Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-24
of the Bible placed him among the cele-
brated painters of the world. Among his

of the Bible placed him among the cele-
brated painters of the world. Among his
classmates who afterwards won renown as
great artists were Wians, Beard and john
he. went to Louisville. KY, where his
paintings soon attracted attention and re-
suited in his receiving orders for work
During % @ his % Twelve years years re residence M in
of Henry, Clay. Rev; Alexandria Campbell.
ney General Harlan. George d. Prentice.
editor of the Louisville Journal, and others
of the I'm most prOminsn, men Of the state in
where. five years later, he married Miss
Mary A. Clampete. of one of the oldest and
bes. families of the city. His fame as
hir. constantly employed by the leading
public men OF the state. His life-sizedi
Moore were the subject Of many fiattering
reviews by eminent critics of the country.
Although he had started In life compara-
lively poor man. his income from his paint
inss was. by this time. quite large. He
built one of the finest residences in the
city. and owned considerable other real
1867. and there, as at his former home. his
brush and palette were constantly en-
ployed. Several of his portraitures of tie
leading men of that state are now to be
seen in the state house. Among the most
=! prominent portraits are those of the judges
| of the supreme court. Chief Justice Whitan
d.
During the summer of 1863 he was strong
ly tempted by his friends and admirers to
locate in Chicago or New York. where they
the attention of the world of art that his
| paintings deserved. but hearing of the
fame of Kansas City ,as the future me.
| tropolis of the West, he resolved to cast
his lot with the young city. and in August
of that year moved to this city.
| Before his residence in this city he paint
| ed a portrait of Milton f. MCGEE. and his
! first patron after moving here was John ].
| Mastin. Among many other portraits
which he has painted SINCE his residence
| Sr,art, Rev. Madeira, DR.. and Mrs. |. NJ
Ridge. Ex-Governor Francis Judge Black,
Judge John w. Henry: Judge John F.
the last subject Of the artists brush
As is the case with every great genius.
| result of his own work, ard on this ac-
| count he could not he persuaded to place
his pictures on exhibition In the great art
collections. His endeavors in reproducing
! elegant paintings from old and timewtCn
| photos have been largely commented upon
by the leading art magazines of the world.
! wonderful effect of the shadows. 1t has
been said that his work never was SO
effective as when placed beside that of
some other great artist. An Eastern critic.
! on placing one of his pictures beside one
of Healy's the greatest of American art
lists. said that the picture suffered nothing
life sized portraits. of which number 1000
We're painted since his Aesidence in Kan
sas City.
In his social life he was of a retiring dis
position. but was fond OF society in his
own home. He leaves a widow and one
daughter. Miss Minnie Merine. He was a
second cousin of the celebrated poet, James
Whitcomb Riley. An older brother Asa
Merine. now resides in Indiana.
The funeral services will be held from his
late residence tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock. Rev. DR.. Quayle. pastor of the IN
dependence Avenue NJ. f. church. will Off
ciate. The remains will be inferred in
Union cemetery, beside those Of his late
daughter.
The following list of honorary and act
i've pallbearers has been prepared: Colonel
r T. Van Horn. Judge e H. Stiles, Judge
H. c. McDougal. Judge ]. Brumback.
Judge David Ellison. Judge s. p. Twist.
DIR. I. NJ. Ridge, DIR. n. r. Porter. Web
ster Withers. A. H. Cline. Charles Peabody.
Smith Baker, r. c. Crowell and William
Bales.