere throughout the state Mr Ghiselin referring to pioneer Utah examples of architecture said If If some of these buildings were in Europe they would be objects of reverent admiration Their dignity simplicity fine proportions and rare warmth of feeling recommend them for preservation Unless our own people are taught to prize these buildings there is no hope of saving them Notable historic landmarks have some chance hance of survival but our domestic architecture will not last many many more years of indifference |