Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-11-13
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Lgh'pips Work Done ty Ernsh .a s'o.
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Already he cauru.gn lanner is
swinging m'd'a'r across the n,enue and
ndotnins the various political hr,ltl.
quartrs. Very fewleopie, as they gazo
ON ,hese works of art, have any idea OF
Their mnnp!pcture, simply Knowing
that they appear after the selection OF
the capdidaies for presidential honors,
NM associalipg thcm with fireworks,
brnSs haAda aAG qip,cry.
The making OF campaign banners is,
hoNeyer, an Ens.ve'p,lspess, seypral
firms tesot'ns themselves cNpNsNely'
! to their manuiasime. II is TRUE that
banpers arr sometimes gotten up by
sign pniplers mud the small shops that
spring M forlhc oeeps'on, hui .heygrn
nal 10 hf clsSscd with ,hc tniipers
turned ap, by lhe regular lpclaries 4
vis'l TO one Of these establishments re,
venls some inifiestlpg iac;s,
On the cheap Eapners only the names
and sentiments of the ,anui,,ntcs ppt
Pear. Lat ihr krge and COS ly ants haSa
the rortrniia pr 10th npmpees pain,etl
III ovnls, separated by fnnciful designs,
Shields, eagles and figures OF Liberty
are most popular The cmblcms nio
wonderfully and fearfully gatten up,
| the eagle performing fcnts that would
'aN \ cqpteriionisi, 0irily balanced OH
( shield, hih ialons filed With enormous
nnndles OF arrows, n rcnENnt eNpr,ssv
iig his political opinions lloptNg grncc-
fully fran his henk, np with shield
suspended from his neck he takes his
wild Hight across the rising sun The
ioildess OF Liberty and the other de-
signs are executed In nm equally strlR-
Ing manner.
The iirst-clnss cnmpnign banner Ia
the product Of tbs pombined efforts OF
Three men--ihe pnrtrpit PAINTER. .he
sign painter and the ppil,nokcr. In
pakipE the banner the work Is divided
up, Tho painting, which Is done on
s'@eu muslin. may he accomplished In
two ways. II the man is pn expert. lie
takes q lnrgc circle OF pustchoard. hav-
Ing the features cut out. aud traces
the general outline nnd size of the hcaa,
l@ing photograph to finish the pnr-
lrnit from.
But the usual method lis by the ussi
OF stencils, each stencil being for diff
fcrcni color. The large pieces of mus
lin. tackled on boards, nrc ranged In a
J row around the room. and men with
| pots OF paint pass from one TO The othcn
with Ercnt rnpidity. Fainter No. laws
IN the hoir, No. . follows with the flesh
lint No. puts on the shirt and coll
lnr, "nd Ma. the cont; thus the fonn,ia-
tion Ia laid IN for iha artist who ccinss
n!Qg with his huge palette and com,
] rlftcs the norirnit.
Mrnnwhlr, the sign painters, perclod
nn stools and loSes. nrc putting onlorg
strrs of muslin "rhe penplcs Choirap
ana other cqunllg hntierlng sentln,cnig,
The saimnkcIs cut roll of su,,nrn
! moshcd net into the difecrcn, banner
s'zcs binding them with thick rope
covered with canvas
No stencils nrc used for the eInhlc,ns,
they nre spontaneous bursts OF 'hc
artists imagination. lie can indulrn
his taste In eagles ns fierce ana wnriiko
MS he plenses, and liberties us defiant.
This ls not nll banner oncc ralntcd
IL not loss, even II II relrairs on tho
firms hands. Ae the artist remarked,
putting on or tnking Off n,us,ullla
or beard. rclrranglng hnir. I'm extra
touch of fnt or lean ns The case re,
auircs. Is small matter. accomplished
10y few strokes of the llrnshn iha
sign painter Is equally handy ut alter
Ing the political notices.
The bnnncr takes some days TO dry,
nnd week to finish. a section IL placed
rpint downward oy the floor cnd thu
net p,it over IT, The same design is
arranged on top, and the sailrnnler sii-
ting on the floor, sailor fashion. scws 1T
all together Then the lnnncrjs is ready
TO hr rnised with cheers and II flare OF
red Washington Star.