Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-09-15
BOYS AND GIRLS AS MODELS.
Mites of Humanity Who Pose as SUBJ
jects for an Artists Pencil.

There are several hundred persons in
this city whose business is to sit as
models for artists. Young girls who
are particularly beautiful are engaged
every day in the year, and may earn
from 81 80 to 81 day. They must
keep still for hours, and often stand or
kneel in tiresome positions while pre-
serving their gracefulness. An artist
who has handsome studio uptown
was visited the other day by reporter.
He was drawing designs for Christmas
cards. A small blonde-haired boy half
naked was sitting in chair made fast
on table, which is called by painters
a throne. His mother, q handsome
woman of % years, stood near the
throne with pair of reins tied round
her waist, the other end which the lit
tie cherub held in his hands.
what is the purpose of this arrange
ment?" asked the reporter.
"Don't you see?" said the artist.
"We make the little fellow think that
his mamma is horse and that he
drives her. l have to keep two things
In mind: first, to make the picture;
oCOOuus " hLuuoC buC DOl. 4Adb ID nOl
SO easy task as 1t might seem. At
FIRST, perhaps, 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 ex-
preston on his face"
''He does not look particularly
pleased at present." the reporter re-
marked.
"When wish to see him laugh" re-
Joined the artist, ~ request his mother
to caper around like a wild horse.
sometimes she must make a car horse
of herself, and stop every moment and
let him take up passengers, and when
ever she stops / get good chance to
put in some good touch"
Don't many of these artists paint
out of their heads, so to speak2"
mo artist who does not paint or
draw from life, as painting from mod
els Is called, ever gives his picture a
look of reality. We may be able to
paint marble floor from a small piece
of marble, or brocade dress from a
yard or two of the material, but even
" w bh4o We Ahuob hofO L1thAO ob0AAOo
of large surfaces of marble when op-
portunity has offered. and we must
have spent 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 modelsp"
There Is no difficulty III obtaining
any material or substance, for we can
get at any time piece of it. But the
most important 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 a rule the
models form caste and are usually
known to each other"
"How old are your youngest mod
els?'
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 I'M
derstand that they are earning money
to buy food and clothes. There Is little
girl who lives in a tenement house on
the west side who is very proud to sit
for me. 1 make a chalk mark on the
throne where her little feet should go,
and she will carefully keep on the mark.
She has few minutes for rest at inter-
walls during each hour, and a long rest
at dinner time, but she will keep very
quiet while | am working and not
move without leave"
what other expedients do you re-
sort to in order to keep the children
models quiet?"
Patience will accomplish almost
anything. 1 have a little boy who
found a stuffed bird in my studio, and
he is always quite happy for an hour if
l let him play with It."