13 JUNE 1925, Page 15

HUDSON ON EPSTEIN [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR, --The

principal criticism of Mr. Epstein's panel in Hyde Park is that, even if it is an admirable work of art, it does not interpret the spirit of W. H. Hudson. Let me therefore quote a sentence from Hudson's book, A Hind in Richmond Park : " The revolt against ' conventional art,' even when it results in something we laugh at, is a sign of progress towards something above the arts which will satisfy the creative powers, the desire of self-expression." Could there be a better defence of Mr. Epstein ? And it comes from