Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-04
ORIGINAL HIGH ART.
An Extraordinary Rea1ist Comes Down
to the Artistic Adornments of Com
monpIace Life.

San Francisco Post
''Do you ever print any art items in your
paper?' asked rather seedy looking man.
with long hair, a SLOUGH hat and paint on
his fingers, edging into the Posts inner
sanctum the other day. Because, con-
tiHued the young man, scowling critically
at a cheap chrome on the wall. ssbecause
/ thought if YOU cared to report the pro-
gress Of real aesthetic art culture on
this coast, you might send your art
critic around to my studio to take some
notes."
''Might, eh p said the editor.
Eyes, sir. For instance, there's man.
moth winter storm landscape Pve Just
finished for Mr.. Mudd, the bonanza king.
It's called "A hail storm in the AdriOn-
duck and a visitor who sat near it the
other day caught sore throat in less than
fifteen minutes. The illusion is so perfect,
you understand. Why, had to put on the
finishing touches with my Ulster and Arc
tic overshoes on"
sDon't sayr7
"Fact, sir. And then there's a little
animal gem l did for Gov. Gerkins the
other day-pOrtrait of his Scotch terrier,
Snap. The morning it was done cat got
into the studio, and the minute il saw the
picture it went through the window like a
ten-inch SHE'LL"
'D1d. Ell -
'sYes; and the oldest thing about it was
that when ] next looked at the canvas the
dogs hair was standing up all along his
back like porcupine. Now, how do you
account for that -
Dunno"
sit just beat me. When the Governor
examined the work he insisted on my
painting on post with the dog chained
to it. Said he didn't know what might
happen
"Geod scheme" growled the editor.
Wasn't it though? But my best hold,
however, is water views. You know Mr..
George Bromley. and how distracted he
is sometimes. Well, he dropped in one
morning and brought up before an eight
by-twelye of the San Joaquin river, with
boat in the foreground. Pm blessed if
he didn't absentmindedly take off his coat
and step clear through the canvas trying
to jump into the bOat-thOught he'd 90 out
rowing, you know"
'Have they carried out that Journey
man with the small-poXY said the editor,
winking at the foreman, who had come in
just then from the composing room to
swear for copy.
smallpox That reminds me Of
realistic subject Pm engaged on now, en-
titled The Plague in Egypt | had only
completed four of the principal figures
when, last Tuesday, the janitOr, who
sleeps in the next room, was taken out to
the hospital with the most pronounced
case Of leprosy you ever saw, and this
morning the boy who mixed the paints
began to scale off like a slate roof. /
don't really know whether to keep on
with the work or not. How does it strike
you?'
at strikes me you had better slide"
said the unesthetic moulder of public
opinion.
Don't care to send a reporter aroundY'
"No, sir'
Wouldn't like to order a lifesize Gut
tenberg discovering the printing press,
eh?"
"Nary order"
"Don't want seven-by-nine group of
the staff, done in oil or crayon?"
NO" said the editor, as he again low
cred himself into the depths of leader
on the ROumanian imbroglio. F'But if you
care to touch up two window frames, some
desk legs and the fighting editors black
eye for four bits and a lot of comic ex-
changes, you can sail in.''
''Its a whackp' promptly calculated
the disciple of aesthetic culture, and, bor-
rowing a cigarette from the dramatic
critic, on account, he drifted off after his
brushes.