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and that aesthetic beauty is not sufficient to be considered as an end in itself, was in direct opposition to the belief of the modern school that had been gathering force in Europe and now began to break like a flood over the civilized world. In two sojourns in France and England, Miss Rush studied old masters and new with the purpose of judging for herself what is the great underlying principle that runs through the art works of the various ages and peoples, and that distinguishes an art creation. The following sums briefly her conclusions:

"Starting with the belief that you [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] may do the thing you like in the way you like, and that the methods of execution count for little save in that your treatment shall correspond to your medium and to your subject, I find that any art expression must have structure, order, balance and rhythym [[rhythm]] - a painting us less than a cathedral or a symphony. It must have movement and poise, harmony of color, and contrast of color. These are the essentials. Nature is an inspiration. She may, or may not be imitated. Imitation is not a high form of art. I hold aesthetic beauty to be more important to civilization than any other one thing except religion, and that art is  not Religion's handmaiden, but her radiant sister."

After her return from France Miss Rush had a studio in New York for four years but painted Indians in the Southwest, and children's portraits in various places, including Indiana and also made interesting studies in the field of mural decoration. She occupies a studio a half of  each year at 5 East Market Street, Indianapolis, painting at other times in New York or New England or in the Southwest.