Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-09-24
The Vermont Artist.

ting Nlhute II pau '" Wv N''NN' $500
ties of Capt, James Hope, of Castleton, as
an artist, with pleasant "reminiscences of
other celebrated painters and soulptors,
Mr., Hope enjoys deserycdly high rcpu'
tation as painter, and several of his pie
lures are Of the highest type, and worthy
Of the enooniums which have been passed
upon,thca by connoisseurs, IL is with
pleasure wo publish the letter entire,
written, there is reason TO believe, by a
gifted writer, formerly resident OF our
county, whose appreciation OF art OF a
high order adds virtue TO the compliment
paid to one who has achieved the reputa-
tion Of being among the most distin'
guished painters Of the country, Surely
Vermont has reason 10 be proud OF her
people, her character, her marble and as
well may pride be taken that she has pro-
duced Powers, the most famed of living
sculptors, Mead, who has won for himself
laurels that follow close upon those Of his
elder brother in the art, and Hope, "the
h'eNb Hih'iiNNh VI .AHANtiNah iahus'al'
painters,
Nothing in my summer travels has
given me moro satisfaction than the
marked improvement in domestic architeo-
ture, the purer taste displayed in the con-
struc,ion and establishment of homes. In
country like ours, we may expect archi-
lecture and landscape gardening to move
in advance of other arts into popular IA
vor but | was not prepared TO see new
wealth 50 generally devoted TO the high
est uses From that lovoliest of suburbs,
Spring street Hill, in Milwaukee, on
tirrvtt..i, Chicago, Detroit, Buffalo, Reehes-
ter, and Albany, we have not once encoun-
tered u glaring architectural sin, while
those of the fathers are 50 charitably con-
ccalcd by bow windows, porches, friendly
sbcltcring roofs and judiciouS planting,
as to I've almost lovcable, The old city of
Detroit has many illustrations of the way
in which Taste and Time may be made to
work in harmony; but witnessing also
her uudoings. We were tempted To pray
that in every city which the Pacific Rail-
road Is sowing, the oldest inhabitant
should he a thorough bred q, {. nature
bred and art fed architect and landscape
gardener.
The beginning of this thread of thought
Wa, visit TO the most American of
American landscape painters" James
Hope, III his green nest among the noun
,,ins of Vermont Tho bou.c and IL.
.nrr,pr5inrs inrloscd in a belt Of sunny
hills, through which one may catch
glmp,cs Of the higher peaks beyond. is
I'm, a lsr.,,r ind io,ser ,,,rmcnf which
b,. L.,n rlo,h,1 nnon with much If the
artists n,.pliar individuality. n home
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sunshine, and all these "Iovely shows"
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