The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-21
IOM MANI.

Tho Great CRrlcnturist's Methods and
Ills Views Of His Art. '.
New York Nal! and ESprta.
Il am not the ideal artist with the be.
daubed jacket, vile pipe, etc., ETC., am II
Nor Is my den & scene OF picturesque con
fusion"
mo, indeed" interrupts Mrs. Mast, II
attend to that"
People say" continues tho artist, "that
Mrs. Mast does my work. She writes my
letters, l only sign them. My drawings are
my own, however. Where do l yet my
ideas2 From bright newspapers. l read
the daily newspapers through very care.
fully. As Ideas come to me l lot them
down. Not nthe form OF notes, IS you men
Of letters do, butin lines and curves. l will
show you"
Here Mr.. Mast took down several large
scrap books filed with sketches made dur
ing bis Italian tour when he was with Carl.
baldi. Also sketches OF bis English tout
when he went to Europe to produce the
great Heenan and Sayers campaign. The
famous war book, containing the original
sketches Of his trip with Lincoln and his
subsequent life at the front, were also
shown.
"Do I ever receive hints or ideas from
other people? Oh, yes, thousands Of them.
l never uss them. Not because they are
not good but because I have 10 keep up
with the times and always have under way
enough original ideas to work on"
"Do you follow the system, as to time or
manner Of work."
"Not at all; l work when I feel like it.
That is generally alter breakfast. When l
feel tired quit. Is my work arduout? No,
| an not like you newspaper men. ! can
not draw contrary to my convictions, You
can write your leaders is q strain in accord
ance with the salary you receive for it. l
must feel am in the rightto do intelligent
work."
!s"What are your ideas as to the future Of
American caricaturistap"
II believe they will take a place among
the first in the world. You know we rise
to the top in other matters, and l can not
see why in matters pertaining to art the
same rule should not follow. The trouble
is, Americans arc too impatient. They do
not do as foreigners do. They are not con.
tent 10 80 into things at the commence
ment. They are too superficial. Art has
made the most wonderful progress during
the past ten years, however, and 1 am
sure we shall yet zee America among the
first in matters OF the kind"
At this juncture dinner was announced,
and around the cheerful family board OF
parents and five children the subject was
continued.
lis there tho chance for fame as a carl.
~caturist to. day there was iormerly?"
'Oh, dear, no.. Had l to commence now
the name OF Tom Mast would not be heard
outside his own family. The wa made
me. Fortunately, l was living on the right
side-the North. My pictures appealed to
the sentiments OF the people, and l became,
80 to speak, famous.--My wit and satire,
which to-day would hardly rise above
medicerity, VAS then considered wonderful.
Enterprlsing manufacturers copied my
otyle Of dress. The Mast collar, the Mast
cuff, the Mast hat appeared in rapid sue
%cession. Pay! Well, my art has paid me,
but l think the labor Of artists nowadays is
undervalued. Some OF the best work to
my mind is done by unknown men in
these little advertising plaques and pictures
that are given away"
WORK FOR WOMEN.
IT'S there work for women in the ranks
OF the caricaturist 2"
"Why noR Women are as quick to see
as men and as capable Of doing good work.
Look at Kate Greeuaway. What better
evidence Of it do you want than her pic.
lures? Artists, you know, are born, not
manufactured, and they can as we'll be
born Of one sex as another. English Carl
caturiats? Certainly they are great. Their
forte is attention to detail. There are San.
born and keene, who do work for Punch.
II they draw a slipper, 1 believe there are
shoemen who could tell you, by looking at
! tho drawing what firm made the slipper,so
careful are the artists But we have great
artists here. Look at Puck, the Jldqe, the
Graphic and other publications il you want
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