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Show A GALLERY PICTURE. V Artist Watts Has a Word to Say About His "I-ovo and life." Mr. George M. Watts, E. A., the em. inent English artist, sends the follow ing letter to the New York Herald apropos ap-ropos of the dispute between the Washington Wash-ington authorities and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in regard to the possession posses-sion of his painting,. "Love and Life:" "In regard to the picture I presumed to present to the government of the' United States it may not be oat of place for me, in tho first place, to point out that the painting represents in the simplest sim-plest manner that naked humanity is aided to ascend from the depths of base animalism by love, meaning sympathy, genorosity and aspiration, signified by the broad wings. The figures are purely symbolical, having, I hope, no tinge of sensuality in the character of theii form. . "My idea was that the great Ainerl can nation would in time gather togeth er a splendid collection of works of art, which will represent the mind of the English speaking races, but that awaiting await-ing this time my offering shonld find a home in some such place as the Metropolitan Metro-politan mnsenm of New York, though X may add that after sona correspondence correspond-ence with the American embassy here I accepted the arrangement that a temporary tem-porary resting place should be found in 6ome pnbL.o room or gallery of the White House. "I can't, however, presume to offer any voice in the matter beyond saying that the painting is essentially a gallery picture and was never contemplated by me as hanging in any dwelling houtie whatever.." - |