Art: Are Artists Going Mad?

This is the title of an article by Mr. G. K. Chesterton in the Century magazine. Mr. Chesterton here discusses the artists of the " newer schools," for whom he sees little hopeĀ—unless the rest of the world goes mad as well.

Henry Tyrrell, art critic of The New York World, now replies with the question "Is Chesterton Sane?" Apparently, his conclusion is that Chesterton is misled by his head, though his " heart is in the right place."

Chesterton said: " It was the whole point of Whistler and his school that they...

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