The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-06
ART AND ARTISTS.
Dallin's Statue of Brigham
Young.
More Of House Decoration.
Notes of the Painters and
Sculptors.

Mr.. Hafen has recently completed
a handsome crayon drawing Of 81
S. Eldredge, Esq, and also one of
son of that gentleman. Both srs
excellent specimens of portraiture
Mr.. Eldredge has lately been lib
eraI patron Of our city artists, and
we com mend his example to other
well-to- do citizens.
MIR. III. B. Wechsler, the talented
young artist whose sojourn among
| US is not, we hope, forgotten, ls
meeting with success in his studies
at the Royal Academy of Art, in
Munich.
Having last week referred to some
| worthy decorative art at the reel
dence of one of our citizens, it would
be worth while to speak now of
some similar work just completed
In the new home Of Mr.. W. II. Gull
mer, on c street. Having had the
benefit of Mr.. John Tullidge's
opinion of the decorations, we can
say that the designs in the hall and
dining rooms particularly are quiie
chasue and beautiful, the blending
Of colors being 80 artisticslly ar
ranged that the sombre and brilliant
tones work together to produce an
effect that Is certainly pleasing.
The artist is Mr.. Anderson, a
comparative stranger in this city,
yet whose undoubted ability is at
once recognized and his standing
among US as an artist In decorative
fresco established. In the work
that he has done at this house, he
hiss shown loving care for his art
that proves him to be q conscien-
tious worker and one whose educa-
ton has been complete to a certain
point. Critically speaking, his
style is not altogether in sympathy
with the most modern tastes, but
this is because he has for recent
years been remote from modern ins
fuencess and we are not afraid bat
he can coon put himself en- rapport
with the latest art. Mr.. Culmer
found him working aWsy in dis
tant settlement of the Territory,
where he has been for years,
quite unconscious of his own great
ability, and it required some PERSIA.
sion to induce him to come here
where he could be appreciated. Once
arrived and an example Of his work
at hand, there will be no Lace Of en-
gagemsnts for him, and we trust he
will long be with us to beautify the
homes of our citizens. The walls OF
the dining room referred to. have
been laid off in panels, and theso
have been filed with landscapes by
Mr.. HAIRY Cnlmer. The best OF
these is a large painting of the
Wasaich mountains as seen from
Island. It is under an
evening effect sni contains some
good points.
Mr.. Harry Brown, a worker IN
marble, Of Logan, is engaged in
making a model of a bust Of the late
President Brigham Young. M.
Brown has studied his art in Boston.
The sculptor, Mr.. C. E. Dallin, has
his model In clay OF
full length statue of the late Presi.
dent Young, and it is now on view
at his st1dlO, where it Is daily seen
and admired by many. In spesking
of this example of high art, we co
not wish to indulge in any batteries
ct all. The artist himself is no
for fulsome praise; it would
be at once beneath US to offer 1t and
distasteful to him to receive 1t. Yet
we cannot repress some enthusiasm
when his work is our theme,
although we hope our just judgment
will not be affected thereby. In the
statue referred to. there Is a realjZS
alton of Brigham Young, the leader
and the man, as he appeared to
those vino were most familiar to
him, yet at tine when all his dig.
nifty was preserved. Heis not Brig.
ham Young on exhibition, nor in
the pulpit, nor IN his Office, nor on
horseback leading the pioneers, nor
under any sensational condition
whatever; but he is Brigham
Young with the strength of his
wn history in his face and in the
calm dignity of his pose. How an
artist VINO has seen his subject but
once, and that years ago, can give 50
intellectual a reading of his salient
characteristics is to us, we confess,
marvel. In looking at good work
of this kind, il is always hard to
tell in what degree ones magma
ton assists the realization by the
artist; and We never recollsct seeing
any specimen of art where that de,
gree was go difficult to define as in
this statue. Art students know
that we could pay no higher COM
pliment than this. The artist of
genius develops his subject to a
point where the imagination can
take hold and complete the perfect
impression. He can go no further.
The greatest masters ara those who
finish the most without passing this
point-who can bring the imagina.
ton and the clay together at the
point nearest to completion. Lesser
minds, If they attempt finish, do