The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-07

Talent Of the EJitor OF Art
Quickly Recognized I'm Boston.

Ldhan Whiting in Chicago Inter ocean.
A high purpose apd a genuine excellence
universe are with them. There is no ne
cessfty of worry or anxiety, for the re-
suits will take care Of themselves. Tine
solar system has no anxiety about Its rep
utation." we'll said Emerson. This thought
may be translated from the abstract into
the concrete at almost any hour. so nu-
merous are the mi but the spe-
cihc one at this moment is the interesting
story of an indianapolis youth who has
him to conduct under larger and more
favorable auspices a work that he estab-
iished In his native city The young man
work is a quarterly periodical eIAit.ed
Modern Art. Mr.. Bowles was engaged as
a clerk in a store where artists materials
when he conceived the idea Of founding
and publishing an art magazine. 1t was
vns aua of 49,. OF The Sehi initial mus num TsS i Is n anf
at hand. but the second number, in the
spring OF 1899. is before me-. and what does
quality of articles, whose Typographical
beauty and artistic perfection of the re-
productions OF pictures would do credit to
sells Art Publishing House in London, or
to the Boston Roberts House. in its
superb edition Of Morris's The Word Be-
beauty has seldom been equaied and never
excelled. The frontispiece of this number
OF Mr. Bowles's magazine is the "Beata
vi DoAiC LOSSCtlr
the original, owned by Mr. Charles l..
Hutchinson. who kindly gave permission.
There is a decorative title page of Bruce
lection. by Mr.. Bowles himself; a paper
on Decorative Sculpture and others OF
both artistic and literary v%alue;. a repro
duction OF a Steamer Landing in Ven
ice. and other. plates. whose perfection dis
tances any words to describe them. The
number IS one so beautiful. so rich in in
terest, that any connOisseur or artist
would ind IL a rare treasure.
Looking through the succeeding plumbers.
which, at my request. Mr.. Bowie is so
after perfection of results is apparent, 1t
would hardly escape the charge Of extrav-
true of these half dozen numbers from
the spring of 1898 to date. That such work
was conceived and executed by so young
special art training or study, is remark
able. In the paper on Mr.. Hutchinson's
COLLECTION, written by Mr.. Bowles. he re-
this :.Beata Beatrix" Mr.. Bowfes says:
found myself suddenly plunged into
an intensely quiet, almost oppressive, at
vision of immovable repose; a picture of
trance, of death, with an influence that
aflected me like the heavy perfume Of a
picture to be seen alone. by itself-by your
Here it is indeed-that marvellous vision
Of the artist-"The Swallowed eyes remem-
Der and forsee."
1t is not possible to speak of all these
numbers in detail. Each is exquisite Mr..
BOwleS did moi fume or fret for the i'm
possible. He -simply-worked. Such genuine
excellence made its own way. That it
must do so is an unalterable truth. 1t is
the law and the prophets. The publication
attracted the attention of that enterpris-
ing art publisher. Mr.. Louis Prang. OF
Boston. He proposed to Mr.. ,Bowles, to
issue 1T from the well-known Prang pub
fishing house. Mr.. Bowles accepted the Of
fer and this 6eausifnl auar;eriy M dod IN
a firm financial basis and of being issued
by an old and well-known house.
II had seven hundred subscribers" re-
piled Mr.. B0wles, in answer to my Ques-
ton, but the burden l had assumed was
too great; the magazine had outgrown my
facilities for carrying it on when Mr..
To the traditional Boston culture Mr..
Bowles makes a distinctive and valuable
contribution. His coming to this city adds
social circles. The time has gone by when
the West car give nothing to the East.
In fact. geographical lines are obliterated
now; to speak OF them is archaic. The
higher culture. the larger life, is every
Mr.. r.. B.. Gruelle is a water-color artist,
of late he has domiciled. himself. If / mis-
take not, in Washington. Mr.. Gruelle and
Mr.. Bowles were friends and comrades,
iery In Baltimore. wrote of the pictures
for Mr.. Bowles' magazine. The articles
were so finely critical that Mr.. Walters
was greatly pleased and at his request they
are published in a book a-catalosue and
a critique in one-under the title Notes;
Critical and Biographical This book MIR.
Bowles published and anotner exauisme eT,
not seem as if Mr. Bowles has illustrated,
in his own experience, Emerson's assertion:
and mns stone viii viii bud and shoot out winged
feet to carry him."