The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-10
WON'T SIT h9 MODELS.
The Apaobcs Poor subjects for Paie-fh"o'
~ot-aaaiG- ii Dyc-.iichs.

The Apacho Indian las n decided objecti u
soros.ne e. an artist model lie docs 10
Understand the p-or"s-. and thinks II 10
some SOFT OF 'mcGic.ne' work, the m'r'
wooded the better \ young gentleman o!
Ihi, city. an artist by profession. went up 70
VI. Vernon a short time ago To- $50 what NC
could see He was delighted 10 hld mat IN
Indian prisoners there present SUBJECTS iich
in hlrboric contrasts os form and color; they
Do.e in Z. savage kind of way, AMI altogether
maxi picturcs which an artist would DC gao
70 reproduce ON canvas But they strongly
object to sitting for the portraits; an TACT
,vLoneyer the artist came near their tent
thoy quickly and silently disappeared. There
mj,bt bc Jozens Of item la sight, but at once
the, would vanish, going into their tents OF
aecne 10 the bushes for cover Tor couple
Of DAYS the hunt for subjects was Away
bafIlod IN this way The Indians did not
however. have 80 great an Objection u beng
photographed, and the artist secured p'c'ufes
Of an of their chef men.
Tie tell. of one curious incident IN connec-
ton with his attempts TO secure a painting
Of some of the sage:
Coming across very striking group OF
Indians, seated in "a tent playing cards, got
on my coiors and proceeded to pant the pic-
turc There they were squatted on the
ground inside the tent, the fiarmg doorway
held back by a long pole, their brilliant req
aud blue blankets on their shoulders OF on
the ground. Their faces all coppery ana
swarth-they were Just what had been try
in.. to find for my canvas.
"Well. a. soon rs got to work they got NJ
and left the tent. Th5 was a decided hint
50 I packed up my things and moved also.
When they saw | had gone they returned
and resumed their game. ! returned also
and resumed M work. Seeing that | did
not intend 10 bc done out Of my picture, one
of the men got up and fastened the blanket
over the entrance Then they continued
their card playing
II had not finished working in the tent
anl the green foliage which surrounded 1t,
so kept my place, while a number OF In
dinns gathered around and watched my
operations When completed all | wanted
of the tent. and concluded did not care t.
finish il up with a blanket over It's doorway
tbe idea str9ck me | could sketch III the In
dians from my recollection of how they were
posod inside the tent. SO | went 10 work ana
obtained the group
II was startled 10y loud exclamation ut
tered above Ugh Hi" VIOLA walla'
'Ughughr and 50 ON, the Indians beng
very greatly surprised that could paint the
people could not see. Some OF those whc
had been looking over my shoulders Speeded
i'm TO the tent to tell tho card players that II
was no use 10 try TO keep that pale-iace-noi
afIaid-of-the dye-sticks out, as he could very
plainly see right through Il blanket. Then
one OF the players crept from underneath The
back Of a tent and making wide circuit
came around behind me to satisfy himself
that this report was true. Tie uttered a loud
.Iy-yehr and went off to report With this
the card players all crawled from under the
tent and took TO the woods. They wer,
determined should not paint them. !, hay-
ING sufficient Of outline work, closed pro
ccedings and returned to my lodgings. -
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