Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-29
BEHIND THE SCENES.
ARTIST DE LIPMAN's EXPERIENCES
WITH CELEBRITIES.
GENERALLY LIABLE 70 FLATTERY.
Tom Reed Very DiscourteOus, But
Mckinley Most AffabIe-SherInun's
Very Hard to Satisfy.
For the Dispatch.)

Time was, when the reporter of great
daily newspaper was the only one ex-
pected TO score what is called in news
paper parlance, a "beat"-that is. to
get some news or originate some idea
that would put his paper ahead Of its
contemporaries. Since the introduction
of artists into the field of journalism, the
illustrator has become a competitor with
the reporter for exclusive honors. Ar
lists have originated many novel ideas.
There has been the illustrated interview,
in which the interviewee has expressed
his sentiments in series of Illustrations,
and the illustrated editorial, in which it
has been sought TO convey the ideas of
the editorial writer by means of a series
of illustrations. Word pictures have been
for first place in journalism. Illustrated
tie newspapers of the big cities printed
Journalism took well. Where once only
supplemented by real pictures in the race
pictures, now the papers throughout the
country, by the aid Of a high art syndi-
cate, are able to publish excellently illus
trated supplements and sketches Of daily
happenings, that are fully as good artis-
tically as the best Of the pictures pub
lished In the great dailies of the leading
cities.
MAX DE LIPMAN.
In the front rank of the new race Of
newspaper illustrators stands Max de
Lipman, who was recently spoken Of IN
a New York paper that Is not given 10
fattering men as the best newspaper ar
list in the profession. Mr.. de Lipman
has made a speciality of sketching public
men, and his Illustrations from Lille have
been wonderful specimens OF the news
paper illustrators art. 1t was De Lip
man who hit upon the bold plan Of get
ting Cabinet ministers and other public
men TO grant him sittings. so that, in
stead of sketching them from the alti-
tude OF the gallery In the Senate or
House OF Representatives or drawing
their features from a portrait he could
sketch them lesurely and accurately
while they posed How successful has
been his work under these conditions the
accompanying Illustration Of members OF
McKinley's Cabinet clearly shows 1t has
not been accomplished without difficulty
and great pertinacity. But Artist de LIP
man has succeeded in his own mysterious
way in securing the end he sought. In
an interview obtained expressly for this
paper he tells Of some OF his experiences
as follows:
IAE1 FUSED fOR him.
IL believe / can say with perfect conf
dence that 1 was the first newspaper art
list 10 improve on the existing method OF
sketching great statesmen and public
characters as they appeared in Congress
or public gatherings. by getting the same
eminent characters TO pose Tor me- in
order that the picture might do them JUS
tice. Prior TO the time when / pat this
idea OF mine into execution Ii had been
possible 20 get picture only by hur-
ried pencil sketch. made at q distance
from the subject, and during all manner
OF twistings and turuings by the model.
The new plan, Il Is needless to say,
worked wonders as regards the likeness
10 she subject Of the sketch.
AS TO the reception j got from the
public men whom i sketched from life
Ia this way, as general thing / have
found them very willing 10 sit for me-
There Is little spark OF vanity in the
composition OF even the busiest Of public
men. ana every one likes 70 look his best
In a picture.
SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLATTERY.
"As matter of fact, the greater tho
man the more have found he Is fiatter-
eu py the desire 10 secure his picture for |
pucication. When called upon John
SHERMAN With request that ne allow sne
10 sketch him from life be readily con-
scented. naming half-past In the morn
ing ior the time. Mr.. Sherman
vas az that period deep in leeislc dive |
S'S'sA'uss' pul he found leisure 10 give