The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-31
MEN WHO MAKE PICTURES.
ILLUSTRdTED JOURHfLIsM ~ NEW
YORK CITY.

Gleason's was one. but 1t was not newspaper.
The London Illustrated Ncws was the illustrated
newspaper OF Europe, and Barnum and beach
thought they could succeed with IA like Journal
In the United St1tes. Their project promised
fairly. Their nrst number, issued January l,
1853 contained copious Illustrations OF the death
and funeral Of Daniel Webster. and 100000
copies were sold. Few newspapers have had a
more propitious Inauguration. great many
have died az quickly. The Illustrated News. as
1t was called, lived just one year, and died WITH
out struggle.
Its death was the result Of the lack Of expe-
rence in ia publishers. and the many disadvan-
tages then attending the publication OF an Illus
trltcd journal. There were few artists In this
country then. and few engrayers. There was
great difficulty In printing wood cuts well, and
there was agreat lack OF appreciation of poor IL
lus irations among the people.
At the mead Of IN, engraving department ~
this il-fated journal was a man hi the name ot
frank Leslie. lie hal hired Few ongiavets
from England, AMI ihcir cont Act was tor !hrce
,eats When the paper Of l'arnum ana lie
expired, Leslie cast about 10 see now he could
rdN tnt igeuusly en- pluy his English cnEriVefs.
Vie concluded 20 - ri an III lsirted newspaper
him.elt; aud in u Few months fffnh LcNlc ~
hstritCi Newspaper, modelled ~ it- aUueatauce
ANA plan after the London illustrated Nous,
hogan an cX i-tence whicn has continued until
the present day.
a few years later H0rpcrs UecMu appearcd
L. was "a weakly paper. iuueed. at nrst, with few
Illustrations. To what lusty manhood the
Journal has attained. - well known. These twp
Journals siand al &c hshu oi Aher'e az mi,r
tit'u W., MI ""N 4 ,',li' -. "a, -, ~.
done IN their pictorial depar mcnt WIN cover tne
Morh u'nt oN 81, u' "'l 'u'' ~ W',~sr IA
Few Ne pie tc liz the am nat 81 work done
on s'nR,' Wuou CYL OF w." % v' ~
! produce even a respectthl' illustration. y re-
| cent conver.ation with q grntlem II ne ~ the
employ Of Harpor Hroth.rs throw mucn light
/ upon very interesting subject
BOX wOOn AND DRAINING.
| "Tbe ,reat naiority Of our Illustrations" said
he aYe lt',yt 40, Wont AMI mon e,rr,yrd All
our nrvrs tilu.t inns and nr cartoon . are Let
! me- sny that The wood IL no unimportant matter.
~ ,,' mn II ihe rniS y.',"d s,itai,,e and Inc
nnIv wo"d us.i' in cooa wood cusrlvinr IL is
Of yerv slow rroWih, and cons, quentiv Of yefv
nhe gram. ihe uoes arc rsne'N r' ,ua .ir
man ~ 10 '"- - , ~" ,,,'y 1is ~
Almost always these rl'ces cnecN :" splt' hhu
tnsn tmah square TIoVhs are Vu' ut % we i
| checked uoitohs. Ihrse shdi nIts are eHfel"Iy
Siued lu- thtH I.InlI ' Yrs I,in lur 10 IL
inches siuai'' OF u 'teanou.a; 'Ny o,oc", i,ct
coho =" ~ iH'T.r tI'i ~ =" 49, ~, ~ go, ",
,',ant,tic. sr'. shtIn"d from Sn4in'
sOue -ide Of the block Is made very smooth
and this tho artist covers with a coating OF hAke
, white, mixed Win gum water. which makes "a
face tnAt will retain the marks Of peacil Or
brush. On this surface The artist dt Avs his pic
ture. whatever II may be-. aud then the engtayer
takes IL and cuts aw AZ AL uf the block nos de.i.-
rated oS the lines ~ the art II. No other wood
but huX would admit OF this: for. asy know,
often TIE line are OF tne nnest re, so c9,e Is
valuable wood. that the en-r.ver can produce
fine lines. which viii admit Of good deal Of
pressure
Tie gentleman led the way to large room
where twenty or thirty cnsravers were at worN.
Four or more were seated AZ the same table,
cacn with smat piece OF wooG on a leather
pad. ana ne rly every one with glass at eye.
ing at very small clock. smaller than any cut
Vuu see In tAe paper. ms brings Us to "A new
phase Of The az II Is !mp3,siole to procure
half-page picture. - these small blocks are
boiled together until a block IS made large
enough Tor the desired Illustration. o. this tht
artist makes his drawing. and then the blocks
are taken apart and each small piece given tc
one may lie working on tue face Of figure, an
other on bit of tho draDery, an
otnor on a hand and rart ~ another face, and
SO on. Then. when the whole - done. the hlncA
! ~ rtWrd tngetner AGAIN hnd PROOF Is taken
Sometimes II II ucce- ~ary for an encraycr T. 4,
over Tue "uo'o "ivV,' auH toiNH l. w. 'n CIV
uI,t 70 ,ne M1rh nut W"eie tnr aru'st utaM'
MN ptn',' ~nay .nis noes no. yer, oli.n occur
iut ~ lnlt case r'on enEr"Ncf - 10 slhNS d
10" tne Ilne- ma,Ie ny '"o artist anu cut away
e'V'S'nin. i'o'n ''em'
,v,,on ho,,evor ma ,r,,., dr,ys H., vo.h
th,t III XIX brrsi and Indit im WIN f., "
n" nenri lines me ef.Srov'r has a. ex,r,'sr hi
artistic SIX III ana iudcinent IN produrinp line.
49,, t,,. ,,,tisI 49, .in,,i, -, ,,i. ir,S t.t
stroke. or i,lt the N6its untoGcned. Durin.
ana ,,are ,re's"d f,rtiu'e we 5ffs,, ,ivi Id M
I|e wrl uf drtNtm, ON Tia wn1d ~
lie same manner in which Inc en-
er@Var's Sv,rl. ~ diyifed An nrti.t voNi,
G'-fti, dr., from, tin .L.t'h ,'c,i',,t
sEet'' ON he ,yind 1'inr ths hi,ci. vr.',,i.t M
,','ser.ygs,i ,,u', ,ii,id. "a IN. ,n, ~,
81 N,o", ,,o'i1 irnren ~ 81 t"rarc a., t,,
ste,"n Otn ~ o,ild terhtne he nra,t ins, "A -, ~
~ nuother IA morse ,uJ rtder ,nntber ,,r.,,,,
a. snidiers and ina i'll, ana All H., a. !, a.. tl,
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nina v''id civ. ,irSc,i nI In ,rdsr :,
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other f. oiV,. NOR ,1'r To- Il. Wink sn,t her T.
MAJ. liz nute ~. mailer NnNn r. ~ =, :,
done. tho lock- were screw ed toretner. and M
artist went over u. carefully combining tn,
Wholc' lnrl .h' ulyth ph'stu mo 'ut h"llu
OF the ehEl aver ~ tnl~ H.illci W" were en-
aul.I 10 get Out iHrgo lhustIdlIoha II NeI] sHei
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rue -peHher' ny pnotoeIapulns the ilN'hrss oI
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tosI uuln-' a, ~ Mo'. y sus Seh5I'lNV, Ju1'
rs p'VeI IS W" phptotI !pn nom pNol 'EIdpl
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IL. IA inns way We H"I our PORTRAITS absolutely
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