New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-28
THOMAS LIE CLEAR.

Thomas lie Clear, \. A.. 4 well-lnOwn pOr-
tro,t nointrr died suddenly at his home in
rutherford y. j., sunday night. He first began to
eel i'll on the afternoon OF the previous sunday IL was
found that he was suffering from inflammation OF the
hinder and lac grew worse raddy. II the latter part
week ne had an attack of pcursy and suffered great
pain; yet until o'clock sunday evening, MS family
had little doubt about his recovery. About that ume
however percardls set in and MI lie Clear sank rapid
Is. dying at O'Clock.
MI lie Clear WIS bora in Owego, y. Y, on March IL,
1878 lie showed artistic taste at early ago. When
nine yea. old he painted portrait with lamp-black,
Venetian red and white lead upon bit Of pine board,
which excited the admiration of his friends AT twelve
wear. o age the young artist essaycd "St Matthew
of which numerous copies were ordered at - % apiece
The boy worked almost necessarily, to the great deri-
ment OF his health and at length he WAS compelled To
freco his fayorte occupau for time. In 1892 his
father removed to LONDON, Upper Canada where John
Wilson, former Member of Parliament recognizing the
ability the youth encouraged MIN greatly aud sat to
nm for portrait In 1894 the artist visited Goodrich,
ON Lake Huron where he decorated steamboat. From
there he went TO Norfolk, ~ Y, where ne renamed TWO
years. From Norfolk he went 10 Hfech Bay WIS., eAetch
Iug the Indians on MS way. Al Drreh bIy ne nFt9'el
ha earnings 40 lahC rpecuatlOr ltHUt'
suit and hcu he returned to London, canada MT VII
son chen urged Linn TO 20 to NeWlork city, ana Ia inc
following spying lie Gear SCI "u IoI lS nLI
his money gave ont 10y the time lt reached flmlta,
mere was little demand for artistic work ~ 3imra thon
ana Tie young man !9uhH sfeat uloQlg III eaInS
livelihood. After time he went TO Zoe estcr y. ~
~ WORKED pl0lt~-lNil
came 10 YORK arriving mere WIN Sky ,uIeG GINS
IN his pocket lie sOOu made friends, however lie inst
oDeueu "A studio Broadway ana ChGmDetS-5t; attcr-
ward he had studio III the Ientl street BHIIhS ana
lately he occupied handsome studio NJ No LII Broad
way adjoining the studio Of Mr. Berstadt, witn whom
D late years he mad been very intimate friend In
1911 Mr. lie Clear married daughter OF Russell H.
Wells Boston. The following sprug he moved to Bur
alO where he remained until 1850, when ne returned 10
this city. While IN Buffalo Mr. lie Gear round good
friend In III. W. Rogers ana out OF tlt IfcudsulQ OF
| these two grew the establishment OF the Buffalo
Academy OF Fiue Arts, of which Mr. Rogers was ar er
wand president and Mr.. lie Clear director a picture
Academy of Design in 1862 led 10 Mr. lie Clears cleo
| ton as Associate OF the Academy. IAo next year he
wac made an Academician Mr. lie Clears we dled III
1869. ttle more tnan year aterWafu ne married
daughter James ~ KING OF tnls Guy he established
his nome at Rutherford y. j., ABOUT nine years ago
| No other American artist has painted many per-
artist IN this country VINO dared 10 charge as hc as
500 for portrait head 1t Is sld taat Tor Two iu-
length portraits recently completed he ID TO receive
$4,000 each Among tue persons whose portraits nave
been pinned by Sir. lie Clelr may oe mentioned Presl
dents Fillmore, Garfield Grant ana Arthur, Daniel ).
| Dickinson. Colonel Thorpe Colonel Porter, Sanford t.
| sell, Edwin Booth, IN the character OF Hdmiet;
| George Dennison, George Ticknor Curtis. Il. W.
| ard the Rev. Drs Bellows, OsgOod, Dix ana Vim
| ton; Father Preston. OF ~. AIMS Churc (;
William cullen Bryant, Parke Goodwin. Ex-Governor j.
GREGORY Smith, OF VeFmOnt John j. Cisco, Judge e. F.
DulV deorge Bancroft Andrew Jackson Davis, Bayard
TAYLOR President Barnard, OF Columbia College; Dr..
| Nor,in Green, President CDadb0une, Of Williams Col
| lege and Professor o. c. March, of Yale college.
| SIR lie Clear leaves VIE, three sons and two
daughters Two OF the SONS engaged In business in
TINS clty one whom Is married Tno youngest SON Is
mae wears old The daughters are botn arrled-One 10
William H. Beard the artist, aud the other to James h.
| Cunmners editor OF me Northern OhI0 Journal of
Pansy.l TO- Ohio. The funeral Will take pace to morrow
| don Conn. o1cnung. The nterment Will bs In Green
| wood.