Judge — March 22, 1930 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE Interviews With The Great Martin Q. Moronski IT took considerable pull to interview with Mr. Moronski; great man has little time to himself. However, when I seated myself in his study and gaz 1 around at the tables, the wallpaper, the ch: and the window sills rs, the doors | carved with the famous initials M. Q. M., he sensed my curiosity, and spared me a few words. are just practice stunts,” ained, “dashed off in odd mo ments. My first public work was at the Polo Grounds in 1908—on one of the seats in the bleachers. It w 1 crude piece of work—the ‘Q’ was pretty —but it gave me my idea, I perfected technique for a while, and then followed this up with a splendid Gothic M. Q. M. on one of the doors of Faneuil Hall, Boston.” “Yes,” [ said, “I know the work.” “Then,” continued Mr. Moronski, apparently oblivious to the compli ment, “came my ‘Willie Dimwits is a sap, carved on the walls of the Lin- coln Memorial, and my, ‘Gus Wid is stuck on Sadie Glutz’ on Gr. Tomb. It was then that the Nz Association of Initial vers com- missioned me to tour the world.” “Ah, yes!" I said, “I know your masterpieces —the famous _ initials over the left eye of the gargoyle on Notre Dame, the heart with M. Q. M. | and E. B. on the Great Pyramid, the inscription on Nelson's statue, and your splendid masterpieces on the Mahal, the palace at Sans Souci, the Parthenon ruins, and the altar of St. Peter's. I have seen them all!” He bowed modestly. “Mr. Moronski,” I said, “will you Will you tell me your greatest ambition?’ grant me one more favo “My greatest ambition,” he replied with that directness for which all great men are noted, “is to embl: on my initials on the check—right in the middle of the cheek—of the Mona Lisa at the Louvre. I have failed d it carefully—but I en up hope.” tw —they have not yet gi “Sir,” I replied feclingly as he Hy to the door, “I have not the slightest doubt that you bowed me gen will succeed!” —Parke Cusaines “Yes, dear, I’m sitting up with a slick friend!” wn comicbooks.com