,illustration3 ,,grammar ,,much ,,was ,,being ,,that ,,much ,,was ,,seeming ,,somehow ,,more ,,the ,,cubies' ,,abc ,,versed ,,by ,,mary ,,mills ,,lyall ,,pictured ,,by ,,earl ,,harvey ,,lyall ,g4 ,p4 ,,putnam',s ,,sons ,,new ,,york ,,and ,,london #aiac ,,copyright ,,by ,g4 ,p4 ,putnam's ,sons ,the ,knickerbocker ,press1 ,new ,york ,illustration3 ,,the ,,cubies' ,,abc ,,dedicated by ,,the ,,cubies to ,the ,,association of ,,american ,,painters and ,,sculptors ,,to ,,which ,,they ,,owe ,,their ,,incubation ,,the ,,cubies' ,a is for ,art in the ,cubies' domain-- 7,not the ,art of the ,ancients1 brand-new are the ,cubies47 ,archipenko's their guide1 ,anatomics their bane2 ,they're the joy of the mad1 the despair of the sane1 7,with their emerald hair and their eyes red as rubies47 --,a is for ,art in the ,cubies' domain4 ,illustration3 ,a ,b is for ,beauty as ,brancusi views it4 7,the ,cubies all vow he and ,braque take the ,bun47 ,first you seize all that's plain to the eye1 then you lose it2 ,next you search for the ,soul and proceed to abuse it4 7,they tell me it's easy and no end of fun47 --,b is for ,beauty as ,brancusi views it4 ,illustration3 ,b ,c is for ,color ,cubistic ad libitum-- 7,orange and blue1 yellow1 purple and green47 8,throw them all on your boards10 ,cubies say1 8then exhibit 'em60 ,there'll be no colors left1 if we don't soon prohibit 'em6 7,watch them at work and you'll see what ,i mean47 --,c is for ,color ,cubistic ad libitum4 ,illustration3 ,c ,d is for ,duchamp1 the ,deep-,dyed ,deceiver1 ,who1 drawing accordeons1 labels them stairs1 ,with a lady that must have been done in a fever1-- ,his model won't see her1 we trust1 it would grieve her6-- 7,should the stairway collapse1 ,cubie's good at repairs47 --,d is for ,duchamp1 the ,deep-,dyed ,deceiver4 ,illustration3 ,d ,e's for the ,ego1 intense and ,exotic1 ,enjoyed by a ,cubie1 and quaintly ,expressed ,in a lachrymose face with a gaze idiotic ,when seen on the canvas4--,it's really ,quixotic ,to offer one's soul to the ,cubical test6 --,e's for the ,ego1 intense and ,exotic4 ,illustration3 ,e ,f's for the ,future for which ,cubies hanker2-- ,to ,hals1 ,perugino and all that old crew ,they give up the ,past without envy or rancor1 ,while saying in tones than which naught could be franker3 8,come1 move on1--it's our turn6 ,they have finished with you40 --,f's for the ,future for which ,cubies hanker4 ,illustration3 ,f ,g is for ,gertrude ,stein's limpid lucidity1 7,eloquent scribe of the ,futurist soul47 ,cubies devour each word with avidity3 8,alone words lack sense10 they affirm with placidity1 8,but how wise we'll be when we've swallowed the whole60 --,g is for ,gertrude ,stein's limpid lucidity4 ,illustration3 ,g ,h is for ,henri's young ,red ,top1 the shaver ,whom ,cubies regard with aversion and spite4 ,his life-like appearance has won their disfavor3 8,he might walk right out of the picture60 they quaver1-- 8,why1 only to think of it fills us with fright60 --,h is for ,henri's young ,red ,top the shaver4 ,illustration3 ,h ,i's for the ,cubies' ,immense ,intuition1-- 8,the only real need of an artist10 they say3 8,without it we all would go straight to perdition60 ,between you and me1 ,i've a sneaking suspicion ,the ,cubies themselves appear well on the way6 --,i's for the ,cubies' ,immense ,intuition4 ,illustration3 ,i ,j's for the ,jam in the ,cubies' headquarters1 ,and the ,jar that they gave us1 the first time we met2 ,and that same ,jar of ,jam from across the blue waters ,is quite unexcelled among those the importers ,have wafted us over the ocean as yet4 --,j's for the ,jam in the ,cubies' headquarters4 ,illustration3 ,j ,k's for ,kandinsky's ,kute 8improvisations0-- ,the ,kubies abound in delight for his art3 ,they say there's a ,klue to his ,kryptic ,kreations4 ,by means of ,picabia's deep ratiocinations ,some day we may really decipher his heart4 --,k's for ,kandinsky's ,kute 8improvisations40 ,illustration3 ,k ,l is for ,life that is 8still10 as they name it1 ,or 8nature0 that's 8dead10 as you readily see4 ,when you think how it's treated1 you really can't blame it4 ,you'd wish1 in it's place1 you were dead4 ,just the same it ,is shocking how cruel the ,cubies can be6 --,l is for ,life that is 8still10 as they name it4 ,illustration3 ,l ,m's for ,matisse's ,mam'selle ,marguerite1 7,with whom all the ,cubies are madly in love27 ,her manner is so prepossessing and sweet ,that1 if she but had them1 we'd fall at her feet6 7,in her eyes1 what a mingling of serpent and dove67 --,m's for ,matisse's ,mam'selle ,marguerite4 ,illustration3 ,m ,n's for the ,nudes that the ,cubies portray1-- ,we willingly vouch for their perfect propriety1 ,even while some we regard with dismay1-- ,for instance1 the lady as long as ,broadway3 ,with all due respect1 we don't crave her society6 --,n's for the ,nudes that the ,cubies portray4 ,illustration3 ,n ,o's for ,objective and ,optical ,art1 7,the kind we've been used to1 these long years gone by17 ,which the ,cubie ,objects to with all of his heart3 8,make the ,object ,subjective10 he says1 8at the start1-- ,just a matter of ,grammar1 as easy as pie60 --,o's for ,objective and ,optical ,art4 ,illustration3 ,o ,p's for ,picasso1 ,picabia and ,party 7,who deal in abstractions1 distractions and such47 ,when1 with vision chaotic and expletives hearty1 ,you beg of a ,cubie their sense to impart1 he ,profoundly makes answer3 8,in little is much40 --,p's for ,picasso1 ,picabia and ,party4 ,illustration3 ,p ,q's for the ,queerness we ,stand-patters feel ,when ,progressive young ,cubies start ,art reformation4 ,they're strong on ,initiative1 praise the ,square ,deal3 8,though the ,cubic is best60 they aggressively squeal2 8,painting things as you see them is rank deformation60 --,q's for the ,queerness we ,stand-patters feel4 ,illustration3 ,q ,r is for ,reason and poor old ,reality1 ,once in the fashion1 but now obsolete1 ,banished forever with grim actuality4 ,now the sole law is one's own personality-- ,find its ,cube ,root and you have it complete4 --,r is for ,reason and poor old ,reality4 ,illustration3 ,r ,s is for ,schamberg's fair dame at her 'phone1 ,conversing with ,g4 ,stein1 the ,futurist scribe4 ,the ,cubies1 eavesdropping1 hear ,gertrude bemoan3 8,this one feeling many far seeming alone1 ,the bluer the bliss the redder the bribe60 --,s is for ,schamberg's fair dame at her 'phone4 ,illustration3 ,s ,t's for the ,type of ,tree ,chabaud's erected4 ,the ,cubies insist it's as useful as fair ,for a game that they play when they're feeling dejected1 7,a use which not every one would have detected17 ,lassoing the branches with rings of their hair4 --,t's for the ,type of ,tree ,chabaud's erected4 ,illustration3 ,t ,u's for the ,union so ,utterly ,useless ,uniting the members that make up the whole4 ,against it the ,cubies wage war that is truceless3 8,such rage for convention10 they cry1 8is excuseless6 ,away with cohesion1 and set free the ,soul60 --,u's for the ,union so ,utterly ,useless4 ,illustration3 ,u ,v is for ,villon's musicianly lady 7,with charm evanescent and ,visage remote47 ,the picnics he gives in his orchards so shady ,account for his hit with the ,cubes4 ,i'm afraid he ,will spoil them completely for plain table d'hte4 --,v is for ,villon's musicianly lady4 ,illustration3 ,v ,w's for ,woolworth1 the building so stable1 7,erected with nickels and dimes by us all17 ,which ,cubies paint writhing from cellar to gable1 ,distinctly resembling the ,tower of ,babel1 ,some decades ago1 just preceding its fall4 --,w's for ,woolworth1 the building so stable4 ,illustration3 ,w ,x is the ,xit1 ,xtremely alluring ,when ,cubies invite us to study their ,art2 ,and the ,xquisite pain we are sadly enduring ,the while they protest1 with an air reassuring3 8,of course this is merely a diffident start60 --,x is the ,xit1 ,xtremely alluring4 ,illustration3 ,x ,y's for the ,yawn overcoming each ,cubie ,at sight of a painting not done in his style3 8,if a man doesn't use all the colors1 from ruby ,to sapphire and emerald and topaz--the booby6-- ,to look at his canvas is not worth one's while60 --,y's for the ,yawn overcoming each ,cubie4 ,illustration3 ,y ,z is for ,zak's summer-time composition2 ,the ,cubies regard his plump hills with delight4 ,they are somewhat fatigued after this exhibition ,and tempted to slumber2 so1 with your permission1 ,we'll tuck them in snugly and bid them goodnight4 --,z is for ,zak's summer-time composition4 ,illustration3 ,z ,illustration3 ,,finis ,illustration3 ,a ,b ,c