当代艺术大师刘海粟教授,在《艺苑》1983年第1期《忆蔡元培先生》一文中曾披露说:“在五四前后,他(指蔡元培)还介绍过一位蔡和森先生到白云观来任美专学监一年。这位蔡君年轻有为,办事认真,对同学们很和蔼,一年后离校而去。迄今为止,我不知道这位蔡和森君可是原籍湖南的那位共产主义战士?还是巧合同名,希望现代史家有以教我。”《艺苑》美术版1987年第4 Professor Liu Haisu, a master of contemporary art, disclosed in his article “Mr. Cai Yuanpei” in the first issue of Art Court in 1983: “Before and after the May Fourth Movement, he also introduced a Mr. Cai Hesen to Bai Yun Ren Mei College supervisor a year .This Cai Jun young and promising, work seriously, very kind to the students, a year after leaving school so far, I do not know the native of Hunan and Chen Tsai Is also a coincidence of soldiers, coincidentally, I hope modern historians have to teach me. ”“ Art Court ”Art Edition 1987 fourth