Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-11-09
Julian Scott.

ly proud of its son, this very promising
young artist. He is native of johnson,
and son of G. w. Scott, for many years
matchmaker and jeweler there. We
give below some notices of him aud his
work from the papers in the state.
JULIAN SCoTT's DRUMMER BoY.-When
the tocsin of war sounded Vermont boy
left his country home and Joined the
ranks. To relieve the WEAKNESS of camp
life he resorted to sketchiug and painting,
for which he had always pusessed a liking,
but he had been in circumstances not IA
voraple to art. After the war he turned
his recreation into profession, and, after
only so brief a career, gives unmistakable
proof of having been born an artist, which
means much. His studio is something of
an arsenal, for he has accoutrements
enough about it to equip small force.
He is writing history of the war on can
vass-a history of which himself is a
part, as all soldiers are; pictures bhoto.
graphed on his brain with fire and sword,
the valor of soldiery, the boom of the can
non, the anguish of the dying, and the
awful Notwithstanding faces of the dead.
He has cartoon of the Battle of
White Oaks Swamp" at the moment when
General Smith and his staff came forward
and by their presence and efforts rallied
the forces and prevented defeat, which he
will produce in oil next autumn.
His dying Drummer Boy" should
have been placed on exhibition at the
Academy-that is, ifmerit implies Ouyht-
ness. Only the artists "perversity" pre-
vented. 1t is such sad, sad picture !!
Enough to bring tears from the hardest
eyes, even eyes hardened by such scenes
scenes of lone, agonzing dying, with
the face whitening at every moment of
the swift pictures of home fleeing forever;
tho last hunger for the dear ones far
away gnawing at the faint heart the
dream of ambition over, the glory and
pomp of battle fading out in the awful
shadow of forgetfulness, and all this on
the dying Drummer Boys" face.
With one so young, so gifted, so genial
as Scott, one cannot but leave the hearts
benediction. VI. A. L. W.
So wrote an art-loving correspondent of
the New York Times, a year ago. We
hear that Mr.. Scott, yielding to the ex-
pressed desire of many members of the
Legislature to see some specimens of his
skill, has sent for this painting. and it
will be at Montpelier this week. 1t will
not be on public exhibition but will be
hung for few days, probably in some
room at the Pavilion or at the Capitol,
where it can be readily seen by any who
care to see it.-Eee Press.
Julian Scott whose name and fame are
chronicled elsewhere, is at Montpelier SC =
Letting from the Legislature an order for
n historical painting representing some
scene in the experience of the "Old Brig
ade," of which he was member. All
he asks is pay for his time. trusting to the
the work will give him for any
further satisfac ION. He is willing to
spend two years upon the picture upon
these terms. The offer is certainly very
liberal one and we hope the Legislature
will not hesitate to accept it. 1t is time
our State House began to receive some
such adornment as is Suggested Wood
stock Standard.
LET VERMONT ENCOURAGE EMoNrERs.-
We trust the State will adopt some wise
policy about this matter and not leave
the decoration of the Capitol to chance or
haphazard. A little help, at the right
time. while they are alive and in need of
work and assistance, would be of greater
benefit to the State than to them. We
want living art and not dead art. 1t
should be the object of the State to be
the patron Of its living artists, and illus
tratc its history by their works.-Mont-
pelier Jo7trnat.