Telegram-herald., 1886-04-25
AHT AND ART STUOItS
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4rt ist sa tl.s 1-ss lo&a eith its sre4l
.ae.ores. crgsdai stores ald tnr0azing
streets. are a c5nsi.isEs4ble number ~ people
sa1 aags q ssa ~ tlslf lives 90 TIE sta.ly
"a thi, sesy sabjsct Many oinsr. also
~1o e0aid eonis under the Lealof 4alalears
.lle alGch intaFs-led n ART aHd the results
~ their si4dy are occasionally seen in 0af
Store giaia So aat seids.a laii O. attract .
crowd " admlrng people ll Is % be
regretted taAf tue loe8i artists Ia a9g hlund
q e.al ios fhe exhibition oi their NOFs ana
ler more favorable circumstances. f9F aa
AT loan Is 81 great beuehi both 60 artists
and c0naol.seuFs. This 1as attempted
YsaF " $40 ago Win very promising effect.
aut istely al interest ia lhis esreeli0n seeras
% have dlsd 0ut.
Yesterday afternoon reporter f9r tbs
rslEsaAa HzA4LO made visit 10 the
studios Ia the oly aad after clanberins up
aunisroas lights of Stairs aud wandering
taroash labgrinths 0f corridors. &C last sue
eeesied in uneaFthiag or rather unskying
nssf ~ them. The artists have a. least
tnis exponent Of the true artistic spirit,
namely sky high studios aud II they are
so uniortanaie a. 60 aeger reach higher
plane in life their present latitude may be-
a soiaee I0 them There are aDolt twenty
professional artists la this city aud as many
amateurs besides lnnamerable so called
cunnoisseurs. The interiors OF their
I studios present nuch the same
/ appearance a. Ihe old FloFen-
tines library Most of them have
/ The floors covered with c0nglomeratl0n Of
materials Shile every inch OF the wall is Ia
/ ken up silh sketches, studies, Landscapes.
/ and portraits IN Oil watcr-cOlor, pastel,
/ crayou aua charcO-L
some Of the artists we're found giving in
-tructl0n 70 classes Of pupils, Others busily
engaged ia painting. and Others were not
I found az all. There seems TO De- much en-
7 thlsiasm among chem. and on many Of
7 the walls we're seen pictures that
showed true talent, and promised
mnch for the ptiater. There IS a re-
rarkabie decrease In the chrONO style Of
I painting which was prevalent few years
ago, aud the artists are depending more on
I nature and the products OF their brains FOR
/ subjects Several skefchins classes are be-
[ ing formed 10 make short trips out of town
I this summer-One II the most profitable As
we'll as pleasant ways for the student OF art
7 o. pass a week OF twO-and many have sig
nided their Intention of Joining such classes
Grand Rapids IS proud Of her three great
I artists. who rank among the best IN Ameri-
"a the names OF Fred Church. Larry Earle
/ and Will Howe being prominent IN art
I circles. There are two OF three young
artists in our city today that give promise
I Of rivAiing them. aud these celebrities must
/ watch their laureis. Among the studios
I visited was that vi Miss Mary Jones who
/ has lust returned from New York, where
| she has been studying this winter. This
/ young lads IS far advanced IN her profession
and anticipates spending the summer in
sketching returning east next fail The
I reporter was shown some magnificent pastel
portraits which she had just completed.
At Mrs. L. Clements Taber's studio in the
/ H0useman block were seen some tne studies
/ OF fruit. the painting of which this lady
makes A speciality. She has "A number of
/ excellent paintings by well known AmeTi-
can artists which are worthy Of Inspection.
Mrs Northrup has just completed some
/ portraits in OIL her studio containing some
I striking studies IN black aud white.
1 The catalogue az the spring exhibition OF
the National Academy Of Design mentions
that Mrs. Kate ;. Torrey has head study
there. She has done some fine portrait
work in oil lately and her water-colOr studies
are of an excellent character.
The decorative work Of Mrs. COppens is
( admirable. especially that In brass repousse.
AZ present Miss NcCalfs time - quite
iakeu up with teaching drawing in the pub
lie schools
Will Horner has given up his studio, and
Is spending the short time that he Will re-
main ia this city in sketchiug. This gen
tieman will soon depart for Paris, where he
I intends 70 study under his old teacher. Car
olus Duran. Ia France the painting season
Is bet veen October and June, and Mr.. Hor-
ner will aass tts time until October in tax
ing orders FOR portraits in England. He
SAYS be has been very successful IN and
q - Brand Rapids and has bad many or
bm Detroit He has just disposed of
called Ship Ahog' for a large price
oit parties
Fisher has been prevented By illness
suing much work, but be has been
aome orders for Cleveland parties.
g Seller j. AZ prssent'engaged in fres-
ak
= s Horton will probably spend the
o. In DAKOTA sketchinE Hs has
Hong considerable illustrative work
&. e.nfsr and is at present engaged upon
lsfrsfed article for the North Wssf
ualae ~ Sc Paul Next winter he ex-
Fsss0 open a studio in Chicago, from
! place he has received many orders
inter-.
! xhfre are a number Of private parties in
= lv who have valuable collections Of
~ nxs by both modern and ancient mas
who might be persuaded IN give
=, Tan exhibition of them, and certainly
~ -ss.s,f a public benefit besides giving yala-
: X. nsfruciion 70 young artists, many ~
do nos o0en have a chance 0f seeing
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