The Dickinson press., 1888-09-08
WON'T SIT AS MODELS.
Tho Apachcs Pour Subjects for PaIc-T,ce.
Not-ifraid- of f,yc-.ticLs


Not-iiraid-ui iDyc-s,ticks.
The Apache Indian ll',s Il decided objection
toposing as an artists model lie docs not
Understand TIL" Process and thinks i, TO l,c
some sort of "medirine' work, Tire moro
avoided the better. \ young gentleman of
this city, an artist by profession, went up t.
Mt Vernon IL short time ago To see what he
could SEQ. llc WIS delighted lp find that the
Indian prisoners there present subject, rich
IN barlaric contrasts of form and color; they
pose in IL savase kind of way, and altogether
make pictures which an artist would he glad
to reproduce on canvas. Iiut they strongly
object to sitting for the portraits; in fact,
whenever the artist rnmo neur their tents
they quickly aud silently disappeared. There
might be dozens of th"rn in sight, hll, at once
they would vanish, going into their tents or
fleeing to the bushes for cover. For IL couple
of days the hunt fac subjects WAS always
ba!iied in this way. The Indians did not
however. have 50 great an Objection To being
photographed, and the artist secured pictures
of all oI their chief mcm.
He tells OF one culiu!s incident in connec-
ton with his attempts to secure II painting
of some of tho sagcs:
Coming across very striking group of
lniians, seated i'll Il tent playing cards, got
on my colorsand proceeded to pant tho pic
ture. There they were squatt.d on tho
ground inside the tent, the ilarins doorway
held back by IL long pole, their brilliant red
and blue blankets on their shoulders or on
the ground. Their faces All coppcry and
swartl-tley were just what had been try
Ing to find for my canvas.
"W"ll, as soon as 60, to work they got up
and left Tie tent. This was n decided hint
50 | packed up my things and m"ved also
When they saw hal gone they returned
and resumed their game returned also
and resumed my work. Seeing that did
not intend to be dono ont Of my picture, one
of the men got up and fastened the blanket
over the entrance Then they continued
their card playing.
81 had not finished working in tho tent
.inl the green foliage which surrounded ii
50 kept my plncc, while II number of IN
dams gathered around and watched my
operations. When completed all wanted
Of the tent, and concluded | did not care to
finish it up with u blanket over lis doorway,
tho idea struck me could sketch in The In
dians from my recollection of how they wrro
posed inside the tent, SO went to work and
obtained the group.
81 was startled by u loud exclamation ut,
tered above. Ugh" iii" 'Wolla wallun
'Gghnsh" and so on, the Indians being
Tcly greatly surprised that could paint the
people conll moi sec. Some of those who
had been looking over mJ shoulders spcc,leN
in to the tent tell th" card players that i,
was n" use ,otly TO kcrl, that pale-incc-nut-
nilal-"s tin-dyc-slicIisp out, as he could very
!ainij see right through n blanket. Then
one "i the players c:'"it from underneath the
back pf u teiit ana making II wide circuit
cam" around behind mo to satisfy himself
that this report WAS true. He uttrrcl u load
lily ycli! and "eht III To- report. With this
The card players ;tll triwc'l from under tho
tcnt and tool. To tie woois. They were
determined 1 should not paint them l., hav-
lns sufficient uf outline work, closed pro-
reeclnG, and returned ~ my lodgings -
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