The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-08-29
Honor to a Belfast Artist.

1t is with pleasure we present to the
/ many Belfast friends of Miss Gertrude II.
Frye clipping taken from the Columbus,
Ohio Dispatch, captioned 'Work of Coiun-
bus Artists MISS Frye recently had the
| life class and classes III still life and flower
studies III oil under her tuition at the Co.
umhus Art School, and the criticisms of her
work this capacity are very tlattering
Tlie writer recently visited Miss Frye at her
home IN Dorchester, Mass, and had the
privilege of contrasting. from a love of the
work not from the ability to crltieisr, "A late
work, life-sized portrait of her mother,
with some Of her very first efforts which we
used 70 admire in our school days, 10 be
gin with Miss Frye had great deal Of natu-
raj ability, and she il deserving of the high
est conmendation for the pluck and energy
she has displayed in cutivating this
talent She is very young III her career and
we predict for her many more brilliant sue
cesses. Following is the extraet:
Miss Gertrude Frye-Mr. Hayden does not
believe in foreign schooling; Miss Frye, ON
the contrary, au vocates the Partisan framing
up to a certain stage Of the education, after
which she agrees of course, that each artist
art ereeds differ. To estimate the relative
value of methods the natural impulse is to
compare results. But in the case of the two
painters quoted It would not at present be
fair % DO 50, since Mr. Haydens position as
an artist has been established for years and
| Miss Frye'S career is lust beginning. This
disagreement of opinion is another exempii-
hcatlon of "A truth expressed by Mr.. Barber
III recent talk on ant The question of
how ~ paint admits 0t nNle answers that
are correct and at tNe same time incorrect,
accordingly as they are viewed iiv different
artists than almost any other. " hat is COS
pei To one Is rank lleresay to another, and
rules lad down as fundamental principles
IN enc are >r.,urra az sheer nonsense by the
followers of soNle Qthtr SCHOOL,
! Miss Frye wa- loli NJ Maine, hut her
| family NOW RESIDE VI Boston. Her father
WAS The late Wasetei &. Frye, c0nsul gen
eral to Halifax, Canada.
When still a 1uere eliid Miss Frye began
~ study art receiving obstruction frunl j J
Ennrking in cast5Nrawng and -rill-life.
Then ahe Went abr AZ inst tn Vienna
where She remained five OF Sin months, and
I'D not accomplish .nllnh ia art, but avquir.
knowledge Of the German language. From
Vienna size Went to Paris, aul there tll Six
Years sle spent hey winters ii hs.rl work
under Rouguerean, Tony !7ieHry. Benjamin
Constant, jules Iefehpr4, NaiIot, Defiance
and athes masters Her summers wefy
passed il Normandy ana Holland for the
most mart, sketchins frum uai1rt and study
in!5 tNe life Of the peasants. The effect Nf
ths varied existence was te mature Her
lnilA and broaden ller sNui atlHasi
li!e working, hi the stildiN ~ DelaclNSe,
sls Mas regarded as tie strongest stl!,ient,
and Justified her eeput ton ~ taking he first
lgiHe Ton the brst ppitralt Of a wUnaM. il@r
SPECIAL apttliie, nldreG. AZ fYg nnrtraitNlt,
tNugh 4elre subjects lt tilAeS ga4r hec
ilrNsl. Aud IL er tae ttinenf " t'ewrrs -he Is