Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-06-21

The following brief history Of the distinguish
ed Artist, MIR. y. A. BULLAED, is takcn from tho
American Biographical Sketch Hook, aud frnnl
.thcr authentic sources. The Sketch B,mIk con
aims the lives of 12s distinguished living, self.
GHcated men, and IN IL Mr.: Bunrd Is PrNpcrly
Ssigned q conspicuous place. ~ being enc or
he noble few, in our cORntry, who have by their
Iwn exortions, been elevated from adversely Ia
high and honorable rcnown. The crOwniug
work Of Art by Mr.. H., and the unc which sbOvc
Ill others Is now winning for him wide and
snvablc fame, is his Panornma of New York
city, a Painting Of rare truthiuness and pcrfrc-
ton, which cost him four Years incessant toll.
and was attended with an expense vi Cvcf
$4,000.
@. A. BULI.ARD
Was born At Howard Steubrn Gn,. y y, on tho
I'd Of February, 1916. Ills parents cNme from
Massachusetts, and were among the earliest
settlers Of Steuben county. His father was n
farmer OF good reputc. Whcn the latter died,
tho subject Of this sketch was fourteen years OF
age, and he was aprremticrGl 10 the business Of
wagon making AMI sign painting; those i'ranciI-
es being frequently united, In many uf Our
villages. His love for the hae arts wits arst
awakened by the arrival oi portrait pnintcr in
that place. Eager TO obtain sOtRc knowledge OF
the art, hc cxcrted himself to the utmost 10 raise
the ways and means, aHd hpFlc'ltUr instruction !;
but the artist refused TO disclose any Of his pro-
fessioRal secrets. At that period he was eIghlren
years Of age, and the productions Of this painter
were the first oil paintings he had ever seen.
Ever afterwards. his mind was fixed upon paint-
Ing, and although the way did not then appear
an artist he WAS determined to become. With
this view he desired to leave his trade, for the
purpose of obtaining instructions IN some OF the
distant cities but at the earnest cntrcatirs Of
his mother. who could not bear the idea Of part
ing with him, he remained. All his sPcIrling
money was laid out ia bo0ks: hGt he searched
In vain for any that gave information OH
painting. ... ..E.. r., a-
At this jupcturc, a friend of his Young ply
sicinn, patiently waiting like many Others. for
gray hairs, to entitlc him to confidence. agreed
"to sit for his likeness" He MAS in his glory,
as, with painters pencil odds and ends Of
brushes. and the premises all to himself and his
"suiio 1" he commenced his first portrait. "
was, VIC prcsune. with some such feeling ~ that
of an orator making his debut. or n general
about to fight his first battle. The portrait MIS-
declared to bc excellent, and to his qualification,
1t was pronounced greatly superior to those
painted by the professional arti:t All the peo-
pie declared that it was like life itself; aud in
truth there was no fear Of his falling into tho
difficulty Of n certain artist, who. having painted
a horse, thought il necessary, for the informa-
don Of persons not judges OF the fine arts, TO in
scribe underneath the animal, This l. Horse.
When of age, Mr. Bnllard visited Massachu-
sctts and Connecticut, whcrg he found trienis
who gave him the requisite Instructions lie
tHen cOIhinehcSu blSlHc~s NS u IHlFtTau I1hlhtOT,
At Hartford, where he mot with good success.
During several subsequent years, he painted per-
traits in Massachusetts, and IN the western part
OF the State of New York.
In 1911 hc married the eldest daughter Of 4.
A. Omstcati, Esq. and since the wntcr of lSi3
he has made New York city his permanent place
of residence.
There probably is no Artist now living, Of Mr..
Billiards. age that has abored harder. or applied
himself more closely to his profession, for the
last fifteen years He has illustrated n Gict that
has been illustrated by great many individuals.
viz: that God gives nothing to nortals without
iahor-it is labor that produces everything
fhcrc Ia no doubt Of the fnct that it IL the duty
Of every man. more especially Of every Young
inItnd-! him for; and then, after asccrtainng