8 
THE BLIND M A N 
Axiom 
From a determinable horizon 
absent 
spectacularly from a midnight 
which has yet to make public 
a midnight 
in the first place incompatibly copied 
the other 
in observance of the necessary end 
the simultaneous insularity 
of a structure 
self-contained 
guarantees 
a little longer 
than the general direction 
of goods opposed 
tangentically. 
WALTER CONRAD ARENSBERG. 
Letter from a Mother 
I have never been in Europe. I was born 
in Minneapolis and I am the mother of 
three children, all gifted, two exhibiting 
in this exhibition. 
I have always felt nervous about artists, 
but in my modest way I am a believer in 
democracy. 
Therefore as a woman who has done her 
duty towards the race and experienced life, 
I make the plea to all other mothers and 
women of constructive comprehension, that 
we keep this exhibition sane and beautiful. 
It is only by elevating the soul and keep 
ing the eyes of our young ones filled with 
lovely images that we can expect good re 
sults from the generation that will follow. 
People without refinement, cubists, 
futurists, are not artists. For Art is noble. 
And they are distorted. 
Independence is needed, but a line must 
be drawn somewhere. 
In sincere faith I hope for your success. 
Sincerely, 
A Mother.