The San Francisco call., 1896-06-12

since she won the gold medal at the Art
Institute twelve years ago.
"It has been such grief to me that |
lost my m edal in my travels, in Paris,
think" she said yesterday. sThere were
three of US who studied in the art school
here together, and were all medalists-
Miss Matilda Lotz, Alexander Harrison
and myself. Harrison painted picture,
The Wave which made him famous,
and now be has quite reputa tion in
Paris as a marine artist. Miss Lotz has
made a speciality of animals. / saw
good deal both Of her and of Mr.. Harrison
in Paris"
Miss Strong says she would scarcely
have known San Francisco it has changed
so much since she went away from here
after her gradu alton. 1t is her intention
to 60 almost Immediately to Monterey,
where she will take a studio and work
Till Christmas On LANDSCAPES and Spanish
subjects. She has mum ber OF o rders to
execu te, one of them being large picture
for Colonel Albert A. Pope, which is to be
presented to the Algo nquin Club, Boston.
Miss Strong thinks that she will make
this distinctively California subject.
Speaking of her life in Paris Miss Strong
SdlN tddl SllC udu lOuuu UldTh6Q QlIIer-
ence in the treatment given American art
lists since the removal of the tariff on
works of art. The people over there re-
sented the tariff tremendously and visited
their indi nation on the American artists.
They were given no prizes till the law was
repealed and their pictures were not
treated with much consideration. l re-
member the Baroness de Rothschild re-
sented the tariff so much that she did not
wish to be introduced to any American
artists. She paints very well herself and
is member of the Society of Artists in
Water Colors. She never sells her pic
lures but she objected to the tariff on
general principles, ana though l knew
number OF her friends she requested not to
meet me because l was an American"
During the summer Miss Strong used to
rent a large house, about sixteen miles
from Paris, near Rombaille forest, where
she had horses, dogs, sheep and all kinds
of other domestic animals, for subjects to
paint. The country around is so beautiful
that it is called the Switzerland of France
and large number of famous French
families have chateaux in the neighbor-
hood. None of the members of these
families felt any resentment against
American artists on the score of the tariff.
except the Baroness de Rothschild, and
Miss Strong and Miss Matilda Lott, who
painted in another village near the forest,
visited all the time in a pleasant uncere-
monious way at the different castles.
I'VE used to see a great deal of the
Duchess de Luynes, who is about the rich
est and noblest lady in France, and who
paints very well herself. The Baroness de
was another house where we
visited great deal. Her husband, who
had been aid-de-camp to Napoleon III, !
used to paint great deal, oh ! very badly, |
but he enjoyed getting us to criticize his
pictures. Miss Lotz and generally dined
with them every Sunday, ard he would |
want our opinion of what he had painted
turing the week.
"But the Baroness de Rothschild would |
lot have anything to say to us-all be-
cause of the tariff. She has a beautiful |
place, which she designed herself, and in |
he grounds are the ruins of an old abbey, |
With all the arches still standing, though |
he windows are gone. She told a friend |
me day to bring me over to see it, but that |
vas when she had gone to Paris herself. |
You see, her feeling just illustrates the
ceiling that prevailed on the subject il
'arisian art circles. All that is gone now.