The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
THE WEAVER OF ACOMa."
From the Painting by Amadee JoulIin.

fh!nEs animate and inanmate, some of
JrsTch are destined to add greatly to his
<afise
#4n several Of the large and small can
wages he has succeeded in bringing out
: su a most striking manner his peculiar
gifts, both in the selection of subjects
. and la the handling of crude and unusual
"fQl9Ts. These studies are so true to ma
cure and so striking in character that
ftEiey attracted the attention of high Of
ttlcials of the Mexican Government, who
paid Mr.. Joullin the compliment of say
ing that they were in the matter of color
and execution the best they had yet seen.
lsullins favorite study is a brilliant
piece Of coloring showing Otomi, daugh-
ter Of Montezuma, wOrshiping with
showers Coatlicue. the goddess of
.diHon to. the Princess and the god
Uess. a kneeling slave girl with the
ma ssive semi-Egyptian architecture of
: the temple in the background. The pic
!EgTe, however, that captures the fancy
:aI9 admiration of visitors is a canvas
ab5ut three by four feet entitled "Ihe
" Weaver 1t is an Acoma Indian sitting
: thI.ee-quarter back view, working al the
*$dGnt weaving a blanket The colors are
:. tl:lIqiuve, strong yet subdued, and are
"C9nftned 20 rich reds and graduated
~' Erowns. coming into the foreground with
Tho: faint yellow of sand. Among the
Judges that have seen this study it is the
.rQe artist has done and that it is des-
IfnAd 10 add materially to his fame. The
:suD1ect is peculiarly attractive and the
BOLD handling of the uncommon colors
. w5th the art displayed in the harmonic
Ing thereof form a picture well worthy
Of admiration.
Another fine effort is that OF a Navajo
Indian guarding an American soldier
nrisoner The pose is from life and the
subject peculiarly characteristic of these
::tdIpOus aborigires. The color work is in
the same style. "A Slave Watching the
Sacred Fire" is an elaborate study in
pose. color, architecture and native art
t}3' the manufacture of pottery. In the
- me line is a small canvas called THE
. = Ire Maker Joullin's favorte piece of
:gQlof-; II is a combination OF the splen-
did shades Of orange, red, brown, black
and ash gray. Still another is "Prepar-
Ing. The Sacred Meal for the God Monte
: zl.na.' showing a rite of the Acoma In
&ans, THE Maker Of Hieroglyphics, - de-
ricting the Acoma Indian chiseling upon a
=. gEanite wall ION the Rio Grande" is a
: St:&dy simple in subject but admirable in
dEdiceting the mighty distances and DESC
.Iation of the deserts of New Mexico.
=: Mr.. Joullin travelled a great deal and
: f5ari several adventures, in which he was
4. Iat:yen out Of the sacred haunts of the
=. fenitentes for taking a sketch, and later
: was held up by train robbers The latter
- F.E5:6rfence was at Inscription Rock.
! ::rI:he robbers had the best Of it, and we
:. lil'l not talk back" said Mr.. Joullin. The
..ilhfues we. carved in the cliff they care
- LILY. destroyed with their spurs, and as
:: f&FGfully hustled us out Of the country.
q :lpan who goes down there and thinks
.: axe a large stock of enthusiasm with
. him"
. Mr.. Joullin has decided not to give
pubic exhibition of his new paintings.