The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-08-05

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tinguished Artist, Mr.. o. A. BULLARD,
is taken from the American Geographic
al Sketch Book, and from other authen-
tic sources. The sketch Book contains
the lives of 1913 distinguished living,
self-educated men, and in it Mr.. Bull
lard is properly assigned a conspicuous
place, as being one of the noble few, in
our country, who have by their own ex-
ertions, been elevated from adversely to
a high and honorable renown. The
crowning work of Art, by Mr.. B., and
the one which above all others is now
winning for him wide and enviable
fame, is his Panorama of New York city,
a painting of rare truthfulness and per-
fection, which cost him four years in
cessant toll, and was attended with an
expense of over $4,000.
o. A. BULLARD,
Was born at Howard, Steuben County,
N. Y, on the 25th of February, 1916.
His parents came from Massachusetts,,
and were among the earliest settlers Of
Steuben County His father was farm
er of good repute. When the latter
died, the subject of this sketch was four
teen years of age, and he was apprentice
ed to the business of wagon making and
sign painting, these branches being fire.
quently united, in many of our villages
His love for the fine arts was first awak-
ened, by the arrival of portrait paint
er in that place. Eager to obtain some
knowledge Of the art, he exerted himself
to the utmost to raise the ways and
means, and applied for instruction but
the artist refused to disclose any of hi
professional secrets. At that period h
was eighteen years Of age, and the pro
duction of this painter was the first o
paintings he had ever seen. Ever after
wards, his mind was fixed upon paint
ing, although the way did not then al
pear, an artist he was determined to bt
come. With this view he desired
leave his trade, for the purpose of obtalr
ing instructions in some of the dlstar
cities but at the earnest entreaties {
his mother, who could not bear the ide
of parting with him, he remained. A
his spending money was laid out
books: but he searched in vain for an
that gave information on painting
At this juncture, a friend of his,
young physician, patiently waiting, liE
many others, for gray hairs, to EMIT
him to confidence agreed " to sit for h
likeness" He was in his glory, as wi
a painters pencil, odds and ends
brushes, and the premises to himself al
his subject" he commenced his fit
portrait. 1t was, we presume, WI
some such feeling as that of an orat
making his debut, or general about
fight his first battle. The portrait W
declared to be excellent, and to f
qualification it was pronounced great
superior to those painted by the proft
sional artist. All the people declar
that it was like life itself !; and in tru
there was no fear of his falling into
difficulty Of certain artist who, havi
painted horse thought it necessary,
the information Of persons not judges
the fine arts, TO inscribe underneath
animal, This is Horse"
When of age, Mr.. Bullard visit
Massachusetts, and Connecticut where
found friends who gave him the rcquls
instructions. He then commenced b
mess as portrait painter, at Hartfo
where he met with good success. ID
ing several subsequent years, he pain
portraits in Massachusetts,, and in
western part of the State Of New Yo
In ls4l be married the eldest dau
ter Of A. A. Olmstcad, Esq, snd 81
the winter Of ls43, he has made I
York city permanent place of re
ence.
There probably is no Artist now
ing, of Mr.. Billiards. age, that has la
ed harder, or applied himself n
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