New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-19
AN ARTISTS FUNERAL.
CLOSING TRIBUTES TO JOHN F. KEN:

CLOSING TRIBUTES ~ JOHN r.
The funeral of the late John +. kensett, the
weknown landscape painter. took place yesterday from
the Presbyterian Church at Ffth-ave and Nineteenth
At In the morning the remains taken to the library
OF the Academy of Design where all the leading artists
OF the city paid the tribute of respectto his memory
The body nclosed in rosewood casket' taSteiuuy
mounted with silver. The plate bore the inscription
John F. Kensett Born March %. 1916. Died December
H. s72 At the head Of the coffin hung half Length por
trait of the ARTIST paintedby George f. Baker an Intimate
friend The floral offerings such as would have
gratied the artistic taste of him TO whom they were
devoted An deliberately wrought cross and anchor was
presented by Mr. Louis Lang: heartshaped design OF
inmortelles and tuberoses presented by Mr.. ana
Mrs Richard Butler medallion, composed OF sprigS
OF myrtle INTERVIEWING buds. cameas' ana tea-
roses was presented by friend behalf Of George f.
Baker, who is now in Europe. Over the casEet rose
buds and sprigs Of myrtle were spread
few minutes before the friends of the deed artist
gathered around the coffin, and short burial service
WAS read by the Rev. Dr. ]. b. Fagg Prayer was then
! offered and the body taken from the ROOM Tue
procession set out the church. led by carriages
tanning the Council OF the National Academy of Design
the Board Control Of the Artists Fund Society the
pallbearers aud representatives Of the Union League
Club the Century Club, and other ORGANIZATIONS. The
following acted as pall-bearers:
| Daniel Huntington, WorthingtOn Wbttredge. John w.
Castelar, Sanford X. Clifford, Thomas Hicks, Richard W.
|
Brown John NJ. Faooner Robert Hoe, ST.. George Tai
| bot Olyphant. 49, ,r,.
satterlee, g. Guy j. @ A. Ward, ID. NJ. Carter J. f.
freeman, K NJ. Pratt, W. H. Beard j. 9. Brown, NJ =.
W Ds hannt Thompson. A. W Thompson: wlnslow
Homer, ]. o. Eaton, J; ID. Barrow, E W. Perry o. J.
P sg s' c. F. ON Bauyoit Jesse Talbot Thomas
S CeSr Pyof Ro0S 5Snn william w Morgan Nc
Cord j. F. Cropsey, Carl Muller, E. d. f. Greene: VIM
Page President OF the National Academy; T. Addison
Dr. DO Inn W
Ehninger. Vim. Oliver Stone, Alfred Jones' John Pope,
Julian scott John La Fargo dnp Dayd STensSp
John II. HOws, Carl Brandt, A: f. Tate Eastman John
Pierrepont Barlow c. Virgins. Frost Johnson. and A.
II. Baldwin. The mother ana sister OF MI helSet were
also present.
The procession was the church door by the Rev
Drs Hall aud Ormston, who conducted it through the
center aisle. A quartet, consisting of Messrs Bush.
Redwood Beckett ana Aiken, selection from
Beethoven's Seventh symphony. from the Masonic
hrrsaI sarvica Mr. r~asdad 80 che or---' De-
John Hall then read passages from the Old and New
Testaments, after which he said, in part:
May God bless TO the reading OF His word. There
many places in which II is difficult for US to obtain
correct views of being In the hurry and hustle Of
every day life and business there are certain things
which revere and respect in others but there are
some places where obtain correct views OF the pur
poses of being. In the sickroom and beside the
views are always mournfu it would be sad II they
This body must be- dissolved, but the spirit that
animated it Will be an inmate OF glory.
These thoughts best respond to sympathies when
we are gathered to-day. around fallen laborer AZ
In nature there Ia nothing which beauty TO the
eye the cultivated TASTE there event in
hfe which has not Its appropriate lesson 70 him who VIII
heed The unselshness OF character the genteness,
the purity of e which In your dead brother him
your love and affection are themes you love TO dwell
upon to-day The memory OF these in the hearts OF the
living the best memorial you to departed
brother Let ask You to make IL your daily business
during the rest Of lives The
artist carries scenes OF beauty mind for aud
months sometimes before he has an opportunity to place
upon canvass, and then the creation falls far
below the ides but the results OF labor better
higher the nOber and the ideal toward which
we strive. Let keep alive for those who after
us the memories OF our departed friends which they
wOuld have been most anxious TO perpetae. There Is
everywhere a tendency sloth and Incidence. There
was yielding this in the high and noble life which
he has closed who combined much that practical
with so much that beautiful. He best serves his
kind who most serves his Creator.
Dr. Ormiston then read Nearer my God TO Thee"
which he said special fayorite OF Mr. Kensett. II
was sung by the whole congregation. DR.. ormiston
then led In prayer after which an opportunity was
afforded the friends of looking upon the remains. The
body taken TO the Marble Cemetery where 1t will
remain in receiving vault until IL can be taken TO
Greenwood.