The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-07

strained relations between him and the
school teacher. The district had procured
an ideal master. He conducted county
teachers institutes in summer. grated APP
pie trees in the spring, and taught the rest
Of the year. Davenports father was school
director and had great hopes for his sons
educational future under such a meritori-
Gus teacher. The master had as much APP
probation of art as a Chinaman has OF
grace and forbade Davenports drawing in
school hours. This soured the future art
ist One day a party OF visitors was at
school, and the teacher called up his class
in physical geography. The unwilling
Davenport was a member.
Homer" asked the teacher, when does
the new day begin7''
Davenport was divided in opinion as 20
whether it was an Idle jest the teacher was
working off or whether IL was another at
tack on his liberties
1T begins where the night leaves Off"
he replied. and. lemme tell you. I don't
aim 20 waste my time answering any more
OF your fool questions"
He abandoned academic pursuits at that
juncture, and the same night departed
through bedroom window 70 join the cir
Gus He had won the love OF the superin-
tendeut Of the show when It exhibited in
his home town By the boundless energy
with which he catered TO the elephants
appetite. II was with the circus that Dav-
export gained the intimate knowledge OF
wild animals that gives such accuracy OF
dean 20 certain classes OF his work. IL
he were not the greatest OF cartcaturists he
would be a great animal painter. This en-
inence IS yet possible. Some Of his best
newspaper work--best in art value-has
been In the way OF animal pieces. He made
a series Of country fair sketches for the
Chica 20 Herald a few years ago which
t.
pers. Striking selections have been made
from other American newspaper artists
productions, but Davenport is one Of the
very few 10 have an entire series repro
duced as the various numbers appeared.
Several English papers did this and two or
three on the continent.
Chicago has been seriously in error as
wei as unfortunate In reckoning up its
newspaper illustrators Incidents in the
personal history OF the best New York art
lists lead me TO seriously distrust the Chi
cago judgment. Among the best paid and
most highly regarded IN the metropolis are
FIVE whose superior merits are readily con-
coded. Beside Davenport the Journal has
Ray Brown. Horace TAYLOR and lowering
on the World the llss OF frst-class men is
headed by r r. Powers All these have
done some % their best work FL Chicago.
Not one received the recognition 10 which
he was entitled. either as an artist or an
Garner OF money. The latter Is a secondary
consideration with an artisan alteration
of genius 30 doubt What your artist
needs is opportunity and commentator.
Neither Of these was 20 be had IN Chicago
so the FIVE have named and the twenty
have not LEFT Chicago for the city where
opportunity ard reward wait on ability.
To return 70 Davenport; After he aban-
doned the circus 70 its fate. he attached
himself 20 the destinies of threahiug ma
chine. Then Ne served term IN the cab ~
a locomotive; his great ambition IN vo,Ifb
vas 20 become an engineer, and he nearly
realized t. All the time be drew TF5s
father persuaded him to leave the rsiIrav
and enter preparatory school. WITH
view 20 taking college course. gtu he
made pictures. One day a friend with q
newspaper acquaintance, bestowed one ~
Davenports efforts on an editor. Frorn
this point the finish was to be seen II
week Davenport was on the art sta~-aa r
have mentioned bef0re--at a salary Of e.
The work Is easier now and the pay differ
ent
Tom Powers. 20 whom 7 referred mes
ingly IN the foregoing. had almost 4 similar
experience before Re found his r,laca IN
lfe- r. the early days q my Acquaintance
With him. Powers was clerk In a Karsss
City store. His employer was Mr.. Cohen
Jewish gentleman az strong facial 49,,
aeteristtcs. When Powers was not ar
raEtd n trying % satisfy n. customer. y.
was exercising fatal facility for exo-eS-
sion with lead pencil. drawing carr
lures OK Ms unfortunate employer on MAJ
1ii2 wrapping paper. Being trained hv ,ha
economical Ccaen II proper business ways,