The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-10
OUR LITERARY BUDGET.
rur HISTORY or ILLUsrRATIoSs.
rryn,lan md Ph@nici'n figures Carved on
Blocks Of stone-rhe Chinese the fi's'
TO Print Picture. From Plates.

Illustrations may lie divided into two groups
First. th. - which depi,t manners ana Gus
toms and the life Of men and beasts second
those m which mems thoughts and crea0on'
already given to the world in another rn' s'
in literature and tradition. are taken ana u'e0
es subjects by the artist. Tho e1riies; Nus
traiions are rs old as writings and are lnueeu
symbol. writings recording thu social. rel g.
Gus and political lie o. tie people. Inc
Egyptian and Ph ,uician figures carved on
blocks of stone. the pictures on Greek vases
ana the wa.i-painiings at Pompeu nre mus
trit.ons. All these belong IN the nrst group
What We mean when we speak oil mus
tratIOns to-day are included IN lne soDy"-
group and. unlike the earlier Ihs W N'.'
exist ouy ~ -inlls example, ID, hI"s,'
designs axe mu tiuned thoAsaui-i"iu ny '-'
yarl0u- processes 81. repioiu ton. Du ma
i.autholty Tor the statement thal tue ".-
uese printed pictures from plates on blocks a.
cary as 40 Is. &. In the west we und lle
ltail4us printing from blocks in lto' the
Germans making prints ~ SAINTS at tne e.
ginning nf the uiteeuth century. and ihi-
guerra using copper iiates ID ioiehte iu
I'LL. Tie painter Bottcelh cave us h'lou-
ton 90 copper-pIate eugraungs ana Nlueia
80 - ,t t f..f.,r tar4f sanre
800. l.,.. I.s,. 5-s,,i,.. FIR r4uraduc-
ton until 40 the present time iaI ol ai
tlose vino u-s the brush have worked more
t,o fer,,. and sr1e bav. made i'm n rsputa-
mons that out.line those ganel in paint n
,,.etu~.- H,. l0ye mn. any worthy artists vino
49, ,.,tbi-,, I,,t ,U,.fr,fions and who
rarely paint picture OK draw in Color IT'D
the United states great progress Las uerh
.,,,,.. ~ 4I. tc.t ~ orr f.inters have ie
I'M ,-,o 80 t'.,.- .,o.. ~, Illustration
az BE- NJ dora IvtLn .liu.fratlrs'
,re AIRY ~, a., ,lar< almost exclusively iu
h'e.E and u,ifs tor The fl.,ga1 .re, and il.u
trat4d .onrnas ba. steadily improved IN
.nU,iv ln-lav Illustration is the REGULAR
..rof,ssion off d host of men and women. the
',aon. man, .f "a ,,n-nIer of PAINTER. VINO find
lnIta oi.c4 az income tbat permlt- them O.
paint pictures nee lrung rl their iudis ull
IA tes. vi bout rr.ar o. the .ue-tl0u " pop
u.aritY with the public. Gud the serious occu-
patton uf others VINO find DOB some work az
% ETY. Or fiction SUBJECTS with Wlcl Their
temDerameut d, in sympathy. and AN OppOr-
tuuitv 10 mako drawings that ale IN
uo SENSE 10 uo c0ufDuulel with what
h. know, os .bq,.t work .,eu ,r.eu it's of
.,,.b a,..,. i...e MAT 2 -s.rns I'm rsf auu.v
10 II d lame t.at suggest, In itsell "a lack ot
true artistic interest Mnue 10 may 0e true
tlnt "A good deal Ol tie current Illustration is
inferior II SERVES ii useIu. purpose iu the
Droua alton az a love of art among people
vno would nor w.tho.tIt o. auv W4atryer
worthy OF the name oool-cu and phot.
.r4vi.r.- from tl.. designs Of competent ant
'sfs nm tne n r,fr.t0d nap.r, AM. MAGAZINES.
are lar Iet.,rt0ol 'ne poo re I'M nome.
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