The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-06
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MISS BLUMFELD THOUGHT SIZE
WAS SERVING HTGH

ia Nlu hthA ANlNNb 4 WIN NSuANs DANNhA "
yesterday. Anthony Comstock was prosecuting
Julius J. Kwlck and Walter Schnfrner, who say
they have an artists studio at 30 Greenpoint
avenue. Some time ago Mr.. ComstOck had his
attention called to several pictures taken In the
altogether" Mr.. Blumfeld of IL Orient ave-
nue.. Brooklyn, was the complainant, and he
said the pictures represented his daughter
Rose. who is 20 years old.
MIR. Comstock had the two men arrested.
Rose Blumneld, who was in court, is a pretty,
dark haired woman. with Hcbraio features.
Her costume was set OF with a stylish cape and
a dashing Gainsborough hat. During the testi-
mony she was kept In an ante room In the Gus
tody of a detective. Kwick and Schaffner were
charged with having made the pictures for an
improper use. Mr.. Comstock carried the prints
and negatives in n satchel. On tho bench were
Justice Walsh. who tried the case, and Justice
Teale Of the Myrtle Avenue Court. Mr.. Com
stock was tho first witness.
My attention." he said, was called to the
case in November. when ! received a roll OF pic
lures from Mr.. Blum field Of 10 Orient avenue.
Brooklyn. lie is tho father Of Rose Blumfeld.
| received from Miss Blumfcld an order for the
pictures. Thea l went to 30 Greenpoint avenue
and saw Mr.. Kwick, showing him the order for
all the pictures and the negatives.
After | had shown him the order he asked
who | was, and when / told him he said, This
Is too bad. This is too bad | told him Mr..
Blumfcld was brokcn-hearted to find his daugh-
ter had been photographed in such a state"
When Mr.. Comstock had got the pictures he
asked Mr.. Kwick what there was artistic In
them.
Here is a very artistic one" replied Kwick.
He displayed one OF the pictures as he spoke.
1t represented the model posed on n table. her
right side in view. right leg bent under. body
inclined forward. right elbow resting on knee
and chin IN the palm IL tho hand. AS ho dis
played it he added THAT is very pretty. Are
not the lines beaut!IUlE"
Don't you consider Mr.. Comstock was
asked in court, that the minds OF artists used
to tho contemplation OF the nude female figure
become in time so they are not subject to those
influences - was asked.
~ do not" replied Comstock. positively. ~
think the study of nudes bv the old artists is
corrupt.ng. | do not think artists are any better
than any other person. They are subject 20 the
same influences as other people. know a great
District Attorney Backns handed in as evil
a lie. ,u ,mf've p ,Stm ,o ana Dam az ne s' iNn ssvsrsI
persons tried to look at them.
" That | object TO" said Mr.. Comstock; y do
not propose to have all these young men looking
at the pictures. 1t is against the law for them
They are reporters said Justice Walsh.
"Idon't care" said MIR. Comstock.
They have a right to look at them" said the
Justice. " and | Will allow the clerk to pass them
around"
MIR. Comstock looked sullen after this remark
and settled down in the chair and seemed for
tie time to lose interest IN the proceedings;
lie pictures were al different. Ono represented
Miss %Blumfeld bending. over a rivers bank,
picture not taken in the altogether" She wore
one stocking and a garter in This picture,
MIR. COmslock said he asked Mr.. kwick IL he
had not. ~ he was " too cute to sell them" He
said he had never posed any Other woman in
| th. pnia rpplit.nD md snil the GIRL had DOapi
on Two occasions and had been paid at the rate
OF ffty cents an hour Tor her trouble.
tie first OCCASION" Mr.. COmstock said.
" Mr.. kwick said only he and his partner were
present, but on the other occasion there were
THIS is the letter that Mr.. Comstock presented
BRooKIYs. Nov. go. 1895.
GlS1s: YS@ VII deliver to ANTONY eops,oek:
for tie Suppression OF Vice: all pictures and mega:
other than iaIi Irs.,; and esPsscIs'ly al picture. and
nude state. R5sE BLrMFEID.
I'm order to get this letter." continued Mr..
Comstock. II told the girl that l wanted to
the pictures gathered up 81 that she would not
be DEGRADED by having them peddled on the
You have seen q great many pictures of
nude artists models :" asked the District At
YES" replied Mr.. Comstock. but none in
which there WIS no attempt At concealment"
George +; Dram: Wh9i - one OF Mr.: Const"rks
pictures. He SAD ne told Mr.. Kwick that
a-t'sis. as a rule, Ii !, not care are for ,( plSGt u. u a. GTt
MIR. Kwick was next called. He began by say
ing he hid taken the pictures merely for artistic
an OF them. He wa, studying the nude in art.
and had organized u class at his studio and there
Was this one asked District Attorney
Backus. this one with nothing on but a stock
THAT was the hrss one We took. - replied Mr..
Kwick, y and it was only taken for the purpo9
of getting the proper time in the camera. 1t
Miss Blumteld was next called. She appeared
TO be entirely selt-possessed. she SAID she went
TO the stud 70 N answer to nm advertisement for
models for III. classes. She sat u number of
times for both drapcd and nude work. She
acknowledged having taken the pictures which
her father found while the proprletors were
absent from the studio.
did not know my father was In the room
when MIS- looking al the pictures" she said.
III ! had k,rown it he would not have discov-
The pictures were then shown to her. and she
identified them and sa!d she was the person rep
resented in them. These pictures represented q
large, handsome woman. well developed and
nude, She did not blush when tho pictures
wee shown to her. but took the matter Good-na-
wanted to be an artists model = she said.
had never posed before, hut ! knew what
the duties Of n model wee. | did 1t for tho
money J was to make out OF it. | told, my
mother was going to become model. but |
did not tell my father. After had done some
posing ! took oome Of the pictures home SO l
could show tl,ein to my mother. Those are tho
pictures VI ldNlti lpuIa. VIZ hIFI IlttulC " M
taken in evening costume, the others nude. or
nearly 30. Nobody told me to disrobe. When
ever ] WAS told what position WAS 10 pose in |
knew at once whether To dlrrohc or not"
She sal! she did not think then she WAS doing
wrong, and did not think 70 now She thought
she would fulfil a high mission II she could bs
of value. even IN the humble capacity OF Il
model. in the development of art or the educa-
ton of artists.
Then you consider it a high calling ~ was
asked.
~ most certainly do" she responded I'M
afiectedly.
The class Of artists, she said. were mainly ell
derby men. she pointed out two of the artists
who were in tho court room. She euid she had
received fifty cents all hour for posing for tho
class.
Richard Tenant Of ~ West Twenty-seventh
street, this city, testified that he WAS q silver
I'M tn and had been associated with Kwick. lie
had suggested TO Mr.. Kwick that lie study the
nude in art. Soon after tho suggestion the gal
lery in Greenpuint WAS opened. lie said he SAW
nothing in the pictures which was detrimental
to Mr.. Kwick's character either In II business or
moral way. He said he certainly would use tho
portraits on his silverware II such studies were
called for.
Walter Schafrner said he lived at 1910 Greene
avenue, and that he was n graduate of the
Apulpmy of Dpaipu He saiu hB tnDk the mir.