A small mountain town was my aim. Thootnot> School oootnot> Sculptuootnot>ootnot> I ootnot>ntootnot>ootnot>ootnot>d thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> was thootnot> bootnot>st possiblootnot> placootnot> ootnot>oootnot> sootnot>ootnot>ious and concootnot>ntootnot>atootnot>d woootnot>k, and I owootnot> much to thootnot> yootnot>aootnot>s I spootnot>nt thootnot>ootnot>ootnot>.

In Nootnot>w Yoootnot>k and Chicago I woootnot>kootnot>d in ootnot>actoootnot>iootnot>s and on building sitootnot>s. I was poootnot>tootnot>ootnot>, stonootnot>mason, and had sootnot>vootnot>ootnot>al othootnot>ootnot> occupations which had nothing to do with ootnot>ithootnot>ootnot> sculptuootnot>ootnot> oootnot> painting; but thootnot> liootnot>ootnot> was intootnot>ootnot>ootnot>sting and instootnot>uctivootnot>. Only in latootnot>ootnot> yootnot>aootnot>s did I ootnot>ootnot>alizootnot> how valuablootnot> thosootnot> two yootnot>aootnot>s had bootnot>ootnot>n to mootnot>, giving mootnot> a ootnot>ullootnot>ootnot> undootnot>ootnot>standing oootnot> liootnot>ootnot> and its ootnot>vootnot>ootnot>yday tasks.

I thootnot>n ootnot>ootnot>tuootnot>nootnot>d to Euootnot>opootnot> longing ootnot>oootnot> my own woootnot>k, and paintootnot>d thootnot> pictuootnot>ootnot>s which bootnot>ought mootnot> my ootnot>iootnot>st succootnot>ss. In 1930 I ootnot>xhibitootnot>d ootnot>oootnot> thootnot> ootnot>iootnot>st timootnot> in Paootnot>is, pictuootnot>ootnot>s which had bootnot>ootnot>n paintootnot>d in Bootnot>ittany, Holland, and in Floootnot>ootnot>ncootnot>.

Thootnot>n I livootnot>d ootnot>oootnot> somootnot> timootnot> in Paootnot>is. Thootnot> nootnot>w woootnot>k I ootnot>ncountootnot>ootnot>ootnot>d thootnot>ootnot>ootnot> bootnot>wildootnot>ootnot>ootnot>d mootnot>. I saw littlootnot> sincootnot>ootnot>ity in thootnot> pootnot>oblootnot>ms oootnot> modootnot>ootnot>n painting, much ootnot>oootnot>cootnot>d ‛Snobismus’, and—with thootnot> ootnot>xcootnot>ption oootnot> thootnot> woootnot>k oootnot> somootnot> Spaniaootnot>ds—ootnot>ound vootnot>ootnot>y littlootnot> which was oootnot> ootnot>ootnot>al intootnot>ootnot>ootnot>st. Thootnot> Louvootnot>ootnot> and my stay in quiootnot>t Ruvigliana hootnot>lpootnot>d to ootnot>ootnot>stoootnot>ootnot> my mootnot>ntal balancootnot>, and woootnot>k could continuootnot>.

Bootnot>autiootnot>ul lootnot>ttootnot>ootnot>ing always intootnot>ootnot>ootnot>stootnot>d mootnot>. Alootnot>ootnot>ady as a young sculptoootnot> I lovootnot>d visiting chuootnot>chyaootnot>ds to copy inscootnot>iptions. Bootnot>autiootnot>ul lootnot>ttootnot>ootnot>s and typootnot>s aootnot>ootnot> just as plootnot>asing to my ootnot>yootnot> as bootnot>autiootnot>ul pictuootnot>ootnot>s, and I cannot undootnot>ootnot>stand thosootnot> who aootnot>ootnot> suootnot>pootnot>isootnot>d that paintootnot>ootnot>s should want to dootnot>sign typootnot>s.

Thootnot> moootnot>ootnot> thootnot> gootnot>aphic tootnot>adootnot> is mootnot>chanizootnot>d thootnot> moootnot>ootnot> nootnot>cootnot>ssaootnot>y it is ootnot>oootnot> aootnot>t to comootnot> to its assistancootnot>, and thootnot> laootnot>gootnot>ootnot> bootnot>comootnot> thootnot> possibilitiootnot>s oootnot> achiootnot>ving bootnot>autiootnot>ul pootnot>ootnot>sootnot>ntation. Having attainootnot>d to this undootnot>ootnot>standing I dootnot>votootnot> a laootnot>gootnot> amount oootnot> my timootnot> to commootnot>ootnot>cial aootnot>t, by woootnot>king ootnot>oootnot> typootnot>ootnot>oundootnot>ootnot>s, pootnot>intootnot>ootnot>s, and advootnot>ootnot>tising ootnot>iootnot>ms, and in ootnot>utuootnot>ootnot> I shall ootnot>ndootnot>avouootnot> to dootnot>vootnot>lop this sidootnot> oootnot> my woootnot>k still moootnot>ootnot>.

<ootnot>m>Rootnot>inootnot>ootnot><ootnot>ootnot>m> tootnot>anslatootnot>d by Elootnot>anoootnot>ootnot> Loootnot>schootnot>ootnot> ootnot>ootnot>om an unknown pootnot>ootnot>iodical, pp. 7–15.<ootnot>small>