Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-15

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back yard dancing jig.
No event tor years has created 80 mnch in
terest in the local world of art as the arrival
o. Prof S. Jerome Uhl, the former Spring
field artist. who has passed the last four years
studying art IN Paris. Five years sgo there
was not a more familiar Counteuauce on the
streets OF Springfield than that OF Prof Uhl.
He passed many years of his early life in this
city and his former pupils are numbered by
hundreds There is hardly parlor wall in
the houses o our weslthest citizens but what
bears either portrait or landscape from Nj.
Uhls brush Fur years ago the leading
citizens OF Springfield ordered $4,000 worth
OF pictures from Mr.. nj, he to choose the
subject, and to use his convenience a. 10
when the pictures should be finished This
Immediately supplied the artist vi a sum
-four years study in Paris, the art mistress
OF the world. The, believers in Mr.. Uhrs
talent tor painting are not disappointed in
the result He comes home bring
ing $50 pictures and studies-the
fruit OF four years OF hard labor in art. He
now the distinction OF having two of bis
canvasses accepted tor the walls OF the Paris
Sslnn-in itself . gratifying success. OIt Cf
$500 pictures submitted 10 the Judges of the
Saou-the most eminent artists in France
oaly :, $50 were chosen Tor exhibition; OF
these two were the work OF Prot Chl Ia
the pages of the cst,logua o. the Paris Salon
We find Uni. 5. JEROME, born in the L nj, ed
States OF America; pupil of Carolus-
Duran. Picture ? 342-COurt OF the Qleen.
Rouen; setting OF the sun after she rain
$50. Roots and Monumeuts OF DIeppe.
These pictures are now on heir way to
Sprip. fl Id and will be exhibited here.
erj yrd pleasant chat with Prot. Uhl
yesterday on his stay abroad. al left
Spring f, ID in July, lSsl," said Mr. Uhl
and at er few days in New York sailed di-
rely Tor Liverpool. Our stay in London
was devoted to sightseeing and inspecting
the picture galleries. We were in time for
the academy and it was rare treat indeed.
Wi the innumrrsble public and private
ga ries the artist would find it almost i'm.
possible to do the art GALLERIES of London in
many months:
ave then went 10 Paris, where We took
rurnished apartments, and SCI led down T.
work and study in the great art center OF the
world. early put myself under tine
instructor OF Caralus-Durau. one OF
the most Illustrious OF French artists.
The tongue is utterly powerIess to describe
the miles OF art galleries in Paris. A lifetime
would be consumed in becoming familiar
with them.
Most of my time abroad was spent in Paris.
with the x'ep.Ion of some months, when
took tips 10 Munich, Brussels, Rouen and
Antwerp. At Munich met Vincent Nowott-
ny, the young Springfield artist, who was al
that time studying there, and is now en-
ployed in Cincinnati designing for the Stro-
bridge Li,hoSrsphng Company. also met
Mr.. Robert Eichelberger, the artist from Ur-
bans, Ohio, who is studying there.
You would be surprised TO learn how many
Springfield people | met during my stay in
Paris. Let NE See, there WAS Mr. and Mrs.
Horner. Mr. c. N. Nichols, OF the GLOBE
RErrBLIC and wife, Mrs. Teegtrden, Rev. J.
b. Helwig, Mr.. and Mrs. Blee, Mr.. c. l..
BrSle. Mr.. aud Mr4. McGrew, Mrs. Buxton
and daughter, Miss Louise, and son, Mr
Benjamin. Mr. F. H. Clark. Mss Hattie
Bushnell, Jas K. Rodgers, Betj. Il. Wa der
ani family. John ". Bookwslter, and many
others Indeed | saw go many Springfield
people during my stay that it male me feel
Almost at home.
IN regard to Ar: advantages | should say
that Paris Is the greatest city in the world
There are artists Of every nationality there
ere ere students of every nationality there
one can imbibe the principles Of many
schools
Yes, | expect TO pass considerable of my
time in Springfield NAV take studio. il
can find one suitable. shall h n divide
my time between Springfield, Dayton. Gin
cinnsti and other Ohio cities and the east
where have some orders. have made nc
arrangements as yet 10 teach, but If large
class is formed might do So
Prot. Chl was -ged last week in paint
ing portrait of GeuI keif-r's magnifceu