Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-09-02
BOYS AND GIRLS AS MODELS.
Mites Of Humanity who Pose ~ Sub
Jects for an Artists Pencil.

1ects for an Artists Pencil.
There are several hundred persons in
this city whose business ID to sit as
models for artists. Young girls who are
particularly beautiful are engaged every
day in the year, and may earn from
$3.50 to sc a day. They must keep still
for hours, and often stand or kneel in
tiresome positions while preserving their
gracefulness. An artist who has hand
some studio uptown was visited the
other day by reporter. He was found
drawing designs for Christmas cards. A
small blonde haired boy half naked was
sitting in a small chair made fast on a
table, which is called by painters a
throne. His mother, handsome woman
of 25 years, stood near the throne with a
pair of reins tied round her waist, the
other end of which the little cherub held
in his hands.
@What is the purpose of this arrange
ment?" asked the reporter.
Don't you see?" said the artist. I'VE
make the little fellow think that his
mamma is horse and that he drives
her. have to keep two things in mind:
first, {. make the picture; second, to
amuse the boy. That is not so easy a
task as it might seem. At first, per-
haps, during the first sitting l only play
with the child or get his mother or
brother or sister to play with him, until
see some pretty or natural movement
or catch some striking expression on his
face"
~He does not look particularly pleased
at present" the reporter remarked.
-When wish to see him laugh" re-
joined the artist, Il request his mother
to caper around like wild horse. Some
times she must make car horse of her.
self, and stop every moment and let him
take up passengers, and whenever she
stops l get good chance to put in some
good touch
Don't many of these artists paint out
of their heads, so to speak"
@No artist who does not paint or draw
from life, as painting from models is
called, ever gives his picture look Of
reality. We may be able to paint mar
BILE floor from small piece of marble,
or brocade dress from yard or two Of
the material. but even to do this we must
have made studies of large surfaces Of
marble when opportunity has offered,
and we must spend several days in
studying the folds of drapery in dress
worn by a living model before the special
material of the brocade can be copied
into it,"
How do you procure your models?'
There is no difficulty in obtaining any
material or substance, for we can get at
any time a piece of it. But the most i'm
portant of all things that can be painted
or drawn are the forms and faces of men
and women and children; and for that
purpose We must employ people TO pose
for us. As rule the models form E
caste and are usually known to each
other"
@How old are your youngest models?'
Some begin to sit when they are mere
babies. have often wished that some
rich children could see how patient these
little ones can be when they understand
that they are earning money to buy food
and clothes. There is little girl who
lives in tenement house on the west
side who is very proud to sit for me.
make chalk mark on the throne where
her little feet should go. and she will
carefully keep on the mark. She has a
few minutes for rest at intervals during
each hour, and long rest at dinner
time, but she will keep very quiet while
/ am working and not move without
leave"
what other expedients do you resort
to in order to keep the children models
quiet"
Patience will accomplish almost any
thing. l have littl boy who found a
stuffed bird in my studio, and he is al
ways quite happy for AN hour if Ilet him
play with NEW York Mail and Ex-
press.