, 1875-02-07
Difficulty Of Obtaining Models in
.*.*:.: Chicago.
4 Janitor Who Strikes for Higher
'~~' Wages.
Reasons Why Women Cannot Be OBJ
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during the fev. years that have elapsed since TIM
great devastation. It has not Kept pace with th'
other characteristics Of our city, and so far al
painting and sculpture are concerned it must b
admitted that We rank comparatively low -wbc:
placed baeidc such pisces AZ Boston, New York
and Philadelphia Ono great rcason for thi1
backwardness il TIE workaday character Of ou
metropolis. The great mass Of the people hayt
reslly no time to cultivate art. know nothing
about it, and care less A. glimpse a
Lincoln fark in the summer months il
more real joy to them than all ths
landscapes and sunset effects painted by mastel
hands. In fact. the poIy branch Of ar: that ma,
be said to have reached B prosperous condition
hsr1 ia That Of
= roRrnA1T-rA1SuKa.
1aere ara several excellent limncrs Of the hu
man couu.enance in our midst, aud, doubtless
In sutnrs yeazz the artists Of higher type viii
have no reason to complain OF lack OF public ap-
prsciatinn. We hsvo also some very e1cellen!
lanuscape-a1tista, but in the way OF
...> oHAnAcrE2-p1cIUREs
and heroic scanes re ara decidedly in the back
ground. Sculpture has net advanced very fa- in
Chicago, and, like painting, is simply in its
'*sKaddling& clothes" It is true that there is q
ufe-schcol for the purpose of educating young
aspirants, established in tbs Academy Of Design,
under 1he direction of q very .meritorious
painter, Prof. J. Roy Robertson, who has long
been favcrubls llnown to the public in tho higher
walks Of his profession.
Ono great difficulty in the way OF the life
school ia the almost
IMecs1u1L1TT OF PROCURING LYING MODELS
especially females. tlen IKE not go c1ary Of ex-
posing their auatomy, md, during several
months, tho janitoro Of the Academy has consented
to expose his 1.-the and well-kuit form for tho
benefit Of gentlemen who ''brang mind down
to matser." This person has been *sIur
ti:roush' every possible form Of berolc attitude
He has hugged lis claims as the prisoner Of
Cii!1lpn: died, like Epimanondas ct M1ntinea !;
defed the lightning, Ajax; and expired On
tive fooc OF the Colosseum, Like q gladiator Of
cid But even tanito.s are mcrcenary, and, Ill
of = sudden. this particular man
STRUCK FOR HIGHER WAGES.
Ho WAS not going to 'pose,t - and expose, him.
self baforo tho gaze eveu OF artists for all hour
ut time I'll for tho small Sum Of 81 per sixty
minutes. He wanted lis pay doubled. and. un-
fyrtrnately. the funds Ut tLe Academy ere not
in thst riotouR mood which might support an
exrbc1ant generosity. Consequently, the jan
itor YVES told that he might eh1ord his manly
form in modern unheroc Aabiliments, and that
the Professors would seek some other thu
man" vino would answer ali the purposes
Of infant art. Judging by past experience,
however, the euances Of obtaining
\ airst-oIass model arc by no means good. Men
are, after ali, naturally modest, and hate to be
held up before strange eyes like savage beasts
ting good forms arc
By no MEANS COMMON .
among the ciass Of sneu Tl,o might consent to
appear nude for the oeueEt OF art aud the rep1ep-
isl.neut of their exhausted excheque1s. Besides,
t.posins," as it is termed, is very fatguing. It
etrsins Ihe, muscles, and produces weariness
with more celerity tlan Auy other kind Of exer-
cise. Tc q sensitive man the ordeal ia more than
dlseustinE especially II the .:*subject happens
to be OF an artistic turn Of mind Men
who l1aye the slightest possible chance Of MIX
ing living in any other wav, cannot be induced
to peel on" even for the purpose Of advancing
the cause Of art.
FEMALE MODELS.
NoE', when it il so very difficult to secure
good malo model -how much mora 40 must il be
to induce any wonau, having the least possible
to lay aside tho dg-leaves and
stand: re1ealsd, in the pr1meval garb Of her
Mother Eve, before the gaze OF men In Chi !
cage, especially, ths Professors hare been ba{lled
IN the endeaYor to secure female model. They |
had one, about si1 months ago, Il very tine |
6gure. but, a. soon Is she had acquired |
sufficient funds to leave the city, she |
deserted tie Academy, and fed to parts un- |
I'd the advertisements Of Prof. Robertson. |
-. HE ACCOUNTS ZOE THIS RELUCTANCE
10 appear nude on tue part Of Chicago women in
several ways. First, because the remuneration
ia not very amEae-only dollar IN hour. Sec |
ond, because women who would be likely to fol- |
low such calling may not lead English at all.
Third. l3ecauso American women, as u rule, have
great horror OF appearing iudeIcate-even the
worst OF them. Fifth, because the women OF Chi
:ago have pot been trained to the philosophy |
II tho thing. Sixth, because good !
many women do not properly understand what
,aryiDG us model means, Thus. balf dozen !